Candace Yaeger MBA MA is a community cultivator, people connector, non-profit co-founder, renewable energy entrepreneur, former mental health therapist, TEDx speaker, and award-winning Executive Coach who has been featured in various news media outlets, including ABC and CBS. She is dedicated to helping others step up to their true potential and achieve successful, fulfilling work...

Lori Sussle Bonanni is the founder of elssus, LLC, a multi-disciplined communications consultancy. Lori builds and grows companies’ reputations thereby increasing awareness, business results and credibility. Think of her as a nontraditional publicist working with companies as early as funded startups and as established as Global 500s. She partners with her clients to help them...

The Journey, The Challenges, The Fun

James is a sales & marketing focused startup guy. At last count James had run seven startups – and is working on his eighth: Cognome, a tech spinout from the Montefiore Health System in New York City. He’s also the founder and a board member of Open Squash a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to...

Derek is an Emmy Award-winning multidisciplinary creative director, art director, and motion designer with over 15 years of experience in various roles such as video producer, director, copywriter, and editor. At each stage of the production process, Derek channels their creative drive into crafting narratives through visual media. Demonstrating a track record of successful collaboration...

Andrew is a serial entrepreneur who was the first in his family to start a business, or as he calls it, a 1st Generation Entrepreneur. In 2006, he started an IT consulting business as a one-man show. Over time that business grew to $2M/year before he sold it in 2021. During that time, he also...

With a lifelong commitment to entrepreneurship, Holly’s career journey began in the dynamic world of social media. This early exposure sparked her interest in digital communication and marketing, leading me to delve deeper into the industry. Over the years, Holly’s honed my skills in media relations, interpersonal communication, corporate communications, lead generation, and direct marketing,...

Rael Bricker, The Excellence Guy, promotes the idea of being excellent – showing up as the best version of yourself (or your company) every day. “In 2013 I was given a rude awakening when after a season of triathlons, I decided to run a marathon. All this was part of a plan before turning 50....

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