Rod McDermott is the CEO + Co-Founder of McDermott + Bull, one of the fastest-growing firms in North America with offices domestically and internationally; the President + CEO of M+B Interim Leaders, which he founded along with Angela Anderson in 2011 to address an increased client need for time-sensitive solutions…
Nathan Liao is the founder of CMA Exam Academy, a top Certified Management Accountant exam review program. As a CMA and CMA coach, Nathan mentors accounting and finance professionals in over 80 countries to earn their CMA certification in as little as 8 months. The unique review framework in CMA…
Rish’s passion is for building impact DTC businesses which can be traced back to his young days. Whether it was a starting his entertainment company in High School or co-founder at Q-See. He has been on an entrepreneurial path from the start. The reason? He likes getting people excited about…
Sina is the co-founder and CEO of Waveform.com, the leading online seller of cell phone signal boosters and distributed antenna systems (DAS). Sina is also a co-founder at OpenSignal, and a Technology Fellow at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Where did the idea for Waveform.com come from? I started a company…
Don’t sell anything. Instead, solve people’s problems. At the age of 15, Chuck Goetschel started his first two businesses. From there, he was hooked and has been a career entrepreneur ever since – primarily in the personal development, business coaching and networking fields. By the age of 30, he…
Do not hire for need, hire talented people and you will find them a role. Ville Houttu is the Founder and CEO of Vincit California, Inc. Previously, he helped the Finnish company to reach 350 employees and make it public on Nasdaq First North marketplace. After the IPO, Ville…
When you know you are right, keep trying until you succeed. Bill Shopoff is the President and CEO of Shopoff Realty Investments in Irvine, California. With more than thirty-five years of experience in real estate and finance, Bill is well-known in his field and has been an invited speaker…
You never know when inspiration is going to strike, and sometimes it strikes unexpectedly. Follow that inspiration whenever or however it presents itself. Payal Kindiger is the creator and owner of Storymakery, the only self-publishing destination for children. Located in Irvine, California, Storymakery guides children through the process of…
Don’t try to reinvent the wheel, just make it better. Listen to your head and ideas and take action. Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Jon moved down to Orange County on an academic scholarship to attend the University of California, Irvine. As a student Jon, also worked…
Never stop learning. Technically, emotionally, spiritually, etc. Always try to improve on yourself and don’t get into your comfort zone. Nazmul Chowdhury is an online entrepreneur. He’s the founder and CEO of Powerphrase, a digital web marketing agency in Orange County, California. Nazmul is originally from Bangladesh and also…