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Maddie Watkins is the owner and founder of 202strong, a local fitness studio in the DMV that specializes in making strength training, specifically with the barbell accessible to those who might feel they "can't" lift or aren't strong enough to lift a barbell. Maddie left her background in genetics and microbiology to pursue a personal training certification after she graduated college in early 2010 after discovering the barbell herself and how feeling strong completely changed herself and her life. 202strong opened in 2015 and today there are 2 locations plus a newly added virtual program, StrongLine.
Medical Student and future Emergency Medicine Doctor by day, World Traveler, Photographer, and Fitness Addict by weekend and nights. When Adam is not seeing patients or studying, he’s planning his next adventure. Adam is the Co-Founder and one of the Creators at The Med Life. Inspired by the lack of teamwork in the medical social space, Adam set out to bring healthcare providers together from coast to coast through his team of content creators and their YouTube videos.
Shane Hurley is the CEO of RedFynn Technologies. In 2005, he discovered the payment processing business and has been in the fintech space for over 17 years. Outside of RedFynn, Shane is passionate about investing in a wide range of assets, including his favorite, international real estate. He also enjoys mentoring up-and-comers.
Nicholas Grillo is the owner of Tranquility Smart Homes and Security, LLC. which has quickly become known as the DMVs Audio/Visual experts. Tranquility is a covid startup that was founded by Nick during his transition out of the United States Air Force, where he served 10 years in a multitude of jobs and assignments.
Katie Grimes is a Dating Coach, prepping single womxn to confidently date the right 1 by first, learning how to feel secure, trust yourself & spot red flags. Her unique background of growing up in alcoholic home and becoming Addicted to love makes it easier for her to teach you "why you attract certain people and how to heal your overthinking in your love life." Whether it's on Instagram at "kg.katiegrimes" or her podcast "Anything for Love" - Katie keeps it real as she guides you to make sense of the confusion you're experiencing so that you can LET LOVE IN with confidence and ease.
Steve Groom is a Certified Realty Investor, graduate of Towson University and Investors United School of Real Estate, an author and a life-long Maryland resident. Prior to real estate he worked in Retail Management and Call Center Management. These experiences instilled in him a burning desire – to experience and to provide – superior Customer Service in everything that he does.
Dr. Nicole Gravagna is a neuroscientist and the president of NeuroEQ. She is also a prolific writer with articles in Forbes and Inc., and has posted over a thousand answers on Quora. She's published two books, Venture Capital for Dummies and MindSET Your Manners. Nicole is also a board member for Breaking the Bias.
CEO, Stewart, Cooper & Coon, a Human Capital Strategies and Resource Company. Nationally published best-selling author: Ready Aim Hired, Leveraging LinkedIn for Job Search Success, and the behavioral competency hit, Hire The EQ, Not The IQ. Publisher and Host of article and podcast series, The US At Work. On senior team at two companies that made the Inc. Magazine, Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S., multiple times each. Has worked in both the private and public sectors. An old time clawhammer banjo player.
Dom is a serial entrepreneur with a brand technology platform and has been in the digital marketing space very early on. I loved hearing how he talked about the pivots but one commonality is “impact” and how to make that impact within the organization. While the technologies and things in business will evolve and change, I liked that he focused on which is what doesn't change rather than trying to chase trends and predict what does change.
Sophie Chiche is a multi-talented entrepreneur, author, speaker, journalist, and psychologist. Equal parts philosophical and practical, Sophie has a unique ability to cut through the BS that keep people trapped in frameworks that don’t match their dreams. Her newest venture, becurrent, is a unique productivity method that shows people not just how to be productive but to be "productive with purpose." One of her most notable entrepreneurial ventures was the creation of Shape House, an L.A.-based "sweat shop" featured on Good Morning America, The Doctors, and Ellen.
