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Who Is Sergei? Born beneath the Kremlin and  rumoured to be Vladimir Putin’s nephew , Sergei Putinski is a man who has seen things you would not believe — mostly because they happened in 1987 and are no longer relevant. With an unwavering devotion to 80s American sitcoms and a firm conviction that the mobile phone peaked with the brick, Sergei navigates the bewildering modern world from behind the...

Zachary Draves Sports and Culture Journalist, Academic, Aspiring Historian, and Aspiring Documentary Producer Zachary Draves. Sports and Culture journalist for outlets such as SB Nation, Swish Appeal, ClutchPoints, AETV, MTV News, and The Source. Co-Founder of the Augustana College Sport in Society Initiative in Rock Island, Illinois. Co-Host of the She's Always Had Game Podcast about women's bask...

Elliot Sawyer Loyalty Strategist: Helping High Capacity Organizations Experiencing Low Buy-In, Become Businesses People Love to Work For and Buy From I help businesses grow by building loyalty across leadership, teams, and customers. While this applies across industries, I’ve seen some of the strongest results in low-trust environments where skepticism is high and growth is hardest to unlock. That...

Jamie Coleman Social Media Strategist & Founder of By JamieSocial Jamie Coleman is a digital marketing leader and the founder of ByJamieSocial, a strategy company focused on helping creators and brands grow through intentional content, strong positioning, and data-driven decision making. With over a decade of experience across media, marketing, and tech, she brings a unique perspective on how...

Ryan Beckett From the Bachelorette, to real estate CEO, startup founder, adjunct professor & a Doctorate in Business. Ryan Beckett is an entrepreneur, educator, endurance athlete, and media personality passionate about helping others think bigger, perform at a higher level, and adapt to the future of business. He is the Founder and CEO of BitRealty, a modern real estate brokerage known for ble...

Elliot Sawyer Loyalty Strategist: Helping High Capacity Organizations Experiencing Low Buy-In, Become Businesses People Love to Work For and Buy From Elliot Sawyer speaks around the world to a wide range of audiences. He has delivered over 1,500 talks, spent more than 10,000 hours guiding professionals across many industries, two decades of leadership development and has influenced nine figures of...

Al Krockey In 1968, Al Krockey was eighteen years old coming of age in the most culturally explosive era in American history. In 1968, Al Krockey was eighteen years old coming of age in the most culturally explosive era in American history. But the road to that moment began years earlier in Skokie, Illinois, where a block of co-op apartments and split-level houses felt like an entire universe. Fro...

Dr. Shenetta Malkia Global Real Estate Strategist | CEO & Broker | Author of The Resilient Asset | Leadership, Resilience & Mental Wellness Advocate Hi, I’m Dr. Shenetta Malkia-Sapp, a global real estate strategist, author, speaker, and entrepreneur dedicated to helping leaders, investors, and organizations build resilient assets and sustainable legacies. With extensive experience in real...

George Little I design, build, and tinker. Always for fun, sometimes for money. I'm George, a designer, tech entrepreneur, and outdoor enthusiast! I have an equal love for tinkering with AI as I do hiking with my dogs. Here's a little backstory on who I am and what makes me tick... Originally from the Philly area, I studied architecture at Syracuse and thinking I was going to be a black turtleneck...

Kelly Gagalis Online Dating Safety Expert and Dating Coach I have been a dating coach for over 15 years. A few years ago I realised that my clients don't have the same horror stories as other people I talk to do because I bake safety into their dating training. A year ago in the same 24 hour period I heard from two friends that their children had just experienced horrific sexual assault... gang ra...

Mark Astor Attorney Saving Families at the Intersection of Law, Mental Health & Addiction I didn’t set out to build a law firm. I set out to save families. Early in my career, I was a prosecutor inside the criminal justice system. I saw firsthand what happens when addiction and untreated mental illness collide with law enforcement: people don’t get better — they get processed, warehoused, and...

Ryan Matthews 2x TEDx Speaker | Former Army Combat K9 Handler | Trauma-to-Transformation Leadership Expert I’m Ryan Matthews — former Army combat K9 handler, 2x TEDx speaker, published author, and founder of World of Dog Training. By age 30, I had survived combat PTSD, cancer, a serious car crash, and a heart attack. Those experiences forced me to rebuild from the inside out. Today, I help people...

