Randy Dominguez on Why Creative Ambition Needs a Business Plan

Entrepreneur and The Jersey Sound executive producer Randy Dominguez spent 55 years in finance before entering documentary filmmaking and music storytelling. He explains how financial discipline, careful planning, and the right collaborators helped turn a creative vision into a finished film and a …

Dr. Leigh Byers on Why Leadership Has to Account for the Humans Doing the Work

Leadership coach and consultant Dr. Leigh Byers explains why strategy can break down when leaders focus on tasks while overlooking the people responsible for carrying them out. She shares how self-awareness, collaboration, recognition, and her Seventh Level Leadership framework can help leaders bui…

Victoria Costa Paz on Why Psychedelic Medicine Needs an Infrastructure, Not Just a Drug

Eywa Biotech founder and CEO Victoria Costa Paz explains why bringing psychedelic medicine into mainstream mental health care requires far more than producing pharmaceutical-grade psilocybin. She shares how Eywa is combining biosynthesis, patient tracking, professional education, and treatment infr…

Trent Dingman on Building Future Machines Beyond the Traditional Factory

Real Motors co-founder Trent Dingman explains how the company is building “Future Machines,” beginning with Project : ARES, an electric Neo Cafe Racer designed around its Electric Analogue philosophy. He also discusses why Real Motors is rethinking manufacturing alongside the machines themselves, a…

Hooman Tavakolian on Why No One Is Really Self-Made

Hooman Tavakolian has built a career spanning Wall Street, wrestling, sports diplomacy, and international humanitarian work. He explains why the discipline that helped him rise from poverty also led him to reconsider the idea of being “self-made,” recognizing the coaches, strangers, colleagues, and…

Robert Saltz on Why Creative Talent Is Only the Starting Point of a Career

Propulse Your Career founder Robert Saltz explains why artists need to develop the professional skills surrounding their craft rather than waiting to be discovered. Drawing on his experience in hospitality, higher education, career services, and life alongside a successful opera singer, he explores…

Heather Cowap on Teaching Students Accountability Before AI Becomes a Crutch

Educator and SciEdScrumming founder Heather Cowap explains how Agile Scrum and Universal Design for Learning can give students more agency without sacrificing accountability. She argues that as AI becomes more common in classrooms, schools need to teach collaboration, planning, self-assessment, and…

Nick Kringas on Why Law Firms Need to Solve the Pre-Intake Problem

LawShift CEO Nick Kringas explains why AI is changing how injured people search for legal help long before they ever contact a law firm. Drawing on years in legal marketing, he argues that firms competing only at the moment of intake are overlooking the part of the client journey where trust is inc…

Gina DeSantis on Building a Creative Business Without Scaling Away the Craft

Ceramics artist and business owner Gina DeSantis has built a career around handmade work while navigating wholesale, retail, staffing, pricing, and production limits. She explains why creative businesses often need a different definition of scale, one that protects craftsmanship while still creatin…

Alex Filipuk on Why Visionaries Need Operators to Build Scalable Businesses

Ideal Siding CEO Alex Filipuk explains why great ideas and strategy are not enough to build a successful company. Drawing on his journey from serial entrepreneur to franchisor, he shares why execution, complementary teams, and patient growth turn ambitious visions into scalable businesses.