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Natalie Ruiz
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Natalie
Last Name
Ruiz
Guest Bio

Natalie Ruiz is the CEO of AnswerConnect, which is a global company that employs all of its staff remotely. Her company helps small and mid-sized businesses by ensuring they will never miss another call and helps them take their business anywhere. She's an award-winning executive, a published writer, a mentor, and is passionate about making the workplace a more inclusive place for women and other marginalized groups.

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Natalie Ruiz is the CEO of AnswerConnect, which is a global company that employs all of its staff remotely. Her company helps small and mid-sized businesses by ensuring they will never miss another call and helps them take their business anywhere. She's an award-winning executive, a published writer, a mentor, and is passionate about making the workplace a more inclusive place for women and other marginalized groups.
Sara Varghai
First Name
Sara
Last Name
Varghai
Guest Bio

Dr. Sara Varghai grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and after receiving her Bachelor's degree in Biology from Ohio State University, she decided to go to optometry school in South Florida at Nova Southeastern University. She fell in love with the field of optometry because it's a mix of medicine and fashion, not only does she get to help her patients see better, but she can help them look their best. She is so passionate about this, that she decided to open her own practice NOVA Optique + Eyecare which is a concierge optometric practice located in Ballston, Arlington.

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Dr. Sara Varghai grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and after receiving her Bachelor's degree in Biology from Ohio State University, she decided to go to optometry school in South Florida at Nova Southeastern University. She fell in love with the field of optometry because it's a mix of medicine and fashion, not only does she get to help her patients see better, but she can help them look their best. She is so passionate about this, that she decided to open her own practice NOVA Optique + Eyecare which is a concierge optometric practice located in Ballston, Arlington.
Garrett Ball
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Garrett
Last Name
Ball
Guest Bio

Garrett Ball is the owner of Secure Medicare Solutions, a national, independent Medicare insurance agency. His company also manages 65Medicare.org, an online information-based resource for people turning 65 or just starting out on Medicare.

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Garrett Ball is the owner of Secure Medicare Solutions, a national, independent Medicare insurance agency. His company also manages 65Medicare.org, an online information-based resource for people turning 65 or just starting out on Medicare.
Michael Wakefield
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Michael
Last Name
Wakefield
Guest Bio

Michael is a lawyer at Wakefield Law, PLLC, a family-owned law firm located in Leesburg, Virginia. Michael specializes in estate planning law and contract law including collection of debts. He lives in Purcellville, Virginia with his wife, Paige and daughter, Eloise.

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Michael is a lawyer at Wakefield Law, PLLC, a family-owned law firm located in Leesburg, Virginia. Michael specializes in estate planning law and contract law including collection of debts. He lives in Purcellville, Virginia with his wife, Paige and daughter, Eloise.
Bjorgvin Benediktsson
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Bjorgvin
Last Name
Benediktsson
Guest Bio

Björgvin Benediktsson is an audio engineer, musician, and entrepreneur from Iceland currently living in Tucson, Arizona. He is the best-selling author of Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins. He helps home studio musicians make better sounding music by teaching them how to record and produce themselves at www.audio-issues.com. In addition to being an audio educator, he is an expert in online impact through authority building, thought leadership and email marketing at www.BBenediktsson.com

I AM CEO Podcast Episode

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Björgvin Benediktsson is an audio engineer, musician, and entrepreneur from Iceland currently living in Tucson, Arizona. He is the best-selling author of Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins. He helps home studio musicians make better sounding music by teaching them how to record and produce themselves at www.audio-issues.com. In addition to being an audio educator, he is an expert in online impact through authority building, thought leadership and email marketing at www.BBenediktsson.com
Monica Smith
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She drove Marketsmith
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Inc. to be one of the largest women-owned and operated independent media and marketing agencies in the country. She is considered one of the strongest active CEO’s in media today—especially in omnichannel media strategy that drives retail success. Powered by diverse subject matter experts who share Monica’s growth mindset
Guest Bio

Marketsmith has become one of the premier martech agencies in the U.S With a collection of patents and awards to boot."

