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Lacy Garcia Lacy Garcia, Founder and CEO of Willow, created the wealthtech platform to help women and NextGen investors find compatible financial advisors who truly understand their needs. Her inspiration came from her own experience as a financial advisor and her personal journey through a challenging divorce, where she found the financial guidance she received impersonal and lacking empathy. Sup...

Todd Lawson Todd is on a mission to make camping simpler and to reconnect people with the beauty of nature. Todd just launched the first product from RISE Outdoor—the AirNEST rapid-inflatable shelter—on Kickstarter! Bruce Tate In 2022, Bruce embarked on an extraordinary 9-month journey around America's Great Loop, a 6,000-mile boat adventure through the waterways of the eastern U.S., Canada, the G...

Dr. Carla M. McCullough Carla M. McCullough, Ed. D. is a filmmaker and educational leader from Chicago, Illinois. She earned her undergraduate degree at Spelman College, where she majored in Drama and Political Science. After moving to Los Angeles, Carla built a successful career in education, serving as a middle school teacher, Dean of Discipline, high school principal, and college professor. Alo...

Joel Thomas Joel Thomas is the founder and President of Stratos Jet Charters, Inc., which he established in 2006 with the goal of providing an ethical, educational air charter service to help consumers make informed decisions. His company has flourished by adhering to high-touch customer service practices and maintaining a strong moral foundation, which includes strict voluntary safety standards a...

Hristo Arakliev Hristo Arakliev is the co-founder and COO of HYPERZON, a leading Amazon marketing agency based in Europe, has established a reputation for helping brands around the world double their revenue by leveraging Amazon as a key sales channel. With a passion for entrepreneurship and Amazon marketing, they have built a career that spans a diverse range of business ventures, from brick-and-...

Richard Birke Richard Birke is the Chief Architect of JAMS Pathways and is experienced at resolving complex, multiparty disputes. With over 35 years of hands-on dispute resolution, he draws on experience in a wide range of disciplines, including mediation, psychology, economics, law, communications, negotiation theory, strategic behavior, and diversity, equity and inclusion, to apply the right too...

Mayssa Chehata Mayssa Chehata is the founder of BEHAVE Candy. BEHAVE is the first low-sugar, clean-label candy that doesn’t spike blood sugar. It was her love of sweets and her father's diabetes that inspired Mayssa to create a better candy option. BEHAVE partners with chefs and food scientists to create candy that tastes too good to be true, in order to reduce the amount of sugar in the food syst...

Ken Joslin Ken is CEO of the Ken Joslin Team & the GROW STACK DRIVE brand. Ken is a pastor turned Coach & hosts CREATE, the #1 Faith-based Entrepreneur Conference in America, and the As The Leader Grows podcast. He has shared stages with people like John Maxwell, Brendon Burchard, Ed Mylett, David Meltzer & Grant Cardone. His GSD Elite Mastermind is an exclusive community of exceptiona...

Stephen Riggio Stephen Riggio is the former Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble. For over forty years he was a key leader transforming the single flagship New York location into a national retailer that expanded into e-commerce and book publishing. Riggio has served on the boards of the National Book Foundation, the National Down Syndrome Society, and is a founding member of the AHRC New...

Max Bidna Max is a successful serial entrepreneur who built and sold a seven-figure ad agency, earning recognition for his impactful marketing strategies. His work has helped generate over $100 million in attributable revenue for a wide range of brands, from startups to established companies like Hubspot, Notion, and Statefarm. Max’s marketing expertise spans across various channels, including hig...

Ethan Pompeo Ethan's life took a challenging turn when he was diagnosed with PANDAS, an autoimmune disease, as a child. Refusing to rely on medication, he chose a holistic path to heal his body, mind, and spirit naturally. Today, as a disabled founder, father, and business owner, he leads a company that transforms the health and well-being of others through simple, effective wellness solutions des...

Aubree Childs Aubree is the founder of the Fight Therapy Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to bringing Jiu Jitsu to survivors of sexual and domestic violence, foster youth, children in the judicial system, gang members, and underprivileged youth. Having grown up in the judicial system herself, Aubree faced immense challenges, especially after the tragic loss of her mother. However, her introducti...

