Adrian Koehler

He is a leadership engagement expert at Take New Ground, who coaches executives & entrepreneurs in the art & science of personal engagement for themselves, their teams, & their clients. “I am the cornerman for select leaders who choose both meaningful ambition and lasting positive impact on others.” He’s the co-host of two popular podcasts: Raising The Bar with Drybar Founder Alli Webb (his wife) and The Naked Leadership Podcast with TNG Senior Partner Dan Tocchini

Azul Terronez

He is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and book coach who specializes in helping leaders write and publish books that elevate their brand. As the CEO of the six-figure company Authors Who Lead, he has enabled Wall Street CEOs, professional athletes, and successful YouTubers to write and publish books.

Scott Harris Shapiro

He grew up in the eyewear industry and is the namesake of the multi-million-dollar eyewear brand, Scott Harris. His parents founded Europa Eyewear in 1977, & for more than 40 years the company has been designing, importing, and distributing eyeglasses and sunglasses. In 2014 he teamed up with a small group of innovative entrepreneurs to build a first-of-its kind American eyewear factory and produce a new luxury brand called STATE Optical Co.

Ravi Swaminathan

He is founder & CEO of TaskHuman, a digital coaching platform that organizes the world’s human expertise and makes it instantly available to users via video call. TaskHuman helps users with personal and professional growth in areas including health and wellness, physical fitness, mental, spiritual, emotional well-being, financial well-being, sales and leadership coaching, pet training, travel planning, and more.

Sam Hocking

Vertis delivers dynamic insights to executives, human resources, and real estate leaders in high-growth enterprises. The Vertis Market Intelligence Platform(SM) leverages billions of data points to help business leaders create and execute their talent and location strategies precisely and confidently. Vertis’ proprietary intelligence gives customers and strategic partners unparalleled competitive advantages.

Hank Moore

Hank is a leading authority on business strategies, turnarounds, and crisis aftermath, who has advised cities through recessions, violence, natural disasters, and business downturns. Among those whom he has declared: Littleton, CO, after the Columbine shootings, Tylenol after tainted products, United Way of America after an embezzlement scandal, the California wine industry recovering from wildfires, etc.

Deepali Vyas

Fearless+ is an Education Technology platform empowering the next generation by reimagining LinkedIn for teenagers and helping high schoolers prepare for their future. It allows young people to create a portfolio showcasing their personal, academic, and professional accomplishments while developing critical leadership and life skills not traditionally taught in school.

Tony Saliba

He is an internationally renowned business leader, multi-faceted serial entrepreneur, option trading pioneer, master trader & board member of the Chicago Stock Exchange, & shareholder, operator, & investor in nearly 100 companies. Also the author of “Managing Expectations: Driving Profitable Option Trading Outcomes through Knowledge, Discipline, and Risk Management.”

Steve Battista

Steve is a 2-time recipient of Sports Business Journal’s 40 under 40 award, and his creative and award-winning marketing, including “Protect This House,” “Click Clack,” And “I Will” campaigns, helped catapult Under Armour into the most recognizable sports apparel brands in the world.

Gary Polk

Polk is the author of two books. His initial book released in September 2019, “Why Entrepreneurs Fail (to Win)”, is widely used as a textbook in college entrepreneurship programs helping serial and new entrepreneurs to learn about failure. “Why Black and Brown Entrepreneurs Fail (to Win)”, published December 2020, is intended for entrepreneurs and those who want to be.

David Selinger

Their proprietary AI saves their agents time by removing false alarms like cars, your neighbor walking her dog, or a deer jumping over your back fence. Their LiveSentinel™ surveillance agents are busy reviewing and engaging only with real and potential security threats to families. When they contact police, it’s with a verified crime-in-progress, and they respond accordingly.

Rabbi Teldon

As a Chabad Rabbi for more than 40 years, Tuvia Teldon was compelled to take his spiritual learning to a new level after his son’s death from Cystic Fibrosis. After a 28-year inner exploration, Rabbi Teldon wrote his book. Rabbi Teldon regularly shares insights on his weekly Cablevision Long Island talk show, The Jewish Spotlight, on social media, and through his many classes and speaking engagements.

David Williams [0:00]

Team Hired is a full-service recruiting firm dedicated to finding the best candidates for the job. Their founders, Dave Williams and Tom Bianco have a combined sales revenue of over $70 million, and they attribute their success to finding and hiring the right people. Their strategy of “always be hiring” means that they have a contingency plan in place for when their hiring needs change, so there’s never any time or money lost.

Diane Gayeski [15:29]

Diane M. Gayeski, Ph.D. is principal of Gayeski Analytics. She is internationally recognized as an academic administrator, a consultant, and a scholar in communications and learning strategies and technologies. She provides consultation and presentations to leaders in higher education, human resources, training, and corporate communications. Through Gayeski, she is active in consulting with organizations to help them assess and adopt new methods of communication and training.

Geoffrey Arone [29:04]

His experience varies from Co-founder and Partner of a > $100 million crypto hedge fund, to VP Marketing and Chief Scientist of a multi-billion dollar global company, to startup CEO with successful exits. Early in his career he helped create the "social web" and "social media" before they were media buzz terms.

Craig Siegel [43:00]

He’s a value-based and high-energy Global Keynote Speaker & rising thought leader, as featured in Entrepreneur & endorsed by some of the world’s most well-known celebrities, entertainers, athletes, & entrepreneurs, such as Rob Dyrdek, Ed Mylett, Frank Grillo, Andy Grammer, Marie Forleo, Dr. Shefali, Tom Bilyeu, Bethany Hamilton, Suzanne Somers, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Thomas, Darryl Strawberry, Brian Dawkins, Edgerrin James & more. He’s also the host of The CLS Experience with Craig Siegel podcast (Dave has been on)

Justin Donald [0:00]

Justin's extensive entrepreneurial experience includes owning several profitable real estate-related businesses, one of the largest mobile home park portfolios in the U.S., various additional rental property portfolios, Orangetheory Fitness & KidStrong franchises, and multiple successful operating companies. One notable venture is Stellar, a residential maintenance and rehab company that Justin co-founded, that recently completed its Series B funding round, led by Alerion Ventures and S3 Ventures, the largest venture capital firm in Texas.

