Fascinating Entrepreneurs

Andrea Heuston is the Founder and CEO of Artitudes Design Inc. and has been in the tech industry for over 30 years. In 2020, she started her own podcast “The Lead Like a Woman Show” focusing on empowering women leaders to empower others through topical discussions and interviews with female leaders. She is passionate about helping to close the gender gap for women in business. Her recent book, Str...

Tony DiSilvestro has founded over 31 businesses, and currently has over 450 employees in his businesses. He is an award winning entrepreneur, a successful real estate investor, franchise owner, and an internationally renowned business and leadership trainer. He is also part of the Virginia Beach Vision Board which includes the top 125 business owners in the area, and is also a member of EO . Tony...

Michael Cannavo is the co-founder of SUPER73, an electric motorbike company with a West-Coast American flair. The company has been publicly backed by A-list celebrities like Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, and Madonna. Michael comes from humble beginnings - he was rejected from the Air force and then worked in Costco where he had an ‘aha’ moment which made him quit the job and start Super73. Michael is al...

Amber Vilhauer is a leading digital marketing strategist who supports authors, speakers and coaches to establish a powerful, integrated online presence that gets results and empowers them to make a difference in their industry. Since starting her agency, NGNG Enterprises (standing for No Guts No Glory) in 2007, she has spent her career impacting her community and building strong strategic alliance...

John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of the award winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. With over 100 million listens of his 3000+ episodes, JLD has turned Entrepreneurs On Fire into a media empire that generates over a million listens every month and 7-figures of NET annual revenue 8-years in a row. His first traditionally published book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success is the modern day...

Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcast Build For Tomorrow. Where to Find Jason Feifer Twitter: @heyfeifer Facebook: Jason Feifer - Entrepreneur editor in chief Instagram: @heyfeifer Website: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/ Top Tech Tools Descript SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Entire Productions - Creating events (both in-person and virtual) that do...

Jessica became a first-time entrepreneur at the age of 25 and since has been able to successfully establish, develop and sell multiple small businesses in a number of different industries. In the last eight years, Jessica has been able to build her business brokerage firm from a two-person team to one of the top firms in the country. Under her leadership, the office has been the number one Transwo...

Mark Lachance is a serial entrepreneur, strategic thinker, and investor . He possesses a deep understanding of blitzscaling companies. Having owned and operated several businesses that have experienced hypergrowth through creative business development and lead generation, he is a master of sales, marketing and finance and continues to apply and grow his expertise through current projects. Mark is...

Five years ago Zander Fryer was stuck in a 9-5, single, lonely, bored, and lost. He was unfulfilled and unhappy and getting paid a quarter-million dollars a year to stay that way. But, after losing his best friend to suicide and struggling with depression for months he knew something had to change. He quit his corporate job in his late twenties, with no idea what he was going to do and only 3 mont...

As the founder of Endless Events, Will Curran has been named one of the most influential people in the meeting & events industry, one of the 40 under 40 event industry leaders, 35 entrepreneurs under the age of 35, and Inc Magazine’s Coolest College Start-up all before graduating college. Will has been producing in-person and virtual events since high school when he started his first company a...

Wendy Pease is the owner and president of Rapport International, a translation and interpretation services company specializing in high quality translation. Throughout her career, she has worked with hundreds of companies to help them communicate across more than 200 languages and cultures. She has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA in Foreign Service & Inter...

Ben Chodor is President of the Digital Media segment at Intrado. He rejoined Intrado in April 2018. Over the past 25 years, Ben has established himself as a global leader in the world of digital media and enterprise communications. He was co-founder and chief executive officer of Happtique and founder and chief executive officer of Stream57, and led both companies through successful acquisitions....

Katherine Zabloudil is co-founder of The Vertical Collective , a manufacturing firm that specializes in product design and accelerated development with brands and retailers of all kinds. Established in 2015 with partner, Morgaine McGee, their mission is to create high end products by intersecting their expertise in fashion with the product development business. As a leader in apparel industry with...

