Malbek Wins Best Managed Start-up of the Year

July 1, 2019 |

This year Malbek attended the 22^nd annual Venture Conference hosted by NJ Tech Council. We were privileged to receive an award from a judging panel comprised of VCs and other business leaders recognizing Malbek as the most well-managed start-up company of the year. This award highlights our experienced leadership and clear vision driving scalable growth. The conference showcased the region’s most promising companies, offering insights from many of the nation’s top investors. More than 1,000 entrepreneurs, developers, and investors attended along with students and professional advisors from the region. It was our pleasure to be a part of this event and a true honor to be recognized for our achievements by this fine organization.

NJ Tech Council was founded in 1996 and is a private, nonprofit membership organization, which supports the technology, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the state and region. It is among the largest and most respected trade organizations of its kind nationwide. NJ Tech Council provides young entrepreneurs with opportunities for education and networking as well as access to financing resources that can propel them to further success. They are focused on cultivating the pipeline of tech and STEM talent vital to growth in this sector and recognize outstanding member companies and their leadership through awards and other accolades. In addition, they boast some of the most dynamic conferences in the region, including the Innovation Forecast and Venture Conference, which attracts hundreds of entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors with great ideas and capital to invest. NJ Tech Council also advocates for New Jersey tech companies, monitoring federal and state policy that impacts the growth of technology in the region.

Matt Patel NJ Tech Council

Matt Patel Speaking at NJ Tech Council

Matt Patel Malbek

Becky Holloway

Published on July 1, 2019

Becky Holloway began her marketing career in the world of consumer packaged goods when digital marketing was still in its infancy and social media was all about MySpace (remember them?), but she got her start in tech by answering a Craigslist ad for a marketing position at a brand new start-up in Philadelphia, which completely changed the course of her career. Since then, she has worked with numerous companies in technology, finance, and healthcare, helping to shape and develop them into robust, demand-generating machines that drive revenue growth. From content writing and educating to campaign creation, product launch, and business development, Becky is a student of the craft of marketing. She is trained and certified in Pragmatic Marketing’s methodology, which seeks to focus on market-driven problem solving to shape go-to-market strategy. She is also a firm believer that marketing gets a bad rep because too often its practitioners rely on gut instinct instead of on hard data. Marketing is both art and science, and, where the two meet, the magic happens. Outside of marketing, Becky has a serious case of wanderlust and travels as much as she can with her husband. Her crazy, blended, "Brady Bunch" family including five children keeps her very busy, but when time permits she is an avid birding enthusiast, gardener, knitter, and piano player. She is a former board member of the Honors College Alumni Association at Rutgers University-Camden, and, in quiet moments when inspiration strikes, she writes to soothe her soul.