After 12 years of working in the hospitality industry, Naomi found herself burnt out, unfulfilled, and needing a change. Though she had worked her way through successful leadership positions, She often found herself being the only woman at the table. After shifting her mindset and investing in herself by focusing…
Nadja Piatka has appeared as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and other international media. Oprah highlighted Nadja’s life about losing everything and coming back to create a successful food company with only a $100 investment and becoming a supplier to McDonald’s, Subway, and retail grocers in North America….
Anthony Tuong started out by selling smoothies at the Bondi and Northern Beaches’ Farmers’ Markets in the summer. He soon tried his hand at producing almond milk, taking over his kitchen, and bottling 17 bottles in four hours. After huge success at the markets, Anthony used his degree in commerce…
A Morris County, NJ man with a childhood passion for doodling and Super 8 filming is back at the drawing board 40 years later. Now, he is cashing in on the fun, making animated and live action videos for companies that span the globe. Steve Carafello of Denville, NJ is…
Chris Williams is a 10-year veteran of the energy industry. He founded and is the CEO of CW Petroleum Corp (OTCQB: CWPE), a leading supplier and distributor of biodiesel, biodiesel blends, ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, gasoline, and a proprietary EPA-approved reformulated no ethanol gasoline. Chris launched his company with $53…
Tonika Bruce is a Florida-based award-winning nurse, business leader and serial entrepreneur. Her vibrant personality and go-getter attitude has always been the drive for her success and winning in life. Her entrepreneurial projects started at an early age when she became a professional speaker and sales coach, and built a…
Patrick Chung is managing general partner of Xfund, the early stage venture capital firm that backs lateral thinkers. The firm was founded in 2012 as a partnership between leading U.S. universities and venture capital firms. Xfund closed its latest oversubscribed fund, Xfund 3, in September 2020 at $120 million. Before…
Macrina Kgil became Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Blockchain.com in November 2018. Since then, she has seen the company through several phases of growth and innovation, including series-C funding and reaching a $1 trillion milestone. Kgil has a valuable background in public company finance functions and creating profitable, IPO-ready companies….
Eduardo Sonoda is the CEO and Founder of Eduardo Sonoda Advisory. After a highly accomplished career working for some of the biggest marketing agencies in the UK, Sonoda became an international marketing advisor so he could use his extensive experience and expertise to guide his clients to business success. Born…
The CEO of Kreativ Inc., which he formed in 2017 in cooperation with award-winning Bunim/Murray Productions, Joel Karsberg presently resides in Los Angeles, where he serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer. Karsberg has been working in the television industry for more than twenty years, beginning his career…
For the better half of his life, Bryan didn’t belong to the common narrative of the world. Sports teams he didn’t make, friend groups he didn’t fit into, a fraternity he dropped after one week in rush, and jobs where his potential was tied to a direct report’s approval. Simply,…