Keynote Speakers

Brian Smith Founder, UGG
Brian is Australian born and was raised with an enduring passion for surfing and the surf culture. In his youth, he enjoyed the epic waves on both coasts of his home country. He was educated at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, where he received his first of many business credentials. After ten years as a public account...
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Dave Charest Constant Contact
Dave Charest is Director of Small Business Success at Constant Contact, the online marketing leader trusted by millions of small businesses. In his role, Dave acts as an educator and an advocate for small business leaders, marketing professionals, and nonprofits by providing them with practical marketing advice that can help them achieve ...
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Steve Rozenberg Business Coach, Entrepreneur, Airline Pilot, & Author
Steve Rozenberg, originally aspiring to be an international pilot, navigated a challenging shift in his career trajectory when the 9/11 attacks jeopardized his pilot career. Turning adversity into opportunity, he embraced his entrepreneurial spirit and transformed his situation into a multimillion-dollar success story. As the proud own...
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Workshop Speakers

Christine Footit Internal Revenue Service
Chris Footit has been with the IRS for 32 years. She is the Branch Chief for the Tax Outreach, Partnership and Education branch in Communications & Liaison. Prior to her current position, she was a Revenue Officer in...
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Victor Retana Retanaco Accounting, LLC
Victor Retana is a highly accomplished civil engineer, with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of South Florida. He gained valuable experience through internships, collaborating with developer...
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Dan Morris Mindracer Consulting
Dan Morris is Managing Partner at Mindracer. Business Owners go to Mindracer to achieve a transformation from founder-led sales to an exit-ready business driven by a commercial sales and marketing team. Mindracer was awa...
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Laura Bowers The PMO Boss
Laura Bowers is a seasoned leader with more than two decades of experience in guiding teams and spearheading projects. Drawing from both the best, and worst, industry practices, Laura leveraged her expertise to establish...
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April Terry ActiveCampaign
April Terry is an ActiveCampaign customer trainer who is passionate about one thing - helping others succeed and achieve their goals. Previously an accomplished Revenue Enablement professional, she has provided invaluabl...
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Wendy Austin WSI Healthy Digital Solutions
Wendy Austin: Marketing with Impact Wendy Austin is a digital marketing innovator with a mission: to help businesses achieve success while making a positive impact on the world. Her career in healthcare marketing whil...
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Aaron Friedman Guideposts.io
Aaron combines expertise in tech manufacturing, startups, and acquisitions. From El Paso, he honed mechanical skills in his grandfather's machine shop. He founded and sold tech companies in Japan and Australia, engaged i...
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Allen Wang Crestify Studio & Precision Label
Allen Wang, President of Crestify Studio and Founder of Happy Olly, has made his mark in the packaging industry, developing packaging for household brands such as L'Oreal Paris, Schick, Playtex, and Banana Boat. He was r...
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Michael Letschin Brevo
Michael Letschin is Brevo's VP of Product and Solutions Marketing, where he combines his 20+ years of technical expertise as a former administrator and IT Director with his experience as a Field CTO. He has an MBA from M...
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Geovanny Cuevas Wells Fargo
I am Geovanny Cuevas, Vice President, serving as a Branch Manager for the Union Square Branch in Lower Manhattan. My objective is to lead my team to help them cultivate relationships with business owners in the community...
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Mike Heronime Positive Brand
As the president and executive director of creative solutions for Positive Brand, Mike Heronime has helped companies and organizations large and small from Fortune 500 companies and non-pro...
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Luz Gonzalez EQ Refined
Luz is a seasoned Consultant, Coach, Trainer, and Professional Development expert with a specialized focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). She is dedicated to empowering organizations in constructing high-perf...
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Jamilla Phillip The Business Gym
Jamilla Phillip is a Psychotherapist by day, business owner by night. She is the Founder and CEO of three thriving businesses, including The Business Gym, an online resource for entrepreneurs. Her expertise spans over a ...
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Bernard Ramchatesingh iFranchise Group
Bernard Ramchatesingh’s career includes over 18 years of franchise management expertise across fast-paced QSR and service environments. He is a creative problem solver with a history of d...
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Jeremy Schultz Cloudtech
Jeremy Schultz is the Vice President of Global Delivery at Cloudtech, where he leads the implementation of data management solutions. He has been a professional services leader for more than a decade across the technolog...
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Wendy Richmond Results Matter Marketing
Wendy Susan Richmond is the CEO of Results Matter Marketing, specializing in small business and artificial intelligence (AI) marketing. With over 13 years of experience as a Marketing Director for several multi-million d...
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Jim Lekovich Iron Mountain
Jim Lekovich is a Senior Marketing Manager at Iron Mountain, where he works to support customers in transforming their information management efforts in order to adapt to a constantly changing business environment. Jim h...
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Kenneth Brenneman Main Street Bond
Kenneth was born in Cheyenne, WY, and came of age in Riverton, Wyoming. He has founded and sold several businesses, also serving as a leader to several companies during mergers and acquisitions and as a strategy consulta...
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Scott Bennett BoardroomIQ
Scott Bennett, a seasoned entrepreneur based in Manhattan, brings a wealth of experience to the table with his 35-year track record in growing his family business from a single plant to three plants and a frozen distribu...
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Thomas Arndt BoardroomIQ
Thomas Arndt leads the technology and platform development teams at BoardroomIQ. He began his career in the social sciences as a researcher and professor, before pivoting toward specialized consulting work in artificial ...
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Zach Everett SmartSites
Zach Everett is a seasoned expert in digital marketing, specializing in PPC advertising and e-commerce strategy. With over a decade of experience, Zach has managed a portfolio of Google Ads campaigns exceeding $10 millio...
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Michele Hoskins Recession Proof Collective
Introducing Michele Hoskins, a seasoned educator, leadership development trainer, and captivating motivational speaker boasting over three decades of enriching experience. Alongside her husband Paul, Michele thrives as a...
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Kirsten Elise Dunn Recession Proof Collective
Kirsten Elise Dunn, a visionary Social Entrepreneur, is on a mission to make a real difference in communities across the United States. For her, sparking change isn't just a lofty goal—it's a practical business strateg...
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Chris Caouette North Bay Distribution
Chris Caouette brings over two decades of expertise in leading and scaling startups as well as high-performance sales, marketing, and customer success teams across diverse industries and markets. Chris has held senior po...
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