Nov 8, 2022
Ellen Velez, partner FlipFort, is a serial entrepreneur, classically trained chef and published journalist. Her passion for entrepreneurship can be traced back to 2005 when she started a successful catering company in the NYC metro area and grew the sales to upwards of a quarter-million dollars.
In February 2015, she sold it to her resident chef and moved to
Cleveland where she started another small catering company and also
continues to teach cooking classes. These experiences have helped
her to learn all areas of business ownership such as sales,
marketing, finances and management.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Mass Communication from
St. Bonaventure University and a AOS degree from The Culinary
Institute of America where she received the Leadership Award upon
graduation. Outside of work, Ellen resides in Shaker Heights, OH
where she’s raising her two young boys with her husband.
Sarah Filipovitz, Partner, FlipFort, has over 18 years of
experience in consulting, fundraising and education. Sarah has a
true commitment to improving the lives of others and especially
children.
Sarah started as a middle school and high school reading specialist
working her way into district trainer in specific reading programs.
Her professional career as a reading specialist has allowed her to
currently consult with school districts on identifying and
implementing specific reading programs to meet their needs. She is
also an educational advocate for parents of at risk children
seeking educational testing and special ed programs.
Sarah currently works with nonprofits and established charities of
all sizes. She is an active participant in the Feed My Starving
Children's charity organization and board member at University
Hospitals, Ride the Rainbow foundation and has led fundraising
events for the Akron City School District.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Education with a minor in Spanish
from St. Bonaventure University and a M.Ed in reading and literacy
from Boston College. Sarah continues educating herself through
ongoing Harvard’s Teacher as Scholars program. Sarah resides in
Hudson, OH and enjoys spending time with her husband and two
daughters.
For more information, check out their website at www.flipfort.com and their cause at www.chair-ity.org. Use code WAMFF22 for 15% off your
online order until Dec 31, 2022.
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