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Success stories
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…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Robert Kravitz
Robert Kravitz Direct Lender: What Success Looks Like in Private Commercial Lending Robert Kravitz has spent decades building one of the more durable private lending operations in South Florida. As…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Kris Marrion
Kris Marrion is Vice President and Branch Manager at Erie Insurance Group, where he has built a career spanning more than two decades. He began in the mail room as…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Dr. Hope Jacoby
Dr. Hope Jacoby is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine and the owner of Texas Wound Pros and Foot and Ankle Pros in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She built her practice…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – Dr. Nikesh Seth
Dr. Nikesh Seth is a double board-certified interventional pain specialist and the founder and CEO of Global Pain Solutions in Scottsdale, Arizona. His career spans more than 15 years of…
What Does Success Look Like to You? – LaTosha Kerley
LaTosha Kerley is a human resources executive based in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Strayer University and has built a career spanning…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Prewett Asher
Prewett Asher is a communications professional based in Dallas, Texas. His career has taken him across some of the most demanding public-facing environments in American politics and media, including a…
What Does Success Look Like to You? — Andres Aiza
Andres Aiza is a Senior Associate at Alpine Partners, a Houston-based industrial real estate firm focused on investment sales and project leasing. Born and raised in Houston, he built his…