Speakers

Catherine Ripley founded Symplicity Communications in 2007 to help her clients make technology procurement easier in voice, data, and cloud services. By bringing integrity, clarity and flexibility to the process, Symplicity Communications helps clients find peace of mind in a complex market. Her Midwestern values drive how she does business, and she’s brought together an amazing team that makes Symplicity special. Ripley possesses a great love for the technology industry and served for four years as a board member for Inforum. Focused on specifically helping women in technology, in 2016 she helped found the Inforum TechnologyNEXT Industry program that is a thriving program today. Ripley serves on the Leadership Council for both the Technology Council of West Michigan through The Right Place and the Leadership Council of the Small Business Association of West Michigan. She was named in the 2018 Top 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan by the Grand Rapids Business Journal. Symplicity Communications was named one of the Top Women Owned Business in 2017 by the GR Business Journal and selected by the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce as the EPIC Women Owned Enterprise of the Year for 2018. 

Presenting:

• TA 101 session: In Advisors We Trust