Fascinating Entrepreneurs

Suze Dowling is Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Pattern, a family of purposeful brands providing the essentials to make, shape, and grow a home—the foundation of daily life.

Suze has built her career in the early stage landscape. Her role is the culmination of a decade of experience at the forefront of the NY start-up community; working hand-in-hand with entrepreneurs from ideation to, now, multiple billion-dollar exits.

Prior to co-founding Pattern, Suze was General Manager and Partner at famed challenger agency, Gin Lane, where she helped to launch over 50 DNVB brands and played a critical role in shaping the founder journey for brands like Harry’s, Hims, Sweetgreen, Quip and more.

Where to find Suze Dowling

Website: www.patternbrands.com

• Instagram: @SuzeDowling
• Twitter: @SuzeDowling
• LinkedIn: Suze Dowling

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Kris Kluver is a dedicated speaker, facilitator, advisor, seasoned entrepreneur, and bestselling author of The Aspiring Solopreneur: Your Business Start-Up Bible as well as The Fable: Life on Your Terms, part of the Defining What’s Next series. He has helped thousands of individuals, couples, and organizations find balance and achieve more than they ever thought possible using simple tools, candid facilitation, and unique stories. Kris has helped organizations achieve eight-figure exits, ten times growth spurts and the process of going public.

Kris is a Certified Speaker with EO, the Entrepreneur Association, has studied entrepreneurial strategy at Harvard Business School and is a fellow at York University in the United Kingdom. He lives in the high country of Colorado with his spouse, Reka, where they live life on their terms embracing adventure travel and endurance events.

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Where to find Kristopher Kluver

Website: https://lifeon-yourterms.com/

• Youtube: Life On Your Terms
• Facebook Group: “Life on your Terms” - Public GROUP
• LinkedIn: Kristopher Kluver 

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Cielo Solis is a multilingual media storyteller, executive, and TV journalist turned entrepreneur whose motivation, compassion, and game-changing attitude have all earned her a reputation as a media thought leader.

She is the founder & CEO of BLENDtw, a media company focused on producing content that fosters human connection. Through BLENDtw, Cielo produces content that helps people connect through their experiences so they can live abundant and meaningful lives. Disappointed by the lack of diversity in news coverage, Cielo decided to quit her job in television and make a change in the media industry by launching a website focused on grassroots journalism.

That is how BLENDtw (blend the world) was born.

BLENDtw has grown to become one of the most popular sites among gen Z & Millenials in America. The website now averages 1 Million readers per month, and BLENDtw has now expanded into a  marketing agency. 

Cielo’s work has been featured on The List, ABC News, NBC News,  Medium, Thrive Global, Her Campus, and many other publications.

Where to find Maricielo Solis

Website: maricielosolis.com

• Instagram: @cielojsolis
• Twitter: @cielojsolis
• Facebook: Cielo
• LinkedIn: Maricielo Solis

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In 2011, I suffered a severe injury. I tore a pectoral muscle while bench pressing. I was shocked and angry at myself. Why, 7 years after college sports, was I lifting heavy weights? Now, as an instructor pilot in the Navy, I couldn't fly, I couldn't workout, and I had a painful surgery and long recovery ahead. I was consumed with sadness and self-loathing. 

Leading up to this incident, I was a skeptic. I'd roll my eyes at stories of silver linings and turning lemons to lemonade. Sure, there might be some good outcomes from a 'positive mental attitude,' but not in most cases. My first reaction was to dwell on my misery and irresponsibility. 

But I had an entrepreneurial itch. Was this the best opportunity to take a shot at creating something with energy, inspiration, and purpose?

During my Naval career, jumping rope became my favorite fitness tool. It was portable for all my traveling and always a fun challenge compared to boring cardio routines. 

Even better - I discovered weighted ropes. An amazing workout I didn't know existed. The ones I used broke due to terrible designs, but a seed was planted.

