Lee Zalben is the Founder & CEO of Peanut Butter & Co.

Yvette Rose is a certified and registered Holistic Health Coach who specializes in nutrition, brain health, dietary supplement programming, yoga, Reiki, and meditation. Yvette founded the health and wellness brand JouleBody, drawing on her own experiences as a mother seeking natural health remedies. Her time at Equinox highlighted the connection between maternal health and child well-being, prompting her to develop nutritionally-rich foods for busy women and mothers. Discovering the impact of environmental toxins that can disrupt hormones, Yvette created JouleBody, convenient bars and teas promoting functional nutrition and daily detox for modern lifestyles.

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As the visionary founder of AEMBR, Dr. Braly brings a unique blend of expertise as an airway, heart, and lung specialist, backed by years of experience as a board-certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Braly's journey began with a deep passion for improving lives, both inside and outside the operating room. Recognizing the power of holistic well-being, Dr. Braly embarked on a mission to create a brand that not only enhances physical comfort but also elevates emotional and mental wellness.Drawing from extensive medical background, Dr. Braly founded AEMBR with a commitment to crafting premium products that prioritize health, sustainability, and performance. The brand story is rooted in a desire to provide consumers with innovative solutions that align with their values and aspirations.Driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence, Dr. Braly leads a dedicated team of professionals who share the vision for transformative change. Together, they strive to redefine standards and challenge conventions in the industry, ensuring that every AEMBR product embodies quality, efficacy, and integrity.With a steadfast focus on innovation and compassion, Dr. Braly is proud to steer AEMBR towards a future where wellness is not just a destination but a way of life. Joining on this inspiring journey allows individuals to embrace their fullest potential and live beautifully, inside and out.

Kimberly Snyder is a multiple-time New York Times bestselling author, holistic wellness expert, speaker, meditation teacher, and entrepreneur.  She has authored six books, including Radical Beauty, which she co-authored with Deepak Chopra, and the best-selling Beauty Detox Book series. Kimberly's latest book, You Are More Than You Think You Are: Practical Enlightenment for Everyday Life (Hay House), launched at #1 in the self-help category and #4 in meditation and was published in paperback in Jan 2023. Additionally, she is the founder of Solluna®, a holistic lifestyle brand in tune with the power of nature, empowering individuals to thrive through its Four Cornerstone Philosophy: Food, Body, Emotional Well-being, and Spiritual Growth. Solluna’s offerings encompass the highest quality, clinically researched dietary supplements, essential medicinal powders for optimal health, high-performance skincare, digital wellness courses, and the HeartAlign Meditation System™.Kimberly is also the host of the top-rated Feel Good Podcast with Kimberly Snyder on the Podcast One Network (with over 24 million total downloads).  Kimberly also has an active and engaged following on Instagram (364K) and Facebook (410k). As a holistic wellness expert, Kimberly has also worked with the entertainment industry’s top celebrities, including Drew Barrymore, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Margo Robbie, and Channing Tatum, among many others. She has been featured in media outlets, including Good Morning America, The Today Show, Ellen, The Dr. Oz Show, The New York Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, Elle, Goop and InStyle. Kimberly has also collaborated with many top brands in partnerships, including The Four Seasons, Levi Strauss, Burt’s Bees, Vitamix, Celebrity Cruises, Wanderlust, Goop, Sambazon, Mind Body Green, Lululemon, the National Mango Board, Chopra Center International and Harmless Harvest. Kimberly resides with her husband and children in Los Angeles and Hawaii. 

Ryan Sheldon is a former Division 1 track athlete in hammer and discus, and a dynamic entrepreneur. He owns a premium hospitality company, renowned for its exceptional service, and has also founded an algorithm-focused software company. Despite being so young, Ryan’s business acumen has allowed him to build a successful business network and track record investing in companies and the communities he engages with.

