chief biz officer at koding, previously responsible for revenue at issuu, stipple and retailigence. also spent time at cisco and ibm.

Head of Brand at LEVO // LEVOoil.com. Creative Director and Brand Strategist. Formerly Fab.com, WMG. Current focus: Cannabis Branding and Marketing

Payments Manager with more than 16 years of experience. We advise our clients on the management of their payments portfolio, including payments management, technology, payment operations, and risk management.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karina-santjohanser-635b55159/ I have been working in the robotics and factory automation industry for more than 20 years in Management Positions in Sales and Customer Service. I am up to now still up to date and excited regarding the latest trends and players in the market, as I have always been fascinated about this thriving industry, the high tech applications, new developments, the rapid growth and also fast change in the market and so many new opportunities coming up.

Giovanni Delfino is an award-winning business advisor and economic analyst dedicated to empowering small businesses. With over a decade of experience in marketing, communications, and strategic planning, Giovanni has helped numerous entrepreneurs navigate challenges and uncover opportunities for growth. As a mentor, speaker, and thought leader, he combines his expertise in business administration and policy advocacy to deliver actionable insights. Whether you’re refining your marketing strategy, building a strong brand, or exploring innovative solutions, Giovanni offers clear, impactful guidance tailored to your unique business goals.

Expert in engineering processes including power generation, communications equipment, treatment facilities, Infrastructure, battery market and manufacturing facilities, and hardware and software solutions. 20+ years of experience helping corporations maximize gross margins through implementing innovative and cutting edge technology solutions.

In my previous current position, I am a supervisor in charge of training and development. Previously, I have worked in several industries as management, data review, policy revision and interpersonal communication.

Neil O’Driscoll 816 East Mayfair Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 odriscolln@yahoo.com 224-234-8984 Neil O’Driscoll Experienced Software Engineering Executive Professional Summary Results-driven software engineering leader with a strong background in large systems software development. Skilled in bridging engineering and customer needs, driving strategic initiatives, and implementing modern best practices. Proven track record in modernizing legacy technologies, fostering team development, and ensuring product quality. Core Competencies • Technical Leadership & Management: Over 20 years of experience directing engineering projects, managing large offshore teams, and handling budgets exceeding $40 million. • Project & Product Management: Expertise in project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, SaFE) and product management, ensuring timely delivery of complex systems. • Customer-Centric Solutions: History of serving as a customer advocate, overseeing requirements gathering, roadmap prioritization, and post-deployment support. • Process Improvement & Quality Assurance: Skilled in introducing modern practices, such as Agile and DevOps, to improve efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. • Off-Shore Development teams: Have successfully managed teams in Ireland, Poland, India, Malaysia & China Technical Skills • Programming Languages: C, C++, Rust, Python • Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Containerization • Frameworks & Tools: DevOps tools (CI/CD), system monitoring, and operational support systems (OSS) • Methodologies: Agile, DevOps, Waterfall, SaFE Professional Experience EntigenLogic (2020 – Present) Director of Customer Engineering • Acts as a Customer Champion, collaborating with clients to refine objectives and requirements. • Plays a key role in roadmap prioritization, aligning the company's offerings with customer needs in AI and systems integration. Motorola Solutions (2014 – 2019) Director of Engineering • Led engineering for Motorola’s largest infrastructure business, covering system architecture, development, testing, and support. • Successfully modernized processes, enhancing efficiency and quality while achieving 100% on-time project delivery. Motorola (2007 – 2014) Senior Resource Manager • Directed the system architecture and tier-3 support teams during a period of rapid growth. • Enabled development and test teams, coordinating extensive engineering efforts across projects requiring thousands of staff months. Motorola (2000 – 2007) Engineering Manager • Managed operations and maintenance engineering for cellular infrastructure products. • Streamlined processes across departments to maintain alignment and consistency. Motorola (1989 – 2000) Software Engineer, Section Manager • Initially contributed as a software engineer specializing in telecom and cellular systems using C and C++. • Promoted to Section Manager, leading a team of 25 engineers and handling tier-3 support. Education Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics University College Cork, Ireland Achievements • Spearheaded the adoption of Agile and DevOps practices, modernizing legacy systems and enabling cloud migration (AWS, Kubernetes). • Consistently fostered team growth and recognized high performers, leading to a culture of excellence. • Extensive expertise in OSS design, call center operations, and field support systems.

