Jon is a co-founder of Outdone, a company built to take the stress out of gift shopping. He oversaw the build and launch of Outdone’s AI-powered gift recommender — a first-of-its-kind on the web! Outside of professional endeavors, he is deeply passionate about snowboarding, photography, and climbing. Where did the…
Linda Hewlett has been a prolific investor and leader in the Boston, Massachusetts real estate sector since 1989. Over the course of her career, she has cultivated a portfolio of more than 50 rental properties and commercial real estate investments that continues to grow in value, and she is always…
Marco Bitran is an entrepreneur based out of Boston, Massachusetts. Whether meeting with potential investors or searching for new and exciting business opportunities, Marco Bitran strives to leave an impact on everyone he meets. When he and his wife created Isalia Property Group, they had no idea just how successful…
John Himmelstein is a criminal defense attorney based out of Boston, Massachusetts. With over thirty years of professional experience, he cares passionately about the law, his clients, and his country. Growing up in the North Shore area of Boston, he describes himself as a late bloomer who was “never really…
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…