Bobby Chacko is a veteran CPG executive and entrepreneur who has spent the last 25 years as a transformational leader driving progress, equality and sustainability across multiple industries. Working with iconic brands in category leading companies like Mars, The Coca-Cola Company, ABInbev, and GE Capital, he has been a dynamic…
Ray Blakney is the CEO and co-founder of Live Lingua, a renowned online language learning platform. Live Lingua offers a unique and immersive approach to mastering a new language, as it pairs users who want to learn Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and more with their own hand-picked, certified, native-speaking tutor…
Cristina Iepure is the pharmacist in charge and manager of record of Remedium Pharmacy in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, near Lowell. Under Iepure’s leadership, Remedium prioritizes two key practice areas that many larger pharmacies and pharmacy networks overlook: patient compliance and personalized medicine. As advocates of the “triad relationship” — the…
Adriana is a Life Strategist & Empowerment Coach from Uxbridge, Massachusetts. She’s a mom of two girls, wife, and animal lover. Adriana was an award-winning Realtor, but couldn’t overcome the feeling of being stuck and lost in her life a few years ago. After a long journey of finding herself,…
Ryan McEniff is the owner of Minute Women Home Care, a private home care agency located in Lexington, MA. Since 1969, Minute Women has helped thousands of families keep their parents at home rather than moving into a nursing home. Where did the idea for Minute Women Home Care come…
Ashish Fernando is the Founder and CEO of the EdTech Startup- iSchoolConnect, a Google-sponsored online admissions platform for international students. While applying for an MBA in the USA in 2012, Ashish realized the errors and bias in the international admissions process. He decided to conduct his own intensive research and…
Be passionate. Everyone loves to work with people who are passionate about what they do; it makes life much more fun and interesting. If you are not passionate about your brand why should anyone else be? Paige Arnof-Fenn is the founder and CEO of Mavens & Moguls, a global…
Learn to focus and seek feedback from peers more quickly. The focused mindshare and capital will drive your success. Patrick Cahill is an entrepreneur and the founder of #twiceasnice Recruiting, a firm that helps clients save money and hire better with custom built searches, 9.9% fee, and an 18-month…
Dawn LaFontaine is the founder of Cat in the Box, which makes whimsical cardboard box toys for cats who think inside the box. LaFontaine is a former stay-at-home mom turned entrepreneur. She turned her lifelong love of animals into a business by finding an unfilled niche in the cat toy…
Be patient. It takes time and persistence to build something of value that’s sustainable over time. Visionary leader, technology change-agent, innovative philanthropist, and trusted adviser to global business executives. Alan’s unique technology vision and relentless focus on customer success is changing the way leading global enterprises engage with customers….
Make culture and mission alignment a priority for teams in different locations. Distance creates disconnects. Shahzad Bhatti is CEO at Axiom Learning, an education firm focused on academic support, study skills, and programs for struggling learners. An alumnus of Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Bhatti…