What about a Cross-training jump rope? Amazing quality with ropes that can be swapped to provide an awesome variety of jump rope fitness experiences ... 'Crossrope.'

I didn't have any business or fitness industry experience. Just a library card and determination. Many founders are touted as visionaries who saw the future and took bold action. I laugh because my experience has been the opposite. I began fearful of failure, but now Crossrope has far eclipsed what I could have imagined. That is a testament to the incredible team we've built that brings energy, talent, and purpose. Crossrope is definitely a different way to find joy in getting healthy and staying fit.

Though there are many influences shaping our culture, but I love our core value of striving for continuous improvement. We bring enthusiastic efforts to employee experience, customer experience, and product development, synthesizing internal innovative ideas with customer feedback. It's been incredible to see the life-changing experience shares of our customers, the successes of our team, and momentum of Crossrope. I'm filled with gratitude every day and excited for the path we're on.

If the idea of striving to become world-class at what you do in support of a mission to bring joy, confidence, and inspiration through jump rope fitness sounds interesting, take a look at our job openings or shoot me a note. We're excited to continue building an amazing team!

Where to find David Hunt

Website: www.crossrope.com

• Instagram: @crossropejumpropes
• Tiktok: @crossropedave
• Youtube: Crossrope Jump Ropes
• LinkedIn: David Hunt

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Stephen is the Managing Director of ETC Consult and Distributed Training. Stephen is involved in different industries including leadership development and psychometric selection as well as international education and training; inward tourism in Ireland and more recently online and blended learning.

Stephen has delivered seminars and workshops; moderated panel discussions and acted as the MC for a range of international events on the topics of entrepreneurship; international communication; leadership; social media marketing; audio visual marketing and more.

Stephen has worked with individuals and teams around the world with their strategy planning and goal setting to help them to get a clear vision of where the want to be and how to get there.

Stephen spent many years fine tuning his own "why" or core purpose to help him get more clarity around what he wants to do with his life and it boils down to two words - Aspire & Flourish (www.aspireandflourish.com) where Stephen wants to help individuals and teams Aspire to a better future and Flourish through training, education and coaching.

Stephen is honoured to act on a number of advisory boards; as a coach for accelerator companies scaling up their businesses; as an angel investor and as a mentor to emerging entrepreneurs in Ireland and internationally.

Stephen is the former global chair of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards which supports student entrepreneurs around the world and served on the global committee for the Entrepreneurs Organization Accelerator Programme.

Stephen and his Spanish wife have two bilingual daughters and try to spend as much holiday time in Spain as possible.

Where to find Stephen Shortt

Website: successfulsuccession.com

• LinkedIn: Stephen Shortt

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Ivan Estrada is an inspirational business leader and top-ranked real estate entrepreneur. Estrada is a top producer at the Beverly Hills office of Douglas Elliman. He is a highly sought-after public speaker on marketing, personal development, real estate, and personal branding by organizations such as Inman, California

Association of Realtors, and The Real Deal. Estrada produces a large portfolio of video content, including the popular YouTube series, The Real Estate Minute. He has been featured on NBC’s Open House, HGTV’s House Hunters and Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, as well as in the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Hollywood Reporter, and Dwell Magazine. He was also named “Top 30 Under 30′′ in real estate with Newsweek. Estrada is also part of a selected cohort of top entrepreneurs for the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance & Accounting from the

University of Southern California and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is currently a member of the Advisory Council at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and was a former president of the Los Angeles LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

Additionally, Estrada lends his expertise as a mentor with universities and various community organizations such as the Social Justice Learning Institute and Youth Business Alliance.

Where to find Ivan Estrada

Website: https://www.ivanestrada.com

• Instagram: @ivanestradaproperties
• Facebook: Ivan Estrada Properties
• Youtube: Ivan Estrada Properties
• LinkedIn: Ivan Estrada Properties

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Willow Hill is an entrepreneur and award-winning creative director at the helm of building the purpose-driven brands of tomorrow. As the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Scout Lab, her clients include Wix.com, Adidas, Venmo, and scaling start-ups such as Ritual, Maple, Wilde, and more. Prior to Scout Lab, she built and launched Airbnb's global brand, introducing the Airbnb re-brand to the world via major global campaigns. Drove adoption of the Airbnb brand into hyper-growth in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. She is also a creative advisor as well as an LP at the Airbnb Angels fund. 

