Author: Jerome Knyszewski

Candace Alarie used to work full-time in management before starting SOAK Batch Co as a side hustle in 2018. Yet, by the end of the next year, Candace quit her management job, which she held for ten years, to focus entirely on her own new venture. Quitting her job to make it on her own was not easy for Candace Alarie. But she had to do it if she wanted to fulfill her childhood dream. As far as she could remember, Candace Alarie has always wanted to start a business. Both her parents were entrepreneurs, which inspired her to follow…

Deepak Shukla is a man of many talents. When he’s not doing SEO work, he’s rapping, producing music at his recording studio, holding TEDx talks, or running marathons. His many travels have also led to him joining marathons and ultramarathons in at least two continents. Not only that, but his Quora also has 22 million views; his YouTube channel has 250,000+ views; his Udemy courses have 15,000+ students and 100+ reviews; he has 20+ Skillshare courses with 250+ followers; and he already has 15,000 LinkedIn connections. Now, though, Deepak Shukla is running his SEO agency called Pearl Lemon. He has…

Alyssa Hoffman shows us an example of what would happen if we followed our passions. After graduating in high school with honors, and spending ten years managing salons, she moved on to be a part of the education department of a Fortune 500 company. She found success there, being named her industry’s “Board Member of the Year” and “Educator of the Year.” However, that wasn’t enough for Alyssa Hoffman. While traveling across the country for her work, she ended up at a rock concert. It was at this concert when she met the band that would literally change her life.…

Stephanie Scheller understands the power of disrupting the traditional ways we do business. In fact, she named her company after the term. Grow Disrupt’s mission is exactly as its name suggests: “to disrupt the way the world goes into business.” In July 2018, Stephanie Scheller turned Scheller Enterprises into Grow Disrupt as part of their rebranding efforts. This change also marked the dramatic shift of the company’s vision and ethos since its founding in 2014. Now, the company has devoted its efforts to training small business owners to start disrupting the traditional ways small businesses used to do business. With…

Connie Vanderzanden wants you to make a profit, especially women who want to experience lasting success in business. As the creator of Going Beyond Revenue and the founder of Profit with Connie, Connie Vanderzanden brings her vast business experience and industry expertise to bear on her partnerships with emerging businessmen and women. For 30 years, Connie Vanderzanden has earned extensive knowledge in the fields of accounting and bookkeeping, as well as great financial know-how. This experience and skill pushed her on her successful business journey. Due to her accounting experience, Connie knows very well that business people do not see…

Luke Kupersmith started Lojistic to help companies simplify the intricate processes entailed by logistics. Logistics could also be quite expensive, so Lojistic also works to help companies from across the United States maximize savings on freight costs. Since 2005, Luke Kupersmith and Lojistic have worked on the principle that the company should help companies reduce shipping costs and maximize efficiency to provide the best service to their own customers. To that end, Luke Kupersmith wants Lojistic to become partners with companies, and not simply a service provider. By establishing partnerships with other companies, Lojistic can improve their logistic operations and…

Seth Earley founded Earley Information Science to provide solutions to the world’s major brands in delivering state-of-the-art services to their customers through “integrated enterprise architectures.” At Earley Information Science, brands get to “leverage their information assets” to enhance customer experience. For 25 years, Seth Earley and Earley Information Science have supported several businesses in achieving their desired outcomes through making data “findable, usable, and valuable.” Throughout the company’s history, Earley Information Science has devised and implemented effective methods to deliver results to its clients, which also scale and adapt to their enterprises as they expand. Also, Seth Earley boasts of…

Craig Smith founded Trinity to help business grow quicker and smarter in the ever-changing modern marketplace. If you plan to enter the e-commerce industry, you’ll need to know your way around the internet, and you’ll need to know how to bend the internet to your advantage. That’s where Trinity comes in. Craig Smith has founded the company to help you boost your e-commerce brand by acting as your “own eCommerce optimization team.” With its expertise and dedication to your brand, the company will become an extension of your own web team, instead of “some replaceable third-party vendor.” Since 2006, Craig…

Harry Thakkar knows the potential value of machine learning and analytics data on the future of e-commerce. At Avatria, which he co-founded in 2014, Harry wanted to use technology to help businesses drive their operations forward. Through a progressive understanding of technology, Avatria can shift companies’ focus toward their clients’ needs and provide better value. Before co-founding Avatria, Harry Thakkar was the Director of Program Management for Acquity Group, up until it was acquired by Accenture in 2013. While at Acquity, Harry led its “eCommerce solutions group.” He worked with various business stakeholders to design, plan, and implement their e-commerce…

Carla Williams Johnson started Carli Communications to help out business owners that need assistance in getting their enterprises out into the real world, attracting more clients and customers. Her decades of experience in the field includes devising strategies and launching products for big global brands like Coca Cola, Unilever, and Nestle. To help brands find success, Carla focuses on coming up with methods to identify the right clients for the brand; boosting visibility online and offline; and creating marketing campaigns that should drive up revenue. As a Media Marketing Specialist, Carla Williams Johnson considers herself an advocate for small business…