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Dionne Nicholls-Germain, aka “The Joy Coach,” is a professionally trained Life & Leadership Coach with hundreds of hours of coaching experience. Inspired by her own personal story of reinvention, she founded  Live Your Best Life for You , a personal development, leadership training, and speaking business serving an international clientele dedicated to supporting executives and entrepreneurs to...

My mother passed away from breast cancer March 5, 2011 and my father who was a Vietnam War veteran passed away October 30, 2022. I personally know the pain, financial stress, and heartache it causes families to have when the breadwinner of the family gets either sick in the hospital or passes away. Because of this first hand knowledge I didn’t want families to go through what I went through. If it...

Brian L. Shields is a business development and acquisition expert with 15+ years of experience. He currently advises funds and entrepreneurs on acquisitions & transactions, and coaches executives on reaching their peak performance..  As a Partner in VIO Management, he successfully acquired and exited Hill & Co Property Management and Pacific Union Property Management, modernizing operation...

Andrew is a UC Berkeley grad and co-founder of XO Capital, a micro private equity firm that acquires SaaS companies. With a background in AI and software engineering, he's successfully guided the firm in acquiring 10 businesses and selling 4. His experience ranges from exiting AI startup to identifying and nurturing cashflow. Fund:  Here's the video pitch:  https://www.loom.com/share/efb47...

Carl Cox is the CEO and founder of 40 Strategy, author of Lost at CEO, An Entrepreneur's Guide to Strategy and Host of the Measure Success podcast. Carl has been an executive leader in seven different organizations who have grown from 2x to 7x with operations in four continents. Today, Carl is tracking towards his 10-year vision to positively impact over 1 million people, 10,000 organizations,...

Jay's sharing his story: What is the significance of our existence? In 2018, I entered a local city council race with the sole purpose of contributing to my community’s betterment. Despite my vigorous campaigning efforts, including securing endorsements, canvassing, and purchasing campaign signs, my bid for the council seat ended in defeat, leaving me feeling disheartened and disappointed. How...

Are you a small business owner looking to improve your online presence and boost your business growth? You're in the right place! In this video, we dive deep into valuable small business tips and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategies that can help you reach a wider audience, increase your website's visibility on search engines, and ultimately drive more traffic and revenue. In this i...

Joel has a background in leadership and management from service as an U.S. Army Ranger officer who served in two combat zones. He has a legal background from attending Northwestern University School of Law and practicing contract and transactional law. Joel is a certified expert in mergers & acquisitions, being a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP) and Certified Merge...

Jeremy Mathis is a lifelong serial entrepreneur and one half of the MathisTwins. He was born and raised in Miami Florida and currently resides in Broward County. Jeremy has had a few businesses with his twin brother as his partner. One of their most recent business ventures was a medical cleaning business that the brothers grew and sold. Since successfully exiting that business, Jeremy and his bro...

Marcie Hanhart has been recognized for her work implementing new business concepts and streamlining operations to make companies more effective and profitable for decades. She is a business coach, advisor and speaker who works with business owners and entrepreneurs to help them achieve greater success and profitability, while also affording them time to pursue their personal goals and dreams.

Bakari founded Graves Hall Capital to acquire companies. In 2023, he acquired a $35M burlap bag manufacturing company with Granite Creek Partners, LLC where he recruited the company's CEO and sits on the board of directors. In 2021, he executed the acquisition of a $25M educational technology company with Iron Creek Partners, LLC. Bakari previously served as: Director of Corporate Development...

I’ve been doing this direct-to-consumer thing long before it was even a thing, creating one of the first ever menswear brands natively online back in 2004 - The Tie Bar. Built it. Sold it. Tried something new. Co-founded Thread Experiment in 2015, a home bedding brand designed for men. Another DTC brand that’s still going strong today. Then in 2019, I acquired Beau Ties of Vermont, a leading DTC m...

