Author: Jerome Knyszewski

As managing director of Eng and Co. LLC, Rachel Eng has almost 30 years of experience as a corporate lawyer. Her legal practice specializes in “corporate advisory, M&A, REITs and funds, listing and corporate governance advisory work.” Before founding Eng and Co., Rachel Eng served as the “deputy chairman of a major Singapore law firm with regional offices in various parts of Asia.” Rachel Eng brings to Eng and Co. the experience she gained in corporate advising and transactions, REITs and business trusts. Likewise, for the company, she “advises boards and management on corporate governance issues.” Aside from Eng and…

In 2018, Ori Hofnung founded GiantLeap together with Nadav Goshen. Ori leads the company as CEO. For his company, he says that he got his idea after overcoming a negative childhood experience. He had trouble reading at 12 years old, even though he had a high IQ. With GiantLeap, Ori Hofnung created a platform that could become a “solution for my parents, and the many other parents who face similar challenges.” He says that “leading development researchers from Israel and the U.S.” joined forces in developing the system that became GiantLeap. Upon the creation of GiantLeap, Ori Hofnung led the…

Brandon Berkson founded Hotels Above Par after he was “furloughed from his dream job in travel PR.” At 25 years old, he knew it was his chance to fulfill his passion of working in the hospitality industry. He knew that he “needed to support hotels at a time when they needed love most.” So, in the middle of a pandemic, Brandon Berkson created Hotels Above Par. The guide aims to “capture an audience consumed by wanderlust, while stuck under travel restrictions.” As a child, he had explored hotels with his grandparents, which influenced his adulthood as a passionate globe trotters.…

Co-founder and CEO of Shufti Pro Victor Fredung is a “seasoned fintech innovator with multiple years of experience from the payment sector.” Before Shufti Pro, Victor Fredung has built up considerable experience in the fintech industry, having established “several successful fintech companies such as Ogion Consulting, GiroSwift LTD, Zensed and Stafftimer.” His experience as founder and owner of successful payment companies brought him practical insights into “the troubles that a lot of Financial Services/FinTech companies are facing and what needs to be built to solve them.” At Shufti Pro, Victor Fredung runs a company that provides a “platform that enables…

Founder and CEO of SMSGlobal Carl Krumins was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Since 2007, he has led the company as it expanded to become the “leading international provider of mobile messaging technology.” Years before SMSGlobal, Carl Krumins started out tinkering, pulling apart computers and putting them back together in his Melbourne garage. That was when he developed his passion for technology. He was naturally inquisitive, and he taught himself information technology. In university, he found that his teachers couldn’t really give him what he wanted to know about IT, so he left “to…

Owner of Lisa Johnson Coaching, Lisa Johnson, wanted to leave her unfulfilling life and start a new one. However, she didn’t know what to do, and she didn’t know how to change her situation. Before coaching, Lisa Johnson started a wedding planning business. But it was clear to her that she still had much to learn as an entrepreneur. For example, she was making many costly marketing mistakes. To help her, she hired a business coach. That’s when everything changed for her, and the seeds were planted for Lisa Johnson Coaching. While working with the coach, she “learned so much…

Joe Pulizzi is a success on many fronts. As an author, he has written several Amazon-bestselling books, Content Inc., Killing Marketing and Epic Content Marketing. He has also written the award-winning book The Will to Die, which was named the “Best Suspense Book of 2020” by the National Indie Excellence Awards. As an entrepreneur, Joe Pulizzi has also found success all around. He has already launched four companies, including the Content Marketing Institute and The Tilt, as well as a charity foundation, The Orange Effect, an organization that provides “speech therapy and technology services to children in over 35 states.”…

As CEO of Creatively Disruptive, Andy Seeley heads a “digital marketing agency” composed of a team of professionals that “work together as the Small Business Champions!” With team members dispersed across several time zones, they can help clients around the clock, leaving no stone unturned in their mutual pursuit of growth in the market. They help several clients in “fighting those pixels, keeping up with all the latest algorithms, and making sure [you’re] getting [your] money’s worth for [your] online advertising.” At Creatively Disruptive, Andy Seeley and his team have devised effective methods that have saved countless businesses. For example,…

Ray Blakney and LiveLingua began out of a “brick & mortar language school” that provided classic and “true language immersion” for students who want to learn a new language. After years of work, Ray Blakney and the LiveLingua team managed to build a “thriving network of schools.” However, the students wanted to experience the same language immersion from their own homes. So, Ray Blakney founded LiveLingua. The company offers “first-class, private language lessons at an affordable price,” and true language immersion even from the comfort of their own homes. Ray Blakney and LiveLingua offer the benefits of a “traditional language…

Kathleen Black proves that hard work brings success on every stage of your business journey. From working her way to the top 1% of realtors recognized by the Toronto Real Estate Board, to now running her own real estate coaching and consulting agency, Kathleen has made a name for herself through never-ending effort and focus. Over the years, Kathleen Black has become the most sought-after real estate coach and trainer in North America, overseeing the success of several firms in the United States and Canada. She has also founded the Kathleen Black Coaching and Consulting (KBCC) firm, which continues her…