Monica is the SMB Director for McAfee, the world’s largest dedicated, Security Technology Company. She is passionate about helping small businesses and Entrepreneurs stay secure. She also helps optimize business plans and product positioning to build market awareness and deliver fulfilling customer experiences.
Branko is the Founder/CEO of SquareOne Mail: working to build a personal assistant experience for email.
Andreea is a successful Entrepreneur who has sold three companies. As the Founder of LaunchGrowJoy.com she guides Entrepreneurs who want to launch a consumer product line through retail outlets and the media. She is also a frequent contributor and guest author on Yahoo! Small Business and Entrepreneur.com
Bob is a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He has lectured internationally and authored or co-authored 15 books about such topics as resilience, motivation, family relationships, positive work environment, and balancing our personal and professional lives.
Susan is the person to go to when you need to know how to persuade and motivate people to take action. She has a Ph.D. in Psychology and over 30 years of experience as a behavioral psychologist. Her clients call her “The Brain Lady” because she applies research on brain science to predict, understand, and explain what motivates people and makes them behave the way they do.
August is a successful Entrepreneur, corporate executive, and the award-winning Author of Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and the New York Times, and is a popular leadership contributor at Forbes.com.
Gary Vaynerchuk is first and foremost a storytelling Entrepreneur. He is also a New York Times Best-selling Author, and his digital consulting agency, VaynerMedia, works with Fortune 500 companies to develop digital and social media strategies and content. Business Week selected him as one of the top 20 people every Entrepreneur should follow, and CNN voted him one of the top 25 tech investors on Twitter. He lives in New York City where he avidly roots for the New York Jets.
Brian Church is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a consulting firm called Ambassadors International. His book, Relationship Momentum, is about the secret to making ideas and initiatives move.
John is a tech startup investor trying to bridge the gap between the tech startup idea stage and gaining investment with his new company, Serious Startups. Serious Startups is a combination between an interactive agency and an investment company.
Serious Startups is also running a crowdfunding campaign to both help grow startups they have already taken on and be able to take on several more great ideas! Even better they are offering perks such as websites, videos, and consulting to entrepreneurs and business owners that need professional help as part of this crowdfunding campaign!
Amanda is the Founder/CEO of The Pekoe Group, a full-service advertising & marketing agency for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows and cultural institutions. A former actress turned entrepreneur, she leads a team of 20 young professionals who manage everything from social media to media buying to grassroots promotions to show poster design.