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Art Bell is best known for creating and building HBO’s The Comedy Channel, which went on to become Comedy Central. In 1988, Art was a a young, mid-level employee who came up with a new idea—a television channel exclusively focused on comedy. He pitched the idea to the chairman of HBO and the station would… Continue reading ➞ Art Bell, Comedy Central Founder, Changing Comedy Culture Forever – Episo...

Erik Weir is the founder and principal of WCM Global Wealth, where Erik and his team seek to deliver optimum quality investment advice and money management for high net-worth investors. He opened Weir Capital Management in 1999, developing a global client base for financial solutions, twice named one of the fastest growing companies in South… Continue reading ➞ Erik Weir, High Net Worth Advisor, M...

Rich Mulholland, is the founder of Missing Link, a presentation powerhouse celebrating 22 years of saving the world from boring presentations by empowering ordinary presenters to give kick ass presentations. Missing Link recognizes the problem of people being bored to tears, as an audience member in a presentation, a conference, a meeting, or even reading… Continue reading ➞ Rich Mulholland, Maste...

Dr. Manuel Astruc is a psychiatrist and coach for high achievers and entrepreneurs who want more success, happiness and impact. Manuel helps high achievers and entrepreneurs who have a vision of what their ideal life in the future looks like, but have found that in the present day they are running out of time and… Continue reading ➞ Dr. Manuel Astruc, Psychiatrist and Coach, Transforming Your Stre...

Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp is the vice president of research and innovation at Marquette University, and has been named one of Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2020 Women of Influence, a list of 30 prominent business and community leaders from southeastern Wisconsin. In her current role, she leads growth in Marquette’s campus research and works to build an… Continue reading ➞ Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, Woman o...

Bill Rancic is a businessman, TV personality, published author and motivational speaker covering the subject of entrepreneurship and business. Bill’s New York Times best-selling book, “You’re Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life,” chronicles Bill’s successful life, experience and proven advice. When Bill’s wife Giuliana was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, he acted as… Continue reading ➞ Bill...

Anthony McHenry is the CEO of the Milwaukee Academy of Science, a unique public K-12 school in Milwaukee, that is making an incredible difference for young people, helping students believe in their full potential. Milwaukee Academy of Science focuses education on the ever changing world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and encourages mentorship,… Continue reading ➞ Antho...

Matt Bromley is one of the best Professional Big Wave Surfers in the world, known for riding massive, adrenaline inducing waves that tower over 75 feet high including Jaws in Hawaii, Mavericks near San Francisco, and Dungeons near his home in Cape Town, South Africa. When Matt isn’t riding waves alongside world champion surfers, he’s… Continue reading ➞ Matt Bromley, Pro Big Wave Surfer, Visualizi...

John McCarthy is a notable New York City Chef, restaurant owner, and abstract artist who explores subjects in oils, acrylics and mixed media. John’s journey to becoming a famous chef and artist in NYC is not traditional and remarkable. Prior to being a chef and artist, John found incredible success as a New York City… Continue reading ➞ John McCarthy, NYC Chef and Artist, Proving to Yourself You C...

Brian G. Bachand is the founder and CEO at evolution evolution, where the goal is to help clients who are ready for their evolution, looking for guidance on a new path or a new mindset, and need a trusted professional coach to guide them on their journey, their evolution. evolution evolution specializes where trust is… Continue reading ➞ Brian G. Bachand, Evolution Pro, Guiding You Through Your Ev...

Brian Hawthorne is the president and CEO of Wikk Industries, the leading manufacturer of beautiful, custom solutions for automatic door entry, called bollards. Wikk has bollards in some of the most iconic buildings in North America including the Empire State Building, World Trade Center Oculus, Los Angeles Stadium, and the United States Capitol. After 22… Continue reading ➞ Brian Hawthorne, CEO, B...

Dave Will is the CEO and Co-Founder of PropFuel, an engagement platform that helps you generate revenue by converting prospects into members and clients, increasing member retention, and winning back lapsed members. Propfuel makes it easy to engage with members at exactly the right moment in their journey so your communications deliver more relevance and… Continue reading ➞ Dave Will, CEO, Making...

