Dr. Eric Fishman attended the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan from 1993-1997 and spent his general surgery residency there through 2003. He then was a general surgeon as part of the faculty at Mount Sinai’s Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. When Dr. Fishman decided to pursue vascular…
Ella Jesmajian co-founded Honey & Roses Coffee Co., an ecommerce marketplace offering craft coffee, baked goods and handmade cutlery from artisans and independent businesses across the nation. Prior to Honey & Roses, she held several leadership positions in hospitality and e-commerce. Her skills in photography, content creation and social media…
Megan Brame is a nationally quoted Marketing Strategist, author of the new book Day 1: A Practical Guide to Launching Your First Business, a popular podcast host (Stop Sucking At Business). She is also a five time award-winning entrepreneur whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Refinery…
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…
Lakshmi Karunya Putrevu is a much-regarded Quality Assurance expert for the first-class Global Trade Platform, Mamenta. She is a graduate of JNTU as of 2004. Mamenta is a PC programming platform that utilizes A.I. to automate the intricacies of global trade. Brands and retailers find Mamenta unimaginably valuable as it…
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,…
Christopher Lee is a certified fitness trainer from Buffalo, New York. Christopher specializes in designing workout plans for clients that make them look and feel more athletic, helping them avoid injury. Mr. Lee emphasizes a healthy diet and lifestyle so clients can fuel properly to get the most out of…
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…
Ali Zar moved to the United States from Pakistan when he was 11, intent on following in his father’s entrepreneurial footsteps. Several businesses later, Zar has shown that with action and purpose, any dream can come true. With his focus on family, Zar and his brother have set up successful…
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,…