Emily Seidel, CEO, Americans for Prosperity

Emily was appointed as chief executive officer of Americans for Prosperity in 2017. As CEO, Emily drives the organization’s mission and strategy to build a permanent grassroots presence that educates and activates citizens to advocate for policies that will help people improve their lives. Emily ha…

Dan Neville, Founder and CEO, Harvest Right

Dan Neville is the Founder and CEO of Harvest Right, the Utah-based company that pioneered the world's first freeze dryer for home use. Recognizing a need for families to better preserve food, Dan led the effort to bring commercial freeze-drying technology into everyday homes. What began as a prep…

Gabie Boko, Chief Marketing Officer, NetApp

Gabie Boko is the Chief Marketing Officer at NetApp. She has spent over 22 years in the technology industry and led transformations in senior marketing roles for companies including Cognos, SAP, Sage and HPE. Her experience has focused on connecting customer success to innovative experiences in sof…

Mahisha Dellinger, Founder, Huzzy Smart Sips

MAHISHA DELLINGER - Wife, Mother of 4, Innovator, Trailblazer, Mentor, Author, Philanthropist, TV Host Mahisha Dellinger, star of “Mind Your Business with Mahisha,” a business show on Oprah Winfrey’s Network, pioneered the natural hair care market when she launched CURLS in 2002, a leading organic…

Dr. Chad Walding, Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, NativePath

In 2010, I received a call from the hospital that would alter the course of my entire life. The nurse on the other end of the line said bluntly: “You need to stop telling my patients about nutrition.” I was a Home Health Physical Therapist at the time and had just discovered the vast world of nutri…

Nick Lopez, Founder & CEO, Lime Painting

Nick Lopez attended Arvada West High School and left Colorado as a wide-eyed first-generation college student to work on a BS in business marketing from Michigan State University. His plan was to walk on to the wrestling team, which would ultimately pay for the cost of tuition and living. The reali…

Chris Walls, President & CEO, Go Mini's

Chris Walls, President and CEO of Go Mini’s. Go Mini’s, is an innovative portable storage company offering a unique approach to the industry—using territories instead of physical locations, significantly reducing overhead costs. This flexible model not only benefits franchisees but also allows them…

Justin Jude, President and Chief Executive Officer of LKQ Corporation

Justin L. Jude became our President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2024 after serving as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2024. Mr. Jude has been with us since February 2004 in various roles, including from March 2008 to February 2011 as Vice President - S…

Anders Jones, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Facet

Anders Jones is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Facet. Since the company’s founding in 2016, Anders has had overall responsibility for the strategy and execution of the company’s mission, and has been responsible for raising more than $200m in outside capital to fuel Facet’s growth. P…

Jennifer Lawson, President and CEO, Keep America Beautiful

Jennifer Lawson is President and CEO of Keep America Beautiful, a national nonprofit that works to inspire and educate people to improve and beautify their community environment. Previously, Jenny served as Chief Civic Innovation Officer at Points of Light where she led programs to help companies a…