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Success stories
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Don Carlos Lee Gibson Jr.
Don Carlos Lee Gibson Jr. has built a career by leading people, improving operations, and creating lasting results across multiple industries. From serving as a Military Intelligence Analyst in the…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Kyle Asman
Most venture capitalists trace a familiar route: top-tier MBA, analyst years at a brand-name firm, partner track. Kyle Asman came to the business from a different direction. After years in…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Javier Burillo Azcárraga
Javier Burillo Azcárraga is an entrepreneur, hospitality executive, and philanthropist whose career has been defined by independence, service, and a commitment to excellence. Although he was born into the renowned…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Alyssa Ciarrocchi
Success can be measured in countless ways. For some, it’s a promotion or a milestone. For others, it’s knowing they made a difference in someone’s life. Throughout her career in…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Ali Gillani
Born and raised in Toronto to immigrant parents, Ali Gillani learned early that success is built through discipline, education, and service. Watching his parents work hard to create opportunities for…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is a Business Development Director, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in Houston, Texas. His career spans business development, real estate, finance, marketing, portfolio management, and education, with experience working…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Naimur Rahman
Naimur Rahman has built his life around consistency, resilience, and taking pride in doing meaningful work. Living in Montreal, Quebec, with his wife and daughter, he has learned that success…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Kendra Stearns Drozd
Success isn’t something Kendra Stearns Drozd believes can be measured by a job title or a résumé. Over the years, she’s built a career in advertising, brand management, and executive…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Lee Lorenzen
Lee Lorenzen is the Founder and CEO of Cluster Solutions, a California-based company he established in 1989 to develop and advance clustered water technology. Born and raised in Northern California…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Michael Sealy
Michael Sealy has spent more than two decades building a career in commercial real estate in Dallas, Texas. As Director of Corporate Strategy at Sealy & Company, he has held…
What Does Success Look Like to You?—Manie Theunis Du Bruyn
Manie Theunis Du Bruyn is a South African entrepreneur who has built two distinct but connected businesses from Pretoria. He founded Black Lion Property Group in 2015, a real estate…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Sergio P. Mendes
Sergio P. Mendes has spent nearly twenty years building a career at the intersection of finance, data, and commercial strategy. A Connecticut-based executive of Portuguese heritage, he earned a Bachelor…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Michael Griffin
Michael Anthony Griffin Sr. is the CEO of National Business Center, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Vegas-Style Skill Games and Blue Bull Gaming, all based in…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Dr. Janice Crowder
Janice Crowder, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist with more than three decades of clinical experience in women’s health. She currently practices at Mainland Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates in…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — The Light System Inc
The Light System Inc is a wellness technology company based in Miami, Florida. The brand launched at the end of 2024, bringing to market a technology developed by inventor Robert…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Schuyler Tansey
Schuyler Tansey is an elementary education student at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, with roots in midtown Manhattan, New York City. She began her collegiate path at Tulane University before…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Alyssa Ciarrocchi
Alyssa Ciarrocchi did not arrive at her current career through a straight line. She spent eight years teaching in New Jersey secondary schools, earning credentials in special education and learning…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Benjamin Berkowitz
Benjamin Berkowitz built his career in commercial real estate by focusing on the work in front of him rather than the outcome he was chasing. He started at Colonial Commercial…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Michael Mumbauer
Michael Mumbauer is a San Diego-based entrepreneur and creative executive who spent more than 20 years building at the intersection of games and film before founding Liithos, his current AI-powered…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Michael Kadoe
Michael Kadoe is a New York City based real estate developer, designer, and general contractor whose work is centered on standardization, operational efficiency, and high-volume execution in residential and commercial…