Nick Nanton is an Emmy Award Winning Director, Podcast Host of Now to Next, Branding Expert at Celebrity Branding Agency and Storyteller at DNA Films. Nick’s directed more than 60 documentaries and a sold-out Broadway Show (garnering 43 Emmy nominations in multiple regional and national competitions, and 22 wins). He’s made films and shows featuring:… Continue reading ➞ Nick Nanton, Emmy Award Win...

Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, which stands for Ordinary to Expectational. O2E is the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. Currently, he’s at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand has the franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia.… Continue reading ➞ Brian Scudamore, Founder 1-800-Got-Junk, W...

Al Weiss is a General Partner and the Chairman at Global Blockchain Ventures, a blockchain technology focused venture capital fund, specializing in blockchain enabled applications that are the most disruptive and promising to offer practical blockchain enabled solutions to benefit the global economy. Global Blockchain Ventures fund sees blockchain technology as fascinating technology that will… Co...

Michael Brody-Waite is a Tedx Speaker, Author, and Advisor to leadership teams about the masks we wear to control other people’s perceptions about us, the negative impact of that control on our life, and the principles we can apply to remove the masks, and go change our own lives by being authentic. Michael believes in… Continue reading ➞ Michael Brody-Waite, Authenticity Expert, Building a Mask F...

Tony Whatley is known as the Side Hustle Millionaire, where he built multi-million dollar businesses while being full-time employed as an oil and gas engineer. Today, Tony is the founder of 365 Driven, where he teaches thousands of people how to pursue the lives they desire, instead of settling like the rest. Before he became… Continue reading ➞ Tony Whatley, Side Hustle Millionaire, Creating Fina...

John Roach is the Founder and Chief of Creative Strategy at Roach, a full service video production and post-production house with more than 30 years of experience working with some of America’s best-known brands. Whether it’s an explainer or a social media video (or anything in between), John’s team approaches their client work with pride, style,… Continue reading ➞ John Roach, Chief Creative, Wri...

Ross Kimbarovsky is the CEO at CrowdSpring, where over 220,000 graphic designers, web designers, industrial designers, and business naming experts, from nearly 200 countries help agencies, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and non-profits with high-quality custom logo design, web design, graphic design, product design, and business naming services. Crowdspring is trusted by over 60,000 businesses a...

Ken Gronbach is an internationally respected demographer who has been able to forecast societal, commercial, economic, cultural, and political phenomena with uncanny accuracy. Ken’s unusual blend of marketing savvy and common sense demography, based on twenty years of proprietary demographic study, sets him apart. Book Ken for a Keynote Speech at KGC Direct. Ken’s real… Continue reading ➞ Ken Gron...

Robert Pardi is a life coach primarily focused on Transformational and Mindset Coaching geared towards increasing resilience and post-traumatic growth. Rob draws upon his life experiences of resilience and transformation, comprehensive training, and his vast coaching tool kit to support his clients to achieve their vision. Rob follows a holistic method that is both belief… Continue reading ➞ Rober...

Kimberly Kane is the President and CEO of Kane Communications Group, an award winning communications firm that works closely with executives to develop organizational communication frameworks and strategies that define brands, build reputations and inspire business results. Kimberly’s team will help you conduct research, define your brand, design your communication infrastructure and develop your...

Philip Pfeifer is the Founder of Experience Traction, where he works with entrepreneurs and leadership teams of companies to experience 3 things he calls Vision, Traction and Healthy. Philip does this by helping them implement a complete and proven system called EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System. Philip has been helping entrepreneurs succeed for more than… Continue reading ➞ Philip Pfeifer...

Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur driven to solve global grand challenges through innovation. He is the founder of several successful companies including Moon Express, Viome, Bluedot, TalentWise (now Sterling), Intelius and InfoSpace. Moon Express is the only company in the world to have the permission to leave earth’s orbit and land on the moon with… Continue reading ➞ Naveen Jain, CEO and Founder,...

Bill Bloom is the President of Bloom Financial Company, where Bill and his team help individuals and business owners understand their current financial situations, define future goals, and develop a strategy that is flexible and will allow them to reach their retirement objectives. Bill holds “Retire as You Desire” educational events for clients and guests on a regular basis… Continue reading ➞ Bi...