Norman Katz is President of Katzscan Inc., a supply chain business operations and software consulting firm in South Florida founded in January 1996. Norman is a functional and technical expert in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and barcode labeling and scanning. Norman is a US national and international speaker (60+ presentations), […]
Joshua Malik With Joshua Tree Experts
Joshua Malik, CEO and Founder at Joshua Tree Experts. Joshua has 29 years experience in the tree care industry. He is a member of the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) and a Member of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the Penn-Del Local Chapter. He holds numerous industry certifications and attends several seminars each […]
Tim Swackhammer With Mold Medics
Tim Swackhammer, CEO and Founder of Mold Medics, after a long career in sales and franchise ownership with several other companies, is launching the brand’s franchise opportunity in the booming mold remediation industry. Mold Medics has continued to show impressive momentum, reporting a 20% increase in revenue year over year. But the brand has humble […]
Kelley Rosequist With Dog Training Elite
Kelley Rosequist has grown with Dog Training Elite from office manager to corporate trainer to CEO over the past decade. During the pandemic, Kelley was able to shift our business model to respond, and as a result, she successfully awarded and opened a number of franchise territories during a time when most businesses were struggling. […]
Kim Seals With The JumpFund
Kim Seals, General Partner at The JumpFund Kim is an investor in early-stage technology, health care, energy, fintech, and consumer products companies. Since 2013, The JumpFund has invested in more than 30 woman-led, Southeast-based companies across our two venture capital funds. She has over twenty-five years of global expertise in human resource consulting, corporate and […]
Mike Abdelsayed with the Comedy Clubhouse, The Titanic Players and One Group Mind
Mike Abdelsayed is the current Artistic Director of One Group Mind, a first-ever comedians union, The Titanic Players, the only 2-time winners of the National College Improv Tournament, and The Comedy Clubhouse, the highest rated comedy club in Chicago. He was an iO coach, 6-year iO house team performer, an understudy for Keegan Michael-Key at […]
Spark Stories Episode Episode 17
Virginia Nava is a strategic advisor. She helps purpose driven visionaries, changemakers and trailblazers bring their vision to life through the power of strategy, communications and marketing. She has been advising Purpose Driven Organizations and teams in different capacities for over 25 years, including nonprofit leaders, startup leaders and female leaders and entrepreneurs. She believes […]
Kieran Scott With Pestmaster and Patio Patrol
Kieran Scott, Brand President of Pestmaster, and Justin Kendall, Pestmaster Franchise Owner in Virginia, have recently been named to the Diversity Council and Wildlife Committee respectively within the National Pest Management Association. The association is a vital part of the pest control community, and its selection of Scott and Kendall is an effort to expand […]
Mike Lenard With TaKorean
Mike Lenard has been a leader in business operations, leadership, retail, and food service for the past 17 years. In 2010 Mike founded TaKorean, a DC based Korean Taco and Rice Bowl concept in a retrofitted 1985 Ford Box-Truck. TaKorean has since grown to as many as 5 locations in Washington DC and Philadelphia and […]
