GUEST SPEAKERS
Tim Grover
WINNING: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness
For more than 30 years, Tim S. Grover has been the preeminent trainer, mentor, and advisor to sports’ greatest icons, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Charles Barkley, Russell Wilson, and hundreds of champions in the NFL, MLB, NHL, golf, tennis, and the Olympics. He is the CEO of ATTACK Athletics, Inc., founded in 1989. Tim is the New York Times bestselling author of WINNING: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness and RELENTLESS: From Good to Great to Unstoppable. Tim appears around the world as a keynote speaker and consultant to business leaders, athletes, and elite achievers in any area, teaching the principles of relentless drive, result-driven performance, mental toughness, and the ultimate winning mentality.
He appeared throughout ESPN/Netflix’s THE LAST DANCE, and has been a featured columnist at SI.com and Yahoo.com. He also appears regularly on ESPN, FoxSports1, and other media outlets. He is also the creator of the digital training platform “The Relentless System.” Tim earned his Master’s degree in Exercise Science and his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology at University of Illinois-Chicago. As a former NCAA Division I basketball player at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Grover was inducted into the UIC Hall of Fame with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.
For more about Tim, please visit www.TimGrover.com
Jason Rosenthal
Jason B. Rosenthal is the author of the memoir, My Wife Said You May Want To Marry Me. It is an inspiring personal account of life, love, loss, and new beginnings in which Jason describes what came after losing his wife of 26 years to ovarian cancer. Surveying his life before, with, and after Amy, Jason ruminates on love, the pain of watching a loved one suffer, how he and their three children move forward with resilience, showing how change and growth can come from the most challenging times. Jason shares important and inspiring lessons on hope and resilience in the wake of tremendous loss.
Jason is also the co-author (with his daughter Paris) of the New York Times #1 bestselling book, Dear Boy,. He is also a foundation Board Chair of the Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation which supports both childhood literacy and research in early detection of ovarian cancer.
Jason is a public speaker, lawyer and devoted father of three. He resides in Chicago, a city he is proud to call home.
For more about Jason, please visit www.jasonbrosenthal.com
Anthony Geraci
How To Communicate Effectively To Get What You Want
EO Member, Anthony Geraci, Esq teaches how communication occurs, where confusion begins, and leads a workshop on how people can communicate better to get what they want and make sure they're understood.
Named a Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ in the legal field, which is given to just 2.5% of attorneys nationwide, Anthony Geraci is the managing shareholder of Geraci in charge of firm strategy and development of Geraci’s team and culture.
Over the past two years, Mr. Geraci’s focus has shifted from practicing law to growing the firm as a whole. He spends most of his time in multiple departments, spearheading problems, and working with department heads on running their teams. Mr. Geraci has stepped back from managing the firm as a whole and spends more of his time building the media and consulting sides of Geraci LLP. Mr. Geraci is a prolific speaker and has spoken at several national conferences.
In his free time, Mr. Geraci is a coach for his son’s baseball team and is a founding member of EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) Inland Empire. In addition, he is a pilot who enjoys putting his private pilot license to use by exploring the skies over California, and he plans to one day have flown over the entire United States.
For more about Anthony, please visit www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-geraci
Scott Empringham
Rising from the Ashes: A 90-Day Business Comeback Story Powered by Social Media and AI
In 2018, after 20 years of building an 8-figure, award-winning agency, Scott lost it all. Left with no office, no employees, no customers, and $500K in debt he had 90 days to turn it all around.
Turning to social media, he publicly shared his story, his plan, and goal to “get it all back” in 90 days or less.
He did it in 88 days.
In Scott’s 90-minute educational, inspirational and highly interactive MasterClass, participants will be on their feet, pushed to their creative limits and encouraged to create ads for their businesses during the session. All will leave inspired with new insights, a workbook filled with notes and a custom marketing plan and ad for their business.
Scott is a recognized digital marketing and social media expert with 20+ years of expertise helping over 1,000 entrepreneurs, small businesses, and Fortune 50 companies (Ford, HomeDepot, etc.).
His services include providing step-by-step growth strategies via an on-demand social media course, VIP mastermind coaching for CEOs and marketers, and full-service agency support.
Scott’s committed to helping small businesses and offers a complimentary monthly workshop to help businesses answer three key questions: “Where do I start?”, “What do I say?”, “How do I get it all done in less time and less money?”
For more about Scott, please visit www.scottempringham.com
Scott De Long
Scott De Long is a lifelong learner as well as an educator. In his quest for knowledge, he completed an Executive Leadership program at the prestigious Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley at 45. This experience led him to Chapman University, where he earned a master’s degree in Leadership Development. He recently earned his Doctorate at age 60, also from Chapman University, in Education with an emphasis in Leadership Studies from the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies.
His educational background allowed him to become an adjunct professor at Chapman University, where he taught courses in two different colleges on campus. In the school of Communication, he taught small group communication and business and professional communication. In the Business school, he taught Intro to Entrepreneurism
Scott grew up as an entrepreneur. He has successfully bootstrapped and exited three previous companies. His fourth, Lead 2 Goals, is dedicated to helping organizations realize their goals through thoughtful implementation of their mission, vision and core values.
Scott’s presence and ability to lead small group communication allow him to disarm the greatest of egos. His methods are set up to create an environment of respect, which in turn leads to the building of trust. These constructs aid in creating better relationships leading to stronger teams.
Scott also just published his first book I Thought I Was A Leader… A Journey To Building Trust, Leading Teams & Inspiring Change. His own aspirational goals include greater Humility, Empathy, and Vulnerability.
Natasha Miller
It’s Not Enough to be Resilient
Natasha Miller isn’t your average CEO. She sits at the helm of Entire Productions, the go-to event and entertainment production company in San Francisco, and has been on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America for three years in a row. Natasha’s passion and commitment to giving back drive her invariable contributions and participation with numerous charitable organizations including the Covenant House. She is also a jazz vocalist and a trained classical violinist. Natasha is a proud graduate of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and has studied entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School and MIT. Her other prestigious industry memberships include The Recording Academy (Grammys), ASCAP, and various event industry organizations. She resides in Oakland, CA and is a member and the communications “expert” for EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization).
How do you punch through the challenges and barriers to get to where you want to go? How do you keep moving forward when disruption is seemingly holding you back? How is it that some people thrive when faced with challenges and others remain stuck?
Being relentless is one of the ways that both saved and created a life of joy, success and personal growth.
It’s estimated that 16.2 million adults in the United States, or 6.7 percent of American adults, have had at least one major depressive episode in a given year. About 25% seek counseling or therapy.
The good news is that anyone can learn how to thrive despite hardships. I’ll show you how.
Relentless Entrepreneurs Moderated Q&A Panel
Derek Anderson – Moderator
Founder/CEO, Biztek Solutions, Inc.
Derek Anderson is founder and President of Biztek Solutions, Inc., an Riverside, CA based Managed IT Service Provider. Biztek Solutions helps businesses increase efficiency with technology solutions while reducing their risk with cyber security services.
Derek has been through a few ups and downs in his journey as an Entrepreneur but believes that while you cannot always control what happens to you, you can control how you respond. His response to the trials and tribulations in business have led him to be one of southern California’s leading IT provider. He has grown his company by almost 300% in the last 2 years.
Derek and his company have won several awards including Most Innovative Company and Best Service Based company by Business Excellence Forums.
Derek is an active board member for EOIE, President of a local BNI chapter, but most importantly proud father of 2 children and devoted husband to his wife.
Michael Hsu
Founder, DeepSky
W. Michael Hsu is an accomplished CPA and CITP who founded DeepSky, a firm that offers CFO consulting and accounting outsourcing services to successful entrepreneurs across the United States. DeepSky's services include strategic planning, KPI building, accounting systems design and build, and full accounting outsourcing.
Michael is a strong advocate for entrepreneurs, believing they can solve many of the world's problems and should be rewarded accordingly. He is an innovative leader in the field of outsourced accounting, having been recognized by peers in both the accounting and entrepreneurial communities as a pioneer in the industry since 2009.
Michael is the first of two individuals in the US to be certified by Xero and was the first recipient of the Bill.com Guru Certification. In 2014, he was the youngest person ever to be invited to the AICPA's Executive Roundtable. He has been featured in and quoted by publications such as Inc., Forbes, Empact, Accounting Today, and AIGA.
Michael is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an exclusive nonprofit organization that unites the most promising young entrepreneurs, and a founding member of the Forbes Finance Council. Today, Michael's primary goal is to help CPAs and entrepreneurs alike understand their financial results through his MEASURE x HACK philosophy, which has proven instrumental in aiding client advisory and CFO service growth.
Krystn Macomber – Panelist
Founder/CEO, Summit Strategy
Krystn brings more than 20 years of experience helping small and large organizations improve performance and operations to create high-performing marketing, pursuit, and business development teams. Often commended for the ability to strategically make an impact in a short period, Krystn successfully cultivates powerful relationships to break down organizational silos and align goals. She brings a unique client-centric focus to branding and marketing strategies, resulting in significant sales growth and improved win rates. Krystn is the past board chair for the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), an 11,000- member, $2.5M professional association. She is an advisory board member of the UCI Customer Experience Program. In 2022, she was recognized as one of the 20 Most Inspiring Women Leaders by the Women Leaders Magazine. Krystn is the founder + chief executive officer of Summit Strategy, an integrated marketing + proposal consulting firm helping B2G/ B2B firms win more business through strategic planning, proposal development, branding, and training,