Sid Bharath is an entrepreneur and SAAS marketing consultant. He works with software startups to help them identify their best growth channels and scale up in a data-driven and systematic manner. Previously, he was the VP of Growth at Thinkific, an online course platform. He's also the CEO & Co-Founder of Broca, which is all about content marketing through the power of AI.
Sara is founder and owner of Virtual Biz Partner, a close team that provides business management for online business owners worldwide. She has a proven track record of managing and growing businesses while simplifying strategies, systems, and technology. Sara is also dedicated to providing work-from-home opportunities to women through an accessible online educational course that teaches them how to get started as a Virtual Assistant. When she’s not supporting online entrepreneurs you can find her spending time with her young son, watching movies, enjoying the outdoors and probably eating some chocolate or other tasty food!
An engineer by training and entrepreneur by accident, Safwan is the Founder and CEO of PayActiv. After selling a previous company and committing to his golf game, Safwan pulled himself out of retirement to launch PayActiv and level the playing field for the financially vulnerable. Safwan’s work connects the dots between math, economics, history and music. His first book, It’s About TIME: How businesses can save the world (one worker at a time), turns conventional wisdom on its head and calls for businesses to embrace the mantle of saving the world.
A founder and a CEO of a machine learning startup NANOS.AI, with 10+ computer scientists, who turn the process of creating and placing online advertisements into a simple, automated and transparent action. A former Walt Disney Imagineering cast member - founded and developed an innovation group within Disney Research in a collaboration with the Computer Graphics Laboratory at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). Background in math, finance and law, with 20+ patents in multimedia, previsualisation, machine learning and online marketing technologies and publications at ACM IUI, IEEE InfoVis, IAAI and ICIDS.
Scott Smoler is the CEO of weConnect, the world's fastest growing, privately owned global expansion and operations company. Scott has helped more than 1,000 multinational companies expand globally with incorporation, accounting, tax and HR services. Prior to weConnect, he held senior leadership positions at Tricor. After ten years of working in the accounting and payroll services industry, he set out to transform and innovate the industry. Scott has a passion for people and knows that the success of his business depends on happy clients and happy employees.
Stephanie is a three time CEO and Entrepreneur who dropped out of the 9-5 grind after her intuition went from a soft whisper to a loud roar. She created Free Earth Photography in 2014 where her work was featured on platforms such as The Weather Channel, Travel Channel, and Air BnB. After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease shortly after, she reversed her illness by herself and went on to become a Holistic Health Coach at her Private Practice, Evolve2Health where she published a book helping thousands of people to this day, Thyroid First Aid Kit. Through working 1:1 with clients, she quickly realized the importance of spiritual & emotional health, and Lightworkers Lounge was born...
and marketplace ecosystem that utilizes Blockchain technology."
Stephen Deason is Founder and CEO of The OPARasa Group, a Social Enterprise building worth in Recovery. Mr. Deason was previously CEO of GRYYT, a Socially Conscious MarTech firm, and has held C-level positions in three other technology companies. Stephen is an active volunteer who serves as a director on three nonprofit boards and on the advisory boards of two startup technology firms. Mr. Deason holds both an MBA and an MSc. in Accounting from Emory University, a BSc. in Mathematics from UAB, and is ABD-PhD in Business, also from Emory University’s Laney Graduate School.
Sarah J. Halstead is a comedian, actor and podcaster. Born in Flint, Michigan, Sarah moved to New York shortly after high school, landing plum roles in theatre productions and network daytime dramas. She took a hiatus, however, when her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and it wasn't till fairly recently that she relocated to Los Angeles to resume her acting career. Since then she's appeared in over 80 commercials, along with a slew of guest-star roles in both film and television. She's also launched an acclaimed standup career, performing regularly at The Comedy Store, Flappers Comedy Club and Laugh Factory. She's the creator and host of the podcast Drinking During Business Hours, and her new podcast, Jimmy & Sarah on the Sunset Strip (co-hosted with Jimmy Shin), is an official podcast of The World Famous Comedy Store. Sarah remains engaged in a variety of charitable pursuits, with a special focus on awareness of ovarian cancer as well as the Flint, Michigan water crisis.
Sydney is a badass young female entrepreneur who focuses her work on personal development coaching. After leaving her successful career as a Buyer in Corporate America due to severe burn out, anxiety and lack of fulfillment, she began her own Coaching Business full time. She now focuses on helping young professionals find clarity and purpose in their lives, navigate overwhelm, connect to their authentic selves, and take the next step towards success in their lives and careers. She has a unique perspective on coaching work that makes yogic philosophy, spirituality, and personal development accessible and applicable to high-achieving young professionals in Corporate America.