Nure Miguel Aiza Bezares (47) is a Mexican born entrepreneur who leads Toll International. He is a certified Construction Planning and Scheduling Professional by the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International and a designated Design-Build Professional by the Design Build Institute of America. His firm was founded in 2005 with the intention of delivering expert professional s...

Jenny Feterovich is an award-winning TV and film Producer known for the hit TV show “START UP” and the feature film “The Russian Five” along with many other projects.  She is the Executive Producer of Muse Production House and co-founder of Parliament Studios. She’s a lifelong entrepreneur and small business advocate, focusing on empowering women and immigrants in business. Jenny also made a...

As women, we give so much of ourselves as we move through the many transitions in our lives – off to college, first job, marriage, children, career path, divorce, layoffs, business launch, business fail, empty nest, illness, etc. Because women are often the glue that holds everything together, it’s easy for us to push through each phase with a focus on others—forgetting who “WE” really are and wha...

Kent Gregoire is a serial entrepreneur. He launched his first manufacturing company at age 14. Since then, he has founded and led more than a dozen organizations. Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Kent has also provided advisory, training, and coaching services to executive level management under the Symphony Advantage brand. Finally, he is an angel investor in purpose-driven companies as we...

Dr. Daryl Gioffre is a highly sought-after longevity expert who uses a cutting-edge approach to nutrition to help his patients fight inflammation and achieve and maintain an optimal level of health and energy. A former Sugar Addict turned Health Machine, he knows firsthand what it takes to overcome adversity and challenges in the pursuit of superior health. In addition to running the successful Al...

Born and raised on a small farm in a remote area of northern Alberta, Canada. Though I grew up very blue-collar, eventually pursued a career in academia (always enjoyed critical thinking, learning, and teaching). Went to Harvard for grad school with plans to become a professor. Started a tutoring and editing company while there. That company took off, so left academia with my MA. Eventually split...

Glenn Gonzales is the founder and CEO of Jet It LLC , a disruptor in the provision of private transportation. Prior to forming Jet It, Glenn provided transportation solutions as the Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern United States for Honda Aircraft Company. Glenn began his aviation career in the USAF, as a T-38A Instructor Pilot and his military career culminated as an F-15C Flight Commander...

3-Time #1 Best Selling Author, Don Williams is the founder and CEO of Don Williams Global. Don’s mission is to help others improve. Don shares real-world solutions learned from working with over ½ of the Fortune 500 on marketing/sales, customer experience (CX), culture, and leadership strategies. Don speaks and consults internationally on: Sell to Scale, Romancing Your Customer, The WOW Blueprint...

Daniel Marcos is a serial entrepreneur, business coach, and passionate learner. He is the co-founder and CEO of Growth Institute, the leading online executive education company for C-level executives at fast-growing firms. He is a keynote speaker and a CEO Coach with a mission to help 1 million entrepreneurs. In less than a decade, Growth Institute has been recognized three times among the top 5,0...

Meet Marcello Leone , an accomplished entrepreneur, CEO, and Founder of multiple successful consumer packaged goods businesses. Today, Marcello is the founder and CEO of BevCanna Enterprises Inc. A leader in the cannabis beverage sector. BevCanna owns and operates one of the highest-capacity cannabis beverage processing and manufacturing facilities. Where to Find Marcello Leone Twitter: @BevCanna...

Since Annie started Pace PR as a solopreneur in 2010 the company has grown out of her studio apartment with one employee (herself!) into a multi-million dollar business with more than 40 clients spanning the globe and ten employees in multiple office locations. She’s loved the journey and enjoys working with all of her colleagues and clients, even if it’s remotely for right now. Prior to forming P...

Josh Little is the founder of four tech companies–Maestro, Bloomfire, Qzzr, and Volley–that have collectively been used by hundreds of millions of people. His work has been featured in Tech Crunch, Mashable, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. With two successful exits and a third pending, he’s currently on a mission to save the working world from death-by-meetings with his fourth creation, Volley. De...