As a passionate creative leader, Willow speaks on building brands designed for the next generation. Speaking topics include: Building environmentally sustainable brands, Designing for Gen Z and Beyond, An indigenous approach to creativity and more. Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Disney Channel, Ad Week, Nylon, Rolling Stone and more.

Where to find Willow Hill

Website: https://www.scoutlab.com/

• Instagram: @bywillowhill
• Twitter: @byWillowHill
• LinkedIn: Willow Hill

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Billy Bosch, as CEO of ICONIC, translates his vision for the “perfect snack and meal solutions” into reality, leading his team in product testing and design. He oversees retail distribution, currently over 8,000 locations. He has closed more than $10 million in capital to finance the business.

Where to find Billy Bosch

Website: www.drinkiconic.com

• Instagram: @iconiclife
• Facebook: Billy Bosch
• LinkedIn: Billy Bosch

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Dr. Arun Gupta is a solo primary care physician for 35 years, and an addiction doctor for the past 16 years. Dr. Gupta is the author of the highly acclaimed new book, The Preventable Epidemic: A Frontline Doctor’s Experience and Recommendations to Resolve America’s Opioid Crisis is the best seller, on WSJ & USA today Amazon #1, B&N number 1. Over the years of treating addiction patients, he has seen firsthand the devastation and heartbreak caused to their families and has a passion for stopping the Opioid Crisis that is claiming so many lives in our country. He started a tax-exempt Foundation RAOE (Resolve America's opioid epidemic) has a 501(c )3 status. He is trying to educate the policymakers, the media & public & eventually provide communities that need help. He could be reached by RAOEfoundation.org or Thepreventableepidemicbook.com

He is an American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) certified Addiction Provider and Certified Medical Review Officer. He enjoys teaching & is a highly sought-out speaker. He is invited to speak at the Rotary International annual meeting in Houston Texas on June 6th, 2022.

Where to find Dr. Arun Gupta

Website: thepreventableepidemicbook.com

• Twitter: @DrArunGupta18
• Instagram: @drguptaauthor
• Facebook: Dr. Arun Gupta
• LinkedIn: Arun Gupta

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Gesche Haas is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and advisor who is the CEO and Founder of Dreamers & Doers, an award-winning community and agile PR team amplifying extraordinary entrepreneurial women. Dreamers & Doers has built a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem of over 34,000 women globally.

Gesche's views on the tech space and beyond have been featured on Bloomberg TV, CNNMoney, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Refinery29, Broadly/Vice, and other major media outlets, as well as at the United Nations, where she spoke during the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. She is a regular content contributor to Nasdaq, Brit + Co, and 500 Startups.

Gesche was also awarded 'Forbes Next 1000', 'VOTY 100 Community Builder' by BlogHer, 'Empowered Woman of the Year' by WWD/Variety/Ciroc, 'The Buildies Profitability Award' by Calm Company Fund, 'Best Remote CEO' by RemoteRated, 'New York Talent Cultivators' by Techweek, and 'Best of Tech' on Twitter by CB Insights. 

Gesche is currently a Venture Partner at Republic supporting diverse founders seeking funding.

Prior to founding Dreamers & Doers, Gesche held senior positions at several venture-backed startups in roles covering growth, strategy, finance, operations and business development. She also spent five years as an investor at a healthcare-focused hedge fund (~$3bn AUM, SAC spin-off). 

Where to find Gesche Haas

Website: www.dreamersdoers.com

• Twitter: @geschehaas
• Instagram: @geschehaas
• Facebook: Gesche Haas
• LinkedIn: Gesche Haas

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