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Cassandra Gucwa
Cassandra Gucwa is an accomplished entrepreneur and leader in the search engine optimization (SEO) industry. Driven by a desire to provide exceptional service without restrictive big agency bureaucracy, Gucwa built Menerva Digital into an agile team of 30+ SEO experts. With decades of combined experience optimizing enterprise websites, the Menerva Digital team lives and breathes SEO, working passionately to help clients achieve their goals.

Brian Burke
A former executive, founder, and investor in education and sport,. Brian is also the Managing Partner of BurkeCapital, which invests in high growth, innovative startups and later stage companies. He was a strategic advisor of ParentSquare and a seed investor and strategic advisor of Thuzio (acquired by TrillerNet). Brian embarked on a new journey with his wife Angela fueled by their love of both food and travel. He is the co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Food First Travel, a members-only, luxury travel concierge for food and beverage tourism.
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Randy and Nicole McKillop
Randy was a seasoned Government and Business Consultant in Pennsylvania in his previous life. But now, his focus has shifted to a cause that transcends all else: ensuring that we NEVER FORGET the tragic events of September 11th. In his pursuit to honor the memory of that fateful day, Randy is driven by a deeply personal mission—to bring recognition to his teammate, Mike Horrocks, the co-pilot of United Airlines Flight #175. Mike, along with countless others, tragically lost their lives on that infamous day. Nicole has also been instrumental in teaching her father how to master new skills, particularly in the realms of social media and public relations.

Deevo Tindall
Deevo Tindall is the Founder / CEO of Fusion Creative Branding. He is an entrepreneur reshaping the landscape of branding and marketing strategy. With over 15 years of corporate experience under his belt, Deevo ventured into entrepreneurship to redefine brand narratives with innovation and authenticity. As the founder of Fusion Creative, Deevo has curated a portfolio of successful brands, each distinguished by its authentic message and immersive experience.

Adele Gambardella and Chip Massey
Adele Gambardella and Chip Massey are two accomplished professionals with diverse backgrounds and a shared mission. Adele is recognized as a prominent figure in the PR world, brings over 20 years of expertise, serving as a spokesperson for Fortune 100 companies and teaching at prestigious universities. Chip is an Ex-FBI hostage negotiator and special agent for 22 years. He investigated 9/11 terrorist attacks and led the New York FBI Office’s Crisis Negotiations Team. Together, as co-founders of The Convincing Company, they bridge the worlds of PR and Crisis Negotiation, providing global consulting and training services to a wide range of clients, from tech startups to Fortune 500 giants.
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Dr. Roger Firestien
His expert views on creativity have been covered in Fast Company, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, Inc. and The New York Times. His nine-part series on innovation is available on the OpenSesame e-learning platform. Dr. Firestien has written seven books and hundreds of articles on the creative process. He is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Center for Applied Imagination at Buffalo State University, President of Innovation Resources, Inc., a founding member of the Buffalo Society for Creativity in Medical Education, and guest lecturer at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, NY.

Marci Hopkins
A renowned TV Personality and the brilliant mastermind behind the captivating talk show, Wake Up with Marci, A Talk Show with A Heart, which has won the prestigious Telly Award three times. Marci is not only a talk show host, but also an accomplished author of the inspiring book, Chaos to Clarity, a public speaker, and a recovery expert. Her expertise in recovery has made her a sought-after figure in the media, with appearances on Fox, CBS, NBC, and ABC, where she has left a lasting impact on viewers nationwide.

Sean Huntington
Sean is the Founder and CEO of Honey Haus. The Honey Haus Brand & Creative Agency offers services that include: Tailored Brand Strategy to position you for success, Engaging Content Creation to tell your brand's story, Creative Campaigns that resonate & drive action, Effective Social Media Management to stay on top of the game, Community Building, Podcast Services, & more.
He has a proven ability to leverage customer insights to create a compelling digital experience and drive customer engagement. He’s a strategic thinker who is well-versed at managing complex projects and balancing multiple work streams simultaneously.
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Dave Erickson
David Erickson, co-founder of Phound, embarked on his entrepreneurial journey in 2001, introducing the world to cost-free teleconferencing through FreeConferenceCall.com. This innovative platform rapidly gained traction, evolving from a modestly priced domain into a globally dominant conferencing and collaboration brand. At its peak, it attracted approximately 40 million users monthly from 160 countries. He was instrumental in the development of CarrierX, WideVoice, HD Carrier, HDTandem, and Wyde Voice Software, among others. These endeavors have further cemented his reputation as a pioneer in the telecommunication and collaboration technology sector.