Wendy Herman is a dynamic fashion industry and retail executive with 20+ years of experience and deep-rooted expertise in intimate apparel. Her core competency lies in her transformative approach to the fashion sector, particularly in revolutionizing teens & young women's bra drawers through her pioneering intimate brand, BRABAR. In 2017, BRABAR was born from Wendy's firsthand challenges in finding suitable bras with her then 15-year-old daughter, igniting her mission to pivot the focus from body image to self-love and proper fit. Wendy combines her journey as a mother of three and her vast industry experience to redefine comfort and confidence in young women's lives. Her notable contributions include working on launching significant intimate lines for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Yummie. Aspiring to be a changemaker, Wendy’s vision extends beyond mere brand success; she aims to empower the next generation of women, positioning herself as a leading figure in creating impactful, positive change in the intimate apparel landscape.

Growing up on Catalina Island, drinking alcohol was among the most common ways to socialize with friends and family for Brianda. That is until recently when a debilitating autoimmune disease nearly took her father’s life. Accustomed to having big, family-filled celebrations and indulging in food and drinks as a way of bonding together, Brianda desperately searched for a way to continue a similar social connection with her father—even though it couldn’t contain alcohol any longer. Brianda values the benefits of an alcohol-free drink and decided to build a platform that allows people to access, discover, and understand alcohol alternatives and how they can fit into their lifestyle—calling it The New Bar. Brianda opened The New Bar on Lincoln Blvd. in Venice Beach in the summer of 2022. Doubling down on her desire to bring fun nonalcoholic drinks to mainstream events, Brianda and her tiny-but-mighty shop became the first alcohol-free partner of Coachella in 2023. Brianda has been featured in Forbes, Adweek, Thrillist, Eater, The Guardian and more as a significant driver in the NA movement.

Priscilla Manzo is the Director of Public Relations at Dragon Glassware, a Sacramento-based boutique and luxury glassware company offering a variety of modern and unique barware and drinkware for the home and kitchen. Manzo leads all public relations, social media, and influencer marketing efforts on behalf of Dragon Glassware.For the entirety of her career, Manzo has focused on public exposure and brand advancement through digital marketing and effective public relations strategies. Manzo started her digital marketing career in NYC PR and Marketing firms that specialized in the fashion and beauty industry. From there, she moved on to work at an in-house social media firm for a sunglasses start-up. With a great focus on influencer marketing, Priscilla aided in the brand’s growth from a 5 figure brand to a 7 figure brand. Manzo combined her expertise in the marketing and public relations space to mesh together the ultimate PR and social media formula for Dragon Glassware’s social media success. Manzo joined Dragon Glassware in 2019, and has helped leverage the brand’s social growth ever since.

An award-winning social entrepreneur, Jenn Harper is the founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC. Cheekbone Beauty aims to help every Indigenous person see and feel their value in the world while developing sustainable colour cosmetics that won’t end up in a landfill. Jenn Harper is an Anishinaabe woman and is a member of the Northwest Angle #33 First Nation in Kenora, ON. Throughout her life, Jenn has struggled with accepting her Indigenous roots. She was estranged from her Indigenous family for much of her child and adult life. After learning about her grandmother’s experience in residential school, she understood how her family was affected by generational trauma.  Harper has been making a name for herself in the beauty industry for a number of years but gained popularity quickly after appearing on CBC’s hit show, Dragon’s Den in 2019. Since her appearance on the show, Jenn has been featured as Chatelaine’s “Woman of the Year in 2019”, Canadian Business’s “2022 New Innovator’s List”, and Entrepreneur Magazine’s “100 Women of Influence in 2022” list. She continues to be deeply involved in all aspects of Cheekbone Beauty operations, including product innovation with the Cheekbone Beauty chemist and sustainability experts to reimagine beauty products, starting with raw ingredients all the way to how all products are packaged. As part of its sustainability mission, Cheekbone Beauty is associated with organizations such as Pact Collective, 1% for the Planet, and B.Corp. These partnerships show the brand’s commitment to both people and planet. In 2023, Cheekbone Beauty will be available in 50 Sephora stores across Canada as a Sephora Clean and Planet Positive brand. It will also be available in 600 JCPenney stores across the United States. Giving back to the Indigenous community is critical to Cheekbone Beauty’s mission. To date, Cheekbone Beauty has contributed upwards of $200,000 in product, monetary, and project-focused donations to the organizations across North America and will continue to do so. 