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Short Business Description
Monica founded Marketsmith, Inc. in 1999, on the idea that technology and humanity are inextricably linked when it comes to creating successful consumer-centric marketing. Her mission then, as now, was to provide clients with the most advanced tools to build powerful marketing models that mitigate risk, maximize ROI, and drive growth.
Larry Chester
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Larry
Last Name
Chester
Guest Bio

Larry is a seasoned financial consultant disrupting the way companies get strategic financial advice. At the same time, he’s changing the way you view a guy (still working) in his 70’s. This "old guy" can certainly tell stories that will remind you of your favorite uncle, while at the same time teaching you how to increase profitability in your business. And in the process, make you hope you have that kind of energy when you are his age.

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Short Business Description
Larry is a seasoned financial consultant disrupting the way companies get strategic financial advice. At the same time, he’s changing the way you view a guy (still working) in his 70’s. This "old guy" can certainly tell stories that will remind you of your favorite uncle, while at the same time teaching you how to increase profitability in your business. And in the process, make you hope you have that kind of energy when you are his age.
John Mansour
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John
Last Name
Mansour
Guest Bio

John Mansour, PharmD, RPh, is from Winter Park, Florida, and is the CEO and co-founder of B4, a precovery™ vitamin supplement designed to protect your body from the aftereffects of drinking alcohol before they happen. John is an owner of multiple businesses, ranging in a wide variety of areas. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur, Pharmacy and Healthcare executive, and Pharmacist with 9 years of experience. He has led both startups and large organizations and built business strategies within settings such as retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, property acquisition, and property management at an executive level.

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John Mansour, PharmD, RPh, is from Winter Park, Florida, and is the CEO and co-founder of B4, a precovery™ vitamin supplement designed to protect your body from the aftereffects of drinking alcohol before they happen. John is an owner of multiple businesses, ranging in a wide variety of areas. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur, Pharmacy and Healthcare executive, and Pharmacist with 9 years of experience. He has led both startups and large organizations and built business strategies within settings such as retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, property acquisition, and property management at an executive level.
Justin Hill
First Name
Justin
Last Name
Hill
Guest Bio

Justin was born and raised in a small town in North Texas. After Texas A&M and Baylor Law School, he relocated to San Antonio to practice law. He has focused exclusively in the areas of plaintiff's personal injury litigation. Outside of work, he runs a successful podcast about San Antonio and practices beekeeping.

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Justin was born and raised in a small town in North Texas. After Texas A&M and Baylor Law School, he relocated to San Antonio to practice law. He has focused exclusively in the areas of plaintiff's personal injury litigation. Outside of work, he runs a successful podcast about San Antonio and practices beekeeping.
Christan Hiscock
First Name
Christan
Last Name
Hiscock
Guest Bio

Christan Hiscock is on a personal mission to change the conversation in the business world, moving away from the pursuit of success, to focusing on fulfillment instead. Because if you’re fulfilled, success is a given, but not so much the other way around. You’ll often hear him saying, “You mean more than you know,” because he believes that as people learn to understand their worth, their fears fade, and amazing feats become reality. He considers this the foundation for all his achievements as the Co-Founder and CEO of Kardia and leader of 16 thriving companies. Through Kardia, which means heart in Greek, Christan is determined to bring more heart into the business world.

I AM CEO Podcast Episode

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Christan Hiscock is on a personal mission to change the conversation in the business world, moving away from the pursuit of success, to focusing on fulfillment instead. Because if you’re fulfilled, success is a given, but not so much the other way around. You’ll often hear him saying, “You mean more than you know,” because he believes that as people learn to understand their worth, their fears fade, and amazing feats become reality. He considers this the foundation for all his achievements as the Co-Founder and CEO of Kardia and leader of 16 thriving companies. Through Kardia, which means heart in Greek, Christan is determined to bring more heart into the business world.
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