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Kevin Van Eekeren started off as a logistics officer in a SWAT team after studying Criminal Justice at Illinois State University. After two years in that position he started Fulcrum Tactical, a charity that specialized in training SWAT teams nationwide. He spent two more years as a logistic officer before leaving to pursue his business endeavors full-time. In 2011 he successfully transitioned Fulcrum Tactical to a for-profit company. He then started a farm! It is called Fulcrum Farms and it focuses on producing meat and eggs in an environmentally sustainable way. In 2015 he sold Fulcrum Tactical and started Fulcrum Investing, a venture capital fund investing in startups nationwide. In 2016 he started hosting a podcast called Startup Static which has a planned release date of mid 2017 with a bifurcated focus on both the startup world and topics that affect our world, not just business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christina specializes in superachieving and it is her personal mission to help individuals achieve more in life. She accomplishes this mission through her company, Quit Bleeping Around, and has published a series of books as well as a podcast show, all of which can be accessed at www.quitbleepingaround.com. Prior to small business ownership, Christina spent over fifteen years in public service with a police department in California and the FBI. During this time, she worked on a variety of programs including the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program where she analyzed serial homicide and sexual assault cases in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials, and the FBI’s Leadership Development Program where she led a team of facilitators to improve and shift the management culture in the Bureau. Christina has a B.S. and M.S. in Criminal Justice Leadership, an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Training and Performance Improvement, and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Carson is Founder and CEO of the Carson Group, which serves financial advisors and investors through its businesses including Peak Advisor Alliance, Carson Institutional Alliance and Carson Wealth. Peak Advisor Alliance gives financial advisors a coach, a plan and accountability to get organized so they can deliver results for their clients. Carson Institutional Alliance makes the complex simple for financial advisors by handling their marketing, compliance, technology, investment management and operations so they can grow their business. The financial advisors at Carson Wealth are just as good at explaining investments as they are at making them so clients fully understand what’s happening with their money at every stage of their financial journey. Ron first began honing his core principles while working from his dorm room at the University of Nebraska in 1983: a tenacious focus on serving clients’ best interests; a relentless pursuit of excellence across every activity; and a burning desire to learn, grow intellectually and innovate. These driving principles enabled the Carson Group to grow to over $8 billion in assets under advisement, and have led Ron to receive countless accolades. He is continually ranked among the top advisors by Barron’s magazine and was one of only two independent advisors inducted into Barron’s inaugural Hall of Fame. Ron was named to Forbes list of America’s top wealth advisors, coming in at number 13 out of thousands of advisors. He’s also recognized by FinancialTimes and WealthManagement.com as one of the top RIA’s in the country. Ron is one of the most celebrated and respected financial advisors in the industry — and is a sought after speaker, thinker and investment strategist. In the spring of 2012, Ron co-founded aRIA, a “think-tank” group comprised of six upstanding RIA firms and Advisor Growth Strategies, a consulting firm serving the wealth management industry. As a member of the Financial Advisor Council of CNBC, Ron also writes guest columns and provides a frontline perspective to the CNBC digital news team. In 2014, Ron joined The American College of Financial Services board of trustees, helping the industry by adding capacity and building our next generation of advisors. Ron’s academic credentials include being a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a Chartered Financial Consultant. He holds Series 7, 24, 63 registrations through Cetera Advisor Networks and Series 65 through CWM, LLC. Ron is also actively involved in the community. He and his wife, Jeanie, founded The Dreamweaver Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fulfilling end-of-life dreams for seniors with terminal illnesses. He also founded the American Charitable Foundation – a foundation established for a more efficient disposition of charitable assets and served as a past President of the Child Saving Institute. He and Jeanie have served as Chairs for JDRF and helped the foundation raise over $1 million! Ron has shared his success principles, as documented in his book, Tested in the Trenches, with audiences worldwide. Ron coauthored the New York Times best-selling book Avalanche, and the blueprinting process that goes with it. Together, these tools help advisors learn how to clarify their mission, vision and values by setting business and life goals. His most recent book, The Sustainable Edge, released in 2016, was written for business owners who are seeking a fuller, more rewarding work-life balance. Ron and Jeanie reside in Omaha and have three wonderful children, two dogs and a cat. He enjoys spending time with his family, collecting and drinking wine, golfing, flying, pheasant hunting and he’s an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Kashurba started a freelance web design business when he was in high school and grew it into a digital agency with a world-class team and clients around the world. He went from building $300 websites to building $30,000 websites and managing 6-figure digital advertising budgets for some of the largest manufacturing and construction companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Hirsch is a 28 year old serial entrepreneur who is an expert in hiring remote workers and eCommerce business. He co-founded his first company out of his dorm room in 2009 drop shipping products on Amazon.com and built it to sell over $20 million worth of products over 5 years. While scaling, Nathan discovered the power of outsourcing and ended up building an remote army of freelancers. In 2015, Nathan co-founded and become the CEO of FreeeUp, an online hiring marketplace focused on connecting businesses with the top 1% of online workers in eCommerce, digital marketing, virtual assistance, and web development. The company has been growing at rapid paces (500%+ YoY) and has quickly become a top destination to hire online for over 2,500 businesses around the world. Nathan has built his personal brand to be synonymous with online hiring and entrepreneurship through over 75 guest appearances on top podcasts: Entrepreneur on Fire with John Lee Dumas, Eventual Millionaire, and handfuls more. He continues to share his knowledge on building remote teams with everyone he comes in contact with and just recently joined the faculty at CEO Space. