The people behind
Base Scale X.

Alex Antwan is a health tech growth investor at Eir Partners, a private equity firm in Miami, FL, where he has executed investments in 7 platform companies and 20+ total acquisitions. He graduated from Miami University with a B.S. in Finance, cum laude.

Evan Langfelder is an Atlanta-based entrepreneur, marketing strategist, and Co-Founder of Born Rebel Group, a sports, entertainment, and hospitality marketing agency. His career spans entrepreneurship, brand development, digital marketing, partnerships, and business growth, with experience working alongside some of the most recognizable organizations in sports, including FIFA World Cup, the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves, and Atlanta Hawks. Prior to launching Born Rebel Group, Evan founded and scaled an e-commerce athleisure company supported by a global ambassador network of more than 2,500 representatives.

Today, Evan focuses on helping businesses, brands, athletes, and entrepreneurs build meaningful audiences, develop strategic partnerships, and turn attention into measurable growth. In 2025, he was featured in Forbes for Born Rebel Group's work in sports and entertainment and was selected for Kennesaw State University's inaugural 40 Under 40 class from more than 47,000 eligible alumni. He has also been recognized as a Jezebel Magazine 40 Under 40 honoree.

Marianne Allison, CPA, is an accounting and finance executive and investment-banking professional based in Henderson, Nevada, with experience spanning public accounting, CFO leadership, entrepreneurship, and lower-middle-market M&A advisory. A former CFO and Regional Partner at an international CFO consulting firm, she has helped guide hundreds of companies through growth, restructuring, and financial transformation, and has also built and sold multiple businesses herself. Today, Marianne serves as Regional President for the Western United States at Harborstone Group, an investment banking firm, where she advises business owners on sell-side transactions, recapitalizations, and growth strategies across sectors such as construction, HVAC, manufacturing, facility services, engineering, and professional services, helping owners prepare for and achieve the absolute maximum value of the transaction.

As CEO and Co-Founder of 4 Pillar Funding, Ryan Hurley leads the firm’s mission to redefine mid-market commercial financing through transparent, private credit advisory. Under his leadership, 4 Pillar has deployed over $500M in non-dilutive capital to U.S. operators, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list. A champion of the firm's consultation-first framework, Ryan frequently works alongside mid-market executives and business owners to navigate complex capital decisions. He specializes in helping operators evaluate tailored facility structures—balancing the critical tradeoffs between speed, documentation, cost, and operational flexibility. Ryan is an accepted member of the Forbes Business Council and was recognized by the Albany Business Review as a 40 Under 40 honoree

Matt Shieh is an aerospace and defense executive, entrepreneur, and former U.S. Air Force officer with experience spanning military operations, advanced manufacturing, business strategy, and national security. He was the co-founder and CEO of Canopy Aerospace, which he built from an early-stage startup into a growing space and defense manufacturing company before its acquisition and combination with other businesses to form Canopy Aerospace & Defense. He continues to lead the combined company today as Chief Strategy Officer, focusing on growth, strategic partnerships, and expanding Canopy's capabilities across critical defense and national security markets.

Prior to founding Canopy, Matt served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. As a B-52H Weapons Systems Officer, he developed deep operational experience with complex weapon systems and their employment, serving as a mission commander during combat deployments. He later worked alongside U.S. and allied forces in Europe, advising and coordinating with NATO partners in support of joint operations.

Across both his military and business careers, Matt has focused on building teams, solving complex operational problems, and translating emerging technologies and industrial capabilities into solutions for real-world mission needs. His experience founding, scaling, and ultimately selling his company through private equity M&A gives him a perspective that spans technology development, manufacturing, business building, corporate strategy, and the operational requirements of the national security community.

A Kentucky native, Matt holds a BA from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He lives in Colorado with his family.

Laura Sanders is a former technology executive having had the opportunity to manage a variety of global multi-billion dollar, software, hardware, and services business leading employees and working with clients all over the world. Laura's experience includes all aspects of day to day global strategic and operational leadership as well as acquisitions, startups and working with clients across various industries.

Laura has her BS in Engineering and MBA in Finance. Since retiring from the corporate world, she has focused on angel investing, strategic and business consulting, non-profit boards and helping local businesses and CEO’s. She currently serves as a Vistage Chair leading a peer group for CEO’s and business owners in the Santa Barbara and Ventura, CA community.

Steven Goudy, MD, MBA, FACS, is a pediatric otolaryngologist, NIH-funded surgeon-scientist, and healthcare entrepreneur. He serves as Chair of Otolaryngology at Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University and is the 2026 President of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Before joining ODU, he was Professor and Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Emory University School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, where he built the largest pediatric ENT division in the Southeastern United States, growing it from three surgeons to fifteen. He began his faculty career at Vanderbilt University.

Alongside his clinical work, Steven has founded two companies focused on children's health. Dr. Noze Best, where he serves as Chief Medical Officer, makes the NozeBot, a hospital-grade nasal aspirator first prototyped by Georgia Tech biomedical engineering students. Oridivus, where he serves as CEO, is a biotechnology company developing regenerative therapies that harness the body's own immune response to heal wounds of the mouth. He earned his MBA at Emory's Goizueta Business School, holds several patents, and co-founded the Emory Innovation Certificate Program.

His laboratory is funded by two NIH R01 grants and an STTR grant and studies tissue and bone regeneration for children born with cleft lip and palate. He is a senior board examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology, a standing NIH study section member, and was recognized as a Best Doctor in Atlanta every year from 2018 through 2025. He is a Kentucky native.