Dr. Batra obtained his PhD in medical physiology from the University of Ottawa, Canada and completed post-doctoral training in Japan and Switzerland. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and also a former Adjunct Professor at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Sanjay has 25 years of global healthcare and entrepreneurial experience in start-ups, biotech and large pharma including 10 years in the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, culminating as Vice President, R&D Pharmaceuticals, Asia-Pacific and Japan. In his career Dr. Batra has been directly involved in over 80 clinical trials in all phases of development. He started VIAS Partners in 2013 with the aspiration to take his diverse experiences and global network to partner with entrepreneurs and companies to advance their business with value, innovation and strategy.

Based in North Vancouver, Patrice Mousseau is a conscious entrepreneur and the owner/creator of Satya Organic Skin Care. Patrice is also a proud single mom and Anishinaabe member of Fort William First Nation.Patrice’s determination to change the world through business began by accident. For years, she was a news anchor for leading television & radio stations in Canada, but that all changed when her baby girl Esme began suffering from eczema at only 8-months old.Today, Satya has helped thousands of skin warriors around the world access clean, effective skin relief.

Kelly Perkins is an innovator at heart. After reading an article in the early 90s, she was horrified to learn about chemicals like Triclosan, an antibacterial agent that is a hormone inhibitor and linked to cancer. Finding brands that were truly clean was hard, so she learned to make her own plant-based soap and skincare from an apothecary book. Friends and family fell in love with the formulations, scents, and the cheeky, vintage-inspired branding. She began selling her skin, hair, and bath products at markets & branded pop-up shops, and from there Spinster Sisters was born in 2012. Kelly has led the brand to national distribution in retailers across the USA & Canada and online at spinstersistersco.com Today, Spinster Sisters is on a mission to reduce plastic consumption, focusing on sustainability and consumer education. Kelly's newest Free From innovation is a line of solid, water-free bars for face, body, and hair in plastic-free packaging.

Katie is passionate about consumer products and bringing innovative, impactful options to as many people as possible. Having spent time in the consumer products world at places like Johnson & Johnson, she saw the immense impact of plastic in personal care, and became empowered by the idea that she could help reinvigorate everyday routines with products that were equally effective, elevated, and eco-friendly. She embarked on a mission to create modern, sustainable solutions with a positive impact on both people and the planet, and hasn't stopped since. Katie holds a Bachelor's degree from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, currently resides in New York City, and is a proud mom to her golden retriever, Riley.

Christian Gerloff has over 10 years in beverages, leading sales teams and distributor relationships to drive growth and expansion in the US’ largest regions for several beverage start-ups including Golden Road Brewing, Chihuahua Cerveza, and Five Drinks Co. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Christian holds a BA in Business Adminstration from Point Loma Nazarene University. As a former professional tennis player he was looking for better solutions for his training and saw the lack of transparency, quality and efficacy that existed in today’s beverage market.

Our journey began in 2019 when Julie Napolitano founded Pup Wax®,  the first & only 100% clean premium skincare for dogs. February 2022, Pup Wax® rebranded as Puppington®, and our assortment evolved into a comprehensive collection of products designed to promote dog mental health and well-being. Julie has cross-cultural leadership experience at Fortune 500 companies and a track record of building successful partnerships with international teams to deliver innovation and scalable, consistent results. Prior to founding Pup Wax / Puppington, Julie led multiple international cross-functional teams in a variety of global strategic projects as head of global legal operations for Bunge, where she also served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Legal Officer. Julie has extensive experience in new business development and establishing new business units, commodity derivatives, managing risk, and treasury management. Over more than 10 years, Julie contributed to various areas of Bunge, having also served as Assistant Treasurer, head of Global Financial Services Group Business Development, Commodity Derivatives Trader, and Cross Asset Solutions Strategist. Prior to joining Bunge, Julie focused on financial market analysis and risk management at Lehman Brothers and HypoVereinsbank.Julie served on the board of GallopNYC, an organization that provides hippotherapy and therapeutic riding services to children with disabilities from low-income families.Julie has an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University and a BS in Computer Science from Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science.A dog mom to two adopted rescue hounds, Julie lives in Chappaqua, NY. Each foster that joins the family has a permanent place in her heart.

