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Welcoming Pierre Laguerre, the founder & CEO of Fleeting, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic: Reimagining the World of TransportationPierre Laguerre is the founder & CEO of Fleeting, a platform that connects the trucking industry’s key stakeholders - the shippers, the truck owners, and the drivers.Pierre is an entrepreneur in transportation logistics who has over 17 years of experience in the space. While generating more than $5M in revenue through his transportation ventures, Pierre has successfully mentored young men who have gone on to earn their commercial drivers licenses. He has also facilitated growth in his peers who now own their own trucking and dispatch operations.As a Haitian-born migrant, Pierre found his entrepreneurial passion in trucking. He started his journey as a truck driver. Since then, he’s earned the honor of becoming the first Black man to max out an SEC approved equity crowdfunding campaign. After excelling in the Quake Capital startup accelerator, Pierre has gone on to win pitch competitions with Harvard University, Chamillionaire, Kyrie Irvin and Damon John, all while being a calm collected head-of-household for his three young children.About Fleeting: Fleeting is a commercial fleet management and services company. Whether it’s driver supply or goods from the world’s largest shippers - we move it around efficiently. All from a powerful technology platform.More than ever, truck owners and operators alike, are looking to avoid losing money on underutilized trucks. Whether you have 1 truck or 100 trucks, we are here for you.From driver acquisition and management to expense tracking and payouts, everything is taken care of on behalf of our clients while maximizing the value of your investment.Visit Fleeting: http://www.fleeting.us/ (http://www.fleeting.us/)About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/ (https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/)Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Michael Gorton, the CEO of RECURO Health, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Disruption in HealthcareAbout Michael Gorton:A quintessential entrepreneur, mentor, and company builder, Michael leads the Recuro Health team which includes several leaders from Teladoc, where he served as the founding CEO and pioneered an industry-changing health care model that created a new efficiency paradigm in healthcare by delivering physicians to patients nationwide in under 12 minutes for $35.Gorton ran Teladoc as CEO and Chairman for the first seven years of operations. Under his term, the company grew from a concept to one of the most recognized innovations in healthcare, with nearly two million patient members nationwide. Under the Teladoc model, physicians made more and patients paid less. Teladoc was studied and advocated by most of the major healthcare think tanks and was recently named one of the most innovative companies in healthcare. Teladoc recently entered the NYSE and now has a market cap of over $30B.Michael’s decades of experience as a strategic visionary, impacting the telecommunications, music and healthcare industries include a leadership role as a founder of Principal Solar where he applied his business expertise, scientific education and training to the renewable energy sector -- a strong voice and proponent of solar power.He has served as a partner of the Texas Acceleration Group (TAG), an entity formed to assist startup companies and participated as a founder of Palo Duro Records. He is also credited as a founder of Internet Global, a company that delivered the first DSL network and one of the first VOIP networks. Prior to this, he worked as a project engineer at Dallas Power & Light dealing with power plants, distribution, transformer management and integration of renewable energy into the grid.Michael earned a B.S. in engineering from Texas Tech, an M.S. in Physics from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Juris Doctorate from Texas A&M.About RECURO Health:Recuro Health is an integrated digital health solution that evolves healthcare from a reactive, disease-focused model to a personalized, proactive system. Recuro’s virtual health platform consists of a curated suite of digital solutions—from primary care and behavioral health to at-home testing and genetic screening. Fully customizable, these solutions can be tailored to meet the needs of any population, allowing patients to engage with physicians, receive more personalized care, and monitor their own health, no matter their location or circumstance. With streamlined information exchange between primary care and behavioral health teams as well as testing and screening tools, Recuro’s virtual health platform enables the delivery of coordinated, holistic care that ultimately results in better outcomes at a lower cost.Recuro healthcare solutions occur at the intersection of quality, access and affordability, delivering appropriate care at the right time and place. We empower earlier and more efficient interventions, supplement in-person care, and provide a true mosaic of each member’s health and the efficacy of past interventions.By evaluating outcomes and compliance together,

