Business Buff Entrepreneurs | Who Turned Their Concepts Into Cold Hard Cash

Jay Bean, founder and CEO of FreshLime, is a focused and innovative entrepreneur with over a decade of online marketing and digital experience. Jay has a passion for building solutions for SMBs, and for solving marketplace pain points with forward-thinking technology. Listen and learn from Jay's experiences; from failures to overwhelming success!

Author, entrepreneur and co-founder Darrah Brustein joined forces with her twin brother to go into business brokering credit card processing and founded Equitable Payments in 2009. Bolstered by her success Darrah created Finance Whiz Kids and authored a series of 6 books that teach principles ranging from the value of a dollar, to short and long-term savings, to sharing, giving back. We can't wait to see what Darrah does next!

Alexandra Levit is an author several books, a former syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal, and current write for the New York Times. Her goal is to help people succeed in meaningful jobs, and to build relationships between organizations and top talent. She is a key note speaker and business consultant, who today will consult with Buff Nation sharing her journey and secrets to success!

Barry Moltz helps business owners get their companies growing again by unlocking their potential. With years of entrepreneurial experience in his own business ventures as well as consulting countless other entrepreneurs, Barry has discovered the formula to kick-start businesses and keep them rolling forward. His recent book: How To Get Unstuck will give you the knowledge needed to turn your business failures into triumphs. Oh, did I mention he is in the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame? Barry is the Man!

Birds Barbershop (birdsbarbershop.com) was hatched in 2006 by childhood friends and co-founders Michael Portman and Jayson Rapaport during a haircut rut. Getting a trim was a chore, no matter how much they spent. Their alternative would be walk-in and affordable, unlike the low-end chains and expensive salons, made for on-the-go clients looking for value that didn’t sacrifice quality. With some ingenuity, hard work and help from his wife, Michael was able to quit his mundane job and embark on his dream, his own business.

Sue B. Zimmerman, aka the #InstagramGal and #TheInstagramExpert, is a master at Instagram Marketing for Business. She teaches entrepreneurs, business execs, and marketing professionals how powerful Instagram for business can be. Sue B. is the founder of the online Instagram course Insta-Results, the author of the #1 eBook Instagram Basics for your Business, a Speaker and Business Coach. Catch Sue's enthusiasm for Instagram, Business & Life!

Jeffrey Kadlic spent the first 10 years of his career making private investments in an institutional setting. Early success was achieved in large part to an entrepreneurial mindset within a corporate culture. While practicing as an institutional investor, working in and around dynamic small businesses, he recognized that growing small businesses needed more than just an influx of cash to scale operations. Jeffrey is a dynamic leader whose excitement for success in business and life is contagious!

Since he was 11, Patrick Stoddart has been tinkering with technology. Starting on the family computer, he was captivated by the ability to quickly build and iterate on ideas. His hunger for teaching himself everything he possibly could quickly turned into a desire to develop platforms to solve real-world problems. He is Co-Founder and CTO of Phone2Action, a mobile advocacy platform for organizations to mobilize and engage their supporters.

Joanna Godwin launched her company JoJoSox during the economic downturn in 2009 to help her family supplement income. Joanna landed her first customer by loading the trunk of her car with her first order of JoJoSox and hitting the road. Although sales was new to her, ninety percent of the stores she called on bought her socks and she discovered she had found a unique niche! Joanna measures success by how much she loves what she does, and BONUS she makes money doing it!

Justin Krane, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional, is the founder of Krane Financial Solutions. Known for his savvy, holistic approach to financial planning, he advises his clients on how to unite their money with their lives and businesses. It took Justin 8 years to find the courage to start his business but there is no stopping him now! Justin teaches us how to invest in yourself, grow your business and add to the bottom line.