As seen on the new groundbreaking Entreprenuer.com series, "Going Public”, Josh’s mission is to help others gain global reach with his branding and marketing strategies. He is looked up to as one of the most successful brand builders in the world. As a leader in his industry, Josh is most known for his achievement of bootstrapping his dental care brand, Snow Teeth Whitening, into a $100MM company within 3 years. Josh found his purpose building brands and helping others at the early age of 13. His original plan was to make enough money to help his family buy school supplies, little did he know this would snowball into massive success. Now, with Powerhouse Brands, he mentors his millions of followers around the globe on how to grow and scale their brand.

Before Joy Organics, Barry was an entrepreneurial senior executive and consultant with broad experience managing various business functions with a focus on international business development, sales, marketing, leadership, and organizational development for both new ventures and established companies. Barry constructed detailed business plans, assembled top teams, and built the necessary alliances to launch and grow several successful businesses and divisions over the past 25+ years in the U.S., Canada, Europe, East Asia, South America, and India. Barry is committed to building conscious leadership and businesses incorporating the principles of Conscious Capitalism. He has built values-driven teams committed to higher purpose and the triple bottom line: people, profit, and planet. His commitment to all stakeholders is supported by his complexity of thought to create Win6​ ​solutions where all key stakeholders win. Shortly after Joy Organics’ founding, Barry joined to oversee operations for the newly-founded but rapidly-growing brand. In 2020, he became CEO and has helped cultivate a company culture that empowers and equips employees to grow and thrive both personally and professionally.

Margot joined Hēladerm in 2020 as Co-founder and CEO, after falling in love with the product and recognizing the needs of middle-aged women are overlooked in skincare. Margot's background brings marketing and consumer expertise, along with a strategic understanding of women's health and wellness. Margot is an active investor, mentor and advisor to women-led ventures. She is a founding member, Investment Co-Chair and Treasurer of Next Act Fund, the only angel fund in Pittsburgh focused on investing in women-led early-stage ventures. Margot has met with hundreds of entrepreneurs and early-stage companies, educated other women on investing in venture capital, and is a speaker and writer about the gender funding gap in venture capital. Margot began her career in retail where she held various senior merchandising positions at Old Navy, Banana Republic and American Eagle Outfitters. Margot holds a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from The Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. She is a mom of twins, senior dog lover, yoga enthusiast, and passionate about addressing the underserved needs of women.

Darnell Henderson was serving in the U.S. Navy when he discovered the need for quality men’s skincare. The requirement to shave daily, combined with grueling physical and mental demands, left his skin looking inflamed and irritated. As a fit and ambitious young man, this was not the image he wanted to present. So, he set out to develop a solution that would allow him to look and feel his best.Darnell understood that there were a lot of other men who faced similar skin issues and wanted to look better but did not know where to start. Upon returning to civilian life, Darnell started doing research as well as getting regular facials and treatments. He discovered a growing world of men’s skin care. Through his research, Darnell learned that most male’s skin and lifestyle choices differ than females’ and should be treated as such. Working with some of the most accomplished chemists and skincare experts in the world, Darnell began curating the male-specific ingredients and treatment regimens that gave birth to H.I.M.In 2004, Darnell officially launched Healthy Image Men - H.I.M Grooming Center, where customers could experience facials, hot towel shaves, and skincare treatment. Men experienced skincare results from H.I.M-istry Naturals™ products that they could not achieve with unisex products. Over the years, H.I.M-istry Naturals™ has partnered with nationwide brands, including Nordstrom & Amazon