Welcoming Sam Miller, the founder & CEO of Proteus Motion, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic: The Future of Fitness: At-Home and Commercial Fitness Space, Sam is the founder & CEO of Proteus Motion. At Proteus Motion, Sam and his team are pioneering the future of training and physical rehabilitation through the development of technology and equipment that combine patented hardware and software into resistance training systems that are capable of measuring strength in 3 dimensions – meaning, just like we move in real life.About Proteus Motion:3D resistance feels like training underwater.Our patented 3D resistance is multi-planar – it remains consistent throughout the range of any sports motion. 3D resistance prompts athletes to perform movements in a way that distributes the load evenly through the body, allowing them to feel the movement more precisely. This awareness enhances ground-up sequencing and force production, which are essential for improving performance.Proteus combines patented hardware and software into the first-ever resistance training system capable of measuring strength in 3 dimensions, just like we move in real life.Visit Proteus Motion: https://www.proteusmotion.com/About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Eddy Boccara, the CEO of Corofy, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:The RE Brokerage of the FutureAbout Corofy:The Intelligence Platform Used By Top BrokeragesAccess the Highest Quality Real Estate DataLeverage comprehensive data to power critical operations and decision making with New York Real Estate’s First Broker Intelligence Platform.Discover industry trends, analyze your competitor’s performance, and understand your place in the New York City real estate market with Corofy’s Broker Intelligence Platform.Our Broker Intelligence Platform provides more than just brokerage intelligence- it offers your firm operational insights, tracks you and your competitor’s performance, and identifies opportunities to grow your revenue.Visit Corofy: https://corofy.com/ (https://corofy.com/)About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/ (https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/)Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Steven Hoffman, chairman and CEO of Founders Space, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Surviving a StartupSteve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators. He’s also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette) and “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins).Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television’s Interactive Media Group.While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world’s largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.Hoffman earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master’s degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world.About Surviving a StartupSurviving a Startup gives entrepreneurs everything they need to knowto overcome seemingly impossible odds and navigate their way to success.The fact is that over 90 percent of all new startups fail. The path to success is filled with pitfalls, wrong turns, and obstacles. Decisions along the way can make or bankrupt a small company. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top.Captain Hoff takes you through the nuts and bolts and sweat and tears of running a real business. It’s about dealing with dysfunctional teams, hitting dead ends, messing up half the time, losing money and self-confidence, and then moving forward. It’s about what it’s actually like to run a startup.It’s also about the process and planning. Hoffman shows you exactly what he learned running his own startups and coaching others. He has mentored hundreds of founders, collaborated with some of the most brilliant minds in the world,

Welcoming Bertrand Petyt, the founder & managing partner of Vitruvius Partners Group, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Is Business Performance Compatible with Social Progress?About Bertrand Petyt:Bertrand is an enabler of excellence, helping organisations to achieve their goals by rejuvenating management and operational processes. His methodology includes deep-dive business and operational analysis focusing on growth results and personnel retention. Bertrand is a strategic thinker and incisive communicator and Bertrand holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Long Island University, New York. He is the Managing Partner at Vitruvius Partners Group, the Chief Executive Officer of Ausonia Cruise Holdings and an Adjunct-Professor of Management at the International University of Monaco.About Vitruvius Partners Group:Vitruvius Partners Group is a leading advisory firm providing human resources and hotel operations services to corporations in the cruise & hotel industries. We love what we do and it shows. With many years of experience in the tourism sector, we have built an international network of exceptional industry specialists to contribute to Vitruvius Partners Group’s vision to design a better future for our clients.Every customer is unique, that is why we do not offer off-the-shelf solutions. Whether the moment calls for a small strategy shift or a comprehensive effort, we will sit down with you, listen to your needs and requests, and prepare a unique and customized plan.Visit Vitruvius Partners Group: https://vitruviuspartnersgroup.com (https://vitruviuspartnersgroup.com)About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/ (https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/)Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/ (https://1businessworld.com/)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/