Brooks Powell is the CEO and founder of Cheers. Brooks is a graduate of Princeton University, where he first started Cheers, and later won the University’s inaugural Tiger Entrepreneur Award. While at Princeton, Brooks presented at TEDxPrincetonU on “Taming Alcohol’s Dark Side,” which discussed the intersection of alcohol ethics and…
Julia Tunstall, Co-Founder of A Bar Above, brings more than a decade of business experience to the “dry” side of the bar tool and mixology content company. Having spent years as a consultant in IT project management, as well as in data management for a global biotech company, she and…
Dan Chan is a master magician and is often seen performing at exclusive Bay Area society and corporate events internationally. Chan is referred to as the “Billionaire’s Magician” (having performed for 187 billionaires to date). Events so exclusive he regularly asked to sign non-disclosure agreements for his high profile clients…
Step outside your comfort zone, do something that pushes you beyond what you think you can do…When you do something you’ve never done before it makes you think differently, studies show our brains actually learn more effectively when we are outside our comfort zones. The more you do this the…
Choose a target market where you can sell to the decision-maker directly, not their affiliates, colleagues or family. Joshua Lisec is the founder of The Entrepreneur’s Wordsmith LLC, the first Certified Professional Ghostwriter in Ohio, a multiple time #1 International Bestselling Ghostwriter, a Forbes Contributor ghostwriter, a TEDx speaker,…
If people aren’t laughing at your dreams then you’re not dreaming big enough. Kavita Channe is a sports and entertainment TV host and producer, TV personality, entrepreneur, philanthropist and mother who has successfully broken barriers for women and minorities in both media and television. In addition to her accomplishments in the sports, entertainment…
Don’t sweat the mistakes—big or small. They happen and the sooner you get over it, the sooner you can get back to being productive. Austin-based Entrepreneur Marc Smookler founded six companies, three of which are current market leaders in their respective spaces: a commercial real estate data platform (IdealSpot),…
Learn when to execute an idea and when to incubate it till maturity. With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, Founder, CEO and Global Chairman of GUION PARTNERS, Lindsay Guion brings a unique understanding of music and technology. This management consulting firm works with high profile…
Look at the common habits of other successful people and imbed them in your own routine. Michael Coleman is an award-winning writer and actor with an extensive career in film, television, animation, radio, stage, and video games. He is the oldest of three brothers, a proud parent to two…
It is really important to know your own network and how they can provide value to you. Jake Olson is the co-founder and president of Engage. Jake has a truly incredible story that has been well chronicled and featured in just about every outlet from ESPN to CNN to…
Being yourself and being in the present moment is more important than constantly hustling to be someone else or trying to accomplish something that may not be what you really need to be complete and happy. Milena Regos is an entrepreneur by heart. She started her first business at…