Margot Bradenberg with My Strong Home is founder of MSH & brings 15+ years of experience in mission-driven business and non-traditional finance. She was formerly Senior Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation, serves as Board Chair of a Community Development Finance Institution in Brooklyn and is co-author of the book The Power of Impact Investing. She is based in New York City.
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Karen Rzepecki created reCAP Mason Jars as a way to reduce waste and make Mason jars more useful. Listening to customers and meeting other entrepreneurs inspired her to create the Mason Jars Makerplace, a community and marketplace as resourceful as the Mason jar!
Dawn Crawford with BCDC Ideas dedicated her career to nonprofit communications and fundraising. Before founding BC/DC Ideas, she spent the first 10 years of her career in various communications leadership roles. A true communicator at heart, she found her niche in social media where she is a weaver of words and a passionate community builder.
Jessica McNaughton is the President of CaraGreen, a supplier of healthy interior products, like countertops, furnishings and insulation. CaraGreen carefully selects materials that are not only beautiful but have a positive impact on the environment and carefully presents them to the design community for their innovative projects. Ms. McNaughton has a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. She has been with CaraGreen for ten years in various roles, most recently in her role as President, since 2014.
Dr. Arnon Krongrad with Allevion, Inc. has cloned a gene, invented a clinical use for magnetism, modeled cancer survival, and introduced laparoscopic prostatectomy. He is building a free market for surgery, because patients need more than widgets. Follow Allevion, Inc. on Twitter.
Jayne Latz is an expert in communication skills. She is an executive communication coach and worked for over 25 years as a speech-language pathologist, college educator, professional speech trainer, and coach. In 2006 she founded Corporate Speech Solutions, LLC which specializes in advancing speech and communication skills for business professionals. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal (three times) and was a guest on the Today Show. She is the proud author of Communicate Up The Corporate Ladder, How To Succeed In Business With Clarity and Confidence.
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Audrey Howes accidentally pursued a career in marketing from a very early age. With an entrepreneurial dad and an ‘I’ll figure it out’ attitude, she taught herself many of the marketing principles she now relies on to guide her clients. From real estate branding to megachurch youth ministry to running the creative division of a startup to managing content creation for a growing company, Audrey’s breadth of marketing experience spans many industries. In 2013 Audrey founded 27th Letter Media where she brings her marketing know-how and leadership to her team and their clients. She manages all facets of the business including client acquisition, relationship management, budgeting and forecasting and creative direction for both 27th and their clients. Audrey has continued to grow professionally, graduating from Seth Godin’s exclusive altMBA program in 2016 and becoming one of the first StoryBrand Guides in early 2017. Outside of the office, you’ll likely find Audrey spending time with her husband and two awesome kids, coaching a bunch ball soccer game, escaping to the beauty of the Colorado mountains (especially the family cabin near Steamboat), exploring a new coffee shop, working out at Orangetheory or reading a great book.
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Aaron Huey has built an incredible life on the remains of his addictions and failures. He has traded his wounds for gifts and his problems for passions. Aaron Huey is an internationally known speaker who has worked alongside tens of thousands of adult participants who were ready to trade their distractions for directions. His international Martial Arts team is responsible for the edgy breakthrough process called “Predicament” used by many top trainers in personal growth. He is currently contracted by Success Resources, to present his “No Holds Barred” approach in Spain, Malaysia, Brazil, S. Africa, India, Japan, New York, and California. He is also a Parent Coach for parents of kids at risk, a teen addiction interventionist, and a very happy husband and father of 2 young adults in college. Aaron is the Founder and President of Fire Mountain Programs, and since 2004 has run kids camps, teen camps and family programming and in 2009, he and his wife Christine opened a treatment center for teens ages 12-17 in Estes Park Colorado that currently has the highest success rate of adolescent recovery in the United States. He is the facilities trainer and leads the powerful parenting event, “Beyond Risk- Parenting Teens that Struggle”.
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Carolyn Pistone is an accomplished Senior Executive, C-Suite Officer, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Thought Leader, and Board Member with over 25 years of success across commercial real estate, film entertainment, and digital imaging. Leveraging extensive experience in operations management and sustainability, she is a valuable resource for >$5M green technology and other companies looking for gender equity, sustainability, community or social responsibility. Her broad areas of expertise include leadership; business strategy; executive coaching; organizational development; change management; operations management; investors and investments; location intelligence; and land acquisition. In her executive career, Carolyn has held leadership positions at Clear Blue Commercial (Founder, >3 years); Green Key Commercial; CBRE; Pistone Consulting Associates (Founder, >12 years); and Tippett Studio. She has founded a commercial real estate company with strong foundations in the principles of sustainable economies and community-building. As a thought leader in commercial real estate, she has been responsible in her negotiations and transactions for saving >3M gallons of water in her service area. She has delivered a $5M profit on a commercial building sale after <5 years ownership. To be truly sustainable, she will consistently focus on her clients’ bottom line as well as her own. Carolyn earned a B.A. from San Francisco State University; and an M.F.A. in Directing for Theatre, Film, and Television from California Institute of the Arts. She has served on boards and advisory councils, including for Petaluma Community Foundation (Trustee, Board President); Real Estate and Business Social Enterprises Association (REBSEA, Founder); Investing in Communities (IIC, Founder); National Climate Action 2020 Stakeholders Advisory Board; and Sonoma County Alliance. She is a proud Certified REALTOR®, EcoBroker®, and Green Building Professional®. She was recently awarded regional recognition for her business philanthropy.
