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Brad Burns is the president and CEO of Wayne Contracting, a commercial contracting company based in Saint Louis, MO. Born and raised in the rural Saint Louis metro area, he attended the University of Missouri – Columbia for his Bachelor’s degree in psychology and marketing. For his Master’s degree in International Business, he completed his coursework at Saint Louis University in the EMIB program. His background is in commercial real estate and commercial contracting, having spent close to 2...

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Ross Hudgens is the founder and CEO of Siege Media, a content marketing agency specializing in SEO. Siege Media is a 75-person company with offices in San Diego, Austin, and New York City. They made the Inc. 5000 in each of the past three years.

Tell us about the early days of Siege Media.

I started Siege Media because I had built a personal brand and was able to slowly attract more and more clients to the business while working in-house.

It actually wasn’t that hard because I had already attracted a few clients on th...

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Alivi has found a niche in one of the most complex and talked about sectors in the United States – healthcare. After gaining a foothold from its HQ in Miami, Florida, it is now one of the fastest-growing companies in America.

And with Magdiel Rodriguez at the helm, alongside his top rate management team, the company continues to go from strength to strength via acquisition and new business.

Offering and delivering a range of technology services, running office administration, and coordinating the transporting of...

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Kevin Roche is the co-founder and CTO of Wellthy, Inc. based in New York City. Wellthy is a modern care coordination service, helping the 66 million Americans who care for sick and aging loved ones.

Prior to founding Wellthy, Kevin was a VP at Goldman Sachs and led a team of developers building strategic platforms for the bank.

Kevin received a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Northeastern University and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Tell us about the early days of Wellthy.

Fro...

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Carol Gee, M.A, a retired military veteran and university administrator, is owner of A Feast of Words, LLC, VenusChronicles.net (her one-woman writing service), and is also an author and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in a number of venues, including the Chicken Soup series and Woman’s World. She lives in Stone Mountain, an Atlanta, Georgia suburb.

Tell us about one of the toughest periods of your life.

The toughest period in my life began just before starting my senior year of high...

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Before founding LYNC Logistics, Cindy served as vice president of human resources at a large commercial truck dealership, then as president of a regional freight carrier operating more than 50 trucks. Raising three daughters honed her ability to detect malarkey in all its forms.

Tell us about the early days of LYNC Logistics.

Necessity is the mother of invention. I had been managing our family’s trucking company, Lesco Logistics, for several years and it was time to make some changes. Trucki...

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Maria Wendt helps female entrepreneurs get clients online. She is on a mission to help women leave their soul-sucking 9-5s and get paid doing what they love. She lives in Wilmington, DE with her husband and an enormous collection of books. You can find her (and a bunch of great free resources) at www.mariawendt.com.

Tell us about one of the toughest periods of your life.

One of the toughest periods of my life was when my grandfather passed away. I was extremely close to him and he passed awa...

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Royce Gomez, CEO of RoyceTalks, knows what it’s like to have wealth and assets and knows what it’s like to start from the bottom. She has spent more than 25 years as a serial entrepreneur in a variety of verticals, and today coaches entrepreneurs who want to scale sustainably. Royce resides in Colorado with her husband and three dogs. She enjoys hiking, kayaking, wine tasting, traveling, and seeing her adult children as often as possible.

Her love of strategic planning and marketing have mar...

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I’m a leader and chief executive with a passion for working with diverse teams to find innovative ways to solve complex issues in the rapidly changing digital space.

I’m currently CEO of Yoga International, a global digital media company that serves 300,000+ members with exclusive content on yoga, ayurveda, meditation, and mindful living on a subscription basis. Our entire mission is centered around helping people live happier, healthier lives by making yoga more available, inclusive, and ac...

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Kristen Denzer is the founder and CEO of Tierra Encantada. Kristen has a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Psychology, a Master’s in Advocacy and Leadership, and has completed doctoral work (ABD) in Educational Policy and Administration. Kristen started her first entrepreneurial endeavor in 2008 – an event rental company. She grew that company from 20 events to 500 events annually in just six years. While operating the successful event rental company, she started a second business in 2010...