Author: Jerome Knyszewski

Ruth King has spent more than three decades as an entrepreneur, having owned eight businesses in that period. This success has earned her the name serial entrepreneur and the nickname “Profitability Master.” Throughout her career, she has shown tremendous passion about “helping small business owners get profitable and stay profitable.” In 1981, Ruth King started her first enterprise, called Business Ventures Corporation. At the company, she “coaches, trains, and helps contractors and others” who want to “achieve the business growth and goals” for their business. Her work has led to success for a lot of her clients; for example, an…

Yusuf Perens oversees the business operations of Galen Leather, a family company based in Istanbul, Turkey, after the unfortunate passing of its founder, and his sister, Zeynep. Over the past few years, the company has produced “handcrafted, thoughtfully designed handmade leather goods,” which has “taken the stationery world by storm.” Fans of stationery and various accessories all over the world have found something to like of Galen Leather’s products. At first, Yusuf Perens started out taking photos of Zeynep’s products to advertise for the market. In 2013, a year after Galen Leather was founded, the company saw a growth in…

Phil Santoro and David Kolodny met at Google, where they worked, in 2013. After spending a few years in the company, the two decided to found a startup together. Their startup takes interesting, unique, and disruptive business ideas and turns them into market leaders, realizing their full potential. Three years later, Phil Santoro and David Kolodny linked up to found Wilbur Labs. Before he went to Google, Phil Santoro built the free forum hosting platform called FreeForums, which he founded when he was still in high school. By 2007, the platform had become one of the world’s top online destinations,…

Carmen Westbrook believes that we are close to bringing in a world where can come together to solve our biggest problems. Her over 15 years of experience working in government and as an “NGO consultant, community engagement specialist, and leadership and life coach” might leave you inclined to believe her, too. According to her, people contain inside themselves the necessary abilities to solve every single one of the “social, environmental, and humanitarian issues” plaguing the world right now. She believes we only need to put it all together. To this end, Carmen Westbrook has started her own company, called Aina…

Monica Eaton-Cardone has taken a long and winding path to her present success. Through her journey, she has gained a wealth of skills and abilities that led her to find success as an “international entrepreneur, speaker, author, and industry thought leader.” She has also achieved numerous accomplishments throughout her long career. As a leader, she is “dynamic and inspirational,” and she “values hard work, collaboration, and innovation.” As an entrepreneur, Monica Eaton-Cardone has found success at an early age. After graduating high school at 16, she worked two jobs while finishing her degree in art and architecture. During that time,…

Bre Hance began her career in interior design out of a passion for the field, having grown up with a father who owned a drywall business and a mother who managed a homebuilding company. During her childhood, she spent many hours with her parents as they visited job sites, where she also played in model homes. As she grew up, Bre Hance also became a Division 1 volleyball player, and she gained a background in “boutique hospitality events, entertainment ad-sales, and development for a non-profit.” Throughout her experience in the industry, she has learned the value of “leadership, hard work,…

Pia Beck is the CEO of Curate Well Co., which provides “coaching and community” to entrepreneurs who want to make an impact in their industry. If you’re an entrepreneur who wants to scale your business without neglecting the integrity of your work, and losing your connection to your community, you’ll be a good match for Pia and Curate Well. For Pia Beck, Curate Well puts “process behind [your purpose].”  She understands that businesses need the ability to share their stories and their message with people; it’s her company’s job to put the “right intuitive systems in place” to amplify those…

For more than a decade, Tej Brahmbhatt has worked as a corporate banker. Now, he wishes to share his knowledge and expertise to people who wish to break through in this hyper-competitive marketplace, particularly under the digital economy. He is managing partner of Watchtower Capital, as well as the resident business/client/sales development expert at his website, TejTakeaways. He is also available for speaking engagements. Tej Brahmbhatt says that banking is “the vehicle for living [my] passion: the art of building relationships.” Through his experiences, making mistakes and going through struggles, he discovered that banking depends heavily on building relationships with…

Gianna Miceli is a disruptor, author, and women’s health advocate. She began her journey of advocating for women when she began to feel the effects of menopause after turning 42. She started putting on weight and feeling so tired she could barely go to work in the morning. After doing everything possible, from joining gyms to dieting, she found that nothing worked. She went to the doctors and spent $18,000 but it also didn’t work. It was only until another woman told Gianna Miceli about how her “metabolic processes” went “out of sorts” that she began her research into her…

Thor Wood crafted the business plan for SnapShyft ten business days after a hangover. In that period, he realized that he could fill a need that the food and hospitality industries has been having for a while, which is of consistent quality staffing. With SnapShyft, he helps the businesses in these sectors maintain a full roster of personnel, on-demand, and which has been fully screened by experienced industry professionals. With SnapShyft, Thor Wood has developed a “labor marketplace,” taking full advantage of the new market developments brought on by the gig economy. This marketplace “connects understaffed hospitality and food and…