Intro To 7:47 Conversations Podcast

Claude Silver is VaynerMedia's Chief Heart Officer, the capstone of a career focused on guiding client relationships, global brand strategies, operations, and management. An abiding passion for creating spaces in which people can thrive defined her previous leadership positions at JWT London, Publicis London, SAYMedia, and Organic, among others.Connect with and find out more about Claude at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver

Ryan is a three-time entrepreneur who’s previous technology companies were successfully acquired by USA TODAY and Groupon. Now as the founder and CEO of Electric, Ryan is leveraging data and automation to deliver enterprise-grade IT services to small and midsize companies all over the US. Since founding in 2016, Electric has raised $39M and employs a team of 150 full-time employees across four offices in the US and abroad.Find out more about Ryan at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandenehy/

As CEO of Toffler Associates, Maria taps into deep experience with strategy development and execution, customer experience, business performance management, acquisition integration, and organizational transformation. Before joining Toffler Associates, Maria was a managing director at North Highland, overseeing media, entertainment, and communications industry. As the division president, she led the Data Analytics and Sparks Grove groups and directly contributed to the profitability and growth of the businesses. She was the executive advisor to the Managing Services division during its U.S. expansion and led the development of the Washington office. Her prior experience includes management consulting with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and Ernst & Young, as well as roles at AllConnect and Litton Poly Scientific.Maria earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research as well as an MBA from Virginia Tech, and serves as an advisory board member for the ISE department. She holds a certificat

Lena Trudeau is CEO of U.Group, an advanced technology and creative design company committed to creating customer-centric innovation in the public and private sectors. An early advocate for government modernization, Lena spearheaded the creation of 18F, an in-house digital services team at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and brought a similar model to the Canadian Digital Service (CDS). Lena’s expertise was also tapped in the private sector as she led the Amazon Web Services Public Sector (AWS PS) global expansion, and headed up the AWS PS business in Canada.Lena currently serves as a board member on the Canadian American Business Council, and chairs the policy committee. She is a frequent commentator, speaker, and advocate on issues of digital adoption, digital inclusion, and women in technology. Lena received an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and an undergraduate degree from the University of Ottawa.Find out more about Lena at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ltrudeau/

In 2010, Bryan and Shannon Miles felt a stirring from God. After experiencing the virtual assistant (VA) model for themselves, the couple was inspired to start their own business providing virtual support to busy leaders. After much prayer and due diligence, Bryan and Shannon followed God’s call and founded Miles Advisory Group. Within two months, they had signed four contracts with leaders in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Wyoming – generating a wave of momentum that continues to this day.MAG expanded the horizons of their VA service model in eaHELP to include MAG Bookkeeping, copywriting services, and web support services. In January 2017, the Miles AG suite (eaHELP, MAG Bookkeeping, Render and Ellipsis) came together under one name – BELAY. This name has a great deal of significance to their leaders because of its core meaning: To belay is to provide the support a climber needs to ascend...And that is precisely what they do for their clients.Their suite of services allows their clients to scale wit

As a Bahnsen Group Managing Director/Partner, Kimberlee specializes in personal wealth advising and oversees financial and retirement planning solutions for high net worth individuals and multi-generational families. She creates, and guides implementation of, cohesive strategies that incorporate all aspects of clients’ financial lives.Kimberlee’s proficiency also includes helping individuals transition to financial independence after life-altering events such as death or divorce. She is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, and has strong experience and knowledge that enables her to analyze and consult on, both the short and long-term financial impact of a range of divorce settlements. These skills, coupled with her wealth management experience, provides an experienced voice for any pre/post-divorce team.Kimberlee has established The Fiscal Feminist, a platform from which she strongly advocates for women through her passion to empower and educate them concerning their finances.Find out more about Kimberlee

Michael Farber is a social entrepreneur and founder of Breakout. Through his work with Breakout, Michael organizes transformative and powerful events in cities across the country to celebrate and give a voice to local change makers who lift up their communities. Find out more about Michael at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-farber-851a927/

