Build a great team and delegate. Shreyas ‘JR’ Patel is the President and COO of Helix Hospitality, a hotel group based in Chicago with properties throughout the U.S. An alum of DePaul University, with a dual degree in Finance and Management, Patel founded Helix Hospitality after learning firsthand the…
Put your whole heart into whatever you do. Anthony Vaccarello is the President of BuyCoachBus.Com. Anthony has extensive experience in vehicle sales and procurement of business, charter sales, management, problem solving, technology development, raising capital, federal grants development, brand development, and relationship development. He has been in the industry…
Speak and take action into existence. Adelina Sanchez is a licensed massage therapist and is certified in CBD & the Endocannabinoid System. She is an entrepreneur who started her own business, Leafly Therapy, after her difficult upbringing showed her firsthand the power of medicinal marijuana. She was raised in…
If you live your daily lifestyle in the way you would like for others to treat you, the world will be a better place. Sunny Akhigbe was born in Nigeria and in the first years of his life, he faced poverty and malnutrition. He was challenged by his family…
One thing I do over and over is getting back up after a failure. Never give up. You will have more losses than wins but keep pushing. Caera Jasper is the owner and founder of Miraclehaircompany.com, the leading hair extension brand in Chicago. She was born and raised on…
The best solution isn’t always the right solution. In the workforce, problems are not solved in a vacuum and there is always more than one right solution. The best chance of success is to maximize the number of actors that are bought in and establish a shared sense of ownership…
Customers are ALWAYS looking for good, solid products. Figure out how you can deliver them better than someone else, and you will win. Silvia Orizaba is the founder of Sacred Enterprises and the catalyst behind the Sacred line of pain relief products using hemp seed oil. She has been…
A startup has limited resources, and your time is the most important resource. Trista Li is the Founder and CEO of KitcheNet, where she and her team bring happy fruits to offices while eradicating food deserts. Trista believes that healthy snacking in the office should not equal to eating…
Live and work with a grateful heart. Lauren Mieli is a marketing executive with over 20 years of experience working for various Fortune 50 brands. She has combined her talent for business development and love of cats into a number of successful businesses. The Catnip Times is an award-winning…
Ask at least 7 questions on any given topic. You will find that most are exhausted after 2 but keep pushing. You will learn more about that component of the business than the perceived expert. Ian Ascher was born and raised in Monmouth County New Jersey. Following high school,…