Dinner & Panel: Elevating Small Businesses & Proven Strategies for Entrepreneurs with Founders of Matto, Birch Coffee, Joe Coffee, Black Seed & Zucker's

As the co-founder of Matto Espresso, a rapidly growing franchise coffee company, my mission has been to revolutionize the coffee industry by making high-quality coffee affordable to all. With a passion for excellence and an eye for detail, I have created and implemented all standard operating procedures helping to fuel the company's rapid growth in the past two years.

Jeremy Lyman is the co-founder and owner of Birch Coffee, one of New York City's most beloved coffee chains known for its great coffee but even more so for its amazing people. With a passion for great coffee, community and service, Jeremy has made Birch Coffee a beloved spot with numerous outposts throughout New York City and a location in South Korea. Birch was founded on its dedication to service and its relationships with guests and this remains its highest priority to date.

Matt Kliegman and Noah Bernamoff conceived the idea for Black Seed Bagels over beers during the pair's weekly "kvetch sessions" following Hurricane Sandy. Noah possessed the bagel know-how while Matt was eager to add a bagel shop to Nolita's burgeoning restaurant scene. While together the two good friends and recipients of Zagat's 30 Under 30 own Black Seed, separately they are the entrepreneurs behind a number of NYC's most beloved bars and restaurants including The Smile, Grand Army, Celestine, Smile To Go, Otto's Market, Old Rose & The Jane Hotel Ballroom.

Founder and Managing Partner of Murray's Bagels Chelsea and Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish.

Anthony is the Chairman of ArentFox Schiff and practices primarily in the entertainment, fashion, and technology industries.

Anthony’s diverse client base includes WarnerBros. Discovery, Pixar, and Oprah Winfrey Network in the entertainment industry; Diane von Furstenberg, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Fila, Lacoste, Diesel, and Christian Louboutin in the fashion industry; and Tesla, PlayStation, and LG in the technology space. For fashion and retail industry clients, Anthony often acts as their US general counsel. He hosts the number one fashion legal blog, Fashion Counsel, and Forbes recently recognized him as the ‘father of fashion law.’ For entertainment and technology industry companies, Anthony’s work focuses on intellectual property and advertising.

In addition to his work in the fashion industry, Anthony is considered a leader in the retail and e-commerce space. Anthony was named one of the top three retail and e-commerce lawyers in the United States by Law360. He has long been recognized as one of the premier intellectual property attorneys in the country. Chambers USA recognizes him as one of a few Tier 1 lawyers for intellectual property in Washington, DC, the Washington Business Journal regards him as the District’s number one IP attorney, and World Trademark Review 1000 noted Anthony as “top-tier counsel” in both the contentious and non-contentious work. The Washington Post reported that Anthony is making a “career out of breaking the mold of a typical DC regulatory lawyer” while maintaining a “bustling entertainment practice that could rival that of a California firm.”