Brooks Newmark is an angel investor, philanthropist, academic and campaigner on homelessness. Brooks served in the House of Commons for over 10 years, as the Member of Parliament for Braintree and in the Coalition Government as Minister for Civil Society, responsible for charities, the voluntary sector and youth. He served…
Amelia is the founder and CEO of Somo. She started working with a school and youth group in a Nairobi informal settlement in 2012. She launched Somo and its pilot training cohort while still a student at UC Berkeley. After graduating with a concentration in international studies and global poverty,…
Erin (Morgan) McConaghy began teaching movement-based development classes for children 0-6 years old in Tribeca’ over 15 years ago, creating curriculum and leading staff training. After receiving her AMS Montessori certification in 2009 Erin co-created a Montessori based pre-preschool program in downtown Manhattan, focusing on observation of little ones ages…
Natalie Hardie is an award winning holistic mental health practitioner and Director of NH Neuro Training, an organisation which specialises in consultancy and training on the neurological and cognitive mechanisms which underlie human behaviour. NH Neuro Training is acclaimed for strategically diverting focus to mental health issues within society, increasing…
Nathan Liao is the founder of CMA Exam Academy, a top Certified Management Accountant exam review program. As a CMA and CMA coach, Nathan mentors accounting and finance professionals in over 80 countries to earn their CMA certification in as little as 8 months. The unique review framework in CMA…
Joe Lucey is a Certified Financial Planner and tax expert with almost 30 years of experience advising clients on their current and future finances. For the past 10 years, he’s also been the host of his radio show, Secured Retirement Radio, in Minneapolis. He learned early in his career that…
After being diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in August 2018 and undergoing therapeutic treatment, Meggie Tran realized the importance of normalizing the discussion about mental health and its illnesses. Two years after her diagnosis, she created a safe space on the internet for this, her Mindful Meggie travel blog….
Paulina Karpis is the cofounder and CEO of brunchwork. The company delivers modern business education via a two-month Business Intensive, membership, and free newsletter. brunchwork educates tens of thousands of millennial professionals annually. Prior to Covid, 100% of brunchwork’s revenue came from live experiences in NY, SF and LA. While…
Ayden Berkey is a 2020 college graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied Marketing and Human Resource Management. During her college years, Ayden often felt that she could have benefitted from having a student mentor to help guide her through the college process and help her navigate the…
Paul Esterhuizen, a South African entrepreneur and philanthropist, currently serves as CEO of School-Days. School-Days is a rewards and incentives program backed by Skybound Capital. It empowers parents to support education in South Africa through a network of partner businesses (School-Days Earn Partners) at no direct cost. Participating parents can…