Advisors

Travis Sampson is a seasoned technology executive and strategic advisor with extensive experience leading complex technology initiatives across large-scale venues, media, and entertainment organizations. Known for his forward-thinking approach, he combines deep technical expertise with creative strategy to deliver resilient, scalable systems that support immersive user experiences and operational efficiency.

As Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Hollywood Park Management, Sampson oversees the end-to-end technology roadmap for the 300-acre mixed-use development encompassing SoFi Stadium, YouTube Theater, and adjacent commercial and retail spaces. His remit includes campus-wide fiber and cellular infrastructure, Wi-Fi 6 deployment, software platforms, virtual environments, and integrated digital systems. He plays a central role in architecting advanced technology ecosystems that enable connected fan experiences and data-driven operations at scale.

Previously, Sampson served as Executive Vice President and CTO at BSE Global, where he led enterprise technology strategy for multiple properties, including Barclays Center. During his tenure, he collaborated on the development of the “Netaverse,” an innovative digital platform created in partnership with the NBA, Canon, and YES Network to enhance and digitize the player experience.

Sampson is widely regarded as a trusted advisor to C-suite leaders and stakeholders, bringing a pragmatic yet innovative perspective to technology leadership. His work continues to shape the future of venue-based entertainment through the thoughtful integration of emerging and proven technologies.

Andrew Park brings a proven track record of taking advanced technology to market and driving startups from zero revenue to multi-millions in months. His most recent role was at VAST Data from 2022 - 2025, a Nvidia portfolio company- a data platform provider for the biggest and advanced AI labs and systems in the world like Coreweave, Elon Musk's xAI, and Nvidia AI Factories. There he grew from managing a sales team, to leading business development and partnership efforts of the newly formed AI and Neocloud team that produced $100's millions within a year, helping to install more than 400K GPUs behind the most well-known AI names today.

Prior to that, he led Sales and Marketing as the first Sales hire, at Lightbits Labs, a high-tech company that invented a new data storage standard, the same team that invented a revolutionary AI processing chip that was quickly acquired by AWS.

He is also co-chairman of AI Circle, a foundational and private global AI community for research and thought leadership, that includes members from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google.

Jason Nocco is a pioneering technology executive with over two decades of expertise in cloud technology and artificial intelligence. He has built multiple billion-dollar businesses and driven enterprise growth across startups and tech giants, consistently delivering results from taking companies public to guiding startups to successful exits.

At Amazon Web Services, Jason launched commercial software sales and incubated the database category at AWS Marketplace, establishing a multi-billion dollar business. His leadership continued at Google Cloud Marketplace, where he developed that platform into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. As a Partner at Google's Gradient Ventures and member of Alphabet's CapitalG Go-To-Market Advisory Board, Jason helped shape and scale AI-driven businesses, including facilitating Streamlit's $800M acquisition by Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW).

Jason's current focus includes developing AI-augmented solutions leveraging advanced models like OpenAI GPT and Anthropic Claude. He specializes in AI-assisted development workflows using Cursor and Vercel v0 as intelligent coding companions, while integrating agentic frameworks like CrewAI and AutoGen. For secure production deployments, he employs LM Studio and Ollama to run open-source models locally.

Jason holds an EMBA from Baruch College, professional certifications including CISSP and AWS Certified Solutions Architect, and an AI Leadership Certification from MIT.

David Waldman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Communications, a leading investor relations and strategic advisory firm he founded in 2006. Under his leadership, Crescendo has guided hundreds of public and emerging growth companies through complex communications challenges and corporate events, including mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and IPOs. Mr. Waldman has developed a reputation as a trusted advisor to boards and management teams across the technology, healthcare, industrial, and financial sectors, leveraging his deep understanding of Wall Street and capital markets dynamics.

In addition to Crescendo, Mr. Waldman is the Founder and CEO of VeldBridge Holdings, a special purpose vehicle established to acquire and grow businesses in the technology, finance, and real estate sectors. He also serves as Chairman and Co-Founder of Armora Biosciences, and previously held the role of Chief Investment Officer at Quark Ventures, a global venture firm focused on life sciences and advanced technologies.

Mr. Waldman holds a B.S. in Communications and Political Science from Northwestern University and is based in the New York City metropolitan area.