Mark Rothschild is the founder and CEO of Right at School.  Prior to that, he was  COO of the JCC of Chicago and CEO of the Cincinnati JCC.Mark has held senior-level posts at Fastweb.com, Knowledge Advisors, and the Human Capital Research Corporation, has been a consultant in workforce development, training, and communications with McKinsey and Company and Arthur Andersen, and has taught at several universities, including Loyola University, Indiana University, and Northwestern University. Mark was also the founder and first president of the non-profit National Scholarship Providers Association.Mark Rothschild graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts. He also holds a Masters degree from Northwestern University in Communications Studies, a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Education Policy and Management, and was ordained as a rabbi from HUC-JIR in 2006.Find out more about Mark at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrothschild

Stuart, is the Chair and CEO of Audubon, a membership group of St. Louis area civic-minded investors. Its 3 pillars are increasing wealth management knowledge, encouraging collaboration to make St. Louis area philanthropic efforts more effective and growing the vibrant St. Louis area start-up scene.Find out more about Stuart at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuzimmer/

James earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Miami University in 2000. Before joining Wealthquest, James spent five years with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network as a Financial Representative. He spent most of that time training other Financial Representatives in financial planning techniques. James earned the right to use the CFP® mark in 2004.James is married with three children. He enjoys golfing and running. He is very active in service projects through his church including financial literacy education programs, and missions work in Haiti.Find out more about James at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-lenhoff-9457663/Find his podcast at:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rich-life-podcast/id1454700343Learn more about his company at:https://wqcorp.com/Find his book at:https://livingarichlife.com/products/living-a-rich-life-book

Over his 25 years as a technology entrepreneur, Tom has built and led several highly profitable, industry-defining companies. Always a passionate champion of disruptive technologies, Tom began his career as an associate at BCG, where he was immersed in the shift to “big box” retail. He later served as president of Ticketmaster.com (LYV), where he helped lead the transition to online ticketing. Then, as CEO of Ancestry.com, he built one of the Internet’s first and largest online content subscription businesses. Today, as CEO of ExpertVoice, Tom leads them in pioneering a new influencer-marketing category that’s transforming retail commerce. He’s devoted to our mission of creating a better buying experience for brands, retailers and consumers through a large network of authentic influential experts who make trusted recommendations.Find out more about Tom at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomstockham/

Anson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Battery, honored as a 3-time Ad Age Small Agency of the Year and ranked as a top 10 Fastest growing private company by the Los Angeles Business Journal 3 years in a row. In June 2019, Havas acquired a majority stake in Battery.Prior to Battery, he co-founded one of the first pure play social media agencies called Rocket XL, growing the company to 5 offices across 4 countries before selling to Cossette Communications Group in 2008.Anson is an active member of the Young Presidents Association (YPO) and holds a Business degree from the Marshall School at the University of Southern California (USC). Find out more about Anson at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansonsowby/

Joel Holland is the CEO of Harvest Hosts (harvesthosts.com), a membership network that connects RVers with unique overnight experiences at 1000+ wineries, farms, breweries, museums, golf courses and other interesting destinations in the US and Canada. He is also the Founder and Chairman of Storyblocks (storyblocks.com), a one-stop-shop for high quality stock media and the first subscription-based platform in the industry for high-quality creative content: stock video, production music, stock photos and more.Storyblocks has been listed on the Inc 5000 list six consecutive times and was recently named one of Washington. D.C.’s greatest places to work by Washingtonian magazine.For his work with VideoBlocks, Joel has been named one of the "Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25" by BusinessWeek Magazine, "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration, and "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the Greater Washington DC Region by Ernst & Young, and recognized o

As a leading social innovator and TEDx speaker, Mark Shapiro is inspiring businesses, communities, and individuals to a kinder standard of influence.From his 12 years at Showtime Networks in a sales, training, and leadership role, his extensive research on authenticity (through the ‘Are You Being Real’ Podcast), and having sent 8,000 personalized shoutout videos to those he cares about, Mark is pioneering a new code of influence – which he lives, and lives to share.For more, visit www.KindFluence.com

