Monika Kochhar is the CEO and Co-founder of SmartGift. She has launched, grew and led startups that transformed music, payments and commerce, and redefined customer experiences. Monika previously worked in finance in derivatives trading, selling and emerging markets for JP Morgan, BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs. Monika attended Mount Holyoke…
Elissa is an award-winning voice and presence coach and the founder of Voice Body Connection. She has delivered several corporate presentations on authentic communication to Google, Instacart, eBay, and more, and her opinions and work have been featured in top publications like Business Insider and NASDAQ. Elissa’s work is with…
As a native New Yorker, Crocker Coulson was raised on the Upper West Side in the 1970s, later moving with his family to suburban Connecticut in the early 1980s. Coulson attended Yale University, where he wrote for and served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News. After graduation, he landed…
Helen’s idea of becoming an entrepreneur didn’t come to her early on, having grown up without any influence that would make her think that running her own business would be a passion and a career path. She was raised by young parents who came from a communist country, so being…
Emily J. Smith is the founder and CEO of Chorus—a matchmaking app where friends swipe for friends. She missed the days when friends would set up other friends. The world of online dating had become detached and devoid of community. That was the inspiration for founding Chorus. Smith has a…
Michael Aizin is an experienced Attorney in several different areas of law. When it comes to his profession, he is a man of great devotion and determination. With over 30 years of experience practicing law, he is definitely the one you want on your side of the courtroom. Michael is…
Jeremy D. Rackley is a New Yorker through and through. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended the elite Brooklyn Technical High School. It was there that he became interested in technology and engineering, two of the high school’s specialty subjects. Upon graduating, Jeremy D. Rackley moved north…
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Lecturer of English and Assistant Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He’s also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was…
Jennifer “Jay” Palumbo is the Chief Executive Officer at Wonder Woman Writer, LLC, Freelance Writer, and avid Women’s Health Advocate. She is a Forbes Women Contributor and has had pieces included in Time magazine, Parents Magazine, Huffington Post, and ScaryMommy. Ms. Palumbo has covered topics such as infertility, women’s health, patient advocacy, pregnancy, relationships, parenting, being…
Lisa is the founder and CEO of Almost Fun, an education tech non-profit dedicated to providing culturally-relevant and accessible educational resources to low-income students and students of color. She was previously a product manager at Google, building education products used by over 40 million teachers and students. Where did the…