Charles Robinson, Managing Partner @ 1888 Ventures (Early Stage VC Firm), brings 10+ years of entrepreneurial expertise. Notable achievements: ● Founder Partner of Teamworks (Recently raise $65M Series E) ● COO of Forward Cities (Built Startup Ecosystems nationwide) ● Duke University graduate in Psychology and Markets & Management Studies ● Leadership experience at Alden's Capital (Hedge F...

As a highly-driven and results-oriented Growth Engineer, Drew has successfully generated 8-figures in client sales through his expertise in video advertising, copywriting, and sales funnels. Throughout Drew's career, he has developed a deep understanding of what drives consumer behavior and has leveraged this knowledge to create highly effective marketing campaigns that consistently exceed cli...

Craig Cameron is a seasoned digital marketing professional with a long career spanning three decades. Over the past seven years, he has specialized in chat marketing and funnel automation, establishing himself as an industry leader. Mr. Cameron's expertise is evident in the high-level work he conducts for clients ranging from six and seven-figure influencers to e-commerce platforms, coaching e...

Nativ Yanko is a 20 year old entrepreneur that went from playing football for Fulham FC and the England u15 national team to building a fast-growing TikTok advertising agency. When he’s not building or creating TikTok ads he’s either with his family or out in the City of London taking in the views.

Alexandria Edwards was born in Norcross, GA, and raised in Memphis Tennessee. Despite an upbringing riddled with challenges, Alexandria always knew she wanted and would have more. After graduating High School, Alexandria capitalized on the opportunity to become a neuro technician while running an office as the Office Manager. Using her love of earning, Alexandria then became a CPR instructor and b...

Ron Perry graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1997 where he studied Systems Engineering and Military History.  He served 8 years in the Army where he ultimately served as a company commander in the 1st Cavalry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom II.  Ron's company was responsible for providing security and conducting counterinsurgency operations for a neighbo...

Albert Hakim is a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor with The Kensington Company, who helps business owners’ market and sell their companies. He also assists buyers who want to get into business ownership discover the right business match. To each encounter, he brings 30+ years of actual business experience as owner of a retail chain, a wholesale distribution business, and head of corpor...

Branden Yamada is an eCommerce M&A advisor with over 5 years of experience helping businesses buy and sell eCommerce businesses. He has helped clients achieve major goals, such as acquiring a 7-figure value eCommerce Brand. Branden is also an expert in marketing strategies for the acquisition or exit of an eCommerce business, and he is passionate about coaching and training others to success.

Born and raised in Chicago’s inner city, Robert understands the challenges that arise from a scarcity of resources, access, and opportunities, which can lead even the most talented individuals astray. Robert himself attended public schools and received welfare, but he persevered, going from bankruptcy to launching and starting and leading successful multimillion-dollar tech startups, founding reta...

Jasmine Sung is an Asian-American entrepreneur specializing in funnel building and funnel designs. She is able to dissect current sales processes, map strategies, and execute the necessary automations, integrations, and web pages for any business owner. This allows business owners to be able to freely transition OUT of their business while it still converts leads into sales in the background. To b...

Armond Davis is the founder and Managing Partner of The Paragon Group, a venture capital firm, based in Atlanta. The firm invests exclusively in pre-seed and seed stage businesses that are owned by underrepresented founders who are female or ethnically diverse. Armond has worked with over 100 founders in the past five years, consulting on a variety of topics ranging from talent management to fundr...

Nathan Hirsch is a lifelong entrepreneur and focuses on the unsexy or boring parts of entrepreneurship (bookkeeping and hiring).  He is currently the CEO of EcomBalance/AccountsBalance and Outsource School. Nathan is best known for co-founding FreeUp.net in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaling it to $12 million in yearly revenue, and having it acquired in 2019. Today, he leads EcomBalan...

Embark on a riveting journey with Quentin Gause, a titan of the turf who transformed from an NFL Pro to a Business Mogul! Quentin has battled in the gridiron trenches for NFL powerhouses like the Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos, etching his legacy in the annals of American football. Now, Quentin channels his competitive spirit into the arena of business. With the fier...