Michael Hecht

Under his leadership, GNO, Inc. has been named a “Top Economic Development Organization in the United States” by Site Selection magazine. He says the past year in Nola may make a bigger impact than the last 15 years of rapid startup growth. New Orleans has experienced nearly $3B in exits over the last year--including the first post-Katrina 'unicorn' Lucid acquired for 1.1B and Levelset, acquired for $500M - making it the second largest construction acquisition in US history.

Charlie Parrino

He founded JRI Cards in 2019 with his two sons, which they initially started as a hobby to share the excitement of pack ripping - opening packs of collectible cards on a live stream - with fellow collectors. As the site and its live streams grew in popularity, he left his job on Wall Street to run the company full time.

Dr. Rob Fazio

He would like to discuss leadership psychology. He is the managing partner of OnPoint Advising Inc. and has worked with Fortune 500 companies around the globe for more than 15 years. He’s also president of the nonprofit Hold the Door for Others, a 9/11 inspired nonprofit that helps people grow through adversity. His father Ron was killed on 9/11 helping others.

Ulf Arnetz

Howwe Technologies is a “market-leading SaaS solution that accelerates your execution and financial results and makes your goals clear and actionable on all levels of the organization – in one platform. It’s a shared platform that’s making your plan clear and actionable for all levels of the organization, unleashing companies' full potential for growth.”

Christian Wachter [00:28]

Founded as a German university spin-off at Saarland University, imc learning provides holistic support to more than 1,300 companies, public & educational institutions from all sectors & of all sizes in the planning & implementation of digital training strategies. While imc is rooted in Germany, they’re a global company through & through, with over 400 employees worldwide

Laura Gerrits [14:46]

Overhauling hierarchy & mentoring executives to build a more impactful leadership style, she rebuilds a fitter company with a flatter structure & purpose. It leads to bigger profits, better talent retention, and increased unity among employees. Innovation and more customer centricity is also often reported from implementing her holistic practices.

Jay Rosenzweig [7:36]:

He’s an internationally renowned social impact entrepreneur, humanitarian, trained lawyer, and leadership strategist. The founder of Rosenzweig & Company, Rosenzweig is an expert in designing, building and attracting world class teams. He consults with public and private companies, including large global corporations; emerging growth to mid-sized businesses; professional services firms; and private equity and venture capital firms.

Karen Eber [19:20]:

She helps companies build healthy leaders, teams, and culture one story at a time. She created her company in 2019 after having extensive experience working for major complaints including: GE, Deloitte, & HP. She’s a four-time American Training and Development winner. She’s also a keynote speaker who has participated in TED talks, including “How your brain responds to stories -- and why they're crucial for leaders”, which has almost 2 million views.

Matt Doyle [31:01]:

Array Consulting Group offers products that assist companies with Automation (smarter forms that work for you), Doc workflow (PDF document outputs at the click of a button), & Reporting (“Digital Plumbing for the Modern Business”). “Win your work day back with highly customizable inspection software for checklists, issue capturing & task management. Power your business with forms that work as hard as you do.”

Marie Sutro [0:00]

She is an award-winning and bestselling author. In 2018, she won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for the Best New Voice in Fiction, for her debut novel, Dark Associations. Plot: “Following the discovery of her protégé’s mutilated corpse, Kate Barnes vows to capture the infamous serial killer known as The Tower Torturer, known for revisiting history’s darkest forms of cruelty on his victims…”

Matt Roberson [15:07]

The only fee you pay is for a transferable & resalable NFT membership (currently limited to 3,500), thus allowing pass holders to bypass the standard $80,000 upfront fees and any monthly fees. They are currently partnered with Flyexclusive, which possesses more than 95 private jets available to their members.

Ryan Mathie [27:18]

He’s a Scottish author, coach, & award winning expert in personal & professional development who is best known for helping new & ambitious coaches build their businesses as the CEO of ‘High-Performing Coach’, a globally renowned training company he co-founded in 2019.

Kent Gregoire

In addition to his work with Symphony Advantage, he is also a serial entrepreneur, having founded or led more than a dozen organizations, & an angel investor in purpose-driven companies. He is also one of the first certified conscious capitalism consultants in the world.

Jake Clopton

His book was just published, Commercial Real Estate Investing: Understanding, Finding, And Funding Deals In Today's World. Topics included are the different property types, where they are going, ideas on how to find deals, & ways to finance them with both debt & equity

Suzanne McKenzie

She didn't envision owning a fashion brand, however, after suddenly losing her husband to cardiac arrest while playing soccer in ‘09, she created a soccer foundation for underserved youth, the Ucal McKenzie Breakaway Foundation, to honor his legacy. With just $75,000 a few years later, she merged her late husband's passions as a high school guidance counselor & soccer coach/mentor with her own for design & collaboration, launching Able Made to support the foundation. They’re working on expanding the brand through experiential retail pop-ups

Michael Lenox [0:00]

He’s an award-winning professor, author, speaker, & consultant. For 25+ years, he’s been helping MBA students & executives navigate the competitive dynamics of markets in the face of innovation and disruption. From decarbonization to digital transformation, Mike has extensive expertise on the topics most important to today's executives. As a strategy consultant, he has helped numerous organizations devise effective strategies such as General Motors, Dominion Energy, NASA, and the NCAA. As an online educator, he has helped millions of learners improve their strategic thinking and reasoning.

