Colin Hirdman started his first company a week after graduating from college, and has been an entrepreneur ever since. He’s building businesses through Monkey Island Ventures a company he co-founded with two of his best friends. Monkey Island Ventures is named after a park they played at since they were 5 years old. Over the…

Michael Villari is the Co-Founder, Secure Virtual Solutions (SVS) Born and raised in Holland, PA, Michael Villari is a proud graduate of LaSalle College High School and a lifelong athlete who played baseball through college and beyond. After college, he began his professional journey with the Faulkner Organization — a role he still looks back…

Bullied almost every day as a shy, small-built expat kid in London, Ash quickly realized that survival wasn’t about being the loudest in the room, it was about finding your people. The lack of connection in those early years made one thing painfully clear: community isn’t a luxury, it’s oxygen. Ash powered through adversity, earning…

Kristen spent 13 beautiful years as a social worker before moving on to establish her photography studio. For the past eight years she has built a six figure business, authored several books that have raised over $50,000 for nonprofit organizations. Her combined experiences over nearly 20 years has fostered an uncanny skill in authentic relationship…

Shane Hicks graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Early in his military career, he took a blow to the head in hand-to-hand combat training that resulted in two torn retinas, a concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After three surgeries, Shane was unexpectedly medically separated and had…

Alexander Concepcion first learned to love books from his Cuban-American parents in Miami, Florida. After burning his college diplomas, he moved to Texas, stumbled into real estate, and became one of Texas’s top producing (and only taco-themed) independent brokers despite working part-time hours. The rest of his time is spent studying history, playing disc golf,…

Dustin Riechmann is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of 7-Figure Leap. He specializes in helping mission-driven experts build 7-figure brands by telling their story. Key Moments [05:09] Inspiration for a Creative Side Hustle [06:44] “From Butcher Shop to Podcast” [12:12] “Networking Success: From Client to Walmart” [15:07] Boredom Transformed into Creative Growth [17:22] Faith-Focused…

Sam Sethi is the CEO of TrueFans a Podcasting 3.0 app that enables fans to reward their favorite creators using micropayments. He is also the co-host of Podnews Weekly Review. Sam is a 30 year veteran of the IT industry. He has held senior technical and marketing director roles across a number of companies including…

Alex Sanfilippo is a podcaster and the founder of PodMatch.com, a platform that automatically matches podcast hosts and guests for interviews. Through PodMatch and his podcast titled Podcasting Made Simple, Alex helps independent podcasters grow their influence and revenue so they can better serve their listeners! Key Moments [05:05] “Remembering Vine’s Creative Era” [07:43] Choosing…

Dr. Demi Aspey is the founder of Studio Sonder creative community, professional copywriter, creative strategist @ Instagram for Business and @ WhatsApp for Business, independent screenwriter, travel journalist, creative writing PhD and full-time creative alien. She was also late diagnosed AuDHD woman and is an advocate for mental health — because life, man. Key Moments…