Mike Michalowicz is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest book, Fix This Next. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate. Mike shared the business formula he and over 600,000 other small businesses have used to grow faster while maintaining profitability.

Jeffrey Shaw is one of the most preeminent portrait photographers in the United States. After 35 years of exceptional service to his exclusive clientele, Jeffrey decided to share his knowledge of business, branding, and marketing to support self-employed and small business owners as well as progressive-minded companies. Jeffrey gave us an inside look at the strategies he employs when coaching clients and the mindset needed to unlock growth in your business.

Ramon Ray is a leading expert on small business success and a best-selling author. He inspires and educates thousands of business owners every year through his articles, books, live appearances, social media, and interviews. He's a four-time entrepreneur, who has successfully sold two companies. Ramon gives us his take on what it takes to build a successful small business and how you can build your personal brand.

Bernadette Doyle solves one of the biggest problems small business owners face: attracting a steady stream of new clients. She also guides small business owners through the broader challenge of starting, building, and growing their online businesses. What makes her qualified to do this? Bernadette built her own home-based business to the million-dollar level not just once, but twice! She’s now helped over 8,000 clients from more than 60 countries Bernadette shared her story with us and some of the techniques she uses to help her clients overcome their fear of selling.

Travis Chappell is a direct sales consultant, real estate investor, and professional connector. He is the creator of the Build Your Network podcast, the Meet Your Hero training course, an author, and the founder of the Guestio platform. Travis shares how we need to change our mindset around networking to unlock growth in our business and personal life. Plus he gives us some tips a local business can use to bolster their influence and reputation to attract more customers.

Tommy Mello is the owner and operator of A1 Garage Door Service, the host of the Home Service Expert podcast, and owner, partner, or investor in 14 other businesses ranging from Christmas lights to real estate to mobile apps. Tommy shares the secrets he’s learned from buying and scaling businesses and how you can leverage technology and standard operating procedures to get your life back and be more successful.

Tim Berry is the founder and chairman of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, book and software author, blogger, and angel investor. Tim is an advocate for small businesses and a proponent for creating a lean business plan to help businesses run better. He also shares the key attributes a business plan should have and how every business can benefit from having one. Plus learn about a simple tool you can use to create and manage your lean business plan.

International bestselling author Jay Samit is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrapreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Jay is the former Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte and an adjunct professor at USC. Jay shared his insight on what he has learned about creating successful companies and the entrepreneur mindset that anyone can apply to live a purpose-filled life.

Gene Marks, one of America’s foremost experts on small business, taxes, and business technology. Gene talks about President Biden’s proposed tax plan and what impact it could have on local businesses. Gene also shares five tax strategies business owners can take advantage of as a result of the pandemic impact on our economy.

Jeffrey Feldberg is the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Deep Wealth. Jeffrey is a serial entrepreneur and said yes to a 9-figure offer to buy his company 2 years after saying no to a 7-figure offer. Deep Wealth was created to help business owners extract the deep wealth in their businesses that they never knew they had. Jeffrey gave us an inside look at a few of the key principles that trip up most business owners and cause them to miss out on more lucrative deals.