Eugina Jordan [20:10]

She’s a female executive who has built her career from a secretary to chief marketing officer in telecom, where women represent only 12% of the C-suite. She’s an author, inventor, & a well-sought-after speaker. A strong voice for women in tech, she won the outstanding achievement “Diversity in Tech” GLOMO Award by GSMA at Mobile World Congress 2023.

Phil Simon [33:11]

He’s a sought-after speaker & recognized authority on technology, collaboration, & the future of work. He advises companies on how to use technology. His previous books include the award winners Reimagining Collaboration, Message Not Received, and The Age of the Platform. He is also the author of Zoom for Dummies® and Slack for Dummies®.

Van Carlson [00:00]

He’s the Founder & CEO at SRA. He is an industry leader in enterprise risk management solutions with over 25 years of experience. Along with the responsibility of bringing SRA’s new products to market, he helps clients achieve their financial goals and aid in protecting a business’s assets through times of uncertainty.

Jeffrey Chaponick [14:44]

With MAC Diversity Recruiters, their mission is to help companies & individuals reach their highest potential through workplace diversity & inclusion. They believe “Employers should be reflective of the communities in which they exist and serve.” As a valued member of the Board of Directors on the National Diversity Council, Jeff has spoken and is a contributing member, lending his expertise in the recruiting industry.

Sonia Bestulic [33:02]

She’s a creative & socially conscious entrepreneur; is a 3x Award winning Children's & Adults Author, Speaker, and Podcaster. She’s Founding Director of a Speech Pathology company, now in its 17th year; and Intuitive Life Coach & Consultant. Her mission is to activate positive change and healing in the world; by leaving a legacy of creatively nurturing a heart-led, humble and high vibe humanity. Her intuitive life & business coaching & consulting is reserved for heart-led individuals & organizations intent on practicing & experiencing high vibration flourishing results across personal/professional realms

Scott Reid [00:00]

At Ecommerce Optimizers, he leads the optimization team to consistently deliver the most innovative, effective, and profitable Conversion Optimization & Data Visualization services to D2C Ecommerce brands worldwide. Scott holds an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.

Jay McDonald [14:17]

He’s a former CEO that turns around fledgling companies as an Executive Advisor and Certified Adaptability Consultant. Over his extensive career, he’s navigated all the ups & downs in the life cycle of a business, including forecasting change and predicting disruptors, rightsizing workforces, dealing with shareholders, improving productivity, building budgets, and more.

Rebecca Mountain [30:27]

She runs a High Performance Coaching firm whose mission is to remove the obstacles people put in their way, so they can take full advantage of their inner greatness. Her work combines the principles and methodologies across multiple disciplines, weaving them together to form customized solutions so her clients can live happier, wealthier and more fulfilled lives. She’s also the host of The Rebecca Mountain Show, which is about ditching the status quo & only doing things that make you happy & bring you the big bucks (Dave hasn’t been on)

Sarah Hill [44:53]

She’s a former TV news anchor & reporter. Now, she’s CEO of Healium, a mental wellness product that brings bio-data from fitness trackers to life inside virtual or augmented reality stories. She likes to tell stories with unique inputs like EEG, heart rate, and scent to interrupt the stress response. She won 12 mid-America Emmys & was a TV news reporter for CBS and NBC news affiliates for decades.

Yoni Rubin [0:00]

He founded the SMB budgeting platform called MRGN in 2020, after having a discussion with best friend and business partner, Scott, on a road trip, realizing that they were both “suffering from the same lack of tooling”. Now, with MRGN, business owners have no need for a finance degree or even a CFO, can simulate common scenarios in seconds, and get alerts when their metrics stray from the norm.

Devin Johnson [14:01]

Kennected was founded in 2018 on the backbone of years of digital marketing experience by Devin, Cody Harvey, Elliot Drake, Stephen Twomey, and Brandon Poplstein. The goal was to create a solution that was simple yet more effective than traditional marketing company services. The goal was successful & ultimately brought the power of lead generation & marketing back to 10,000+ businesses & entrepreneurs around the world in less than 2 years.

Sheryl Utal [28:17]

Japa Health is a meditation app that uses a multitude of data aggregates along with a thorough self-assessment to create a truly unique methodology to drive the outcomes that you desire and deserve. Its mission is to teach every person how to uncover their energetic potential so that humanity can experience its next stage of evolution.

Dan Markel

Rise Medical offers many treatments such as male sexual rejuvenation, female rejuvenation, male hormone analysis, female hormone analysis, make and female hair growth, and male and female chronic pain. Alongside his wife of 30 years, Dan aims to provide a customized, empowering approach to rejuvenating sexual health and discovering true intimacy.

Evan Frazier

Evan is a corporate executive, nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, and author. He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He is currently the president and CEO of The Advanced Leadership Institute and sits on the Dollar Bank Board of Directors. Over the years, he earned executive education certificates from Harvard Business School's Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Aaron Bare

His life purpose is to create One-Million Exponential Leaders. He is the WSJ Bestselling Author of Exponential Theory and the Creator of the XMBA (Group Coaching Program), and host of the "XX Podcast; Two Exponentials in a Flat World." Beyond traveling to over 90 countries and all 50 States, Aaron has facilitated innovation and strategy at over 500 companies and appeared on 20 of the top 250 podcasts.