I’m the Co-Founder of Mission Collaborative, where we help people of all ages and backgrounds design more fulfilling careers through a 30-day online Fellowship. I’m passionate about making career information more equitable and accessible so that everyone can obtain the resources and the community needed to navigate the many career changes throughout their life successfully. My passion for career development started in college when I noticed that my peers approached their education pathways based on little to no information about how it would affect them long term.…
Louis K. Becker started working for Charles J. Becker & Bros., Inc. in 1997 supporting operations and fulfillment. In Late 2000, Louis joined the sales team in Northern New Jersey, where he grew sales by focusing on supplying excellent service to the underserved Abbott programs. In 2005, Louis opened a new sales territory covering Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.…
Sathya Elumalai, the visionary Founder and CEO of Aidar Health, is on a mission to
revolutionize healthcare. A dedicated advocate for patient-centric innovation, Sathya leads with a passion to enhance lives through technology. With a rich background in healthcare and a commitment to transformative solutions, he pioneers advancements that empower individuals on their health journeys.
Sathya Elumalai, the visionary Founder and CEO of Aidar Health, is on a mission to revolutionize healthcare. A dedicated advocate for patient-centric innovation, Sathya leads with a passion to enhance lives through technology. With a rich background in healthcare and a commitment to transformative solutions, he pioneers advancements that empower individuals on their health journeys.
Ted has spent his 35-year career building, working with and leading collaborative teams committed to achieving positive financial and social impact. As CEO of Ageless Innovation, Ted is focused on accelerating the growth and impact of the JOY FOR ALL brand, that he and his former Hasbro team spun out and acquired from Hasbro in 2018.…
Having grown up in the Bay Area, I’ve been fasciated with entrepreneurship from a young age and interested in technology’s potential to address societal challenges. I began my career at Bain in consumer consulting, where I developed a passion for brands that create human-centric experiences. This interest led me to Apple, where I designed store experiences.…
Will began his career in real estate straight out of college. In 2003 he co-founded a company specializing in the purchasing of distressed real estate and grew it into a significant business. After selling his partnership interest 5 years later, Will and Joe completed their first real estate transaction together. As the volume of their transactions grew, Valor Development was formed.…
Margot Biane Merrick is Co-founder and Co-CEO of TheLoopVillage.com – a virtual, online community targeting senior isolation. The Loop Village is an online platform that offers one-on-one companions, live virtual travel events and classes as well as a cafe so “you never eat alone again”. The Loop Village is gaining massive traction in the Age Tech space with its mission is to improve the lives of millions around the world.…
I am a diplomat’s daughter and have been fortunate to have lived all over the world. I have witnessed first hand many cultures, beauty, and hardships. I attended college in the United States (Purdue University) and the foundation for my career was with American Express where I was in middle market sales, large market account management; and then led our knowledge management division in Team Amex before being recruited into our first Six Sigma blackbelt cohort where we applied the defect reduction methodology to improving services as opposed to products.…
Aparna Pujar is the Founder and CEO of Zemplee, the world’s first AI powered tool to help caregivers care better for their elderly in Home or in Senior Living communities. Zemplee offers a IOT/AI/ML based solution to facilities and homes that transforms living environments into digital caring envinroments through a passive remote monitoring system. Aparna has an extensive experience working in Fortune 100 Companies in Product leadership roles, including Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Development and General management -with focus in eCommerce, Media, Healthcare, Big Data and AI.…
Sema is a serial entrepreneur with close to 20 years of experience in healthcare. She co-founded and led Surgo Foundation and Surgo Ventures, where she led the development of analytic products that solve health problems with greater precision. She was Initiative Lead at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she brought innovations in data, consumer insights, and product introduction into large-scale health programs globally.…
Carrie, a medical illustrator and health educator, has a particular interest in conveying the first-person perspective of vulnerable patient populations through virtual reality storytelling. After completing her master’s in Biomedical Visualization in 2016, she founded her company Embodied Labs, with the goal of revolutionizing the way health care providers, caregivers, and patients learn about human health.
Shawn Smith is the Chief Executive Officer for 1 True Health. He has over 35 years of experience in corporate operations, executive management, sales/marketing, and business development, primarily in the healthcare, public health, emergency response, humanitarian aid, and information technology industries. Shawn has a proven ability to understand market requirements and to design and deliver strategic solutions.…
Selena is a digital strategy consultant, coach and creative entrepreneur who has consulted with brands like Disney, Discovery, HSN, Crowdrise, Green Flower, Hired, and Carbon38. After building/scaling strategy teams in the agency world, she launched her digital strategy company Orthris in 2014 with a focus on mixing data + creativity to create sustainable organic growth. She’s also the host of the PermissionLESS podcast and builder of eComm brands.…
Sammy Wegent is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mindless Inc. (dba Freestyle+), a content and game developer that has built the world’s first improv and hip-hop-inspired, science-backed, AI-driven mental fitness gaming portal. He has worked in Entertainment and Education for over 25 years with a successful stint at Zynga, a pioneer in social gaming. There, he served as a game designer and narrative designer for several top titles, including the CityVille and FarmVille franchises, which have been played by hundreds of millions of people.…
Neal Weinstock is the founder and CEO of Soliddd Corp. a company based upon breakthroughs in optics. He is the inventor of Soliddd’s stereo vision correction for macular degeneration. The company’s technology platform enables a number of applications in the fields of electronically adjusted vision correction, virtual reality near-eye displays, no-glasses 3D displays, optical films, super-high-pixel-density displays, and 3D and virtual reality photography.Prior to starting Soliddd, Neal was Chief Business Officer at PLLX3, Inc., a venture created to commercialize 3D technology expertise residing in the physical effects production business of Lucasfilm Ltd.…
Alison Whitmire is the President of Learning in Action, a company committed to revealing derailing blindspots and creating awareness resulting in breakthroughs. She is an authority in the Emotional and Relational Intelligence, which focuses on our innate capacity to be in relationship with others, even in times of conflict, and how we can develop that capacity through conscious awareness and intention.…