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Draye Redfern is a recognized authority in direct-response marketing, trusted by New York Times bestselling authors, Shark Tank investors, and fast-growing companies across the globe. With two successful exits—one to a Berkshire Hathaway company—Draye brings both strategic insight and real-world execution experience to every client he serves. He’s the founder of FractionalCMO.com, a premier service for $1M+ businesses seeking elite marketing strategy without the cost or complexity of hiring a full-time CMO. Using a proprietary front-end audit and the ANCHOR Marketing Framework, Draye and his team create clear, customized 12-month roadmaps that help companies convert more leads, increase retention, and dominate their niche. Draye also leads Redfern Media, a full-service agency that has helped over 1,500+ businesses—from publicly traded companies to the mom-and-pop shop on Main Street—replace outdated tactics with scalable systems that drive measurable results. Additionally, he’s the author of The Recession Survival Guide: Strategies for Entrepreneurial Resilience in Turbulent Times.

16 Jun 20251h 2min

Stephen Ridley is a former Wall Street banker turned internationally acclaimed pianist and founder of Ridley Academy, where he’s helped over 35,000 students worldwide unlock their musical potential. Known for his high-energy performances and unconventional life journey, Stephen teaches people how learning piano can rewire the brain, improve focus, reduce stress, and build lifelong discipline. He has performed for royalty, celebrities, and entrepreneurs across 40+ countries, proving it’s never too late to start something new and transform your life through the power of music.

12 Jun 20251h 1min

Bill Ellis is a master at unlocking the fearless potential in others. A veteran of corporate brand management for more than 25 years at global beverage giant Anheuser-Busch, Bill has come to learn and deliver his true value in the past decade as a public speaker, certified coach and brand architect for individuals and businesses. He's an executive coach who works with successful leaders who are asking themselves a question they can't ask anyone else: 'What's the point of all this?' You know - the CEO who built a $50 million company but feels empty, or the executive who climbed every rung of the corporate ladder only to realize they're not sure why they're climbing it. He’s also the author of several books, including Women Who Won. A devoted father and grandfather, and husband to Tara Rogers-Ellis, Bill divides his time between St. Louis, Missouri and Dubai, United Arab Emirates – traveling the world and broadening his knowledge and following along the way.

9 Jun 20251h 2min

Sharon L. Tasman is the Founder and Partner of HTBiz Law, with over 30 years of legal experience and an over $6 Billion deal portfolio. After nearly two decades at one of the world's largest law firms and at a global pharmaceutical company, Sharon founded HTBiz Law to provide clients of all sizes with “big law” experience coupled with the personal attention of a boutique law firm. Sharon represents clients, from startups to multinational companies, in the areas of technology and IP; consulting, contracts and other business issues; and life sciences. As a 40+ female entrepreneur herself, Sharon has a special interest in helping women and members of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community start and grow businesses. Combining her years of legal experience, with “real world” technical experience and first-hand business background, Sharon is uniquely suited to understand all of the different demands and obstacles that solo and small businesses face - and how to overcome them.

5 Jun 20251h 4min

Skye Waterson is an ADHD strategist, coach, and founder of Unconventional Organisation, a multi-six-figure business dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and executives stay focused, build consistent revenue, scale sustainably, and get their time back. After being diagnosed with ADHD during her PhD, she realized that traditional productivity advice didn’t work for her brain. She immersed herself in research, testing and refining strategies that actually helped her stay on track. Now, she helps entrepreneurs and executives: Escape distraction loops and focus on what actually moves the needle. Build ADHD-friendly systems that make consistency easier, without feeling boxed in. Scale their businesses in a way that feels sustainable, not exhausting. Step into leadership with confidence and feel in control of their time and energy.

2 Jun 202559min

Andrew Newland is the Founder and CEO of Functional Medicine Marketing and the author of Digital Marketing & SEO For Functional Medicine Practices: The Best Online Marketing Methods for Getting More Calls, Better Leads & Bigger Profits. Since 2020, he has helped integrative and functional medicine clinics grow through SEO-driven marketing strategies tailored specifically to the unique needs of private practice. Andrew has been a featured guest on The Functional Nurse and The Junto Podcast with Scott Rattigan, JD, and regularly speaks to clinicians about building sustainable, patient-generating marketing systems.

29 Mai 20251h 2min

CEO, board member, best-selling author, and acclaimed international speaker, Adam Coffey is a visionary leader who drives transformative growth and fosters high-performance cultures. With 21+ years of experience as CEO, Adam built three national service companies for nine private equity sponsors. Completing 58 acquisitions, his track record includes notable outcomes measured in billions. Adam is a respected mentor to MBA candidates and a sought-after speaker at top business schools. He brings diverse expertise from commercial and industrial service businesses, alongside being a licensed general contractor, pilot, former GE executive, and US Army veteran. As an author, Adam's books The Private Equity Playbook, The Exit Strategy Playbook and Empire Builder all became #1 Amazon Best Sellers. He founded the The Chairman Group in 2021, providing consulting services to private equity firms, their portfolio companies, and to founders seeking to scale, do M&A, and exit.

22 Mai 20251h 2min

Known for helping attorneys and professionals become bestselling authors and get positioned as experts in their practice area, Melanie Herschorn wants to help you step into your spotlight as an authority. As a publisher and book marketing strategist and founder of Big Impact Books, she’s on a mission to empower new authors to make an impact and grow their income with their signature book. With her comprehensive background of over 20 years as a celebrity publicist, award-winning journalist in radio, print and TV, as well as a clothing designer and entrepreneur, Melanie is uniquely positioned to support authors to step into thought leadership and make a big impact with their book. She earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California where she graduated first in her class. Melanie grew up in Canada has lived on both US coasts and now resides in Arizona with her husband, daughter and son, her dog Marty and her cat Phoebe. Her award-winning book, Make a Big Impact with Your Book, is now available. Click here to purchase.

19 Mai 20251h 1min