Paulina Karpis is the cofounder and CEO of brunchwork. The company delivers modern business education via a two-month Business Intensive, membership, and free newsletter. brunchwork educates tens of thousands of millennial professionals annually. Prior to Covid, 100% of brunchwork’s revenue came from live experiences in NY, SF and LA. While…
Chuck Hinckley took an unusual road in becoming an investment banker and financial adviser in New York, New York. He graduated from the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a degree in Physics and after spending time as an officer in the US Navy, he took a role in engineering…
Sasha Raskin is the Founder of A BEAUTIFUL MESS (ABM), a mental health organization that runs corporate talks and events to combat loneliness, depression, and mental health stigma. Before that, she was a Hollywood literary agent representing dozens of bestsellers across the globe and even briefly ran a tech company,…
With nearly two decades of experience creating impact across sectors, Oakland native Lajuanda M. Asemota specializes in grassroots program design, diversity and inclusion in educational spaces, and technology for good. Currently, she is the Chief Executive Officer & Cofounder of Second Chance Studios, a nonprofit digital media company that trains…
Originally from the United Kingdom, Christopher Kelly has spent over a decade in the international investment banking sector, working with Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in London and Switzerland specialising in structured derivatives. After leaving investment banking, Kelly advised on several commodities projects in West Africa in partnership with SNC-Lavalin,…
Lynn Power is a long time advertising executive, formerly CEO of J. Walter Thompson NY. She’s worked on iconic brands such as Clinique, American Express, Hershey’s, L’Oreal and Campari. She left advertising in 2018 to start a brand consultancy which then led to launching her own brand, MASAMI, clean premium…
Leslie Polizzotto is the co-founder and owner of The Doughnut Project, a hand-crafted doughnut shop in New York City that takes inspiration from food and cocktails for their doughnut flavors. She is a former litigation attorney who took the leap from practicing law to become a business owner. She manages…
Michael Capiraso is a visionary, transformational leader whose results-driven focus and holistic team-building have delivered sustainable growth across sports, entertainment, and consumer goods brands. A dynamic and strategic executive, Michael led large-scale operational and brand building efforts at the NFL, Major League Baseball, Calvin Klein, Cole Haan, and WPP before…
Angela is an International Life Purpose and Career Coach. She helps driven professionals who feel stuck and unfulfilled to discover their purpose so that they can have both the impact and income that they want. She draws from experiences and lessons learned over a decade of finding her purpose through…
Gurpeet Singh Rai, popularly known as Gurps Rai, is the co-founder and CEO of droppTV, an interactive media platform that enables viewers of video content to perform “on-screen shopping” with just a simple click. Rai started his career in financial services at the London-based specialist broker First Rate, where he…
Antler US portfolio company Casting Depot, the professional network in media and entertainment, is emerging as the industry’s premier marketplace for all facets of the on-camera talent booking process. Co-founders Lacey Kaelani and Brad Larson have led Casting Depot through a 446% month over month increase in talent user growth….