🚀 Operator Energy

🎙️ This week on Silicon Valley Impact, we’re joined by three leaders shaping the future of technology, capital, and innovation:

🔹 Faisal Mushtaq — Founder & CEO of TechCon Global, best-selling author, investor
🔹 Ellen Damaso — Venture & Capital Partner at Plus Ultra Capital Partners
🔹 Kunal Chandiramani — Co-Founder & CEO of ZeroToIP

Faisal Mushtaq is a visionary C-suite executive, board member, and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience leading digital transformation and scaling global organizations across startups and Fortune 500 companies. Former CTO of Sleep Number, he helped transform the company into a health & wellness leader—scaling the AI-powered SleepIQ™ platform to 3M users and contributing to $2B+ in revenue growth. He’s a frequent speaker on AI and innovation, an active angel investor, and the Founder & CEO of TechCon Global.

Ellen Damaso is a Venture & Capital Partner at Plus Ultra Capital Partners with 15+ years of experience spanning technical sales, marketing, and business development. She has worked with global leaders including Samsung, Micron, and Raytheon. A founder, author, speaker, and mental health advocate, Ellen brings a rare blend of engineering, marketing, and human-centered leadership to venture and innovation.

Kunal Chandiramani is a serial entrepreneur and operator, currently Co-Founder & CEO of ZeroToIP—an AI-native IP infrastructure platform—and Chairman of KStar Holdings. He serves on multiple private and nonprofit boards and focuses on building scalable systems, executing high-leverage strategies, and driving growth across technology and commerce.

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