

Gene Hammett/Author
Gene Hammett works with companies to discover new strategies for growth. From small businesses to large corporations, he presents his ideas on becoming THE choice, not A choice, and unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit by activating internal brand ambassadors for companies. Gene’s podcast, Leaders in the Trenches, has been recognized by Inc. and Entrepreneur for its insight on marketing and sales leadership.
Gene is also the author of The Trap of Success: A Brutally Candid Guide to Overcoming Your Fears, Finding Significance, and Achieving Profound Success. A regular contributor to Entrepreneur, Gene has also been featured in Forbes, Success, Business Insider, and Inc.
Contact Gene via email directly at gene@leadersinthetrenches.com or via the Contact page.
Stefanie Diaz/Mastermind Your Launch
Stefanie Diaz has always had a keen ability for developing marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, but it’s her ability to position startups for accelerated momentum through personal branding and content marketing that has become the cornerstone to her professional success. Her background includes being a strategic adviser to CEO’s spanning startup phase to over $100 million in annual revenue. She has led strategic partnerships with global retailers and Fortune 500 companies, as well as facilitated multi-million dollar government contracts. There is something magnetic about the energy of startup founders that draws Stefanie in. They’re hungry, driven, and committed to making positive change for themselves and the greater community. Learn more at MastermindYourLaunch.com.


The founder of 

Alex started his career as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey working on buy-side/sell-side transactions across the healthcare, industrial, technology, and media verticals. He now runs the customer side of the PupWalkr platform.

Stefanie Jewett is the founder and CEO of 

Since graduating college, Diamonde has dedicated her work to serving the needs and creating opportunity for women of color. From being an assistant to photographer Drexina Nelson, style influencer Mattie James, and money maven Patrice Washington, to working in television as a producer for the Oprah Winfrey Network, USA and TVOne, Diamonde has utilized her talents to serve. Now, as Diversity Coordinator at TechSquare Labs and Founder of her own digital media startup, Blossom, Diamonde is committed to creating an opportunity for women to build tech companies and disrupt the representation of women in media. The 

James Oliver, Jr. is Co-Founder of the world’s cutest twins, Thaddeus and Zoe, and CEO and Founder of 

Prior to co-founding 

Brad is a lifetime entrepreneur and has committed himself to the discipline, creativity and constant innovation required to achieve success. He has helped build multiple seven figure businesses in numerous domestic and international markets including B2B, B2C, physical products, software, and professional services.














