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Peter Knox is the VP, Head of Marketing, and Client Experience Director at BookHighlight, a book marketing and sales agency based in Brooklyn, New York. He guides authors from proposal through publication and beyond. Peter is driven by a passion for connecting books to readers. Prior to BookHighlight, Peter was the Senior Marketing Manager leading the trade business book group at Wiley for almost fourteen years. His publishing career began at Washington College, where he served as Student Director of the Literary House Press and was awarded the Haddock Prize for Publishing Excellence. He enjoys traveling, taking photos, watching movies, and attending concerts and sporting events.

Noah Berkson is a 3x exit founder and serial entrepreneur who has co-founded 8 businesses and sold 3 by the age of 32. He recently launched Irreplaceable, an education platform teaching soft skills to students and young professionals. He was the Founder of DevBase and Candor Ventures, both of which were sold in 2021 and 2022 respectively. Noah currently leads Austin Capital, a single family office, and Commonground, a farmland leasing marketplace. He built Outcove, an invite-only retreat for founders and investors, and Weekend Of Man, an invite-only adult summercamp. He is an active member of Young Presidents Organization.

Nik Hulewsky is the Co-Founder of CoFounders.com. He is also the host of the Nikonomics Podcast. Nik graduated college in 2012 at 27. He spent nearly a decade in the healthcare industry, helping grow a $15M division into a $150M powerhouse. He has built, scaled, and sold multiple businesses that have collectively generated over $100 million in revenue. In 2020, he bought a medical billing company and co-founded a home health and hospice business. He has since started and invested in companies across industries.

Nicole Rojas is a creative professional with a background in design and marketing. She is passionate about helping brands connect with their audiences through visual storytelling and innovative strategies. Nicole has experience working with a variety of clients, from startups to established corporations. She is skilled in graphic design, branding, social media marketing, and content creation. Nicole is dedicated to crafting compelling narratives and impactful designs that drive results.

Nick Christensen is a growth operator who helps companies build profitable and repeatable growth systems for paid acquisition. He focuses on replacing guesswork with clarity by building systems, not relying on hacks or silver bullets. His expertise includes cleaning up attribution and tracking, designing smarter creative testing, shaping channel strategy, and connecting it all with tools and workflows. Nick spent a decade at AppSumo, helping grow the company from $7M to $90M. He partners with founders and growth teams through advisory and consulting work, aiming to bring clarity, structure, and results.

Monica Lim runs special projects for people you’ve definitely heard of. She is very good at running lean teams for one-off projects, and for repeat things like fashion shows, conferences, offsites, newsletters, and websites. For 15 years, she’s been turning dreams into reality across industries, from construction projects to fashion shows, corporate events to product launches. Currently, she is working with entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson on projects that demand creativity, precision, and above all, execution. She manages projects such as The Never Enough podcast and The Interesting People conference. This is her corner of the internet where she shares what and how she gets things done.

Mike Smith is an entrepreneur, investor, and management consultant at EY. He has an insatiable need to help people and is on a mission to help 1,000 business owners by the end of his career. He enjoys the sport of business, reading, standup comedy, silent discos, fitness, volunteering, and playing tech support for his grandmother.

Michael Galpert is an entrepreneur who is passionate about building things. He worked at Epic Games as the Director of Product on Fortnite, focusing on player-to-player social interactions. Before that, he founded several startups, including Aviary, which was acquired by Adobe. Currently, he runs Contains Inc., an AI product studio. He grew up in New York, moved to the West Coast when he was 30, and has been in San Francisco for the last 12 years. He is a single dad to two daughters, ages 8 and 10. He also has a leopard gecko named Cheerio.

Lauren Goldstein is the Founder and CEO of Golden Key Partnership. Known as “The Biz Doctor,” she helps 7 and 8-figure business owners break free from the grind, reclaim their time, and build high-performing companies that thrive without them. With a background in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, she applies her diagnostic skills to transforming businesses. Lauren's approach goes beyond surface-level fixes, identifying the root causes of operational challenges and team dynamics. She is also the Host of The Biz Doctor Podcast and delivers keynotes at industry conferences. Lauren is also an Austin Under 40 award recipient.

Keith Walker is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at INDY Cinema Group. He has over 15 years of experience in software engineering and development. He has a strong background in engineering physics, which helped him win the DARPA Shredder Challenge and write physics simulation software for satellites. He also has extensive experience in launching and scaling startups, such as Movie Heroes, a subscription model for physical movie theaters, and Joymode, a platform for renting experiences and products. His mission is to leverage his skills and expertise in software engineering, programming, and cinema software to deliver an amazing experience to moviegoers and cinema operators alike. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Jason Philip Yoong is the Cofounder & COO at Level Up, a career acceleration platform with over 250,000 followers. Level Up helps high performers make career breakthroughs through executive coaching, leadership courses, a weekly newsletter, an engaged community, and custom AI GPT tools. He also serves on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) advisory council and as a mentor at First Round Capital and Techstars. Previously, Jason led organizations and billion-dollar businesses at Amazon, Dentsu Aegis, and Universal McCann (IPG). He was also a founding team member of a venture-backed software startup, helping to raise $8M in seed funding. Jason has over 15 years of experience running large organizations in eCommerce, advertising, media, and marketplaces. He lives in Honolulu with his wife and daughter.

