Terry entered business networking in 1995 during his first professional sales job while I lived in Columbus, Ohio. By 27, he was running 5 different groups ranging from 18 to 52 people.

After moving back to Michigan, he developed  Motor City Connect, became the fastest growing networking group in Detroit. It was also one of the first hybrid online and real world networking groups on the planet.

As a sought after speaker, his goal is to leave the audience wanting more. Coaching became that more. Thank you Terry!

Alex Drost is a Founder & CEO who works with growth-minded professionals to help them connect, grow and excel in their careers, believing that true success lies in your ability to foster meaningful connections with those around you with intentional focus and effort.

After starting his career in middle-market investment banking, Alex embraced his entrepreneurial spirit, a deep desire for continual growth, and passion for technology to create Connection Builders.

Connection Builders is a tech-enabled growth platform purpose-built to accelerate career advancement for individuals and drive sustainable growth for firms.

Alex is also the host of the Branch Out Podcast, where he talks with today’s industry leaders about their mindsets and the actions they have taken to reach their success. Thank you Alex for today's podcast!

Tracy is a speaker, author, coach, and founder of Kawa Community Partners, supporting individuals in finding the best version of themselves, whether it be changing their career or growing their business. She also is a developer of K-BAT, helping discover career blind spots to move past obstacles hindering professional growth. Thank you for today's episode!

Raj Khemani is the Head of Global Capability Centers – India & Poland at Haleon. He is a strategic leader with expertise in leading technology-based, multi-billion-dollar revenue and growth initiatives. Raj has an acute understanding of organizational leadership and is a strong believer that values and culture are crucial to an organization’s strategy for success.

Raj’s interests include geo-politics, social action, economic empowerment, environmental causes, and science and technology. Thank you Raj for today's episode!

Greg Anderson is an innovative legal executive offering a unique and diverse skill set, with over twenty years of global experience and leadership roles in operations, finance, sales, engineering, and legal. Well versed in technology, development, and outsourcing and award-winning subject matter expert in information security and privacy, Greg chats about his ventures on today's episode! Thank you Greg!

This episode features Dan Mangena: Forbes featured international speaker, Wall Street Journal featured "Master of Success” and two-time best selling author. Thank you for being on today's podcast!

Saj is the CFO for Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines at AstraZeneca and is a highly motivated strategic CFO with over 17 years of rich experience in strategic business partnering, change management and driving outcomes, budgeting/forecasting, controlling and taxation and proactive risk management. Saj will be speaking at the World Finance Forum in 2023 on the role of the CFO in shaping organizational culture. Thank you for being on today's episode!

Palash is a huge believer in the power of marketing narrative and storytelling in changing the trajectory of a business. He advanced from Harvard Business School's MBA program to build the event marketing platform for the modern B2B go-to-market stack. Passionate about startups, founders, and excellent convo; thank you Palash for today's episode!

Tim Crawford co-founded Tenstreet in 2006 to provide software solutions for the transportation industry and has served as CEO since 2016. With a team that’s largely based in Tulsa, the company is nearing 200 people today and continuing to grow. Since its founding, the business has grown to serve nearly 4,300 motor carriers and private fleets and processes over 50% of employment verifications in the trucking industry overall. Ninety percent of professional drivers have used the platform to apply, qualify, and onboard with fleets of all sizes.

Prior to Tenstreet, Tim worked at a large background screening company in various technology and operations leadership roles and as a consultant for a public accounting firm. A graduate of TU in accounting, he’s called Tulsa home for most of his life. Thank you Tim!

Charles is a scientist with interests at the intersection of physics, machine learning, and computational biology. Previously, Charles worked as a machine learning engineer at Leap Motion and a computational biologist at Pfizer. He was a Philippe Meyer Fellow in theoretical physics at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France, and a postdoctoral scientist in biophysics at Boston University. Charles holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University and a B.S. in biophysics from the University of Michigan. Thank you for today's episode!