Today, Hodo is one of the most original and sought after plant-based protein brands in the US. But Founder & CEO Minh Tsai, once a refugee from Vietnam, never expected he’d create such a company. He simply missed the delicious, artisan foods from his childhood and found them to be elusive in the US. After apprenticing with tofu masters, Minh introduced incomparable tofu and yuba at San Francisco Bay Area farmers markets, made with organic American grown soybeans. With dedication to the best ingredients, and by building on traditional methods with innovative techniques and formats, Hodo products quickly became must-have staples for renowned chefs and home cooks who love to eat well. Hodo is found in ingredient-driven restaurants from Benu and State Bird Provisions to Chipotle and sweetgreen to Benu and Daniel, wellness-focused meal kits such as Sunbasket and Hungryroot, at forward-thinking corporate campus restaurants including Google, Linkedin and Facebook, and in thousands of retail stores nationwide from Whole Foods Markets to Target.The company repertoire includes award-winning, protein-rich meat-alternatives and egg-alternatives made with organic, whole ingredients. Hodo is recognized for sustainable food systems leadership, and the passion and knowledge that make Hodo products unlike anything else on the market. Today, Minh stands committed to making the most delicious, nutrient-dense, clean-ingredient plant-based proteins. Before entering the food business, Minh worked in investment banking, software and management consulting. He holds a Bachelors & Masters from Columbia University.

A fashion industry vet, Rachel has worked in apparel for nearly years, first cutting her teeth at Authentic Brands Group in 2004. From there she worked her way through the industry— eventually becoming Oscar de la Renta’s Head of Product, after years of learning her craft at Ralph Lauren, The Row, and Ralph Rucci. The pandemic sparked a new entrepreneurial chapter for both Rachel and her team— the March 2020 launch of their non-profit ‘Garment District for Gowns,’ aimed to help under- served healthcare workers, led to the eventual formation of their company ‘Goldatech,’ which manufactures uniforms, medical, and surgical apparel for state agencies and the Department of Defense (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard). Rachel's team were the first awardees of Empire State Development's Covid Retooling Grant out of 40,000 applicants, and was awarded the 2021 NYS MWBE Innovation Award. Rachel has now launched Welles, an ESG-focused scrubs company on a mission to reset technical performance and environmental accountability standards.

Scent Lab Founder, Ariana Silvestro ex- Bath & Body Works knew just how personal fragrance is & saw how the market was shifting towards self-expression via scent. So she created Scent Lab-  a scent discovery playland where customers can create personalized scents that represent who they are & their vibe to a tee

Don Dillon is the founder and chief executive officer of SOUND Foods Inc., a food technology company which has created a snack bar formed only with sound. In this role, Dillon draws upon a variety of business and life experiences to guide the endeavor of using a radically different food production technology to create an entirely new kind of snack bar for both the U.S warfighter and the American consumer.Dillon’s interest in improving the food offering for the warfighter stems from a severe medical problem which he developed while serving in the U.S. Navy. Due to complications stemming that incident he now must read the label of every package of food before eating it.This reality led Dillon to search for a technology that could change the way that people snack and eat. He discovered and acquired a process using ultrasonic technology which gently forms ingredients into a discrete shape like a bar in just a fraction of a second. An entrepreneur at heart, Dillon immediately envisioned how this technology could benefit both the warfighter and anyone looking for a new or different snack bar.Before establishing SOUND Foods, Dillon displayed a similar entrepreneurial spirit in founding Summit Building Services Inc., a construction company which builds and repairs the exteriors of large government buildings where he has been president since April 2016. In addition to his roles at SOUND and Summit, Dillon has been president of DAJA Holdings Inc., a family investment vehicle since September 2012. He also spent more than a decade gaining exposure to a wide variety of private and public sector business endeavors at Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.Dillon earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his master’s degree in finance and investment from New York University. Dillon volunteers as a mentor for American Corporate Partners which assists military personnel who are transitioning to civilian life.