Long Shot Leaders with Michael Stein

Doing Well By Doing Good Inside Your Business with Entrepreneur and Author Bessi Graham In Her Words: With over 20 years of experience working with business owners, governments, and large funding bodies to bring "doing good" and "making money" back together, my experience spans from the grassroots of sitting in the dirt working with business owners across the Pacific Islands through to the United Nations in Geneva. This has given me an unparalleled perspective on what makes change happen.

What does AI mean for all of us in the future with digital strategist, podcast host, and writer Chris Hood In his words: Hi, I'm Chris Hood, a digital strategist, podcast host, and writer. I love storytelling and have made it an essential part of my career. I've always loved escaping into words, sounds, images, and events to paint a solution for others to experience. It is the primary reason I am a veteran of the digital entertainment industry with more than three decades of working across various mediums, including television, film, music, and video games.

The former narc/cop is currently the Host of a TV Show called Primal Divide. Resides in Iowa, and grew up in KY. An entrepreneur at heart, currently owns 3 businesses. Sold a few in the past. After fifteen years in law enforcement, including a couple of stints as an undercover narcotics agent, John Mulligan retired to the whitetail hunter's paradise of Iowa. He's been hiding out in fields and tree stands ever since, always armed with a compound bow and camera. John's a grinder who's built an impressive resume since leaving the police force, working as a marketing director, photographer, Under Armour Athlete, and host of his own web series, Primal Divide. Archery isn't a post-retirement hobby for John, it's a passion he's had since his youth in Kentucky. His determination and talent have turned that passion into a second career. It's also earned him more time in the woods, and that's what he's really chasing.

How to be an amazing digital strategist, and producer, win, 3 X Tony Awards a Grammy Award, Olivier Award, 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 2 Drama League Awards, and a GLAAD Media Award and be an all-around amazing kind person with Tyler Mount Tyler Mount is a digital strategist and producer who has received three Tony Awards, a Grammy Award, an Olivier Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Drama League Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and a GLAAD Media Award.

Daniel Gagnon is an organizational agility advisor, coach, and trainer with close to three decades of diversified experience. One of four Disciplined Agile Fellows in the world, he describes himself as a passionate servant leader and ethical disruptor. Daniel focuses on helping leaders evolve their mindsets to foster the emergence of true organizational agility. To this end, he became an Agile Leadership Journey Guide in 2019 and co-developed an ICP-LEA certifying workshop with Bruno Collet, with whom he has partnered as a co-founder of Agile Leader Academy.

Ashley Willis is a wife, mommy of four little boys, speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. She's a popular blogger on topics related to marriage, faith, family, motherhood, and her own struggle with anxiety and depression. Ashley has a passion for encouraging and inspiring others through her books, blogs, videos, and speaking events, but her favorite thing to do is to travel to new and exciting places with her "five guys". If you'd like to connect with Ashley and check out her other resources, go to www.DaveAndAshleyWillis.com.

Getting your brand out there and scaling your business to great heights with scale expert Liliana Pertenava In her words: Hi, I'm Liliana Pertenava, an experienced global PR (US and all international markets) leader for a company with over 1 billion users, startup advisor for Silicon Valley tech companies and Techstars accelerator, and entrepreneur. My vast experience and acumen in strategic communication might be interesting, particularly when it comes to personal branding for founders and the role of PR in it.

Jen Ruiz is a lawyer turned full-time travel blogger and author. She is a 5-time Amazon bestselling author, 3-time TEDx speaker and award-winning travel journalist. She has been featured by The Washington Post, Forbes and ABC News and is the solo female traveler behind Jen on a Jet Plane.

Katy Trost is a coach and advisor to CEOs and founders at Series B and beyond. She helps them become more effective leaders and navigate the challenges of scaling people and operations. Her clients include some of the fastest-growing companies in both the US and UK tech ecosystem, backed by leading investors, including SoftBank, First Round, Felix, Octopus, Inflexion, and more. Katy is also a coach and judge to Tech Nation Future Fifty and Upscale, Octopus Ventures, Founders Forum, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, PwC Fintech, and the Mayor of London Mentoring Program as well as a member of the board of advisors for various startups.

In his words: For years, my Linkedin headline was "The World's Most Handsome Social Media & Content Marketing Strategist." Today, I prefer to go by another title: Superhero. I'm Jeff Gibbard, a professional keynote speaker, author, and believer in the idea that with enough superheroes, we can change the world. I spent more than a decade of my life working in digital marketing, and after all that time, I don't think I made the world any better than had I sat on my couch. Sure, I helped clients sell more stuff Sure, I liked my clients …but something was missing I wanted to make an impact. I wanted to fix our broken culture of work. I wanted to help more people find meaning and purpose in the work that monopolizes the majority of our waking hours. I want safer workplaces, more inclusive cultures, and more people recognizing the abilities they have to make a difference. All of this is how we will create a world that is kinder, safer, and more equitable.