Solomon Thimothy
Solomon Thimothy is a highly accomplished entrepreneur with over 17 years of experience in marketing and sales. As the co-founder and CEO of OneIMS, a leading inbound marketing and sales agency, as well as Clickx, he has helped businesses double their revenue using the 10X Framework. Clickx is a marketing intelligence platform for brands and marketers to plan, execute and measure all their online marketing campaigns

Cam Pritchard
Cam is the CEO and Co-Founder of DropStation.fm. After struggling to connect with his audience when podcasting he started Drop Station. Now, he's solving some of the biggest issues in the media industry. Cam also spent ten years in leading digital products and growth in the tech industry to help multiple household names grow their audience (including Nationwide, American Family Chase, an English Premier League team and Thumbtack).
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Grace Hawthorne
Grace Hawthorne is the author of a quick and insightful guide called Make Possibilities Happen: How to Transform Ideas into Reality (with the Stanford d.school). Hawthorne has been transforming great ideas into actual products on the market for clients like Walmart for years. She's a highly accomplished designer, entrepreneur, educator, and decade-long creativity researcher. Hawthorne is also the creator and founder of Paper Punk, a new creativity toy and tool for kids ages 6-99+. She is also a respected adjunct professor at Stanford University d.school, teaching courses on creativity and innovation which led to a decade long creativity study there.

Gary Coxe
Personal Growth Expert and Life Strategist Gary Coxe is recognized for his life changing programs. His goal is to help others live an extraordinary life through lasting change. He has successfully broken through his limitations and now, individuals, athletes, CEOs, and corporations alike seek Gary out to share with them his techniques on how to peak at their highest level possible. He has authored several books. His most popular best seller is ‘Don't Let Others Rent Space In Your Head.

Feras Alhlou
Feras has founded, grown, and sold businesses in Silicon Valley and abroad, scaling them from zero revenue to 7 and 8 figures. Feras has served as an advisor to 150+ founders. In his current venture, Start Up With Feras, he's on a mission to help entrepreneurs in the consulting and services space start and grow their businesses smarter and stronger.
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Sharad Mehta
Sharad Mehta is a notable figure in real estate and technology, recognized for executing over 750 real estate deals and managing a significant volume of house flipping and property management operations annually. Sharad actively invests and manages his businesses, which thrive under his direction. Sharad's entrepreneurial spirit led to the creation of REsimpli in 2016, a groundbreaking CRM designed to streamline and integrate the disparate processes in real estate investing. This software quickly became indispensable for investors seeking an all-in-one solution, and with REsimpli 4.0, it continues to adapt and serve the dynamic needs of the industry.

Marci Hopkins
A renowned TV Personality and the brilliant mastermind behind the captivating talk show, Wake Up with Marci, A Talk Show with A Heart, which has won the prestigious Telly Award three times. Marci is not only a talk show host, but also an accomplished author of the inspiring book, Chaos to Clarity, a public speaker, and a recovery expert.

Rob Bier
Rob Bier is a seasoned expert in building high-performance organizations with over twenty years’ experience in the field. A serial entrepreneur and venture investor, he has helped over 40 scale-ups, start-ups, and growth companies to scale successfully, including eight that became unicorns or decacorns while he worked with them. He is the founder and managing partner of Trellis Partners, a leadership advisory firm that helps growth companies build high-performance, scalable organizations. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of MoneySmart.

Anton Skornyakov
Passionate about Agile methodologies, Anton holds the esteemed Certified Scrum Trainer certification, a distinction shared by only 250 individuals globally, awarded by the Scrum Alliance. Anton's dedication to organizational collaboration and Agile principles in the public and nonprofit sectors led him to his current role as co-founder and managing director of Agile.Coach. In this capacity, he has coached nearly a hundred organizations and thousands of individuals in the art of slicing work.
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