Stephen Dean first built his career in information technology, working as a developer for Hewlett-Packard and several start-ups. He received his MBA from Duke before co-founding Keona Health, which manages all facets of finance, marketing, and operations. Entrepreneurial Role Models: Paul Graham Theodore Roosevelt was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer…

Valerie Hayes is on a mission to help small businesses beat the odds and push through the roadblocks to become an industry leader. She helps overburdened entrepreneurs, small business owners, and CEOs run their companies like a high-performance sports car. Fast and effective. Entrepreneurial Role Models: Jack Canfield Michael Hyatt Elon Musk When business started…

Matt Ostanik is an entrepreneur who has founded four startups. In 2019 he started working on Grateful, a platform where socially good businesses do “grateful giving” by donating to their customers’ favorite nonprofits. In today’s world, social good has never been important and is a powerful tool for customer retention. Entrepreneurial Role Models: Non specific…

Kurt Wilkin is a trusted advisor for high-growth, middle-market companies as founder and managing partner of Bee Cave Capital and Co-Founder of HireBetter. With a passion for growth and a hard-earned, proven set of tools in his toolbox, Kurt works with other entrepreneurs and CEOs to help them escape the start-up mindset and achieve next-level…