Yuri Cataldo brings years of experience in the arts, design, entrepreneurship, marketing, and publicity to his advising of founders, artists, and students. He is a Yale-trained set/costume designer who founded IndigoH2O, the only multiple award winning bottled alkaline water in the world and the 2015 best tasting water in the world.Through his efforts, IndigoH2O was distributed all across the USA, Europe, and South America has been featured at the Oscars, Golden Globes, the Emmy's, the MTV VMA's, and in 100+ magazines and articles in the last two years.
Named one of the 40 under 40 business leaders in Indiana for bootstrapping IndigoH2O, he mentors founders, artists, and students, and has lectured at Princeton, Stanford, Notre Dame, Emerson and other universities and conferences about the connection between art and entrepreneurship.
He is currently the director of marketing for a tech company and the chief envisioner at his company ART TECH MEDIA GROUP where he helps artists and businesses turn ideas into beautiful products and get a ton of press in the process. You can find him online at www.yuricataldo.com, on Twitter @ycataldo, and hear his podcast at www.advanceyourart.com. Connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.