Ben Walderman
Ben Walderman has spent more than 15 years helping shape the modern Coachella Valley economy. Born in Phoenix and raised with an appreciation for desert landscapes and Southwestern design, he…
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Mitchell Worsoff
Mitchell Worsoff has spent nearly three decades building a career in one of the most demanding areas of law: criminal litigation. Raised in Montreal, Quebec, he attended McGill University before…
Kendra Stearns Drozd
Kendra Stearns Drozd has always believed that the strongest relationships are built through listening, trust, and showing up for others. Those values have guided every chapter of her life, from…
Zachary Grayum
Zachary Grayum has built his career by believing that leadership starts with discipline and grows through service. Based in Fresno, California, he has spent years leading large teams, managing complex…
Christopher Pulichene
Christopher Pulichene has always been drawn to the water. His journey has taken him from the neighborhoods of Seattle to the warm waters of the Florida Keys. Along the way,…
YiFeng Zhang
YiFeng Zhang has always believed that perspective is one of life’s greatest teachers. Long before building an international career, he developed a curiosity about people, cultures, and the different ways…
John Sweetser
Some engineers focus on individual parts. John Sweetser has built his career by understanding how entire systems work together. That perspective has guided him through roles in national security, spacecraft…
Dr. Irfan Atcha
Dr. Irfan Atcha was raised in Chicago in a family with deep roots in medicine and dentistry. Surrounded by healthcare professionals from an early age, he developed an interest in…
Shea Georgetti
Shea Georgetti is the founder and CEO of Voiply, a telecommunications company he built from the ground up starting in 2012. What began as a vision to make reliable, affordable…
Jason James
Dr. Jason James, DC, is the founder and clinic director of James Healthcare & Associates, Inc. in Keokuk, Iowa. A Gonstead chiropractor with a passion for evidence-informed, patient-centered care, Dr….
Nathan Weingarten
Nathan Weingarten has always been interested in understanding how things work. Growing up in New Jersey, he was drawn to systems, patterns, and problem solving from an early age. Instead…
Sean Powers
Sean Powers has built a career by staying open to opportunity and learning from every experience along the way. Raised near Chicago, he did not follow a traditional career path….