Stephanie Thoma is a networking strategy coach, event host, and founder of Confident Introvert. She has facilitated over 1,000 events and established a fulfilling career helping people generate meaningful connections at online and in-person events. Her mission is to help introverts feel confident and establish relationships that catapult them forward…
Strive to be kind to everyone, even those who aren’t kind to you. Paul Shapiro has been a backer of food sustainability since early on. He established an animal protection club in high school which remained under his management for ten years. Shapiro then went through the following 13 years…
Liz builds companies that tackle taboo topics. She founded her first social venture at age 15 focused on dating abuse and domestic violence education in schools. The org has been running (on its own) for nearly half her life. After graduating with a BBA from Parsons the New School for…
Kevin David has been an entrepreneur since the age of 14. He grew up in the suburbs of Eugene, Oregon playing soccer. His passion for the sport taught him valuable lessons about competition, hard work, and the art of winning. Kevin David began traveling and creating gaming apps & website…
Robert Lo is the founder of Alset, the game changing gig economy app where people can barter or charge for their services or offer them as a favor. As a leading thinker in augmenting the fiat currency, re-shifting the way society defines and redefines value, and democratizing work in the…
A self-described serial entrepreneur, 25-year-old Parth Patel is the co-founder and CEO of Tazwiz Inc., an online marketplace that enables users to connect with each other to complete task-based work. The initial platform under the name EMS (Employee Management System) was born in Patel’s Scarborough, Ontario bedroom in 2017. It…
Greg Spillane is the CEO of Fancy, a New York based technology platform that connects creators, curators and consumers through the social discovery of extraordinary lifestyle products. As a serial entrepreneur, Greg’s passion is building high-growth technology companies. On numerous occasions, he has identified underserved market opportunities, designed innovative and differentiated…
Mads Phikamphon is the founder of the fitness site Bulk Hackers. Bulk Hackers is dedicated to interviewing people who do great in fitness, so people can learn from the best, become better and more motivated. When Mads is not running Bulk Hackers, he works in enterprise programming. His programming focus…
Kirsten Helgeson is a social change visionary, strategist and advocate, using technology to drive mental health and women’s empowerment efforts globally. After 12 years leading D&I, philanthropy, sustainability and branding efforts with Fortune 500 companies, she left corporate life behind, jumping into global relief and empowerment. This work has taken…
Deanna Rose Morgado is a Portuguese-American spiritual guide, artist, meditation teacher, Reiki Master and energy healer. Born in San Francisco’s Bay Area, her work with energetic forces first began as an interest in subjects like philosophy, the supernatural, and our role as humans in the Universe. These interests evolved and…
Ryan Gleason and Alex Davis are a husband-wife duo dedicated to wellness and lifestyle coaching for couples. After eight years working as corporate engineers internationally, Ryan and Alex left their high-powered jobs to tackle their true passion — leading couples to engineer their best lives together through science and research….