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Sam Fulton is the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors at Boats Group, which operates the world’s largest and most popular recreational boating online marketplaces – Boat Trader, YachtWorld, boats.com and CosasDeBarcos. As CEO at Boats Group, Sam leads the company towards its vision of creating a world-class shopping experience for boats. With his global perspective, the technology-minded Fulton has a passion for driving industry-leading value for consumers and industry partners each and every day.
Greg Connolly is a veteran entrepreneur with five startups and 18 years of experience including two successful acquisitions. Greg is currently the CEO and founder of Trifecta-- the #1 organic meal delivery service in the United States. Since its inception in 2015, Greg has helped grow Trifecta from non-existent to a category leader with a nine-figure run rate. Connolly has established exclusive partnerships for Trifecta with premiere global sports leagues including the UFC, PGA Tour, Team USA Weightlifting, The CrossFit Games, and Mr. Olympia.
After finding the courage to say "bye-bye" to her corporate marketing career, Kathy Goughenour built a 6-figure virtual assistant business from her tiny house in the middle of a forest. Today, she teaches professional women how to create their own Expert VA businesses so they can enjoy the freedom, flexibility and financial security they desire and deserve. Kathy also offers free VA Matchmaking sessions to business owners interested in working with Expert VAs. Kathy and her Expert VA Training program have been mentioned in The Huffington Post, Good Housekeeping, All You, and The Wealthy Freelancer. For more information, visit www.expertvatraining.com
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Adam is a Managing Director at MGA, a highly strategic commercial real estate advisory firm focused on caring for the needs of occupiers of office and industrial real estate. Adam and his team provide expert consultation in analyzing and executing solutions aimed to reduce their client's overall facility expenses while maximizing workplace efficiency and productivity. They never represent institutional landlords and therefore can eliminate the inherent conflict of interest many commercial real estate firms have in representing both tenants and landlords.
Desanti Carden is a musician and entrepreneur based in Houston, Texas. She founded "Tough Luck" the media company and posts regularly on her self-titled Youtube channel. Her content is focused on solo-preneurship and human optimization to educate her audience on the importance of being aware of one's biological and mental health and how it impacts executing on their dreams.
Dancho Dimkov is a growth enthusiast. He is inspired by growth. Growth in companies, people, relations, and businesses. By enabling and sharing his knowledge, energy, and curiosity in everything he puts himself into, he has had the opportunity to do just that throughout his career – make things grow. He always strives to see what's around the next corner and believe it's a sport to think and do things differently rather than a challenge.
Renee is a US Navy veteran and a Loudoun County resident since 2003. She lives in Ashburn with her husband Don and son Gino. Her company, Cork and Keg Tours, is a nationally recognized as one of the top 10 wine tour companies in America, and number 1 several years in a row in Loudoun County. She has been a speaker and panelist for many organizations, including meta and Visit Loudoun, and the winner of the multiple awards including Meta Digital Innovator 2021, CTA of the Year 2022, and NAWBO Rising Star Award winner. Renee has been written about internationally in multiple publications for her leadership and trailblazing in the wine and hospitality industry, including a viral spotlight on entrepreneur.com at 18 million views and rising. In addition to running her own company, she is small business mentor and active as a volunteer with various community non-profits.
traveling and spending time with his family."
Phil Strazzulla is the founder of SelectSoftware Reviews, a website dedicated to helping HR professionals find and buy the right software for their business. Phil started his career working in venture capital at Bessemer Venture Partners before getting his MBA at Harvard Business School.
