South Bay January 2026 Chapter Meeting

Join BP South Bay Chapter for our monthly meeting!

Influencer marketing is forecast to grow to a $200B business by 2030.  Thumzup has a unique and powerful platform that enables the general public to get paid to advocate for brands they love on social media.

Meet the speaker:

Robert Steele

Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thumzup Media Corporation!

Mr. Steele has more than twenty-five years experience as a technology entrepreneur. He has been CEO or President of three different technology companies in the Mobile, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cyber Security, Fortune 500 IT Services software spaces.

- Managed sales process generating more than $30m in technology sales with Fortune 500 companies like GMAC, FedEx, Berkshire Hathaway, AOL, etc..

- Managed delivery of technology services to clients like Warner Bros., Sony/ATV, Amgen, Federal Aviation Administration, etc.

- Raised more than $30m in financing for three technology companies.

- Designed patented and patent-pending Cyber Security technology used by Sony/ATV, BMG, Warner Bros., AOL.

- Technology fact witness in Federal Court case that yielded $1 billion award for digital media client.

- Created the first software to view Microsoft Powerpoint and AOL Mapquest on mobile devices.

- Seminal mobile software patent application has been cited by more than 30 subsequent patents.

- Awarded two patents for data mining technology.

- 20+ years experience as a corporate officer.

- 5 years as small public company CEO, 10+ years small public company officer and board member.

- Diverse experience in SaaS, Cyber Security software, manufacturing, business process outsourcing, audio technology, computer aided design, mobile content management

This month, South Bay will be hosting its meeting virtually on Zoom! (Link given upon registration)