Mac Lackey is an American entrepreneur who has started, scaled and sold six companies (all seven or eight figure exits). Mac and his companies have been featured on CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Business North Carolina, USA Today and The New York Times. Notable ventures include: KYCK (acquired by NBC Sports), Mountain Khakis (acquired by Remington) and InternetSoccer Network (acquired by division of News Corp/Sky). He additionally served as a member of the Board of Directors for publicly traded Lending Tree (NASDAQ: TREE) for over five years and is currently an angel investor in over 50 companies. Mac was a collegiate All-American and played professional soccer before starting his first Internet company in 1995.

Optimizing Your Business For Exit | Mac Lackey

Nic is an extraordinarily talented individual who loves to look forward, strategize, learn, teach, connect, and develop relationships. His role is in developing and investing in win-win relationships between Mastery Mode, its prospects, clients, and partners. With his experience in both offline and online businesses, he loves to share the core principles that make himself and our team successful. He does this from a unique point of view and delivers content that you can apply today to make your business better.

How An Einstein Bagel Turned Into Millions | Nic Peterson

Alex is an Entrepreneur, Investor, World Traveler and Mango Juice Lover. He radically changed his life and his beliefs 6 years ago, going from a cubicle job in Bucharest, Romania to now owning multiple 7 figure companies and enjoying a real 4-hour workweek. Two years ago, Alex started teaching the Amazon FBA business model, the same model that made him financially free, to thousands around the world.

How Cheating The System Only Cheats Yourself | Alex Huditan

Tom Ness is co-founder and former CMO of Truth Nutra and former CMO at Kinobody, and has since charted off to start a new fitness company, Leaner For Life. He is a self-taught, self-starter with a passion for building companies that create a positive impact. He helped scale two companies from inception to 8 figures in revenue, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives around the world. Tom is a racquetball addict, loves all things bourbon and craft beer, and is better at Dance Dance Revolution than anyone has a right to be.

From Starving Artist To Rainmaker | Tom Ness

Jason Swenk is the agency advisor and mentor that guides marketing agencies through a proven framework for growing their agency faster.&nbsp; Jason has literally written the book for growing an agency from nothing to an 8-figure agency. He is one of the most sought out advisors to agencies in the world, by showing them an 8 system framework that worked for growing his agency, working with brands like AT&amp;T, Hitachi, Lotus Cars, and eventually lead to selling his agency. Jason currently hosts two shows… The Smart Agency Master Class Podcast, the #1 Digital Marketing Agency Owner podcast for sharing the strategies and stories from real agency owners of what is working today in the agency world, and how they got to where they are now; and SwenkToday is a Tuesday &amp; Thursday show that documents how you can grow your digital agency and business, where Jason shares the latest growth strategies, mindset, and answers the most burning questions digital agency owners &amp; entrepreneurs have.

Breaking Through The Million-Dollar Ceiling | Jason Swenk of Smart Agency Masterclass

Jimmy Kim is the CEO and the co-founder of Sendlane - a cross channel email marketing automation platform. Over the past 10+ years as a digital marketer, his need for a reliable platform that understands digital marketers, lead him to build his own platform just 5 years ago.&nbsp; Before Sendlane, Jimmy built and sold two businesses in digital marketing and eCommerce.

From Selling Cars To Software As A Service | Jimmy Kim of Sendlane

Will Kleidon is an award-winning pioneer and futurist of the Hemp and Cannabis industry. He is known for cracking the CBD code by creating the most effective and clean CBD rich hemp products on the planet. He has also collected one of the most interesting executive boards in the world, including famous athletes, doctors, and well-connected members of the entertainment industry.

Exposing Unsafe CBD Industry Practices | Will Kleidon of Ojai Energetics

Maureen (Anders) and Adria (Ruff) are the designers behind the 2010 design company, Anders Ruff®, a popular graphic design, DIY blog and online shop for party printables. Their popular DIY blog column, “The Ruff Draft” was a source of unique DIY and inspiration to followers around the world. With the success of the blog, the duo took a leap of faith and came out from behind the screen to expand to their first brick and mortar DIY workshop. AR Workshop opened in June 2016 as an inspiring and charming DIY boutique workshop that offers hands on classes and beautiful retail items! Their DIY loving audience quickly embraced the AR Workshop® concept and begged for ARW to come to their towns. With scale in mind, the company offered franchises and 3 years later, AR Workshop expanded to more than 140 franchise locations in 31 states across the country!

Franchising for Demand | Maureen Anders of Anders Ruff

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