Leigh Higginbotham Butler
Leigh is the founder and CEO of Akina Technologies, PBC, a social enterprise that leverages new media and innovative solutions to address systemic disparities faced by Black Women. With over 20 years of experience in government affairs and public relations, Leigh has a proven track record of building and managing strategic partnerships, designing and executing effective campaigns, and generating positive media coverage for causes and organizations.
Stuart Morris
Stuart L. Morris JP, FRSA is a neurodivergent, dynamic force at the nexus of entrepreneurship, innovation, and celebrant. A serial-entrepreneur, tech inventor, TEDx speaker, former award-winning professor of entrepreneurship, and the current CEO of the #1 celebrancy training business in the UK, the International College of Professional Celebrants and the managing director of his retreat center, High Trenhouse in Yorkshire.
Erik Wissig
Erik is SureCo's CFO & COO and works across all areas of the company, supporting teams with strategic execution and management. He joined SureCo in 2020 and swiftly moved to acquire technology from Hixme, a tech company he co-founded. As Hixme's CFO, he raised Seed, Series A, and Series B venture capital rounds. Erik has 25+ years of experience at the cross section of healthcare and technology. His career began in investment banking, and he advised on corporate transactions for Cardinal Health, Tenet, USC University Hospital, and IAC Interactive, and more. He earned his degree in Business Economics and German from the University of California at Santa Barbara and achieved the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute.
Brooke Goff
Attorney Brooke Goff is the founder and president of Goff Law Group, the largest woman-owned and operated personal injury law firm in Connecticut. The firm’s foundation is built on its aggressive, no-nonsense tactics, free consultations, direct attorney access and a 99% resolution result rate. As a public, openly gay, female lawyer in the region, Attorney Goff has been named one of the Top 10 Most Influential People in Legal Services for 2024 and has earned the Super Lawyer Rising Star Award for the past seven years. Attorney Goff is a sought-after speaker at numerous elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as colleges and universities about the importance of education and pursuing one’s dreams.