Just Minding My Business

Jen and Stacy Conkey are the founders of Remote Multifamily Investing Academy. They are real estate powerhouses with over two decades of investment experience and an insatiable drive to transform the multifamily education space. Their passion isn't just in doing deals; it's in elevating others to do the same. Jen, an NLP Master Practitioner and business strategist, doesn't merely offer investment...

"Strategists First is a burn-the-boats movement,and this book is the manifesto for innovators and entrepreneurs.” — Jim Goetz, Partner at Sequoia Capital, BoardMember at Intel, Three-time Winner of Forbes’ The Midas List Ever wonder why you’ve had more strategyconversations than you can count, but not asingle strategist discussion you can remember? That’s because strategy has made a career out of...

With over a decade of experience, Jasen Arias is a co-founder of Go Big Formula, a company dedicated to helping experts and entrepreneurs build their "Abundant Lifestyle" businesses by harnessing their expertise and voice. He's passionate about empowering clients to generate and convert leads, expand their audience, and increase their impact and revenue. Jasen excels as an audience growth strategi...

Danielle Hayden is a reformed corporate CFO (chief financial officer) who is on a mission to help rule-breaking female entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can gain the confidence needed to create sustainable profits. After spending 10+ years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the CEO of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. where she helps busines...

Stephan M. Branch, MBA, PhD is the author of Cultural Intelligence in the 21st Century: Driving Inclusion, Revenue, and ESG. As the Founder and CEO of World Trade Resource, he has led privately held and multi-billion-dollar publicly traded companies in the US, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. During his tenure at those companies, he was responsible for a total of fifty-five countries and lived on...

Farha Syed, the owner and lead designer at Farha Syed Design. She aim to help growing families with new construction, remodeling, or redecorating needs. Farha's firm was founded to design beautiful homes and outfit them with character and charm that feel fresh and timeless for years to come. From the initial phone call to the tailored service Farha provides, she will guide you in selecting the bes...

PETER GUIRGUIS, a seasoned digital expert, is the dynamic force behind SwiftPress Support, a gamechanging venture offering unparalleled technical support to WordPress website owners. With a rich history as the founder of Grace Digital Solutions, Peter has a proven track record in crafting exceptional websites for diverse clientele, from businesses to personal brands. Peter's commitment to excellen...

Kayvon Kay, with an impressive 20 years of sales experience under his belt, is the Founder and CEO of The Sales Connection and PlaiCall. An international speaker, he has trained over 20,000 sales representatives across more than 100 countries. His prowess in building multiple 7 and 8 figure businesses, coupled with his advisory roles for 9 figure enterprises, showcases his unparalleled expertise i...

As the official Zig Ziglar Small Business Lawyer and a Ziglar Legacy Certified Trainer, it’s no wonder that Scott Reib is known as “America’s Legal Coach.” For the last two decades, Scott has been helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and coaches “shatterproof” their businesses by implementing specific strategies for structure, growth, and protection. Over the last three years, Scott has been sh...

Christopher Knudsen is a published author, university instructor, inventor, and renowned consultant. He currently works as an independent fractional CMO and is a CEO at StoicYeti, an advertising agency focused on helping direct-to-consumer companies. He was formerly the CMO at Purple Mattress and has started and sold several companies, including 3DplusMe, a venture-funded consumer 3D printing and...

Over a decade ago, Damon Burton, a husband and father of three, beat a billion dollar company by outranking their website on Google. From then on he realized he was onto something great and went on to build an international search engine marketing company that’s worked with Inc. 5000 and Shark Tank featured businesses alike. Having started his business right before the 2008 recession, Damon is fam...

Jeremy Vesta is Chief Financial Officer of Curally where he uses his expertise as an economist and his extensive business leadership background to empower companies to optimize their investment in their most valuable resource—their employees—through innovative strategies. Additionally, Jeremy is the Managing Director of Vesta Holdings, a company with diverse interests in the fresh beef industry. A...