Austin Mao Austin Mao is a serial entrepreneur, author, poet, community builder, and keynote speaker renowned for his expertise at the intersection of science and spirituality, psychology, and shamanism. As the co-founder of Ceremonia, a legal and non-profit spiritual sanctuary near Denver, Colorado, Austin has dedicated his career to facilitating deep, transformative experiences with psilocybin a...

Sabrina Guler Sabrina Guler is a visionary entrepreneur who, from a young age, felt a deep calling to become a millionaire and spiritual leader in the business world. Her relentless pursuit of this inner vision has led to the creation of a real estate empire valued at over $85 million, as well as multiple other successful ventures. She has been featured in prominent media outlets such as Business...

Dan Uyemura Dan Uyemura is a resilient entrepreneur whose journey began with childhood ventures like paper routes and brownie stands, and continued through the early days of the internet boom. In his formative years, he founded Mixture.com, a promising platform that rode the dot-com wave. However, after a period of unfulfilling work in application development, his entrepreneurial fire began to fad...

Isabele (Bela) Lodygensky Isabele is a cross-functional leader and change agent who specializes in coaching and advising C-level executives, senior management, and teams to boost employee engagement, retention, and profitability. With experience across various industries in Spain, Brazil, and the United States, she has successfully guided organizations and individuals through major transformations...

Justin Kenna Justin Kenna is the CEO of GameSquare Holdings, Inc., a leading esports and gaming company that connects brands and game publishers with Millennial and Gen Z audiences. Under his leadership, GameSquare integrates global brands into gaming communities through its media agencies, data solutions, SaaS platforms, esports organizations, and content studio. Kenna’s strategic approach has at...

Laurie Nilo Klug After being unemployed for a year following graduation and struggling through countless failed interviews, Laurie realized why she wasn't landing the job offers she had hoped for despite her impressive resume filled with internships. It became clear that the key to success wasn't about having a perfectly polished resume or attending every networking event. Instead, it was about ap...

John Barrett John Barrett is a marketing and branding expert and the Founder and CEO of Dorothy House Media, a company built by the entrepreneur for the entrepreneur. With a strategic vision and a talent for storytelling, John helps businesses thrive by connecting with audiences through innovative branding and creative marketing. His expertise spans media, merchandise, and music, all driven by a p...

Christoph Heuermann Christoph Heuermann, serial entrepreneur and founder of denationalize.me, is a passionate perpetual traveler who has traveled to every country in the world. His company is dedicated to helping individuals achieve tax-free living and apply flag theory to their lives. The flag theory is based on one simple, logical motto, “Go where they treat you best.” Kelly Meerbott Kelly Meerb...

Dr. Roger A. Gerard Dr. Roger A. Gerard is the owner of Sloan & Gerard Consulting, a private firm providing executive and board-level services in strategic planning, executive coaching, and management development, with a focus on process improvement and lean methodologies for measurable organizational growth. He previously served as Chief Learning Officer at ThedaCare, where he worked for 23 y...

Elise Hart Kipness Elise Hart Kipness, once a top sports reporter for Fox Sports Net, left television to raise her family and later found a passion for writing. Drawing from her experience in sports and crime reporting, she created the hit thriller series featuring sports reporter Kate Green, who solves murders. Like her character, Elise once chased marquee athletes through venues like Madison Squ...

David Steele David Steele is the co-founder and CEO of One Wealth Advisors, a $1 billion independent wealth management firm that provides clients with comprehensive planning and advisory services to simplify their financial lives and help achieve their financial goals. A strategic visionary, David has successfully built ventures across various industries, including hospitality, arts, entertainment...

Robin Antar Robin Antar is a Brooklyn, NY native and award-winning sculptor whose works in stone have been collected by NY cognoscenti, and exhibited around the world at prestigious galleries and museums, as well as corporate offices. She happens to be blind in one eye, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a prolific artist. Jonathan Keim Jonathan was instrumental in launching Robbins-Madanes...

Jerad Finck Jerad Finck is the Founder and CEO of Cosmic Wire, a Los Angeles-based company focused on revolutionizing the spatial internet through cutting-edge technology and high-profile partnerships. With over two decades of diverse experience in tech system design, music production, and executive leadership, Jerad is a recognized innovator. He began his career in Silicon Valley, where he develo...