Wendy H. Steele [16:10]

Wendy H. Steele is the founder and CEO of Impact100, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to uniting and empowering women to create a transformational impact in their communities. Since launching Impact100 in 2001, Wendy has dedicated her life to encouraging women to see themselves as both activists and philanthropists, bringing them together in order to unite their efforts, support one another, and enrich their communities as a team.

Trevor Bogan [28:38]

With over 20 years of experience in Talent Acquisition–Trevor Bogan proudly serves as the Regional Director of the Americas at Top Employers Institute. Top Employers Institute is the global authority in recognizing excellence in People Practices. They help accelerate these practices to enrich the world of work.

Dr. Eric Cole

Dr. Eric Cole is a World Renowned Cybersecurity Expert with more than 30 years of network security experience, and he is a distinguished cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker who helps organizations curtail the risk of cyber threats.

Robert Nickell

Robert would like to promote the fact that using virtual staffing post pandemic is a trend that’s here to stay. He is the Founder and CEO of Rocket Station, the leading provider of outsourced staffing and process management for the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.

Bill Angrick

Mr. Angrick held the belief that there is a better way forward in the $150 billion reverse supply chain industry and dedicated himself to creating a company to provide better service, scale, and results—and Liquidity Services was born. Note: 20% of an organization’s assets on average is surplus to its needs.

Spencer Hadelman

Spencer has continued to add to the Advantage umbrella with e-commerce company acquisitions, including the contemporary watch brand, Voelen, which he has since successfully exited. Tapping into his golf marketing skills and personal love for the game, he also founded the e-commerce golf accessory brand, Talon Golf Co in 2020.

Lesley “Les” Winston

He’d like to promote: “Section 664 and Social Secharity”. He says that Section 664 and Social Secharity is a bold new way to move the country from 30 trillion in debt to economic well-being through charitable wealth. “Help resolve our country’s debt, improve your own future income and pay less tax! Best of all, be a grateful benefactor to your community”

Barry Cohen

He says “One thing I know is you can't see the Rolex in the dark so this [ProTek watch] does serve a purpose and is something you would get used to and appreciate every day, and eventually leave your Rolex on your dresser”. ProTek was recently named an Official Watch of the USMC.

Donny Starkins

He is the creator of “The Shift” Transformational Coaching, a 90-Day Personal Development Private Coaching program. He’s also host of the Comeback Stories Show with NFL star Darren Waller. In addition, Donny works one-on-one with some of the top professional athletes in the world on mindset, life coaching and mindfulness.

Nathan and Susannah Furr

Their book “THE UPSIDE OF UNCERTAINTY: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown”. It is a science-backed guide for navigating and thriving through uncertainty—based on interviews and insights from world-renowned leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives.

Dr. Rosina Racioppi

As President and CEO of WUI, she leads initiatives to help Fortune 1000 companies cultivate the culture and talent needed to achieve greater growth and profitability. Under her direction, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. successfully partners with organizations across a wide range of industries to develop their high-potential women and build a pipeline of diverse talent.

Annette Bakker

Her recent op-eds cover the topics: “Don’t let ‘shelved assets’ gather dust. Make them into new lifesaving drugs” about how to best use the existing compounds gathering dust on companies’ shelves, as well as “Skilled volunteering is the future of charitable giving” which talks about how companies can have a real impact on their communities while boosting employee morale and retention

Julie Charlestein

She is the President & CEO of Premier Dental Products Company which develops, manufactures & distributes innovative dental consumables & devices for oral health professionals worldwide. She is leading Premier through its next evolutionary phase, driving relevance to the marketplace with a customer-driven mindset underpinned by a focus on technology, data, brand strength, & human capital. Part of the next evolutionary phase is the introduction of a DTC product that is an entirely new category of at-home oral care.

Keith Dezern

Keith oversees the digital transformation agency’s East Coast expansion from its new Reston, Va., office and grows Enagagency’s enterprise technology platforms, geographic reach and verticals. “We are in the right market and in the right place – Austin is a very established tech hub, and Reston is the Silicon Valley of the East Coast. We are poised for growth,”

Brian J. Esposito

Brian founded EIE in New York in 2013. Wholly owned by Brian, EIE currently has 65 entities within it and over 150 joint ventures that have been accumulated around the world over the last 20 years. To date, there are over 25 industry focuses and just one degree separating any industry or market that Brian may want to enter into and do business in.

Dan Demsky

With a desire to make single-bag travel a reality for all, Dan launched Unbound Merino in 2016 with lifelong friends and fellow travelers, Andrew Cariboni and Dima Zelikman. After years of researching, designing and prototyping, they have created the most stylish, versatile and highest performing Merino wool clothing that’s made specifically for travel and everyday life.

Vedant Gupta

Vedant has now done about 1,500 star interviews and hosted shows on his Instagram Live. The stars he has talked to include the biggest names: Patrick Mahomes, Zion Williamson, Magic Johnson, Snoop Dogg, etc.

Dr. Randall Bel

As an economist, Dr. Randall Bell has consulted on more disasters on earth than anyone in history. Dr. Bell is widely considered the world’s top authority in the field of post-traumatic thriving. His clients include the Federal Government, State Governments, International Tribunals, major corporations and homeowners. Dr. Bell believes that “the problem is not the problem – the problem is how we react to the problem.”