BEN CAMILLE is America’s foremost travel insurance expert. He is Founder and CEO of Travel Defend - North America’s leading travel insurance brokerage. Travel Defend works with hundreds of tour companies, travel agents and thousands of clients which has helped. It quickly grow into a multi-million dollar company. For over 20 years, Ben has managed numerous tour companies specializing in the uber-l...

Jerrilynn B. Thomas's journey into the digital realm began in the mid-'90s, a time when she sought to connect with like-minded women from across the globe. She created various ventures such as "Savvy Female Entrepreneur," "Women’s News Bureau," and the "Business Diva Network" as she navigated this emerging space. Her true calling emerged with "Women Partner," a platform designed to inspire and nur...

As a Tech Startup, you need more than an effective and usable product. You need to build a “Brand Identity.” This is where Bohdan Paladiichuk steps in from Kyiv, Ukraine. Bohdan has been an active Creative Director, Brand Strategist and Entrepreneur for over a decade. Bohdan’s creative vision combines tried and true practices in UI/UX design with a mastery in sound production, videography, copywri...

AJ Silber is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for digital marketing and organic lead generation. AJ grew The Guerrilla Agency into the leading SEO Agency in Minneapolis, and within 4 short years he turned that venture into a multi-million dollar exit. Now, he’s turned his sights on applying those same innovative agency systems and processes to his latest venture, Small Business Bonfire: a comp...

Jonathan Jay has been an entrepreneur since dropping out of university at age 19. Now 50 years old, he has built businesses in publishing, digital marketing, adult education and coaching, and preschool education and sold each of them. During the pandemic, he made 48 business acquisitions to create the 4th largest group in his sector in under three years. One notable deal was buying a £5m annual re...

JAMAUL FORD is a force in strategic planning and innovative marketing. His expertise spans across community outreach, health, leadership, organizational infrastructure, and strategic planning. Jamaul’s vast experience at High Level Speech and Hearing Center equipped him with a keen eye for growth, significantly benefiting clients and patients. Through innovation and strategic planning, High Level...

Christopher Zara is an author and journalist who writes about culture,media, business, and tech. He is a senior editor at Fast Company, where he runs the news desk and leads a team that covers everything from startups and BigTech to workplace culture and finance. Before coming to FastCo in 2016, Zara was a deputy editor at International Business Times, a theater critic for Newsweek, and managing e...

Chris Mannina - Small Business Finance Expert CPA/CFO - Practice Lead at KWC CPAs Chris Mannina is a certified public accountant with almost 20 years of experience in the accounting and finance industry. He works primarily with mid-market business in a variety of industries, including professional services, technology, government contracting, and non-profits. Chris is a former President of Mannina...

Shane Mishler is the Chief Operating Officer for SD Tech. As a solutions-minded IT architect, Shane supports business leaders identify and tap into the technology-driven tools that will help them thrive in the digital revolution. With Shane's knowledge and expertise, you will better understand how automation, remote work, AI, and the metaverse are on the rise and creating never-before-seen busines...

Bocar Dia is a thought leader within the Go to Market (GTM) landscape, being a Sales Coach at the Harvard Business School, revenue.fyi, and scalingto100.com . He was an early employee at Hootsuite, starting as a sales rep, pre-revenue, leading multiple Go to Market (GTM) teams throughout its growth to $150M+ Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), 1500+ employees, and ~$300M in funding. As Managing Direct...

Justin Janowski has helped hundreds of coaches build their dream businesses from the ground up. Driven by his faith, he founded Faith2Influence to help people learn what it takes to turn coaching into a profitable business venture. Justin has guided Christian and non-Christian coaches alike through the rewarding process of optimizing business models, pricing, and sales strategies so that they can...

Chris Miles, the Cash Flow Expert and Anti-Financial Advisor, is a leading authority teaching entrepreneurs and professionals how to get their money working for them today. Chris has used his knowledge, not once, but twice, to become financially independent where his passive income exceeded his expenses, not to mention paid off his $1 Million in debt after the last recession without filing bankrup...

David E. Quinney III is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a highly diverse experience portfolio including, entertainment, digital media, health technology, market and growth strategy, and capital formation and deployment. David has a passion for building and investing in teams and systems capable of taking paradigm shifting ideas and products to market, and then positioning for rapid yet s...