Entrepreneur, Combat Veteran, Clarity Expert, experienced in Commodities & Securities Trading, Finance, Risk Management, Security Operations, Emerging Markets, Sales, Management, Startups. Founder of Roche Global Risk Group, Inc. Germán served in the US military. Germán de la Roche was Founder & CEO of Arch Investment Conferences, Inc. Before launching Arch, he was Senior Vice-President of Wall Street Reporter Magazine in New York. As a Series 3 Licensed Broker Germán founded and was Executive Vice-President of EnergyBrokers, Inc., a risk management and commodity futures brokerage firm based in New York. Germán's commodities background includes experience in Pakistan , Thailand and other emerging markets. His experience in derivatives includes risk analysis, risk finance, trading, and brokerage operations. German has been featured on REFCO's MarketVoice for his expertise in emerging markets across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Interviewed for ABCNews This Week, featured in multiple publications for his experiences in Afghanistan. Specialties: Political/Military/Economic Risk Management, Investing, Publishing, Energy, Writing, Defense/Military

Michael A. Nanni President / CEO Master Motion Studio 54 (jiashan greata furniture co ltd) • 2017 - Present: Master Motion Studio 54 President / CEO • Developed my own motion furniture line for the Top 100 retailers in the US, Asia, S. America, Mexico & Caribbean • Develop products from the concept stage through sampling and represent and sell these products at market • Work with fabric and leather manufacturers to secure the best material at the best price • Developed special motion line for millennials/younger populations for the US, Asia, S. America, Mexico & Caribbean • 2017 - 2019: Era Nouveau / Ennouvation International Consultant & Designer/Product Development • International Consultant designing products for the US market and working with factories across the world • Designed products from the design stage through completion for the US High Point Furniture Market • Work with fabric and leather manufactures to secure the best material at the best price • Designing products and tailoring to the Top 100 Retailers in the US, Europe, Asia, S. America, Mexico & Caribbean • 2011- 2017: Man Wah Holdings (Cheers) Vice President of Sales & Marketing • Developed & maintained a profitable sales territory of over $100 million to Man Wah Holdings as VP of Sales • Implemented online sales training and marketing procedures for top 100 retailers • Trained Chinese Customer Service Supervisors on how to lead their team of customer service representative in China • Traveled to China quarterly to work with customers, customer service, R&D, production and the IE department. • 2003 – 2011: Man Wah Holdings (Cheers) Territory Manager-Sales, Florida • Started with Man Wah Holdings at their first US market in Las Vegas and developed customer service procedures for other business areas, such as Parts Order Reports, Open Order Reports and Payment Reports • Built the Florida territory from zero to over $35 million in annual sales within 6 years • Developed an in depth 2-hour leather training seminar and provided ongoing training sessions for 100% of sales, warehouse and customer service personnel for City Furniture, El Dorado, Baers and Carls Furniture • Certified all of El Dorado’s sales associates labeled as “Leather Specialists” • Vendor of the Year for El Dorado from 2006 -2015. First time a leather manufacturer was ever given this award • Provided quarterly leather training sessions for all new sales associates at Baers Furniture • 2002 – 2003: Interline Italia Leather Territory Manager-Sales, Florida • Developed the Florida Territory from zero to over $3 million in sales in the first year • Built a contemporary leather training course for Kanes, Baers, Scan Design and other retailers in Florida • 2002 – 2011: ALF Contemporary Case Goods Territory Manager-Sales, Florida • Grew the Florida territory from $2 million to $8 million in sales in South Florida • Opened Room-to-Go, Scan Design, Baers Furniture, City Furniture and 15 independent contemporary retailers • Developed a 2-hour contemporary polyester wood training seminar for ALF Corporate Office and for US retailers including wood samples and developing an ALF factory training video • Traveled to Italy to work with customer service, R&D and the production department • Represented ALF at the Milan Market to work with US customers and developed US designs • 2002 – 2007: Kemp Enterprises Case Goods Territory Manager-Sales, Florida • Worked on Product Development for Rooms-to-Go, Haverty’s, City Furniture, El Dorado and Badcock • Assisted Executive VP of Marketing on product development with overseas factories • Worked with outside designers in Florida to tailor products specific for coastal customers • 2002 – 2006: Samuel Lawrence Case Goods Florida Territory Manager-Sales, Florida • Developed the Florida territory from 5 million to 18 million in 4 years • Named as City Furniture’s largest vendor in 2005 and 2006 • Vendor of the Year 2005 and 2006 City Furniture (First time award was ever presented) • Developed in depth 2 hour & 4-hour training seminar and trained 100% of sales, warehouse and customer service personnel for City Furniture, El Dorado, Baer’s and Carl’s Furniture. • 2000-2002: Morikami Park Elementary School, FL • Taught 3h Grade and 5rd Grade • Clinical Education Certified • FPMS Certified for Administration • Certified in the Preparing New Principals Program • 1999-2002: Margate Community School English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Teacher, Florida • Program Coordinator • Developed classroom strategies and small group instruction for ESOL classroom teachers • Worked on developing ESOL learning strategies for students who were illiterate in their primary language • 1996-1998: IKON Office Solutions, Florida • Executive Sales (Key Accounts) Downtown Miami District • Worked with Dade County School District on implementing and updating their current office paper flow • Analyzed company paper flow and recommended the appropriate integrated systems to improve their productivity • 1995-1996: American Union School / Food For the Poor, Haiti • Taught 3rd Grade and served as Director of Curriculum • Developed the Curriculum for Food For The Poor Orphanages in Haiti to teach English to children 5–10 years of age • Learned to speak Creole and taught in both English and Creole • 1993-1995: Ultra Tool and Plastics, New York • Director of Marketing and Advertising and Sales Manager • In charge of Key Accounts (General Motors, Saturn, Rubbermaid and other major accounts) • Developed Marketing Strategies and newspaper articles about our company innovations • Worked on product development from the tool and die stage through finished parts using CAD CAM • 1992-1993: Stovroff & Herman Real Estate, New York • Earned my Brokers Degree and was training manager for new sales associates • Opened multiple Satellite offices for the company • Worked with the owner of the company to strategize new markets to open new satellite office • Awarded “Rookie-of-the-Year” out of 26 offices • EDUCATION • Buffalo State College, NY Bachelors Degree: Applied Clinical Psychology (Magna Cum Laude) • Bachelors Degree: Education (Magna Cum Laude) • Florida Atlantic University Masters Degree / (MBA): Leadership (Suma Cum Laude) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • Ran a Toys-For-Tots program during the holiday season throughout all of our offices • Served as driver for the National Cancer Society for cancer patients in need to weekly chemotherapy treatments • Lector at Sunday Mass and prepared sandwiches for the homeless through St. Vincent DePaul • Coached 5th and 6th Grade basketball and was a youth soccer and football coach • Ran the “Adopt-A-Grandparent” program where we took children from summer camps to local nursing homes PERSONAL I am married and a proud father of 3 children. I focus on teaching my children a strong work ethic and involving them in community service. I come from a very close family and focus on keeping my children aware of their family roots and values by running an annual reunion for 200 family members and maintaining an in-depth family tree dating back to the 1700’s. I believe in working in an organization with that same closeness and compassion for each employee, while holding the employees to accountability and to the company values. I played competitive sports throughout my childhood and in college and learned the meaning of teamwork, leadership and setting goals for success. My innate sales skills combined with a background in Psychology, teaching, and leadership has helped me tailor training modules for companies as well as retailers. This unique skill set has also helped me to lead organizations and run multiple departments successfully. I believe all of my personal and professional attributes will help successfully guide and lead any team I am associated with.