An accomplished leader with a proven track record of aggressive, yet honorable leadership, Brian has led CMI to double digit growth, every year since 2008. Coming from humble beginnings, Brian was first hired to sweep the floors at CMI at 14 years old. He's come to love the industry AND the Company that has provided so much opportunity for himself, his family and their 100+ loyal and dedicated employees and countless supplier partners.Find out more about Brian at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianrott/

Mike began his investment career in the early 1980s in Columbus, OH as a research analyst at the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio. He founded Willingdon Wealth Management in 2003, and continues to utilize his extensive experience in research and fundamental analysis to play a leadership role in the firm’s overall investment process. Mike also has primary responsibility for the management of the Core Equity Portfolio. In addition, Mike writes a monthly newsletter, Willingdon Views, in which he shares his views about the economy, markets, and other topical issues.Mike earned his BA from St. Bonaventure University in 1981 and his MBA from the University of Michigan in 1983. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the North Carolina Society of Financial Analysts.Mike is active in the community through his church and his participation in Lift 4:10, a one-on-one sports ministry, as well as sports mission trips to Guatemala. Mike is also the Co-Founder of Stewards of the Game, a Christian youth sports mi

Since founding LHA, formerly known as Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates in 1984, Keith Lippert has built a leading industry‐wide reputation as a highly respected strategist to public, private and foreign emerging‐growth companies. Along with his partner, John Heilshorn, Keith has provided counsel to thousands of companies from large-cap to micro-cap establishing LHA as a pioneer and a premier provider of investor relations. In addition, Keith advises clients in a wide variety of industries and has played a leadership role in LHA’s well respected healthcare practice. Keith plays a pivotal role in working with LHA’s clients leveraging his extensive C‐Suite relationships with all key investment constituencies built up over more than 30 years of dialogue.Check out what Keith is up to at:http://www.lhai.com

Courtney Nichols Gould is the Co-Founder/Co-CEO of SmartyPants Vitamins, the leading maker of premium comprehensive supplements with a commitment to bring more health to more people every day. Since launching online in 2011, SmartyPants has led the industry in making ingredient choices focused on quality and transparency and wrapping them in a delicious package. The company's products are top-ranked on Amazon and sold everywhere from Whole Foods and Target to Costco and beyond. Previously the founding COO of FlyClear, and a senior executive at tech/media companies, Courtney is obsessed with making a real thing to help real people in the real world, and she is honored to have the chance to do just that. Check out what Courtney is up at: www.smartypantsvitamins.com

Jillian is committed to creating connection and community by organizing places where people feel seen, heard, and valued. As a professional community builder, public speaker, and writer, Jillian is most known for being the founder of The Joy List, a weekly newsletter with the mission of reducing loneliness in New York City and eventually the world. She's been sending it out every Monday morning for over two years, helping people build connection to both place and each other. In addition to her successful career in freelance writing and community consulting, Jillian has just released her first book, titled Unlonely Planet. Check out what Jillian is up to at: https://joylist.nyc/https://www.thatjillian.com/https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641372605?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=Z6ZY8A866Q73CRW2GANT

Dan Nester, President, and Chief Executive Officer co-founded Polaris Logistics Group in 2013 after 13 years at a large Third Party Logistics company. Dan brings a vast range of experience to Polaris, including the development and expansion of a broad customer and carrier base. He is responsible for operations, training, sales and accounting for the organization. He also serves as a mentoring resource for his entire staff, helping them develop their logistics skills and ensuring that they provide optimal customer service. A proud resident of Toledo, Ohio, Dan graduated from the University of Toledo in 1998. Dan is active in his church and has raised thousands of dollars for local charities.Check out what Dan is up to at: http://www.polarislogisticsgroup.com/