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Gloria Burbano is the Chief Strategy Officer at Curious Jane, an agency specializing in franchise and multi-location businesses. With more than 15 years of advertising experience and a decade in the franchise industry, Gloria helps brands better understand their customers and develop strategies for sustainable growth. Her work brings together…

Skip Wilson is a digital advertising expert whose career began at age 16 as a copywriter and later included work on CNN special projects and iHeartMedia's digital expansion. Today, he leads Draft Media Partners, which provides advertising execution for CMOs, fractional CMOs, and small to midsize agencies. Skip combines decades…

Stephan Little is an entrepreneur and business value strategist who has built and exited six software companies at nine-figure valuations. Today, through Zero Limits Ventures, he helps founders identify what drives transferable value and build strategies designed to significantly increase what their companies are worth to potential buyers. His approach…

Carla Titus is the Founder of Wealth & Worth Within, where she helps business owners improve financial decision-making through fractional CFO and bookkeeping services. A recurring guest on Systems Simplified, Carla combines financial expertise with a practical understanding of the data and processes businesses need to make sound decisions. In…

Erika Baez-Grimes is an experienced business broker and M&A advisor who has spent the past seven years selling businesses and approximately 15 years working in the mergers and acquisitions space. A recurring guest on Systems Simplified, Erika helps business owners understand how acquisitions can accelerate growth by adding customers, revenue,…

Jared Quoyeser is a private equity leader, operator, and builder with more than two decades of experience working in high-pressure environments where decisions carry significant consequences. He is the Co-founder of the Louisiana Impact Fund, an operator-led lower-middle-market private equity platform, and the author of The Flow Multiplier. His Peak…

Melinda Wittstock is a five-time serial entrepreneur currently building her sixth venture. She is the Founder and CEO of Podopolo, an AI-powered interactive podcast app, Co-founder and CEO of Tails Trails, and a Venture Partner and Entrepreneur in Residence at Zero Limits Capital. She also hosts the Wings of Inspired…

Aaron Young is the Chairman of Laughlin Associates, an international bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and creator of the Unshackled Owner program. Over more than 40 years as an entrepreneur, Aaron has built, bought, scaled, and sold businesses while advising organizations ranging from small owner-led companies to major corporations. His work…

Tiffany Newhouse is the Co-founder of Newhouse Project Consulting and an executive consultant, leader, and transformational change expert with more than 25 years of experience across the private and public sectors. Before launching her firm, Tiffany led global transformation initiatives at Microsoft and has since worked with major organizations on…

Nisha Balwani is the second-generation CEO of RCI Technologies, a technology consulting firm that advises, architects, and builds technical solutions for organizations. After taking over the company her parents founded more than 40 years ago, Nisha focused on operationalizing and scaling the business. Over the past three years, RCI doubled…