Gratitude Through Hard Times

A glance at his resume and you may think to Movement’s CEO, Casey Crawford, greatness lies in achievements like NFL Super Bowl champion, founder and CEO of a multibillion dollar mortgage company, and becoming a sought-after media guest whose appearances span CNBC’s Squawk Box, Bloomberg and Fox News with print features in The Wall Street Journal and TIME Magazine. There's no doubt the 2015 Ernst &...

Jeremy Burton is the Co-Founder, CTO & Chief Data Scientist at Wonolo. He is a 9x serial entrepreneur, previously being on the Founding team of Symbian and Co-Founder of Intuwave, both of which have been sold to Nokia. Wonolo (Work. Now. Locally) is an on-demand staffing platform for businesses to fill their immediate hourly or daily job needs. Wonolo allows companies to manage unpredictabilit...

"Hello, my name is Erwin van der Vlist. I am a passionate entrepreneur and co-founder of Speakap. Speakap is a digital platform that enables organizations to reach, engage and connect all employees - regardless of their physical location within the business. Our solution is used by more than 350 organizations around the globe - including some of the biggest names in retail and hospitality (Ni...

"Jeff Burgess’ career has spanned over 38 years in various segments of the computer industry. He founded Burgess Computer Decisions, Inc., (BCD) in 1999, as an IT reseller, building HP servers for Fortune 500 companies. In early 2008, a chance meeting sparked Burgess to begin transitioning the company to the video surveillance storage market as BCDVideo. Now the industry leader in purpose-bui...

"John Laramie is the Founder and CEO of Project X (fka ADstruc), the fastest growing OOH specialist in the United States. He graduated from Loyola University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Concentration in Marketing. John, a two-time entrepreneur, is an active member of the New York Tech Community and enjoys playing ping pong and tennis. John was also featu...

"I help commercial operators change the trajectory of their careers. The average tenure of a commercial executive at a growth company has fallen below 18 months, with some estimates pegged at 16 months. That volatility jeopardizes growth, erodes shareholder value, and creates upheaval and risk for the operators building and running high growth businesses. It is a dangerous time to be a commer...

Robyn Hatcher shines a light on the power of COMMUNICATION to transform relationships, status and your bottom line. Robyn uses her decades of TV and screenwriting experience to help you craft complicated messages into simplified engaging content. Techniques culled from her extensive acting experience, help you deliver your message with impact and power. Robyn’s training as a certified Neural Lingu...

Kamine founded KDC Ag to serve as a food and agricultural-focused arm of his family’s investment shop, Kamine Development Corporation. His goal? Create and invest in profitable infrastructure that will reduce food waste in the U.S. KDC Ag’s proprietary technology can convert 160 tons of unwanted fresh food into animal feed and organic fertilizers. Some of the biggest names across investing and agr...

Thomas Sparico is a career entrepreneur, inventor and and executive having built, led and advised several companies across a number of industries. His career has been driven by a passion for innovation and a desire to engineer the success of concepts and companies. He is the Founder of the Brand New Matter companies (Brand New Matter, Inc. and BNM Ventures). Brand New Matter provides strategic adv...

Rob Emrich is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Gimbal Inc. Gimbal Inc. is a marketing technology that unites the physical and digital worlds. The company counts over 10,000 end customers, from global giants like Ford, Citibank, Walgreens to small neighborhood businesses. Gimbal has received over $90 million in investment from institutions like Qualcomm, AEG, Zebra Technologies, and SK Group. T...

Dan’s passion for closing deals and building businesses has led to growing teams on three continents, #61 on the INC500 as VP Sales at Brafton, and taken several companies from zero to multi-million dollar revenue. Dan currently leads Mindracer’s sales consulting practice, providing the go-to-market strategy for SaaS, Consulting and Agency businesses. Clients include SPARK Neuro, Bodhala, New Hair...

