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Matt Schwartz is the Founder and Executive Director at Constructive, a leading nonprofit social impact branding and web design agency that helps ambitious nonprofits, foundations, and education organizations solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With 27 years of experience as a designer, brand strategist, and writer for the social impact…

Maria Pokrovskaya is the Co-founder and CEO of Artclever, an award-winning EdTech (educational technology) company helping creative professionals from 23 countries start or upscale a career. As an architecture professor, she founded Artclever to make architecture and interior design courses available globally. Maria is also a member of the international…

Nicole Hamilton is the Founder of Homeownering, a company that provides home financing options. After a career in technology, she founded Homeownering to make complex real estate financing decisions easy for people to understand. As a mortgage loan originator, Nicole has a deep understanding of all aspects of housing finance,…

Jessica Fialkovich is the Founder and President of Exit Factor, which offers a proven method that helps small to midsize business owners maximize their company’s value before selling it. As a top expert in the business brokerage industry, she is a keynote speaker, small business advocate, award-winning business owner, and…

Eric Miller is the Co-owner and Chief Financial Advisor at Econologics Financial Advisors, which exclusively serves practice owners, including physical therapists, dentists, veterinarians, and chiropractors. In his role, he helps clients discover the barriers that prevent them from attaining financial freedom. Eric specializes in creating and implementing the Econologics Roadmap…

Marina Byezhanova is the Co-founder of Brand of a Leader, a personal branding agency for entrepreneurs and executives. As an entrepreneur, global speaker, show host, and personal branding expert, she has been quoted and referenced in various publications, including Inc.com, Forbes.com, Yahoo News, Financial Post, Fast Company, and Success Magazine.…

Chad Zdenek is the CEO of CSQ Properties, a real estate investment company that acquires, repositions, and manages multi-family properties. Before CSQ, he was a rocket scientist and structural dynamics engineer who worked for Boeing before transitioning to become the CEO of Mobile Illumination, a company that provides Christmas lighting…

Liz Hatcher is the Founder and CEO of Women to Women Network, a membership organization for women in business dedicated to building strong connections, referral partners, and friendships. Through various events and social media connections, the network provides a forum for collaboration, mentoring, and sharing ideas, offering resources and inspiration.…

Joshua Keene is an Account Executive at LaPorte Insurance, an insurance agency in the Pacific Northwest. He is also known as the red-bearded risk guy. Joshua helps companies with their insurance needs by mitigating risks and maximizing profits. He graduated with honors from Oregon State University and Mt. Hood Community…

Augusto Carneiro is the Founder and Chief Friendship Officer of Nossa Familia Coffee, an Oregon-based roaster that aims to deliver exceptional farm-direct coffee and create positive relationships locally and globally. Augusto’s family has been growing coffee in the highlands of Brazil since the 1890s, and he founded Nossa Familia to…