Rich M. Killian – Founder and CEO of Prospect Equities
Rich M. Killian is a veteran who after getting out of the military started 24 successful companies. In 1999 at the age of 25 and as a U.S. Army veteran…
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Jennifer Morehead – Founder of Lockboxer
[quote style=”boxed”]I’m also never afraid to pick up the phone and call someone out of the blue. I think cold calling is a fantastic skill in terms of quickly moving…
Joe Miller – Founder of Print a Forest
[quote style=”boxed”]Action. Figure out the little things you can do, and keep taking steps forward. If you can’t build a prototype. Take a survey or create a 1.0 pilot, so…
Patrick Algrim – Founder of MyZeus
Patrick Algrim is a Product Designer from Chicago, Illinois. A true digital kid at heart. Started to design and create small Web sites in fifth grade. The process came about fairly…
Erik Severinghaus – Founder of KoalaDeal
Erik Severinghaus is a Chicago based entrepreneur and business leader. As a student at the University of North Carolina, he founded a successful consulting company, helped launch iContact (a leading…
Joshua Hernandez – Founder of Tap.Me
[quote style=”boxed”]By listening, doing it as soon as possible and getting feedback from customers and stakeholders. Then listening some more. [/quote] Joshua Hernandez has been starting companies or participating in start-ups…
Gini Dietrich – Founder and CEO of Spin Sucks Pro
[quote style=”boxed”]You know, I’d have to say it’s to create income streams outside of your core business. I remember, very vaguely, a conversation I had with a friend four years…
Karla Valenti – Founder of Rock Thoughts
Karla Valenti is corporate attorney who recently left a career in law to found a company focused on developing and implementing resources designed to empower children through creativity. Rock Thoughts…
Betsy Huigens – Founder of Bluelight iPhone App
[quote style=”boxed”]I really enjoy working with people who care about what they are doing. Being around people that are passionate about their life and what they have done makes…
Brittany Laughlin – Co-Founder of gtrot
Brittany Laughlin is the co-founder of gtrot, a social travel company working to make travel planning easier. The company improves travel serach by connecting users with friends who have been…
Karlin Sloan – Author and CEO of Karlin Sloan and Company
CEO Karlin Sloan has committed herself to finding out what makes great leaders tick, and to supporting leaders to be the change they wish to see in the world. As…
Meet Karlin Sloan – Author and CEO of Karlin Sloan and Company
John Corrigan – Chief Interviewer at TravelsOfJohn
John Corrigan is an Advertising.com and AOL alumnus, a relentless traveler, and proud conversationalist. John’s personal maxim may well be “hunger is the best sauce” for the zeal with which…