CEO Spotlight

Glen Wakeman is CEO and Co-Founder of LaunchPad Holdings LLC, through which he invests in and advises on strategy for growing companies. With over 21 years of experience as a manager and business developer, he has created a tested and proven 5-step methodology to improve company performance with a focus...

The next evolution of mapping systems is upon us. That’s the message of Amir Farhand, the brains behind blockchain-based mapping platform Soar. The Australian entrepreneur and inventor are on a mission to build a “living map” of the world, one high-resolution image at a time. And he wants your help....

Meet Yazan Sehwail. Yazan is one of the young, educated, and bold entrepreneurs taking on the challenging work of building a startup in the fast-paced SaaS industry. Yazan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Userpilot; a product experience software that helps companies such as Cisco personalize their in-app user experience...

Jack Plotkin is the founder and CEO of New York-based Cardinal Solutions, an investment and advisory firm focused on mission-driven companies. Throughout his two-decade career, Jack has advised Fortune 500 companies and contributed to technology start-ups, reshaping them in leaders in their fields. Jack is a graduate of Harvard, where...

Throughout the span of his career, Sean Tissue has worn many hats. An entrepreneur at heart, Tissue recognized the transformative power of being able to make important decisions and embark on the path of entrepreneurship. Tissue harnessed his drive to enter real estate, an industry traditionally reserved for professionals with...

Innovation, creativity, philanthropy, and the entrepreneurial spirit define the life and achievements of former MergerTech CEO Nitin Khanna.  Khanna sold his first company, Saber Software, for four times its market value in 2008; he now manages and invests in businesses across many industries. What led you to become an entrepreneur? ...

Sahel Al Majali is Chairman of the Mid Group, a London-based construction company that he founded in 2014. Over the past five years, the Mid Group has established a reputation as a premier offsite construction firm, winning a number of awards for its projects throughout the South East of England....

With an ambitious vision and a deep sense of ethical responsibility, Yerkin Tatishev and Kusto Group have launched an initiative to build a sustainable protein export business and modern agricultural sector in Kazakhstan. Innovative entrepreneurs like Yerkin Tatishev, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kusto Group, are...

Question: Why did you start your company? Even back to 2010, Ukraine was already known for the Development talent it has. With its very much engineering-like traditional educational system, with dozens of thousands of highly educated and very sharp-minded people getting to the “wild” market of the 90s, it was...

With a commitment to client care paired with a strong background in the financial services industry, Robert Morton founded RLM Consulting, a strategy and operations consulting firm based in Toronto, to assist organizations with their business goals.  During his 21 years at State Street Bank, he mentored, trained and managed...