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About Philip Erdoes and Bear Cognition:

Philip Erdoes is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bear Cognition and Founder & CEO of Bear Ventures, where he has over two decades of experience creating and financing new enterprises. Philip is also Founder & CEO of The New Traditionalists and ducduc, US-based manufacturers of furniture and décor.

Mr. Erdoes is also a Director at Alef Mobitech, an edge computing mobility company. Philip's particular expertise lies in product design, sales, branding and identity, entrepreneurship and strategic planning. Previously, he was the Founder & Managing Member of Bear Franchising, one of the largest private third-party logistics providers in the country.

Philip is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a national Board Member for TEDx, and was recently a Member of the National Advisory Board of the American Film Institute, as well as being engaged in a number of charitable activities and foundations. Additionally, Philip is a Member of the Dean's Advisory Council at Harvard Business School.

In 2021, Philip was inducted into Oklahoma State University's College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments as a business leader and innovator in a wide range of industries.Philip received a BS in Bio-medicine and Biology from Oklahoma State University. He continued his education to earn a JD from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Bear Cognition is a performance analytics company for mission-critical organizations that want to use the power of data to gain an unfair advantage.

​Our leadership team understands the ability of data to transform business performance: the company’s founders come from the ultra-demanding transportation & logistics industry. Today, Bear Cognition’s unique Software With a Service (SwaS™) model links proprietary tools with the company’s own Data Lab experts, helping our partners use data to improve performance faster and more efficiently than they ever thought possible. Our unique approach is grounded in understanding that a tool is only as valuable as the team using it. At Bear Cognition, we offer more than data management solutions; we deliver unwavering support and business development strategies from a proven team of scientists, analysts, engineers, and business leaders.

​Our commitment goes beyond technology; it’s about empowering you with expertise and guidance to maximize your data and business potential. Athlete, shipper or marketer – when success is on the line, you need your data to perform.

About Wayne Goshkarian and Dylan Consulting:

Wayne Goshkarian is more an entrepreneur than an insurance broker. His career in the insurance industry has been one of continuous refinement –– reinventing and improving standard practices and implementing a range of cutting-edge systems.=

Today, he is the Founder and President of Dylan Consulting, LLC, a Scottsdale, AZ firm that develops advanced solutions necessary for the marketplace in an ever-changing world –– including the developing gig economy.

Association for Entrepreneurship, USA (AFEUSA) is one of Wayne’s clients and he serves as director of communication for the organization, as well as providing key marketing support for its member insurance programs.

Dylan Consulting has secured more than ten name-brand carriers with guaranteed issue products for AFEUSA. Beyond that, Dylan’s IT Department went above and beyond to develop an updated, “end-to-end” online, Amazon-like enrollment system that feeds APIs directly to TPAs. Wayne found that many IT platforms look good on the front end, but the back ends tend to be 5-20 years old. His team solved all that.

A History of Innovation

Wayne has specialized in individual health coverage for non-standard risk individuals, a first-to-market laptop-enrollment system in 1994, and was one of the first to pioneer a laptop enrollment system in 1999. All these innovations improved the communication of core and voluntary benefits for enrollees.

Since the 1980s, Wayne has developed his extensive experience in financial and estate planning for groups large and small, both fully insured and self-funded, in addition to owning a worksite marketing enrollment company to serve groups as large as 60,000 employees. This has given him firsthand expertise within the individual and group space.

It’s important to note that the industry commission system hasn’t changed in at least 50 years while business costs continue to climb. Wayne’s visionary goal is to create solutions that support reliable and credible distribution long-term — years ahead of what the insurance industry is thinking.

The insurance industry has been slow-moving with minor changes from year to year. Some of the changes were a result of consumer demand, while many others came from regulators requiring these changes. Then came the Affordable Care Act (ACA), when everything changed, and we know the history in that. Dylan Consulting provides solutions that meet the needs of today. We’ll assist in managing clients’ programs and guide our clients into the future with insight and vision.

Company Vision

The Dylan Consulting Vision is to provide exceptional service by staying ahead of changes in market conditions before they even reach the insurance industry. This approach is not often seen, but Dylan Consulting is taking the lead in the industry and in consulting its clients.

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Dylan Consulting values an old-fashioned approach to business in which the client comes first. We place the needs and interests of our clients before our own to ensure they are met and surpassed. Without a doubt, our clients are our most important asset.

Insurance Consulting at its Finest

As we strive to be the top consulting firm in the U.S., we’ll work tirelessly to apply our forward-thinking method to address the needs of our clients. By staying one step ahead, we help clients to get the tools they need to get back to doing what they do best.

About Zhenya Rozinskiy and Mirigos:

Dynamic, accomplished, and results-oriented business technology leader with 20+ years of technology management experience spanning the entire product/software development lifecycle. Recognized for leading the execution of technology solutions to advance the company’s competitive position, increase growth and usability, improve user experience, remove complexity, and exceed client expectations.

We streamline staff augmentation for your business, enabling seamless talent integration and a competitive advantage in the digital landscape.

Our unique augmentation model addresses the common challenges associated with outsourcing. We provide the access to exceptional global talent that integrates seamlessly into your existing team, effectively functioning as in-house employees.

Let Mirigos empower your business with top-notch talent and handle all the administrative intricacies, leaving you free to focus on what matters most – your business.

