Joseph Schratt is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Futramo, a manufacturing automation company. His family immigrated to the United States and settled in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania area when he was three years old. After graduating High School with honors from in 2011, Joe went on to attend Central…
Marla David is a veteran financial advisor based out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. From a young age, she found that she was preternaturally good with numbers. As Marla progressed with her education, she was consistently placed in programs of advanced mathematics, even competing as a ‘mathlete’ representing her school at regional…
Ari Betof, EdD, MBA is co-founder and partner of Mission & Data. He is a recognized expert and sought-after keynote speaker about organizational stewardship and financial sustainability of organizations that make the world a better place. Ari is also co-host of the “EMA Impossible Questions Podcast” with Hans Mundahl. Ari’s…
Matti Perilstein is the CEO and Co-Founder of Eternally, a health tech startup on a mission to disrupt end-of-life care. Matti grew up watching her mother driving nurses around New Jersey in her Volvo station wagon as a director of a home health care business. When people were experiencing the…
In his years in the ecommerce sector, Peter Pru distinguished himself early amongst his peers, with a vision and intuitiveness that has allowed Pru to build, grow, and scale a number of six to seven-figure online businesses across multiple industries. Today, Peter Pru is the Founder & CEO of Ecommerce…
James Braxton Peterson is a professional writer, editor, and consultant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He provides writing and editing services, as well as consulting services for diversity, equity, and inclusion to a wide range of clients. Peterson has a PhD in English from the University of Pennsylvania where his academic research…
William Huyler is a personal financial advisor from West Chester, Pennsylvania. William’s educational background includes an undergraduate and graduate degree in finance from Penn State University. Upon completing his MBA in finance, William Huyler continued his career as a financial advisor, quickly becoming one of the most sought-after personal financial…
Nathaniel Mell is the founder and CEO of Felt+Fat, a ceramic design, and manufacturing studio serving both professional and at-home chefs. Nate Mell started the Philadelphia-based company in 2014 after graduating from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and working at the world-renown Philadelphia Clay Studio. Before his…
Patti G. Rieder, Esq. is a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania and has been a practicing attorney in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. She was an adjunct professor at Pennsylvania State University for 17 years, throughout which she served as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk and as an attorney both in private practice…
Jeffrey Gitchel, Pittsburgh resident and seasoned attorney with over 20 years of experience in corporate governance and corporate matters, litigation, commercial matters, and intellectual property. He attended Oberlin College for his undergraduate studies where he majored in Religion and minored in Government. After some time away from school in New…