LaunchPad Inland Northwest, LLC was founded in January 2009, by Bill Kalivas and Allen Battle and is a professional networking and business development company based in Spokane, WA. 

LaunchPad INW, LLC helps members and organizations compete more effectively by helping to create local, targeted business relationships and sustainable business development models through online and offline services.

Our services include:

• The region’s largest and fastest growing professional networking platform with approximately 5100 members
• Face-to-face industry specific and trade-show style networking events
• Professional development focused training and workshops
• Business development services for companies and membership organizations

If you would like to learn more about our services or to set up an appointment with a team member please send an e-mail to info@launchpadinw.com, thank you.

Our Team:

Bill Kalivas - Co-Founder and Managing Partner

20+ Years experience as entrepreneur, technology sales, c-level positions, experience in building successful teams and board management. Founded 2 companies: Connect Northwest (Currently manages the Spokane Angel Alliance) & ViVo Publications (acquired by Bozzi Media) Held Sr. level sales and business development positions with Cisco Systems and Force10 Networks. e-mail: bill@launchpadinw.com Twitter: @billkalivas

Tracy Malingo - Partner & Advisor for Client Services Programs

15+ years sales and business development experience focused on pairing innovation with customer initiatives. Successful working with global organizations and driving multimillion dollar relationships. Former VP of Business Development at Next IT, held senior level positions at Cerium Networks and Avaya. Degree in Management and Marketing from the University of Montana. e-mail: tracy@launchpadinw.com

Dara Goroff - VP of Professional Development

15+ years experience leading corp training departments, conducting business to educator outreach and spearheading corp events geared towards increasing employee engagement.  Former Director of Professional Development at GoDaddy.com and also worked at Motorola Software. Experienced in project management holding pragmatic marketing and PMP certification. e-mail: dara@launchpadinw.com

Allen Battle - Co-Founder and Partner

20+ Years in Business Development, Founded Start Up, Leadership Spokane and President of Leadership Spokane Alumni Association, AHANA, YMCA, WSU, Communities In Schools. e-mail: allen@launchpadinw.com

Mark Simonds - Manager of Technology Solutions
A lifelong Spokane resident, Mark has worked in the field of web development for over 14 years. Over his career, he has worked with many local clients as well as national ones such as AT&T Wireless, Nintendo, MTV, Motorola and Microsoft. Mark brings to LaunchPad a vast knowledge of web technologies as well as experience in the field of Information Technology and social media. Mark graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Management Information Systems. e-mail: mark@launchpadinw.com