Fascinating Entrepreneurs

John and Mark X. Cronin are the father-son team that founded John’s Crazy Socks . John is an entrepreneur who just happens to have Down syndrome. You may know them for being named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year or testifying before Congress or speaking at the UN. You may know them because John became “Sock Buddies” with President George H.W. Bush. Or you may know them for having grown a bootstrapped...

Kate Bradley Chernis is the Founder & CEO of Lately, which uses AI to automatically transform longform content like blogs, podcasts and videos into dozens of "smart" social posts it learns will yield the highest engagement from your audience. As a former marketing agency owner, Kate initially created the idea for Lately out of spreadsheets for then-client, Walmart, and got them...

Michael "Buzz" Buzinski is the CEO and CMO of Buzzworthy Integrated Marketing , a life-long entrepreneur, digital marketing thought leader, and author. Dubbed a "visionary marketer" by the American Marketing Association, Buzz gets great satisfaction from helping entrepreneurs avoid the time drain and frustration of managing profitable digital marketing campaigns. He has simplified digital marketin...

Michael Alden , Esq. is a CEO, entrepreneur, and 3 time Wall Street Journal and USA Today, best-selling author. He was named by the Boston Business Journal as one of Boston’s “40 Under 40” and was a winner of SmartCEOs Future 50 awards largely based on his accomplishment of growing a small call center into a comprehensive multi-million dollar marketing firm ranked by Inc. Magazine for three years...

Beth Shaw is a pioneer in the Wellness, Yoga & Fitness space in North America. Beth is single-handedly responsible for the widespread growth of yoga throughout the span of the U.S. and Canada. In 1994, she founded the global mind-body education school, YogaFit, which has since certified over 200,000 instructors worldwide. Recently, Beth has led training in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Japan and many...

Amy Fazackerley is CEO and Co-Founder of Lay-n-Go, LLC. The company designs and manufactures innovative organizational solutions for life, play, and travel. Amy has been awarded three U.S. Utility Patents on her invention and distributes her products to leading retail companies domestically and internationally. Amy graduated with a B.A. in Communications from Denison University in 1993 and an MBA...

Nichole has more than 18 years of experience helping to grow and build businesses. She is the co-founder and CEO of Cheddar Up, a fast-growing platform that helps group organizers save time by making it easier to collect payments and information. Founded in 2014, Cheddar Up serves hundreds of thousands of groups across North America collect tens of millions of dollars. Cheddar Up is the leading gr...

Elias Zepeda is Founder and CEO of Need Clients Now, a national marketing agency specializing in customer acquisition. Throughout the years, Elias and his team have been helping businesses small and large scale their revenue by building high-converting sales funnels for their business in various industries including tech, beauty, and service-based businesses. Where to Find Elias Instagram: elias_z...

Pete Williams is an entrepreneur, advisor and marketer who Forbes recently called, “one entrepreneur today that every marketer should be modelling,” while Inc. describes him as, “a savvy marketing strategist.” He’s won a number of international business awards, started companies in varying industries from Telecommunications to eCommerce, and even sold Australia’s version of Yankee Stadium, the MCG...

Anna David transforms entrepreneurial thought leaders into bestselling authors so they can attract higher-quality clients, become go-to media sources, land speaking gigs and grow into being the leaders in their field. A New York Times bestselling author of eight books, David has written for The New York Times, Time, and The LA Times, as well as many publications without the word “Time” in their ti...

Kristi Piehl launched Media Minefield in 2010 following a 12-year career as an Emmy Award-winning television news reporter. With clients ranging from startups to billion-dollar brands, Media Minefield moves beyond traditional public relations with its innovative NewsabilityⓇ process. It is a one-of-a-kind full-service agency specializing in earned media, crisis communication, and social media (Pos...

Elisabeth Vezzani is the Co-founder and CEO of Sugarwish. Vezzani noticed a gap in the corporate gift market and created Sugarwish, a startup that brings a revolutionary and sweet approach to gifting. Sugarwish is a rapidly growing Denver based gifting company with a unique digital-to-physical delivery model. Corporate gift givers can send an eCard to their co-workers, clients and prospects who ar...

Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform that teaches creatives how to make a living doing what they love. He currently serves as the chairman of the board for the SPJA , and as an advisor to Saleshood. He has also served as an advisory board member and programming chair for AIGA/LA, Emmys Motion & T...

Daniel Shemtob is a self-made entrepreneur, a chef, and an overall creative. He is also a social media creator, dog lover and world traveler. He started his first business at 19 and failed hard and fast. He started his next business The Lime Truck at age 20, then went on to win some wild accolades including, Best Restaurant, and Food Network’s Food Truck Race , and leveraged that to open their fir...

Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint water , the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California and one of InStyle’s 2019 Badass 50.  Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping Partnerships at America Online. She hosts the podcast The Kara Goldin Sho...

Eric Siu is the founder of content intelligence software ClickFlow, which helps you grow your traffic while looking like a genius. He is also the Chairman of ad agency Single Grain and has worked with companies such as Amazon, Airbnb, Salesforce, and Uber to acquire more customers. He hosts two podcasts: Marketing School with Neil Patel and Leveling Up, which combined have over 43 million download...

Tucker Max is the co-founder of Scribe Media, a company that helps people write, publish and market their books. He has written four New York Times Best Sellers, which have sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. He's credited with being the originator of the literary genre, “fratire,” and is only the third writer (after Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis) to ever have three books on the New York...

With more than 1 million content views on LinkedIn and over 10 years of executive sales experience, Belinda is an expert in leveraging LinkedIn for thought leadership positioning and generating sales qualified leads. She believes that tapping into and sharing ones' vast professional experiences on the platform, in a way that adds to the conversation and highlights the great work being done within...

Glenn Allen is a multi-instrumental musician-turned digital marketing and business consultant. He helps CEO's and service-based consultants delegate and manages their digital course launches. He's also the host of the Glenn Allen Show, a YouTube video series about digital marketing and a podcast on entrepreneurialism called “Unstuck & Unstoppable.” He runs a side-hustle as an unpaid volunteer...

With over 20 years of experience in the international event industry, Sandy Hammer is the co-founder and CMO of Allseated, an award-winning event technology platform with the goal to revolutionize and digitize the event planning process. She began her career as a corporate planner for a high-tech company, running events globally. During that time, she amassed a portfolio of corporate conferences,...

Jessica Nuñez is the Founder and President of TruePoint Communications,  a Public Relations and Social Media agency representing global brands including AT&T, Sally Beauty, and AmericaServes, among others. Launched in 2006, Jessica has grown TruePoint to be among the Top 100 PR agencies in the U.S., earning rankings under Best Places to Work, and Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies.   Jes...

Kalika Yap is a thriving serial (concurrent) entrepreneur whose businesses include award-winning brand agency Citrus Studios, Luxe Link, the Waxing Co., the Tangerine Co. & the Orange and Bergamot. >> 01:42 What Kalika loves most about entrepreneurship >> 2:38 All about Citrus Studios   >> 4:11 How she manages all of her brands >> 7:33 Luxe Link  >> 12:1...

Jeremiah Adler introduced pod-based coliving to U.S. market via UP(st)ART Creative in Los Angeles where he designed, prototyped, and manufactured 6 generations of pods in U.S. and overseas. Since the pandemic, he has launched a new endeavor under the name Agile Medical Systems.  >> 5:05 How Jeremiah met Danielle Alexandra, writer and executive producer of the movie GI Jane fame, and end...

Ami Kassa r is the founder and chief executive officer of Multifunding LLC, a Philadelphia-based consulting firm that specializes in helping business owners across the United States develop creative, cost-saving alternatives for their business debt needs and structure. Kassar has been involved in business finance for two decades. He has advised the White House, The Treasury Department and The Fede...

Lauren Messiah has 83,000 subscribers and 10mm views on her YouTube Channel, just exited her first company and is doubling down on her own personal brand. Lauren tells it like it is and gives us a peek into how she landed a major publishing deal for her book, Style Therapy. >> 00:25 How she went from retail to an Executive Assistant to CEO  >> 04:49 How she discovered Entrepreneur...