Candi Keffeler Author of Never Too Far Gone | Helping Women Rise from Survival to Hope ’m Candi Keffeler, author of Never Too Far Gone, and I share my story to help women who are exhausted from surviving remember that they’re not broken — they’re becoming. I’ve lived through abuse, medical trauma, overwhelming debt, and starting over from rock bottom. For years I looked strong on the outside while...

Margo Mcclimans Midwest-born, Zurich-based; second-time founder of a 20+ year coaching firm (Coaching Without Borders); lived in 6 countries, speak 4 languages, helping global executives and teams lead with courage. Margo McClimans is the founder of Coaching Without Borders (CWoB), a Zurich-based leadership coaching and team development company. For 20+ years, she has helped leaders and teams buil...

Tom Anderson Tom Anderson — Author, God-pursuer, collector of friends. Helping people rediscover who they are through grace, belonging, and a relational view of God. I’m Tom Anderson, author of "From Sinnership to Sonship: The Story of Becoming", and my message was born out of a long, imperfect, grace-filled journey of marriage, fear, healing, and discovering who we truly are in God. My wife Nancy...

Yasmin Chebbi Biological and holistic dentist Dr. Yasmin Chebbi, DMD is an accredited dentist and graduate of Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Her practice incorporates whole body health, prevention, and conservative dentistry. Dr. Chebbi is the founder of The Flossery dental office in Boston, Massachusetts. She also practices dentistry with a focus on sleep apnea in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Chebbi i...

Shermain Melton Accomplished, Black, Gay, Christian, and Done Hiding. Author of The Loneliness of the Accomplished Black Man. Shermain Melton is a truth teller. He is also Black, accomplished, gay, and Christian. For a long time, he thought God had played a trick on him by giving him a big heart to love people while subjecting him to rejection from the church for living his truth of being gay. He...

Alexia Hoffman Success you can live with! 60 hours/week to 10 hours with 4 kids in 2.5 years while maintaining income and starting new businesses! Hire & onboard a VA in less than 10 hours Alexia Hoffman had four daughters in 30 months, a rental portfolio of over 80 doors, a coffee shop, and a real estate business she’d built from the ground up since she was 19 years old. And she was doing alm...

Cristian Gonzalez Capital Project Strategist Focused on Leadership and Stability Under Pressure Cristian brings a grounded, real-world perspective shaped by 20 years working across the full spectrum of capital projects, from plant floors and commissioning teams to executive boardrooms making nine-figure investment decisions. He understands how strategy translates into execution, and where misalign...

Noelle Cablay A deeply honest, literary memoir about facing a rare cancer and making meaning when life breaks open. I’m an author, musician, and university professor who wrote Washed in Blue after facing a rare cancer diagnosis. In the book, I not only share my lived experience but also explore the realities of treatment, offering a clear and honest look at what patients actually go through. My wo...

Meera Viswanathan Girls Need Bravery Over Perfection A lifelong educator and scholar, Dr. Meera Viswanathan holds her undergraduate degree, her M.A., and a Ph. D. from Stanford University. An expert in girls education and development, Dr. Viswanathan has been featured in the Wall St. Journal for her work at The Ethel Walker School, an independent all-girls school in Simsbury, CT. Dr. Viswanathan j...

Christopher Bauer Legacy Teacher - Changemaker - Old Soul. Helping Entrepreneurial men raise conscious families, create impact in their local community & build a legacy which outlasts them. I grew up in Victoria BC and spent most of my life on Vancouver Island. Graduating in 2008 and then spending 5 years going to post-secondary school... I have a Drafting Certificate, a Diploma in Social Scie...

Michael Proctor  Founder and President of StewardRight My name is Michael Proctor, founder of StewardRight. I built my RIA from the ground up alongside a team committed to excellence and deep responsibility. My work is supported by credentials as a CFP®, RICP®, and CVGA, but my perspective has been shaped by something more personal: wealth is rarely simple. It is emotional, relational, and of...

Anthony Guastella I have overcome many health challenges. All of them have put me in position to help other people do the same. Eventually I became a certified health coach through the Institute of Transformational Nutrition. I have a strong desire to help because I know what it’s like to not feel well, and do what you want. The content I talk about will equip you with the tools to live a life ful...

John Cobb I help business leaders avoid the twin failures of weak governance and weak messaging. Podcast audiences want guests who can connect expertise to real-world impact. My work has always been about helping leaders see clearly in the moments when it matters most. I advise boards, entrepreneurs, and investors through Pholus Advisory, where the focus is on complex markets and high-pressure tra...