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Tom Nixon - Chief Content Creator of Creative Mills Company

CreativeMillCo.com

Tom Nixon is Owner and Chief Content Strategist with The Creative Mill, a content marketing and production agency headquartered in southeastern Michigan. He brings 30 years of experience in all forms of marketing, branding, advertising, messaging development, and strategy architecting. He has been serving the startup and founder community for much of his career, working with incubators, SmartZones, and founders themselves, at times through MEDC’s Business Accelerator Fund. He enjoys working with founders to guide them through positioning strategy, go-to-market strategy, brand asset development (such as websites, marketing materials, ad creative, etc.), and overall marketing execution.

Kristen L. Pursley - President of Dobrusin IP Law

Intellectual Property Attorney/Registered Patent Attorney

The Dobrusin Law Firm, P.C.

Kristen L. Pursley is President of The Dobrusin Law Firm, P.C., where she leads the firm’s strategic vision, client-focused initiatives, and professional development efforts while maintaining an active intellectual property law practice. A registered patent attorney, Kristen advises clients on patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution, licensing, and agreements, serving industries including automotive, medical devices, diagnostics, consumer products, and packaging. Recognized among Michigan’s top attorneys by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Super Lawyers’ Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan, Best Lawyers in Patent Law, DBusiness Top Lawyers, and Oakland County Executive’s 40 Under 40, Kristen is known for translating complex technical concepts into practical legal and business solutions that help clients protect and grow their intellectual property portfolios. A respected leader and community advocate, she is a graduate of Leadership Oakland, an Oakland County Bar Foundation Fellow, a past president of several legal organizations including the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and the Michigan Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, and serves on numerous boards and advisory committees, including MichBio, CMURC, OU INC, and the Encore Performing Arts Center in Downtown Pontiac.

YOUNG BASILE - Young Basile is an intellectual property and technology law firm headquartered in Metro Detroit, with offices across the United States, including Silicon Valley. Trusted by Fortune 5 companies and venture-backed startups alike, the firm handles patent, trademark, copyright, corporate, employment, and litigation matters for innovative technology businesses. Young Basile is consistently ranked by Chambers USA and recognized as one of the nation's top patent firms for quality.

Bryan S. Lemanski

Bryan Lemanski is an intellectual property attorney and Shareholder at Young Basile, where he helps innovators protect their technologies and brands through patents and trademarks. A former engineer, Bryan pairs technical depth with a business-first approach. He takes the time to understand each client's goals, market, and target customers so their IP strategy supports growth, investment, and competitive positioning. Bryan works with clients ranging from early-stage startups to multinational corporations in sports technology, automotive, consumer electronics, healthcare, telecommunications, information technology, and manufacturing. His practice covers patent prosecution, portfolio management, and brand protection, so founders can secure both what they build and the name it's known by. Bryan builds lasting client relationships and crafts practical, cost-effective IP strategies tailored to each company.

Daniel P. Aleksynas

Daniel P. Aleksynas is an intellectual property attorney and Shareholder at Young Basile, where he helps companies protect and strengthen innovations across chemical and material science, medical devices, electrical systems, and mechanical technologies. With a background in engineering and manufacturing, Daniel brings a practical, technically grounded perspective to patent strategy. He works closely with inventors, engineers, executives, and in-house counsel to understand both the technology and the business objectives behind it, allowing him to develop patent strategies that support commercialization, investment, and long-term competitive advantage. Daniel's practice focuses on preparing and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications, managing patent portfolios, and counseling clients on intellectual property strategy. He also analyzes competitor and client patent portfolios, prepares freedom-to-operate and non-infringement opinions, and represents clients in reexamination proceedings and matters involving inter partes review. Daniel works with clients ranging from startups developing their first intellectual property portfolios to established corporations managing sophisticated global patent programs. For emerging companies, he places particular emphasis on building an intellectual property culture that integrates patent strategy into product development and business planning.