I am small business owner in Washington DC, I own a construction firm, a pest control company and I just started two non profits.
Aaron is the founder and CEO of Bold Strategy Group, a nationally recognized public relations and marketing firm that helps its clients build trust, get seen, and build bold brands. It is his delight to help others share their greatest work with the world while living a life on purpose. Aaron is a veteran U.S. Marine officer and active in promoting mental health and veterans issues in the community. He is the host and producer of the podcast, America’s Entrepreneur, a podcast that educates, entertains, and inspires others in their professional journeys.
Kristin is an activist and conscious investor. She is founder and CEO of Nia Global Solutions, and Nia Impact Advisors an impact investing firm with a focus on diversity in leadership and solutions focused companies. Always Interested in innovative solutions for leveraging resources in alignment with values, Kristin works as a financial change agent. She enjoys her work as a portfolio manager, empowering people along their money journeys.
Susan Rose is a serial entrepreneur, having founded multiple businesses over the last 15 years. She is currently CEO of Gutsy Happiness, where she guides women on the empowering journey of discovering their life purpose and creating a plan to fulfill it. For many women, that means launching their own business--a journey she loves guiding them on.
Yosira is a 15 year career Project Manager who aligned her transferable skills into her passion for connecting people through events. She is the owner of Events by Yosira, a boutique MD based event planning and design company. Through her company she takes pride in mapping the complete guest experience, organizing the flow of the day and paying attention to each unique detail that bring about memorable moments.
Kristin Kruk is the host of the "i tried it podcast". As someone who has always dabbled in health, wellness, beauty, lifestyle, and spirituality, she wanted a platform to inspire others to try something new so we can all live our most optimal lives. Listeners can expect honest stories and first-time experiences from Kristin and her podcast guests. Kristin is based in Chicago but interviews folks across the US (and some international guests as well!).
Rob Braiman is the CEO / Managing Member of Cogent Analytics, a business management consulting firm. Since 2005, he has personally engaged with over 1800 small to medium size businesses. An entrepreneur himself, he knows, first hand, the challenges of the journey, and his passion is to help others achieve success and long-term profitability that also results in enhancing quality of life. A business analyst by trade, he founded Cogent Analytics in 2014 to provide solutions for small business owners. In 5 years, he has helped many small businesses achieve their goals and in the process has grown Cogent Analytics from 6 people to over 120; and, has ranked on the Inc 500 and Inc 5000 fastest growing companies in the country 2 years in a row (and is on deck for a 3rd).
Michelle Eichner is the founder and CEO of Digitile. She works with businesses to reduce the challenges employees have finding files. Eichner is a seasoned marketer and SaaS software veteran with a deep understanding of the marketplace. Her more than 25 years of in-depth B2B experience driving product marketing and strategy helps identify market challenges, gaps, and solutions.
Doug Ludlow is CEO of MainStreet, a company that helps small businesses and startups claim tax credits most accountants never claim. Before MainStreet, he served as Chief of Staff for Google's SMB and NBU Ads, was the Founder of Hipster (acquired by AOL in 2012) and Happy Home (acquired by Google in 2016). Doug has a BA in History and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and currently lives in San Jose with his wife Sara and two children Charlotte and William.
Coach Angela Kerri is a heavy weight in intensive personal development whose personal story of overcoming tragedy has inspired people world-wide. She is an expert in applying powerful wholistic principles that allows professional women to thrive during life transitions, re-discover their true purpose and harness their intuition through her customized signature coaching program. Coach Angela Kerri is a certified wholistic life coach for high-performing, professional women who are top-tier experts, entrepreneurs, and executives in their field and is the founder of the InnHERwork Luxury Wellness Retreat.
