Business

  • Katharine Oates

    Katharine B. Oates is a partner in the law firm of Weissman PC in Atlanta, Georgia, and a partner in several commercial real estate investment companies in Texas, Virginia, and Georgia. She has two decades of commercial and residential real estate experience working closely with developers, builders, investors, and agents. She is also actively involved in…

  • Seth Weissman

    Seth G. Weissman is the senior partner in the law firm of Weissman PC in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been general counsel to the Georgia Association of REALTORS® for the last thirty years. Seth has always had a fascination with real estate negotiations and previously co-authored the book entitled Secrets of Winning the Real Estate Negotiation Game….

  • Chad Reyes

    Chad L. Reyes is a purpose-driven entrepreneur, coach, speaker, author, and multiplier of leaders. Since 2003, he has worked with CEOs, entrepreneurs, business leaders, highly successful families, and the next generation of leaders to reach their full potential. His journey from declaring chapter 7 bankruptcy at twenty-one years old to influencing highly successful leaders all…

  • Brian Thomas

    Brian Thomas is the founder of THOMAS LAW, a Chicago based law firm engaged in the representation of individuals and families that have suffered catastrophic losses due to the conduct of others in personal injury, workers compensation, medical malpractice and wrongful death.  Due to his achievements and reputation within the Chicago legal community, he was named…

  • Chris Gabriel

    With over thirty years of leadership in philanthropy and finance, Chris Gabriel is uniquely able to advise on the topic of inspired and effective giving using a process he personally created, WISEgenerosity. After earning his bachelor’s degree with honors from Yale and a master’s degree from Oxford, Chris began his career serving charitable organizations and their…

  • Ricardo Jiménez

    Ricardo Jiménez is a Spanish-born writer, entrepreneur, and active angel investor. Since 2014, he has performed direct investments in over thirty tech projects, including the Ethereum token launch.In most recent years, his investment scope broadened into other industries and geographies, such as investing in a gold mine in Paraguay, a logistics company in Pakistan, and…

  • Jay Dixon

    Jay is an expert at the intersection of sports and business, having cofounded three companies and consulted or participated in 50+ transactions. After a successful career consulting other business owners of companies, both big and small, along with supporting research, Jay contends the athletic education is the link between mediocrity and greatness in business. He…

  • Glen Van Peski

    Glen Van Peski, founder of Gossamer Gear, is known for his legendary contributions to the backpacking community. A native Californian, Van Peski grew up in the western outdoors, and when his oldest son joined Scouts, he led the troop’s backpacking program. Through those experiences, he became intrigued by lightweight backpacking. He started sewing his own gear…

  • Jack Craven

    Jack Craven has always shaped his professional journey around his passions. Starting out as a trial lawyer with the Chicago State’s Attorney’s office, he moved into private practice and later took on the role of CEO for his family’s business for nearly two decades. Yet, his move into executive coaching stands out as the most…

  • Greg Luken

    Founder of Luken Investment Analytics, Gregory Luken began developing math-based investment solutions for clients in the early 1990s. For more than four decades, he has been working primarily with first-generation wealthy—men and women who have built their own wealth from nothing. Along with leading a wealth management and investment analytics firm, Luken founded a broker/dealer,…

  • Dave Liniger

    DAVE LINIGER is the chairman of RE/MAX, the Denver based global real estate company that he cofounded with his wife, Gail, in 1973. RE/MAX is the leading franchisor of real estate offices throughout the world and has expanded to more than 9,000 offices in over 110 countries, with over 140,000 sales agents. Liniger is highly…

  • Randy Gravitt

    Randy Gravitt is an author, speaker, and executive coach who encourages leaders to reach their potential. Randy began his career working in education, both as a teacher and coach, before moving to Georgia, where he served for nearly two decades at one of the largest churches in the Atlanta area. In 2014, Randy founded InteGREAT Leadership,…