Dennis Velco is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is a social impact entrepreneur focusing on LGBTQ issues, empowerment, and enablement. In a volunteer role, he launched one of the first LGBTQ professional networking groups on LinkedIn which remains the largest as of Jan 2021 with over 46.5 thousand global members. The LinkedIn group is now branded as OutBüro.In March 2020 Dennis launched OutBüro (www.OutBuro.com) as a robust LGBTQ online community platform focused on professionals of all levels and entrepreneurs. Dennis likes to explain, “OutBüro is like Glassdoor-com and LinkedIn met at a pool party, hooked up and had a queer baby. A modern couple.” It allows LGBTQ employees to rate their employers as well as LGBTQ customer to rate brands. The community side is similar to LinkedIn with professional profiles, connections, groups, an activity stream and many features you expect is such a platform. Dennis is a US Army Veteran, a prior Fortune 500 level consultant, prior software product manager, and a serial entrepreneur. His favorite color is orange. He enjoys nearly any outdoor activity. He is an adoptive parent with a son who lives most of the year with his ex-husband in Ohio. His favorite style is mid-century modern. He eats kalamata olives land feta like candy. He loves exploring world foods but favorites are Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, and Latin dishes, and guys. His passion is building a business and community that makes a difference in the world.