Transfinder CEO Antonio Civitella Headlines Next Startup Grind Event

SCHENECTADY, NY (03/20/2014)(readMedia)-- Transfinder president & CEO Antonio Civitella will be the featured guest at the next Startup Grind, scheduled for March 27, 2014 at the Beahive at 418 Broadway in Albany, New York.

Civitella heads Transfinder, one of the nation's leaders in school bus routing software. Transfinder landed on Inc. magazine's "fastest-growing companies" list for the past eight straight years. He was recently given Siena College's first "Entrepreneur on the Year" award.

Civitella is the third speaker to participate in the local Startup Grind series. He will be interviewed by E. Patrice Perkins who is the Albany Chapter Director of Startup Grind. Perkins describes her hour-long interview as more like a "fireside chat."

"I am eager to hear Antonio's story – who influenced him, what lessons he's learned along the way and other bits of wisdom," Perkins said. The monthly interview series is designed to go deeper than the headlines with local startup founders, investors, educators and other thought leaders.

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. A Google initiative, Startup Grind has communities in 85 cities, 35 countries and includes 60,000 entrepreneurs. The founders of Pinterest, Sun Microsystems, Digg, LinkedIn among others have participated in Startp Grind events nationally.

Civitella said he was honored to be asked to speak at the next Startup Grind.

"I have so many stories to share about so many people who have played an important role in my life and helped me in my career," he said. "We are blessed to be in a region, the Tech Valley region, where there is no shortage of entrepreneurs to learn from."

To register to attend the March 27, 2014 Startup Grind event, visit http://www.tinyurl.com/StartupGrindCivitella. The event begins at 6 p.m. and costs $15 for early bird registrants and $20 at the door.

About Transfinder

Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Schenectady, New York, Transfinder is a national leader in student transportation management systems and services, offering routing and scheduling solutions for optimal transportation logistics. For more information, visit www.transfinder.com.

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