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Jason Grobbel is the President of E.W. Grobbel Sons, Inc., America's oldest corned beef specialist. Established in 1833 by his great grandfather, Jason bought out the other family interests in 1988. By implementing the systems he describes in his book "Leading America Back to Work", Grobbel helped build the company from a small regional processor with sales of $4 million to a nationally distributed processor with sales over $110 million annually. He is a father to five children and has interests that range from engineering and architecture to psychology and philosophy. His main passion is to help others grow personally and professionally all while making America's greatest corned beef on the side.

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Website: www.leadingamericabacktowork.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grobbel-264a5523

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Samuel is the founder of Admix, a funded startup based between London and SF. Sam is considered a VR/AR thought leader, frequently invited to speak at industry conferences, from Virtuality, Tech Open Air, or VR World. He is a contributor at VRFocus and VRScout, and his work has been featured on websites like Venture Beat.

Before Admix, Sam has 4 years’ experience running startups in the ad tech space, as co-founder of Kout.io, and founder of a mobile game studio, which he exited. Before that, he spent 2 years as a strategy engineer for Mercedes Formula One. Samuel has an MSc degree from Cranfield University (UK), and BSc Physics from EPF Lausanne (Switzerland) and Uppsala University (Sweden).

Website: http://www.samhuber.com

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Website: http://www.admix.in

Twitter: @SamHuber

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Twitter: @jdwoskin

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

Lainie Ishbia is a mom, wife, blogger, and licensed therapist. She has a blended family of seven and lives in Michigan. Lainie is also a former girl empowerment speaker and educator. She has a neuromuscular disorder called Charcot Marie Tooth and wears braces for walking and balance. She also struggles with buttons and other fine motor tasks. Lainie doesn’t let her disability affect her style and is very confident. She started Trend-Able, a fashion and lifestyle website to help other women with invisible lifestyle disabilities to find clothing and answers to everyday challenges.

Connect with Lainie Ishbia:

Website: www.trend-able.com

Twitter: @LainieIshbia

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Website: http://jondwoskin.com/

Twitter: @jdwoskin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

Email: [email protected]

Drew Patrick is owner and president of Skidmore Studio where he's a thoughtful strategic partner, relationship builder, and fierce advocate for the studio's creative team. He's passionate about helping good organizations grow through branding and fostering a workplace that's happy, healthy, and sustainable.

Under his leadership, Skidmore was recognized as #6 on Crain's Detroit Business Coolest Places to Work in Michigan and as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch in 2019. Prior to purchasing the studio in 2019, Drew worked at Skidmore for nine years in the roles of CFO, COO, and president. He received Crain's Detroit Business CFO of the Year Award in 2013.

Drew began his career with Ernst & Young's Detroit office after graduating from Albion College in 2001 with a degree in economics. His community involvement includes serving on the boards of Eastern Market Corporation and Big Green Detroit, as well as advisory roles for the United Way of Southeastern Michigan and Winning Futures.

Connect with Drew Patrick:

Website: https://skidmorestudio.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewpatrick-a201058

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Website: http://jondwoskin.com/

Twitter: @jdwoskin

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

Harris Van Cleef is Vice President at Star Trax, an event production company in the Detroit area known for their exceptional client experience. After a successful career as a hairdresser, Van Cleef decided to switch careers to work in event production. He lives in Michigan with his partner of 18 years Jeffrey, their dog, and a closet that is way too small.

Connect with Harris Van Cleef:

Website: https://startrax.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harrisvancleef

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Website: http://jondwoskin.com/

Twitter: @jdwoskin

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

Jason Fried is the Co-Founder and CEO of Basecamp. He started the company back in 1999 and has been running the show ever since. Along with David Heinemeier Hansson, he wrote Getting Real, REWORK, and REMOTE. Jason also wrote It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work. When it comes to business, he thinks things are simple until you make them complicated. And when it comes to life, we're all just trying to figure it out as we go.

Connect with Jason Fried

Website: www.basecamp.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/37signals/

Twitter: @jasonfried

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Website: http://jondwoskin.com/

Twitter: @jdwoskin

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

Jeff Hall is the founder of Overflow Cafe, a company that works for boost search engine optimization for websites so they will help businesses gain quality traffic and paying customers. Jeff started his own company at the age of 7 buying and reselling candy at school to support his family. He has been featured in over 100 podcast episodes, radio shows, and blog interviews. He has helped build 14 orphanages worldwide. In his spare time, he loves Game of Thrones, Walking Dead and a good cup of tea. You'll find him working hard (and sometimes goofing around) in Toronto. If you see him, please do not bring up Bitcoin or Game of Thrones because once you get him started on the subject he won't shut up.

Connect with Jeff Hall:

Website: https://overflowcafe.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/overflow_cafe

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overflowcafe/

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Website: http://jondwoskin.com/

Twitter: @jdwoskin

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

When it comes to putting great people in touch with other great people, Lou Diamond is a master connector. He has over a quarter century of experience in sales, relationship management, business development and executive coaching. Lou's authenticity, energy, and enthusiasm, along with his unwavering passion and desire for helping people achieve their business and personal goals, is unmatched.

Connect with Lou:

Website: www.loudiamond.net

Twitter: @ThriveLOUD

Facebook: www.facebook.com/lou.diamond.311

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thriveloud

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Website: http://jondwoskin.com/

Twitter: @jdwoskin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

Email: [email protected]

Shaan Patel closed a deal on Shark Tank with billionaire Mark Cuban for an investment in his company Prep Expert. Prep Expert offers SAT & ACT courses based on Shaan's methods to raise his own SAT score from average to perfect. Shaan received a B.A. in Biology from the University of Southern California on a full tuition scholarship, an M.D. from the University of Southern California, and an M.B.A. from Yale University. He is currently a dermatology resident physician at Temple University.

Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the internationally known, The 11 Laws of Likability, and her latest The Connectors Advantage. Michelle is a connection creator and CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized communications and leadership programs for fortune 500, non-profit, university and government clients. A former finance executive and NYU Professor, Michelle is a regular in the media appearing on NBC, CBS, Fox, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, CNBC, and others. Michelle is known for helping people work better together and advance their individual impact.

Connect with Michelle Tillis Lederman:

Website: theconnectorsadvantage.com

Twitter: @mtlederman

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleTillisLederman

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/communicationexpertspeaker

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Twitter: @jdwoskin

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/