After going to school to become a computer engineer, Matt decided to follow his passion and start a food blog and youtube channel with his wife 6 years ago. Their content focuses on living a healthy lifestyle through a low carb diet. They grew their website to more than 1 million monthly pageviews in less than 1 year and currently have close to 1 million youtube subscribers. They are now working on acquiring, building and operating a portfolio of content websites.
Melanie is the owner of her own digital marketing agency, Melanie Hardcastle Marketing + Events. She left her full-time job a year and a half ago to pursue entrepreneurship and has never looked back. Melanie works with clients to help them find their brand's voice, execute their marketing strategy and produce killer virtual events. If you want to grow your audience, reach the right people and scale your business, she's your woman.
Passionate product manager and two-time founder with knowledge in implementing business ideas and developing SaaS and mobile tech. Co-founder and CEO @airfocus. Loves to create elegant products and user experiences.
Marketsmith has become one of the premier martech agencies in the U.S With a collection of patents and awards to boot."
Monique Melton is a relationship coach, published author, and international speaker. The heart of her work is to support married couples in building happy and healthy marriages. She travels the world speaking at conferences and events on topics related to personal growth, marriage, and relationships. She’s been published in magazines, featured in blogs and podcasts and has touched the lives of people all over the world. She is a natural big-bold dreamer and a deeply rooted woman of faith. She is a proud Navy wife to her high-school sweetheart and she is a loving mother to two little ones.
Megan Yelaney is a business coach who specializes in helping online coaches get booked out with 1:1 clients and scale their businesses to six figures. She started in network marketing in 2011, building that business to six figures, and transitioned to her own health and fitness coaching in 2017, scaling that to six figures in 6 months. She has since gone full time into business coaching and has scaled that business to multiple six figures in 1.5 years. Megan specializes in client attraction utilizing social media marketing strategies as well as launch strategy to help her clients and students have a strategic plan to launch their programs profitably and in an organized and stress free way.
Matt Bacon is a consultant, A&R man, and journalist specializing in the world of heavy metal. Having worked with everyone from glam rock icon Phil Collen of Def Leppard to black metal titans Enslaved by way of legendary thrashers Exhorder as well as labels including Prophecy Productions and Ripple Music he has dedicated his life to helping young bands develop. Having started his own blog at the age of 14 he views his career in artist development as 'a hobby that got out of hand'. In 2015 he formed Dropout Media in order to better support the artists he loves. We sit here now, years later with countless tours booked, records released and deals signed, and loving every minute of it.
Maria is an EdTech entrepreneur and a CEO of an e-learning company Art Heroes. She's previously grown and exited educational and community businesses, and she's currently on a mission to make Art Heroes the most reputable digital art Academy for industry professionals.
Marissa Ferguson is a 24 years-young entrepreneur who began her business just under 2 years ago with a vision and her iPhone. What started as a side gig turned into a full time job in 4 short months, all thanks to shampoo... yup, shampoo. Since then, she's been able to travel freely, pick up her dream car, build fruitful savings + investments, give back more than ever and most importantly, impact thousands of lives. This is just the beginning for Marissa as she continues to live out her god-given purpose!
Certified Pharmacist and creative talent, Dr. Mona Vand, covers everything beauty, health, fitness, and overall wellness with a modern twist in pharmaceutical science. While most pharmacists believe in filling prescriptions, Mona advocates for and believes in a healthy lifestyle. She aims to teach her dedicated followers that medication is only part of the equation for maximum health, and emphasizes that wellness stems from diet, exercise, and mindset. Ultimately, she strives to make the world a healthier place, one smart decision at a time! Mona is based in LA and has been featured on NBC, The Telegraph, The Doctors, and more, as we’ll as completing successful partnerships with brands including Loccitane, Thrive Market, Sakara Life, Fab Fit Fun, UMA Oils, Fabletics, Sulwhasoo, and more.
