Valerie McSorley, Founder and Host

Valerie McSorley, is an award-winning Special Event Producer with nearly twenty-five years of industry experience.

Valerie loves to connect professionals and brands to their target demographic through live events. By harnessing the power of the personal connection, she connects organizations and individuals to new clients, sales opportunities, strategic partnerships, media interviews, and new job opportunities. She developed a patent-pending formula to leverage connections into meaningful, measurable results.

Valerie is passionate about bringing new ideas to life and believes that strong women lift each other up. Throughout her career, she has held many leadership positions, raised millions of dollars for charitable causes, published numerous industry articles and has served on several professional boards. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and the South Shore Conference for Women She is a past Board Member of Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals, SOCAP New England Chapter, Boston Women in Media & Entertainment, BWME, Boston Women’s Network and was a Chapter President for Business Network International, BNI. She holds Bachelor’s Degrees in both Economics and Sociology from Binghamton University.

In addition, Valerie hosts a very niche portfolio in the Contact Center, Customer Service, and Customer Experience event space. She has produced industry-specific events and programs for nearly two decades for a variety of professional organizations dedicated to the field. She launched Contact Center Nation in 2016 and has hosted events in a variety of cities nationwide including Boston, Miami, Chicago, Phoenix and Washington, DC. She enjoys bringing professionals together to learn, network and collaborate.

Karrie Greene, Creative Director

SixZeroFF Corp

Karrie Greene is a Creative and Marketing Services professional of 29 years. A local business advocate and promoter along the South Shore—with a sweet side of baked goods.

• Owner & Online Publisher, MarshfieldToday.com

  • Online Directory

  • Purveyor of Happy News

  • Promoter

• Visual Communications, CD, Studio at Sea Greene Art

  • Branding

  • Web Design

  • Market Access

• Owner, Happy Greene-All Natural Baking

  • Biscotti, Cantucci, Bars and Cookies

  • To-Go Bags

  • Events

• Board of Directors, DWPT - Webster Estate

• Webmaster at AlicesHouse.org, DonateCookFamily.org, TheDanielWebsterEstate.org, GoodwillHunters.org, and MarshfieldFoodPantry.org

James Behmke, IP Attorney

BEHMKE VENTURES LLC

James Behmke is the Founding Partner at Behmke Innovation Group. The legal team at Behmke Innovation Group services accounts across a wide range of scientific and technological industries—locally, nationally, and globally.

Further toward his drive for innovation, James is also the Founder of Behmke Ventures LLC, a company dedicated to growing entrepreneurial enterprises, as well as a co-founder, advisor, and investor to several start-ups, ranging from stealth mode to near-exit stages.

James is also an inventor on a number of issued patents and patent applications.