Michael Balog is a seasoned investor, connector, and enabler with over 35 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently the co-Managing Partner at Growth Partner, LLC, a Go-to-Market platform that provides active advisory roles in e-commerce, marketing, strategy, and capital formation to entrepreneurs. At Elevated Marketing and Elevated Health, Michael and his team advise and enable entrepreneurs to enhance their businesses through marketing and strategy. With particular expertise in genomics, diagnostics, and specialty pharma, their Audacity Health Services group is best-in-class branding and marketing in regulated health care. Michael also operates YourDNA, a media and information portal to the genetics and genomics community. He advises and assists Hong Kong-based Ion Pacific in East-West venture development between Asia, Europe, US, and MENA. Additionally, Michael holds minority investments in various sectors, including frontier market private equity and e-commerce in India, the Middle East, Israel, and Asian markets. He studied Marketing/Decision Science at The Wharton School and served as a Member of the Board of Trustees at the American School of Paris.