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Odette D'Aniello is the Founder and CEO of Celebrity Cake Studio, a family-owned and operated retail cake boutique. The company has received numerous awards, including winning Best of Western Washington several times. Odette creates custom, artistic cakes that combine the aesthetic of taste with beauty. She is also the Owner…

Jay Bartot is the Co-founder and CEO of Zeitworks, an AI-powered business process intelligence platform that provides enterprises with the data-driven insights and tools they need to improve and transform their business process operations continuously. Zeitworks uses advanced machine learning and other technology to automatically discover and measure business processes…

Hilary Key is the Founder, President, and CEO of Art Steps, a school that teaches thousands of students classical, realistic drawing and painting skills. In 2020, with the sudden onset of the quarantine, Art Steps Online was born. She has been in business for 22 years and owns three Art…

Cameron Bell is a Partner at Fairmont Capital Partners, a lower-market private equity firm focusing on tech-enabled B2B companies with revenues between $1 million and $30 million. They work with founder and family-owned businesses to help them build, grow, and exit through strategic partnerships and capital structuring. As a serial…

Mike Krass is the Owner and Founder of MKG Marketing, the world's premier marketing agency for cybersecurity vendors. He focuses on helping businesses grow their sales pipeline through SEO, digital ads, and analytic programs. Mike founded MKG Marketing in 2011. He embraces a people-first philosophy, promotes strong work-life integration, and…

Jerry Fetta is the Co-founder and CEO of Wealth DynamX, a full-service, national, cloud-based wealth creation firm. He helps thousands of clients across the US build wealth. His passion is to provide financial education to families and individuals so they can become solvent and achieve greater financial freedom. Jerry is…

Robert Delavan is the Founder of Delavan Realty Inc., a real estate brokerage company, and Delavan Property Management Inc., a property management company for residential, commercial, and industrial properties throughout the Portland area. Through his 15 years of experience in finance, real estate management, and investments, Robert is able to…

Wendy Lieber is the Co-founder and CEO of ContentBacon, an inbound marketing company that helps build brands that people know, like, and trust. ContentBacon's client intake process helps them learn about their clients' industry, customers, prospects, opportunities, and brand personality to develop unique content to create more awareness and grow…

Ryan Redding is a business consultant, marketing strategist, and the Founder and CEO of DP Marketing Services, a full-service agency specializing in websites, SEO, PPC, social media, and reputation management for tier-two businesses. DP Marketing Services provides digital marketing solutions for HVAC, plumbing, and other home services companies so they…

Julia Barbaro is a Certified Life and Marriage Coach. After witnessing the power of coaching, she was inspired to give back and help others. As a married mother of six home-schooled children, Julia has the tools to motivate couples and their families to set goals, seek out their soul purpose,…