Networking Unleashed: Building Profitable Connections

Kathy Kirchner katherine.kirchner@zayo.com Please share a brief Bio. Katherine Kirchner is the Senior Vice President of Service Assurance at Zayo, where she leads operational excellence for one of the largest fiber networks in North America. Her work includes expanding automation and AI capabilities such as alarm correlation, predictive maintenance, and workflow improvements, informed by decades o...

Natasha Walstra natasha@nearpointstrategies.com Please share a brief Bio. Natasha Walstra is a LinkedIn Strategist and Business Coach who teaches entrepreneurs and executives how to turn visibility into revenue without resorting to sleazy sales tactics or transactional outreach. As the founder of NearPoint Strategies and the creator of the REALationship Growth Method™, she’s helped 100’s of client...

Scott Miller scott@moza-bella.com Please share a brief Bio. Scott Miller, widely recognized as the “Master of Sales,” is a dynamic business consultant, digital marketing strategist, and Founder of M2 Wealth Ventures. Rising from roots in trucking to owning multiple successful ventures, Scott brings decades of real-world experience in sales training, business valuations, and growth strategy. He is...

Kae Wagner kgwagner@northstar-m.com Please share a brief Bio. Kae Wagner is an award-winning, bestselling author in both fiction and nonfiction. She also coaches authors in book marketing and promotions through The Bold Authors Network and its programs. In addition, she is the founder of North Star Marketing, Inc. and works with C-Suite Executives to grow their companies as "Strong Mind/Warm Heart...

Neil Thubron neil@xnrg.co.uk Please share a brief Bio. Neil Thubron is a high-energy, passionate, and loving leader whose purpose is to use all his skills, experience, and energy to enable and inspire others to achieve more in their business and professional lives. His mission is to live life to the full, create amazing experiences with his family, and help others achieve their goals and dreams. H...

Jimi Gibson jimi@Thriveagency.com Please share a brief Bio. Jimi Gibson is VP of Brand Communication at Thrive Internet Marketing Agency, a full-service digital marketing agency with 160 employees and over 20 years helping businesses grow online. He specializes in AI search optimization and helping companies transition from traditional SEO to visibility in AI-powered search results. A TEDx speaker...

Mike Brcic mike@way-finders.com Please share a brief Bio. Mike Brcic is the founder of Wayfinders, a community that takes founders and leaders into remote wilderness environments for multi-day expeditions designed to build real connection, courage, and clarity. He's spent years studying what happens when high-performing people step away from optimization and into challenge, discomfort, and awe. Wh...

Jeremy Gartner jeremy@careerpropulsion.com Please share a brief Bio. DR. JEREMY GARTNER is the CEO and Founder of Career Propulsion, a U.S.-based executive career firm that helps senior leaders land unadvertised Director, VP, and C-suite roles. A Wharton MBA and PhD in Aerospace Engineering, he has conducted particle-physics research at CERN, developed next-generation aircraft technology at Northr...

Ann Lopez studio790@wanderpr.com Please share a brief Bio. Ann Lopez is a Miami-based interior designer, speaker, business coach, and founder of Studio 790—one of the fastest-growing, women-owned design firms in the country and recently named one of Architectural Digest PRO’s “Miami Interior Design Firms to Watch.” A Chicago-raised creative with no formal design degree and no MBA, Ann and Studio 7...

Gal Borenstein gal@borensteingroup.com Please share a brief Bio. Gal S. Borenstein is an accomplished business author and the Founder and CEO of The Borenstein Group, a Washington, DC-area branding, marketing, and PR firm that helps B2B and B2G organizations earn trust, sharpen their positioning, and turn complex capabilities into market momentum. For 30 years, he has advised founders, CEOs, and C...

Scott Grozelle Scott@calvinconcepts.ca Please share a brief Bio. Scott Grozelle is a home building industry veteran, author, and new-construction strategist who helps real estate professionals bridge the gap between real estate practice and builder reality. After more than two decades working inside the building industry — on job sites, in sales offices, and behind the scenes where most agents nev...

Rich M. Smith rich@marketantics.com Please share a brief Bio. Rich M. Smith helps leaders decode why marketing works by translating behavioral science into strategy CEOs can trust and communicate. With 30+ years as a CMO and executive, driving billions in revenue, major turnarounds, and high-impact growth across financial services, tech, healthcare, and consumer finance. What are 2-3 things you wo...

