Archive 1 Of Entrepreneurs On Fire

Gene has been successful in many roles in life. Currently, he works as a Business Coach for Core Elevation with a focus of serving small business owners and Entrepreneurs. His primary goal is to inspire people to grow their business.  

Aaron is the founder of Modify Watches.  Have you not heard of this incredible time piece,  Modify Watches are super dope, interchangeable watches. You can mix and match faces and straps to create the, Mod, that allows you to make your statement, whether quiet or LOUD.

Anna Akbari is the thinking persons stylist. She has a PhD in visual sociology, with a specialization in visual self presentation  in addition to over ten years of experience in all facets of the fashion industry.

Marni is a partner to the men and women who want a kick in the butt to create a life they LOVE, freedom from the stories of their past, and a clear pathway to an awesome future.

Derek  is the president of goBRANDgo, a full service marketing agency for Entrepreneurs that brings the high level creative and strategy of ad agencies and the cost effectiveness and efficiency of contractors together in order to bring previously inaccessible services to the every day Entrepreneur.  goBRANDgo, believes business relationships should be mutually beneficial, transparent, and a whole lot of fun.

Jason is the guy that was crazy enough to think he could build a business out of wearing t shirts, and now he is selling his last name. Before racking up thousands of hours of social media experience for every type of company under the sun, Jason made his mark as a graphic designer and business owner of his own web design company. Once it became clear to him that social media would be more than a passing phase, Jason set out to use these new tools to bring personality back to marketing. He is worn shirts for 1,500 plus companies and is now selling his last name to the highest bidder.

David is the Creator,Host Of  The Rise To The Top, number 1 Badass Show, Resource and Community For Mediapreneurs. The Rise To The Top has been viewed over 6,000,000 times in over 100 countries. He is also best known for helping peeps turn their passion,expertise into a badass online brand.

Brent Gleeson is the co-founder and CMO at Internet Marketing Inc. based in San Diego. He oversees digital marketing, branding, communications, strategic planning,thought leadership, recruitment and business development. IMI was recently ranked number 185 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in the country.  Furthermore, Brent is a Navy SEAL combat veteran, serving in more than 150 missions in Iraq and Africa as part of SEAL Team 5. He is passionate about leadership, entrepreneurship and fitness. He writes about all of these topics weekly as a contributor to Forbes, Inc. and CMO.com. He also is a popular keynote speaker on these subjects.

Lewis is a former two sport All American and current world record holding athlete, has graced lists such as Details Magazines ,5 Internet Gurus Who Can Make You Rich, and Incomediary.com, 50 Most Influential People in Blogging. Most recently, Howes was ranked as one of Genjuice.com top, 100 Most Desirable Mentors, along with the likes of Barack Obama, Russell Simmons and the Queen of Jordan.

Melanie is known for starting online businesses that allow her to live wherever she wants, work as much or as little as she pleases, and actually make money.

For more than a decade, Laura Waage served as a Sales Manager, Consultant, Trainer, Facilitator and Presenter in the technologies field. During that time she worked with thousands of businesses of varying sizes, helping them to design better business practices, increase their revenues, and create heightened customer experiences.

Will is the Managing Director of Marketing-Results.com.au.  This role involves helping clients make more out of the Internet by leveraging the sales and lead generation results of their business websites.

Originally from Costa Rica and Kansas, Desiree graduated from Yale.  Prior to launching GiveForward, she worked as a specialist in collegiate entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation and as an independent consultant for Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors.  Desiree is passionate about philanthropy and the role that young and small-scale donors can have on our communities.

Bea is an established psychotherapist and Entrepreneur devoted to transforming traditional therapy into a more affordable and approachable experience, so she created Pretty Padded Room. Pretty Padded Room is a platform that provides online therapy to women on their own time and their own terms.

Mitch is from upstate NY and lived in Taipei, Taiwan for four years before moving to San Francisco, where he currently resides. Mitch is an entrepreneur, starting a number of companies in the field of travel and education. His most recent company, Go Overseas, has quickly become the most trusted resource on the internet for researching programs abroad.

James Altucher has started and sold several companies over the past 20 years. He ran a venture capital firm, traded for hedge funds, ran a fund of hedge funds and has written 10 books.

Jonathan is an author, serial entrepreneur, and founder of online media and education venture GoodLifeProject.com. He is on a mission to help individuals and organizations become more agile, creative, and innovative, and create better outcomes with a greater sense of ease.

Aaron is a 25 year old entrepreneur from Salt Lake City, Utah. He founded Ngst Media Group from his bedroom as a senior at University of Utah. Ngst Media is a full service marketing and IT firm that serves as a foundation for development of branded SaaS products. Currently, Ngst Media represents both national and international brands and has worked on websites in all 50 states. On January 1st, Ngst launched Simplify Supper, which provides a service for families to build an online meal planner and send a weekly grocery list to their cell phone.

Trevor Page was on a great path in life. Did well in school, Got a degree, landed a comfortable high paying 9 to 5 job. Trevor followed the formula, and followed the herd. He was employed as a senior software engineer in Toronto Canada and had a very promising future in his corporate career. But then something unexpected happened in June of 2012, Trevor discovered the, podcast. Listening on his long commute to work, he learned that there is a whole world of people out there who have built their own successful companies on the internet, and had done it single handedly. Trevor learned about the, solopreneur. So he quit his job in October of 2012 and began his journey.

Becky McKinnell is President of iBec Creative, the hottest up and coming web design and online marketing company in Portland, Maine. Since starting the company right out of college in 2006, Becky and her team have developed over 250 websites for small to medium sized businesses around the country. Becky has been featured in Business Weeks Top 25 Entrepreneurs 25 and Under, awarded Small Business Administrations Young Entrepreneur of the year, and she is a recipient of the 2011 Stevie Women in Business Award.