Eric Melchor is the Founder of 3rd Space Bucharest, happy hour-style networking events that bring people together in a fun way combined with lightning talks. He is an adventurous connector, creative strategist, and dad to two incredible kids. Born in Houston and now living in Romania, Eric has built his life around courage, curiosity, and community. He launches grassroots fitness programs for kids and hosts cocktail parties in Bucharest. Eric is committed to living fully, raising kind and curious children, developing ideas that ignite joy, and serving as a catalyst for authentic human connection. He wants people to feel more seen, more energized, and less alone in this world.

Edwin Dorsey is the author of The Bear Cave and Sunday’s Idea Brunch Newsletter. He is most well-known for exposing bad companies. The Bear Cave newsletter focuses on corporate misconduct, specifically writing about $1-billion-to-$10-billion, U.S.-listed public companies that he feels are misleading investors or harming customers. He graduated from Stanford in 2020. The Bear Cave boasts more than 50,000 subscribers, with about 1,300 paid subscribers. Sunday’s Idea Brunch features interviews with investors.

Dustin Hyle is an entrepreneur and IT professional. He is passionate about building the technical and marketing foundations that help businesses s쳮d online. His journey led him to found Iridium Hosting, a managed WordPress hosting company. He also founded 509Brand, a marketing agency for local service businesses. Dustin's background is in Information Technology, with experience ranging from desktop support to IT Infrastructure Manager. His specialties include server administration, troubleshooting, and system optimization. He noticed a gap in the market and built Iridium Hosting to provide a secure, high-performance environment specifically tweaked for WordPress. He is dedicated to providing personal, expert-level service to his clients.

Christopher Petkas is a former U.S. Navy SEAL who has transitioned into a career in defense innovation, technology, investing, and operating businesses. Born in Houston, Texas, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in International Relations. He was a member of the Men’s Lacrosse team for four years. Chris served as a Surface Warfare Officer before joining the Navy SEALs in 2012, serving until 2020 with five deployments. He earned an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2020. Chris led the commercial artificial intelligence group at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Today, Chris is the General Partner at Contrarian Thinking Capital. He and his wife Codie reside in Austin, Texas.

Chris Gittings is the President of Cogent Connections, a business development and marketing agency. Since 2020, he has led the company in helping businesses build relationships with strategic partners, acquisition targets, potential hires, and prospective clients. Cogent Connections focuses on genuine, value-added connections through professional networking events. Chris's background includes research at Case Western Reserve University in the Laboratory for the Study of Emotion, Motivation, and Self-Control, and neuroscience research at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He also worked as a Behavioral Therapist at Cleveland Clinic, working with children ages 6-9 who had ADHD, ODD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Chad Rubin is the CEO & Founder of Profasee. He has been building and exiting companies that solve real problems in the e-commerce ecosystem since 2008. These companies include Skubana, The Prosper Show, Sellers Choice, Think Crucial, and Deep & Saasy. He is the author of the bestseller Cheaper, Easier, Direct. Chad has spoken on stages around the world and led webinars. Currently, he is focused on helping Amazon brands with pricing through Profasee, an AI platform that dynamically predicts the perfect price for every product. He lives in Miami.

Cate Diaz is the Founder of Market Chemistry, where she and her team build high-conviction investor pipelines for early and growth-stage companies. They combine sharp positioning, compelling investor materials, and direct outreach to connect founders with the right capital partners. Cate has worked across industries including healthcare, SaaS, CPG, biotech, renewable energy, and aerospace. She has held strategic leadership roles, including Director of Marketing at ibble and Chief Marketing Officer at Rally. She also advises early-stage companies like WICKED Protein on marketing and fundraising strategy. Her expertise lies at the intersection of storytelling, systems, and private investments. Cate lives in Austin, Texas with her wife and their dog, Echo.

Benjamin Peace Hoffman is the co-founder of cityHUNT, a company that crafts scavenger hunts. He is also a life and business strategist and entrepreneur. Ben harnesses the power of mindfulness, positive psychology, corporate team building, and adventure to enhance team productivity, employee relations, and workplace happiness. He leads mindfulness team-building and scavenger hunts in the United States and around the world. Ben is working on a book called "Scavenger Hunt For The Soul." His work focuses on connecting with yourself, connecting with others, and connecting with nature/the world. He lives in a small community outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Ben Hirsch's expertise lies in creating experiences that generate massive ROI and build powerful communities. Currently, he is focused on scaling e-commerce events in the USA as Managing Partner for Ecom North, leading the expansion of their event footprint across the United States. He also partners 1-on-1 with a select group of high-ticket coaches and creators to plan, launch, and execute their first profitable mastermind event.