Jon is currently the CEO of YouNow, a top-50 social media app by revenue. He is a turnaround and growth specialist who was previously the CEO of Finder US, which he steered from infancy to 8-figure revenue, and SVP at Chicken Soup for the Soul, where he spearheaded their social media audience growth from 300,000 people to over a billion. He was also a director at 1-800-flowers, where he completed 17 M&A transactions and grew the international business from $1 million to $40 million in revenue, and he was the general manager for Allmenus, which he led from having 1,000 restaurants to over a quarter of a million. He has also written and published two books, and still finds time to go snowboarding during the winter.
Jeremy has run multiple eCommerce stores as a side hustle before he quit his job as a marketer in an FMCG company. Having realized the opportunity in eCommerce, he quit his job in 2015 to start Vape Club (https://vapeclubmy.com) and is currently generating $1m in revenue each year without paid advertising. His eCommerce business now runs autonomously with the help of software and his team of 7. Currently, his mission is to 1,000,000 people follow his footsteps in building online hustles with his blog and podcast - HUSTLR.com and The HUSTLR Podcast.
Judy Davis, aka The Direction Diva is a sought after motivational speaker, entrepreneur, author and host of the Mighty Parenting Podcast. She is an expert on parenting, stress relief and teen suicide prevention as well as an influencer in the military spouse community. Judy is passionate about providing programs and resources to families across the nation and is the CEO of DASIUM - a brand leading the way in depression, addiction and suicide prevention in teens and young adults. Her books Right Side Up and Warning Signs: Is Your Teen at Risk are go-to resources. To learn more, visit TheDirectionDiva.com
John Taylor Chapman, a fourth generation Alexandrian is a member of Alexandria City Council, first elected in 2012. He is also the founder of Manumission Tour Company, LLC , which seeks to bring attention to the historical legacy of Africans and African Americans in Alexandria through curating guided cultural heritage tours.
Jéri is an educator, writer, culture curator, and designer from Pittsburgh, but has called DC her second home since 2005. She has always loved accessories. She also always had a lot to say. Pinned Up allows her to put both of those passions together.
Josh Rovner is the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling business book Unbreak the System: Diagnosing and Curing the Ten Critical Flaws in Your Company. Josh has more than twenty years of experience as a leader and consultant, working with all levels of small to large corporations to grow their revenues and improve their performance. He leads change and transforms businesses by communicating clearly about complex subjects, designing effective processes, and developing and coaching people. Josh received his Bachelor of Science in Communications, summa cum laude, from Boston University, and his Masters of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University. He lives in Dallas, Texas.
John Allen is a 27 years old graduate of Temple University. John launched his first major company Ivory Ella, an online apparel brand committed to selling good clothes for a good cause, in 2015 which has donated over $2mill dollars to various charities most notably Save The Elephants out of Samburu Kenya. John now runs an apparel manufacture company which is the only certified living wage apparel company in the world that supplies licensed goods to over 600 college and university bookstores across the country.
Jay Helms, Founder of the W2Capitalist.com, and Amazon #1 Best Seller, escaped the rat race after 6 years of side hustling in real estate investing. Jay has a goal to help one million people create multiple streams of income, achieve financial freedom, or build legacy wealth through real estate investing. Jay met his wife Cassie when they were contestants on a reality TV show and when their family of 5 are not traveling the country in their RV, Jay and Cassie reside in Gulf Breeze, FL, with their three kids, Rowland, Stella, and Ellen Anne. Knowing that closing on the first deal is the biggest hurdle and roadblock for new investors, he wrote a book to help them get over those mental hurdles. Every investor faces paralysis analysis, but it is time to break through, Make An Offer, and Earn. Invest. Repeat.
Judy Schramm is the CEO of ProResource, a social media agency that helps CEOs create a strong personal presence online and use social media to advance their business goals. The company has a unique methodology for personal branding that focuses on sharing thought leadership, building an audience, and moving people to action, so clients can grow their businesses faster and make a bigger dent in the universe. Judy’s network includes more than 15,000 followers on LinkedIn and 4,000 on Twitter. She blogs, speaks often at industry events, has written an ebook and many articles.
Jamie Kolnick is a writer, mama, musician, philanthropist and the founder/CEO of the nationwide children’s music company, “Jam with Jamie" which offers parties, classes, events, and education to ages 3 months- 10 years of age. Jamie is currently writing a comedic coming of age memoir about loss and lives in Miami with her husband, two boys, Zach and Evan and has a little girl on the way.