Peter Hurley is the premier headshot photographer in New York City. He teaches his technique at his Headshot Intensive Workshops and online at Headshot Crew—his educational website dedicated to cultivating the largest network of portrait photographers in the world. He is the author of the book The Headshot: Secrets to creating Amazing Headshot Portraits and has released several critically acclaime...

Radek started as an analyst, became a sales person and then worked for 8 years as a portfolio manager. Radek has unique first-hand knowledge of how things work in the industry. Radek’s direct experience with the pain of Corporate Access both on the sell side and buy side as well as a desire to fix a problem that affected him directly for so many years is what spurred the idea behind WeConvene.

WorkGenius is a digital workforce solution connecting companies with freelancers. Founded in 2012 by Marlon Litz-Rosenzweig and Daniel Barke as "Mylittlejob", the company has expanded internationally. With offices in Hamburg, Germany, and New York City, WorkGenius works with over 300,000 freelancers and more than 5,000 companies worldwide. In November 2018, WorkGenius officially announce...

Stephen is a Partner of Cornell Capital. He has over 25 years of private investing experience across a broad array of sectors. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Stephen worked as a Portfolio Manager at Avenue Capital, focused on public and private equity investing. Previously, he served as a member of the Management Committee and Global Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s Merchant Banking Division and Pr...

Hoyt David Morgan, Co-Founder & President of Nito: A successful entrepreneur and business leader with multiple positive exits to his credit. While experience and skills are broad, special focus has been in the Internet and entertainment verticals, and on strategy, finance, marketing and operations skills. Hoyt has a proven track record growing businesses, acquiring customers and increasing rev...

Born and raised in NY, Horwitz studied of economics and finance at Columbia University. Horwitz joined the investment team for Columbia University’s endowment in 2013 and then spent a year at Harvard Law School, where he secured an internship with Bridgewater Associates and met his future business partner, Benjamin Cogan. Together Horwitz and Cogan founded Hubble, a direct-to-consumer, subscriptio...

Michael Beber is the President and CEO of Exiger. A seasoned business leader with decades of experience in the C-Suite of leading multinational corporations, Michael co-founded Exiger with Executive Chairman Michael Cherkasky and serves on its Board of Directors. Prior to co-founding Exiger, Michael served as President and CEO of Altegrity Risk International (ARI), a leading compliance due diligen...

Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone...

Mr. Phillip Rosen, also known as Phill, is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Even Financial, Inc. Mr. Rosen served as President and Chief Technology Officer of Even Financial, Inc. Mr. Rosen served as technical Co-Founder and Vice President of Engineering at Orchard Platform. He helps as an advisor to early stage tech startups. He has been working in startups in NYC for a decade.

Adam Connors is a sought-after speaker, social architect and super-connector who has transformed lives and accelerated careers. He’s the Founder and CEO of NetWorkWise, a business platform that expedites outcomes for people through training in the art and science of personal and professional networking. Prior to NWW, Adam was Managing Director of Simia Capital, a litigation funding company and who...

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Tom Pachys, COO and Co-Founder of the popular content creator, Playbuzz, is not what you would call a self-made man. Ask him that 20 years ago and he might have said otherwise. In this episode, Tom gives credit and thanks to his Mother for shaping him in to the man he has become. We talk about the past, present, and future; and the wisdom that nobody truly has done it all themselves. We break down...

A Northwest native, John came to appreciate the Pacific Northwest’s maritime environment, history and natural resources at an early age. At GeoEngineers, he has three interconnected roles. First, he is a technical expert in shoreline and waterfront cleanup and redevelopment. Second, as a Principal, he leads environmental teams and has a leadership role in the broader company. And finally, he manag...

As Co-Founder and CEO of Convene, Ryan Simonetti has been recognized for his transformative achievements on Real Estate Forum’s 50 Under 40 list and Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30,” a list of America’s Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs. He was also named “Top Entrepreneur” by Crain’s New York, and was a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year® New York Awards. With Ryan at the helm...