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FreeeUpMarketplace/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaime Jay founded Slapshot Studio, LLC in 2013. He wanted a business that combined his life-long passion for the sport of ice hockey with his ability to build websites and thus the Slapshot Studio brand was born. With his signature customer service and DIY “get-it-done” style, Slapshot Studio quickly became the go to web development company for many entrepreneurs and small businesses. At the core, the Slapshot Studio team develops WordPress website solutions that convert by integrating technology platforms such as Chatbots, funnels, social media, and more. Jaime is an amateur hockey player and starter geek who truly enjoys helping his clients build a solid foundation online that not only keeps his clients happy, but turns them into raving fans. Since leaving the U.S. Army as a former paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994, he began working in corporate America. He worked for a couple different fortune 500 companies over the next 12 years. He learned a lot about business and working with others, but he never quite felt like he found his calling. It wasn’t until the summer of 2006, when he co-founded a small real estate ad agency that he realized his passion for the entrepreneurial spirit. A whole new world opened up to him, but it wasn’t without heartache and trouble as the real estate bubble burst in 2008 and he lost all his customers in a span of just over three months. After some considerable thought and self-grief, he picked himself back up and dusted himself off. He was always attracted to technology and most of his friends and family knew this. He decided to get back into web development and he bootstrapped his way from a one-person operation to a thriving business and a growing team as you will see today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Berny Dohrmann founded CEO Space International more than 25 years ago. Mr. Dohrmann has embraced his vision for entrepreneurial collaboration by giving prospective business leaders the tools and education they need to succeed. Through the values of partnership and cooperation, CEO Space has been working to foster a new generation of enlightened business leaders around the world. Mr. Dohrmann uses his vast knowledge to upgrade CEOs today into educated, skilled leaders with higher global integrity standards. As CEO Space continues to grow into a force for future economic innovation, Mr. Dohrmann encourages anyone who is confident in their ideas and ability to grow constructively to discover how CEO Space can give them the tools they need to meet their full potential. Mr. Dohrmann is a radio show host, movie producer, frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and bestselling author. Raised as a fifth generation San Franciscan, Berny grew up when the Macy Building on Union Square was the Dohrmann Building dominating “the square” into the 1970’s. The Dohrmann family operated Dohrmann Hotel Supply; the largest global resort-outfitting firm now owned by Holiday Inn. The family also owned the Emporium store chain from the 1800’s, as one of the larger department store chains forging the history of the West Coast market place. Berny’s father, Alan Dohrmann, was a corporate trainer who was sought out by such notables as Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, Walt Disney, Warner Earnhardt, John Hanley, Thomas Willhite, Bucky Fuller, Dr. Edward Deming and Jack Kennedy. Berny grew up with amazing mentors as one of nine children raised in Marin County California Mr. Dohrmann was mentored by the man who pioneered oil tanker funding in the 1960’s and 1970’s, George Witter of Dean Witter when the brokerage firm was a family owned San Franciscan firm, and Peter Ueberroth former commissioner of Major League Baseball, and currently Chairman of the Contrarian Group, Inc. In his first twenty years, Mr. Dohrmann was Chairman of a public institution heading up global investment firms, supervising thousands of licensed professionals operating in fourteen countries. Berny sold his firm to take care of his terminally ill father and later finished the brain research he and Berny started, thus creating a product known as Super Teaching. Super Teaching is showcased during CEO Space’s weeklong business growth conferences, 5 times a year. Mr. Dohrmann resides with his wife September and two children in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gallant Dill - the industry’s most audacious entrepreneur. Not even 25, and in just the past four years, Gallant launched the music careers of over a dozen artists (including himself), launched five web-based companies already turning millions in profit, and acted as a consulting agent for over thirty product lines in thousands of stores. His trademark is extraordinary performance and aggressive growth. Dill’s clients boast tens of thousands of placements under his management, and millions of fans. Gallant’s specialties range from marketing and PR, motivational speaking, bold investment ventures, Health & Mindful Living campaigns, all the way to celebrity partnerships and endorsement deals. An uncompromising approach has earned him direct paths to market with Mark Cuban, Walmart, Target, Whole Foods Global, Circle K and more. From operating as a dockside shipping entrepreneur, to creating an entertainment empire capitalizing on his marketing expertise - he has punctuated his career partnerships with the largest names in the industry: music festival SXSW, DirectTV, Soulja Boy, Justin Bieber, Albertsons, Wegmans, 7-Eleven. http://gallantdillmentoring.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Make more, think less.” Hello, my name is David and I’m the founder of Nitroworks. I built my first website before the 5th grade and even figured out how to make money from it. Since then, I’ve been fascinated with online marketing and entrepreneurship. My passion is helping other business owners grow and reach new customers through sales and marketing. Looking for more customers? Shoot me an email and let’s connect. David Anderson, Founder Email: david@nitroworksmarketing.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Writer is the consummate entrepreneur and has been referred to the Entrepreneurs Best Friend. One of his companies, Angel Investors Network, is a syndicate of high net worth investors that buy, sell, and invest in early stage companies. They help entrepreneurs get the capital they need to grow and thrive. They also provide a number of services and connections to insure their investments have the best chance to succeed. Greg has done some exceptional deals in the past. Everything from partnering with Dreamworks & their brand Shrek, a publicly traded, billion dollar company, to Master P, who sold over 75 million albums, just to name a few. As a former investment banker, at 21 years old, Greg was the youngest owner of a full service investment bank in the history of the United States. He has raised hundreds of millions of dollars, taken dozens of companies public, and facilitated a number of mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Writer is a serial entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Angel Investors Network, Angel Marketing LLC and BizPAD, Inc. http://angelnetwork.com/mic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices