Keynote Speakers

Abby Malchow Amazon
Abby Malchow is the Manager of Small Business Partnerships & Education at Amazon where she develops and manages partnerships that help drive success for entrepreneurs and small businesses through delivering education, programs, and investments that support their continued growth. ...
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Dave Charest Constant Contact
Dave Charest is Director of Small Business Success at Constant Contact, the online marketing leader trusted by millions of small businesses. In his role, Dave acts as an educator and an advocate for small business leaders, marketing professionals, and nonprofits by providing them with practical marketing advice that can help them achieve ...
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Workshop Speakers

Christine Footit Internal Revenue Service
Chris Footit has been with the IRS for 32 years. She is the Branch Chief for the Tax Outreach, Partnership and Education branch in Communications & Liaison. Prior to her current position, she was a Revenue Officer in...
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Jim Lekovich Iron Mountain
Jim Lekovich is a Senior Marketing Manager at Iron Mountain, where he works to support customers in transforming their information management efforts in order to adapt to a constantly changing business environment. Jim h...
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Kirsten Elise Dunn Recession Proof Collective
Kirsten Elise Dunn, a visionary Social Entrepreneur, is on a mission to make a real difference in communities across the United States. For her, sparking change isn't just a lofty goal—it's a practical business strateg...
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Tom Marsan Beverly Companies
Tom Marsan is a certified snow professional who has been in the landscaping and snow removal industry for over two decades. He is an active member of ILCA and SIMA and is currently the general manager at Beverly Companie...
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Scott Gutche Walmart, Inc.
Strategic leader with a demonstrated success working in the retail industry, delivering innovative solutions for growth. More than 35 years of experience with Walmart and Sears, Scott has l...
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Luke Schneider Fire Department Coffee Inc.
Luke Schneider, CEO of Fire Department Coffee, started his journey of service in the U.S. Navy as a shipboard firefighter. His love for helping others led him to become a firefighter in Roc...
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Jeff Klimkowski DUDE Wipes
Jeff Klimkowski is the Co-Founder and CFO of DUDE Wipes where he primarily focuses on strategic planning, evaluation of growth opportunities as well as management of customer and supplier r...
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Emiliano Jöcker iFranchise Group
As a Senior Consultant, Mr. Jöcker consults with established franchisors as well as emerging franchisors across numerous industry segments, both domestically and internationally. A native Spanish speaker, he provides fr...
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Brittany Richmond The Speaker Lab
Brittany Richmond is a former school counselor turned professional speaker. After suffering from anxiety in her teen and young adult years, Brittany decided to help others like her by stepping into the field of mental he...
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Timothy Connley Cisco
Tim Connley has spent more than six years helping ITsavvy clients achieve business outcomes with Cisco solutions. In that time, he has helped ITsavvy grow their Managed Services offerings around Cisco, aligned resources ...
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Philip Krone Productive Strategies Inc.
Philip Krone has been an active marketing professional for manufacturing, service and professional firms since 1972. He is President of Productive Strategies Inc., a management and marketing consulting firm located in No...
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Richard L. Martinez Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Richard L. Martinez, Jr., is the Acting Diversity Administrator of the Diversity Section of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. He has nearly 29 years of governmental service and experience. T...
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Liz Ferguson ActiveCampaign
Liz Ferguson has worked at ActiveCampaign for 4+ years and is currently a customer trainer. She travels the country, running in-person trainings for ActiveCampaign users. Liz helps businesses automate their marketing and...
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Frank Stephens Computing Technology Solutions
Frank Stephens founded Computing Technology Solutions (CTS) in 2001 with the idea that small and mid-sized businesses deserve the same IT proactive support, cybersecurity and strategies that Fortune 500 organizations rec...
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Tracy Oliver Wells Fargo
I am passionate about consulting with business owners to find the right tools to run their business effectively. Wells Fargo is a great partner that can provide the highest quality products and services. I'm dedicated to...
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Gwendolyn Young Your Virtual Admin Expert
Gwendolyn Young is the go-to Business and Operations Management Consultant for six and seven figure CEOs who are ready to greet their next level of growth.
Gifted with both strategic ...
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