At Mirigos, our philosophy is straightforward – global IT talent recruitment should be hassle-free. With our CEO and founder’s extensive experience in executive roles within engineering companies spanning over 20 years, we understand the challenges associated with hiring locally or outsourcing and the impact on control and employee loyalty.

Upon successfully implementing his staff augmentation strategy within his own teams, the concept of Mirigos took shape.

About Orrin Hudson and Be Someone, Inc.:

Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson is a former Alabama state trooper, Air Force veteran, and world renowned chess champion. He is the author of the #1 Amazon best seller, One Move at a Time, How to Win at Chess and Life. He is a captivating speaker/facilitator and is the founder of Be Someone, a Georgia-based nonprofit which provides a youth-focused leadership skills development program on how to win in life using the game of chess. His formula – using the chess board – teaches that for every move that is made, whether it is playing the game or living as a contributing citizen, there is a corresponding positive or negative consequence.

Hudson has traveled across America successfully providing his unique, exciting and engaging curriculum to over 88,000 young people. Support for the organization has included Jane Fonda, Tyler Perry, Steve Harvey as well as other celebrities. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, the CBS Early Morning Show, CNN, FOX & Friends and has been on the cover of the world’s largest chess magazine, Chess Life and People. Hudson and his Be Someone organization has also been featured on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, in USA Today, Essence Magazine, Sports Illustrated for Teens, Jet, Black Enterprise and Time Magazine for Kids.

Hudson’s ultimate vision is to serve one million at risk students using his motivating mantra: “Get Your Heads-Up!!, Pants-Up! and Grades-Up!, and most of all, to “Never Give Up! – No Matter What!”

In 2001, Orrin C. Hudson, whose methods were inspired by the game of chess, founded Be Someone, which is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that uses numerous tools, including the game of chess, to promote self-esteem, responsibility, and analytical thinking among children in underserved communities.

The mission of Be Someone is to build character, hope, and inspiration so that kids can set and achieve lifetime goals, realize their full potential, and Be Someone.

“Making Every Move Count” refers to the belief that success in chess and success in life require the same fundamentals, including concentration, self-esteem, problem solving skills, and discipline. Be Someone teaches kids the practical skills and techniques to overcome obstacles in life, illustrated through the best and most intellectual visual aid: the chessboard.

We hear a lot these days about crime and violence in some of our local schools and communities but unfortunately news about the good things seldom gets any attention. Today, Orrin C. Hudson is making a change:

“This is less about chess and more about building character. Love, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, Patience, are five character traits that are essential to success. If we have the brightest children in the world and they don’t have character, the schools have failed them and this nation has failed them. Really, Be Someone is priceless. After all, it is the moral development of the whole child that will determine their success in life.”

When you do noble things, you help out other people and society and it makes you feel good.

About Tim Parmeter and FranCoach:

Tim Parmeter is the founder and CEO of FranCoach, a company with the goal of helping clients discover if franchise ownership is the right path for them. FranCoach is a national search firm partnered with more than 600 of the top franchisors in the country, spanning nearly 70 industries.

What do you want to be when you grow up? This question is not just for kids anymore. The vast majority of our clients are at a career crossroads and find themselves asking that very question.

FranCoach has a team of franchise experts that are here to help both the first-time business owner as well as the seasoned entrepreneur find the perfect business opportunity. FranCoach is an industry leading franchise consulting company. We are partnered with close to five hundred franchisors spanning nearly sixty industries, all of which are looking for talented individuals to become their next franchise owners.

Could this be you? Let’s schedule an introductory call and talk about the possibilities. There is never any fee for our service, so enter your contact info to have a FranCoach specialist help you determine the best path for your future.

FranCoach works with close to 500 franchises spanning nearly 60 industries. Franchisors rarely require a detailed history in a specific industry, rather they look for the transferrable skills, goals, and values of a future owner as the best indicator of success.

About Luke Van Der Veer and Website Rental Coaching:

After trying multiple business models in an attempt to create passive income, Luke invested tens of thousands of dollars in SEO training as a last ditch effort to escape Corporate America. With the goal of time freedom, he built an SEO agency, only to learn that client work was no different from a job. Luke shut down his agency, let go of his clients, and began treating websites like real estate. Instead of working on client sites, he started building his own lead generation websites and renting them out to businesses. By charging monthly “rent” in exchange for exclusive leads, Luke was able to use passive website rentals to kill his corporate job in under a year. His ex-clients took notice and several of them asked to learn the process, so Luke created a coaching program to teach it. Now, in addition to expanding his 7-figure website rental portfolio and acquiring local businesses, Luke helps business owners generate their own leads, create more streams of passive income, build wealth, and take full control of their time.

Luke is the founder of Website Rental Coaching. WRC teaches people how to create true passive income by building and renting out websites to local businesses. Members learn cutting edge SEO and a repeatable, step-by-step process that can be easily outsourced and scaled. As a digital landlord, you can recapture control of your time.

Website Rental Coaching teaches people how to create a passive income by renting lead generation websites to local businesses.

Our coaching clients are an even split of 9-5’ers and business owners, all of whom share a desire for time freedom. The 9-5’ers are often looking to replace their full-time incomes and quit their jobs. Some of them love what they do; others hate it, but all of them want more control over their schedule.

Many of the 9-5’ers have tried to build businesses on the side before, or they already run successful side hustles, earning money with affiliate marketing, eBay, Amazon, dropshipping, network marketing, or MLM.

The business owners want more control over their schedules too. Most of them own rental properties or invest in real estate, and quite a few of them have also tried one or more side hustles.