I help founders, startups, and creators find product-market fit by leveraging narrative, community engagement, and organic growth strategies. Whether it's positioning your product, validating ideas through real audience engagement, or scaling through content-driven growth, I bring a mix of storytelling, marketing, and community-building expertise to help you stand out.

I am an accomplished entrepreneur and executive that thoroughly understands how to launch a new venture and push it from concept to thriving business. I am currently the CEO of BHN, LLC, a medical diagnostics company specializing in turnkey diagnostic solutions for clinics and hospitals throughout the U.S. BHN serves over 300 hospitals and practices across the U.S. Throughout my career, I have built and sold several companies that have ranged in size from a few hundred thousand dollars to many millions of dollars. Additionally, I have also acquired several companies that ranged from a few thousand dollars to several million dollars. Both the business I have sold and acquired operated in several different industries. When it comes to selling or acquiring a business, I am very familiar with all the steps and all the pitfalls. I am also familiar with how to secure financing (including debt, equity, and seller financing).

Co-founder of Stopped.at. Serial entrepreneur. Mentor at Seed Hatchery. Partner at Upstart Women's Accelerator.

Known for her passionate and energetic approach to storytelling and content, Nicole has been behind the wheel of national online social media marketing campaigns featuring household brands, pop culture icons, and Internet celebrities. Highlights include: Consistent track record of developing and executing digital brand marketing and social media campaigns that resulted in greatly improved brand perception and new customer acquisition Proven expertise in managing social media campaigns, content, and influencers Outstanding analytical skills: Nicole is able to identify, track, and analyze key campaign metrics

Mentor and business coach for startups, expert in Value Proposition Design and Business Model Generation canvases and other associated tools. I’m passionate about business modelling, brand positioning and trends watching. Also: blogger at we-modernflaneurs.com

Helping clients find the subject and medium that best fits their unique market research requirement. Clients range from large firms such as AkzoNobel, Deloitte to startups. Developed quantitative and qualitative research studies to provide insights and strategic recommendations across multiple industries. Synthesized and integrated current and previous research findings to identify and address key business issues and provide actionable recommendations for the business.

Emerging Technology business consultant. Expert in secondary research and developing use cases Marketing and Go to Market professional

Claus is a experienced management consultant who has led various corporate and financial services related projects across strategy, innovation, operations and technology. He has worked across a diverse range of projects, including corporate strategy, go-to-market strategies, ideation & design thinking, innovation strategy design, innovation culture assessment, target operating model designs, funding and financial risk management optimization, treasury management, financial valuation, business model design, online/mobile technology projects and artifical intelligence/ machine learning/ data science proof-of-concepts. He has worked with all levels of management and with organisations ranging from small social enterprises to large multinational corporations.