Perry Sheraw perry@perrysheraw.com Please share a brief Bio. Perry Sheraw is a marketing automation expert with over 20 years of experience turning chaotic email strategies into high-converting customer journeys. A former print journalist turned C-suite executive, Perry launched her first email campaign in 2002 and never looked back. She has since led marketing strategy for both Fortune 500 compan...

John Munsell john.munsell@bizzuka.com Please share a brief Bio. John Munsell is the CEO of Bizzuka and the author of INGRAIN AI. He is a recognized voice in the AI space, having guided hundreds of business leaders in AI adoption since 2022. What are 2-3 things you would love to talk about? How business owners can strategically implement AI, the AI strategy canvas, scalable prompt engineering What...

Leesa Blankert leesa@labonlineagency.com Please share a brief Bio. Hey my name is Leesa. I'm the founder of a marketing agency for small local based business owners and am based out of Coquitlam, BC Canada. I have a background in Psychology and love to talk about the psychology of sales and marketing. What are 2-3 things you would love to talk about? Meeting new business owners that help the traje...

Laura Berman Fortgang lbf@laurabermanfortgang.com Please share a brief Bio. Laura Berman Fortgang is recognized as a pioneer in the coaching field. She was one of the first in the world to receive the Master Coach Credential from the International Coach Federation. Laura has worked extensively in the corporate arena as an Executive Coach in pharma, the food industry, entertainment, banking and in...

Deana Lindo / Candice C Williams deanasellsrealestate25@outlook.com candice@cwilliamsloans.com Please share a brief Bio. Deana Lindo is the Owner/Managing Broker of Deana Lindo Realty and Co-Founder of H.O.M.E. University. She is a highly-rated Real Estate Professional and is known for empowering her Clients thru Education on all things Real Estate and Wealth Building. This passion is the empatice...

Andre Wright andre@thewrightconsult.com Please share a brief Bio. Andre Wright, MBA is a seasoned marketing leader, author, and strategist with a proven track record of driving growth in competitive industries. He holds an MBA in Marketing, is the author of Digital Marketing Secrets, and proudly serves as a Board Member of Mission Life Georgia, where he supports initiatives that advance community...

Jason Fishman kdoheny@digitalnicheagency.com Please share a brief Bio. Jason Fishman is the CEO and co-founder of Digital Niche Agency, a full-service marketing firm focused on helping businesses grow through digital strategy, content, advertising, and audience building. With more than 15 years of experience across agency, brand, and startup environments, Jason has led hundreds of marketing initia...

Curtis McCullom curtis@curtismccullom.com Please share a brief Bio. Curtis McCullom helps CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs eliminate the blind spots that have silently held them back since childhood—unlocking greater income, confidence, and personal freedom. Through his LGET Mindset™ framework (Learn, Grow, Expand, Transform) and powerful modalities like NLP, Mental Emotional Release® (MER), and...

Mitchell Osmond mitchell@dadnationco.com Please share a brief Bio. Mitchell Osmond is a leadership consultant, executive coach, and host of the Dad Nation Podcast (Top 5% globally). With 15+ years in senior leadership & coaching, he equips high-performing men to thrive at home, in their health, and in their happiness—while amplifying their career success. Through coaching, courses, and his pod...

Malcolm Reid Sr. mreid@proglobalba.com Please share a brief Bio. For more than 11 years, Malcolm Reid Sr. has helped over 1,000 coaches worldwide build profitable, values-driven practices through his company, ProGlobal Business Advisors, using a proven business-in-a-box model. His work emphasizes execution over theory, equipping coaches with positioning, systems, enrollment processes, delivery fra...

Kirsten Graham kirsten@sixfigurebusinesscoaching.com Please share a brief Bio. Kirsten is a business strategist and outsourcing expert with a decade of experience helping entrepreneurs take control of their finances and scale with confidence. She has guided countless business owners through the process of hiring and working with Bookkeeping Virtual Assistants, giving them the tools and systems the...

Nina Cleere nina@harohelper.com Please share a brief Bio. Nina Cleere is a revenue growth strategist who helps law firms and small business owners attract good leads and turn their marketing into consistent revenue through better strategies. With 25+ years of experience and a track record scaling multimillion-dollar companies, she builds marketing systems that do what they’re supposed to: make you...

Bob Burg bob@burg.com Please share a brief Bio. Bob Burg is coauthor of the bestselling business parable, The Go-Giver (1.5 Million Copies Sold, translated into 30 languages) and author of the sales classic, Endless Referrals. He publishes the very popular Daily Impact email. You can learn more about Bob at www.burg.com . What are 2-3 things you would love to talk about? How do you define Networki...