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The Future of Ethereum, Ukraine Efforts, NFTs, and More With Dmitry Buterin, Co-Founder of Blockgeeks
Dmitry Buterin is the Founder of three multimillion-dollar businesses, including top-ranked membership management software company Wild Apricot, which serves over 20,000 small nonprofits. He was also the Co-founder of Blockgeeks, an online hub where talented, inspiring, and hard-working entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders learn about the rapidly evolving world of blockchain.
Dmitry is also an angel investor and mentor for blockchain startups. He is a proud father of three, one of whom is the creator of Ethereum.
![[Top Agency Series] How Not To Burn Your Email List With Bradley Will, CEO of Riseable](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bradley-Will.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] How Not To Burn Your Email List With Bradley Will, CEO of Riseable
Bradley Will is the Founder and CEO of Riseable, a Milwaukee-based marketing agency with a mission to use marketing as a force for good. They develop lead and customer acquisition systems for brands that make a positive impact.
Before starting Riseable, Bradley founded and ran Learn To Blog, an education and content-based company that designed programs to help small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs use blogging and content marketing to build an audience and generate new business.

Improving Your Customer Support With Richard Blank of Costa Rica’s Call Center
Richard Blank is the CEO of Costa Rica’s Call Center, a division of Cheyenne Consultants, a company incorporated in Costa Rica. When Richard was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica, where he started training employees for one of the large call centers in San Jose. He’s trained over 10,000 bilingual telemarketers, shaping them to be the finest in the country. Richard is often sought after for private training sessions and consultations.
![[Direct Response Series] The Be-All and End-All of Direct Mail Marketing With Dave Klein of North American Media](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1516322793306.jpeg)
[Direct Response Series] The Be-All and End-All of Direct Mail Marketing With Dave Klein of North American Media
David (Dave) Klein is the Founder, CEO, and President of North American Media, a direct marketing company located in Danbury, Connecticut, specializing in list brokerage and management, data solutions, space advertising, and interactive online services.
Dave is a direct mail and direct marketing strategist and media buyer for mail space advertising and direct mail email. He has over 30 years of experience working with every type of business imaginable in every industry, partnering with some of the top people in direct response. Dave has a passion for helping people accomplish their customer acquisition goals.
![[Top Agency Series] How to Drive Traffic and Visibility to Your Books With Alex Strathdee of Advanced Amazon Ads](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alexstrathdee.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] How to Drive Traffic and Visibility to Your Books With Alex Strathdee of Advanced Amazon Ads
Alex Strathdee is the Founder of Advanced Amazon Ads, an agency that partners with best-selling authors to sell more copies and promote ideas that will change the world. He helps nonfiction authors who use their books to build their brand and generate leads.
At 21, Alex convinced 11 colleges to send his book to 40,000 students across the US — so it’s no surprise that he helps many authors get more visibility. Alex works from various countries around the world. A minimalist at heart, everything he owns fits into a backpack and duffel bag.

Lessons After 9 kids, 2 Businesses, 4+ Books, and 35+ Years as an Attorney With Ben Glass of BenGlassLaw and Great Legal Marketing
Ben Glass is the Founder and CEO of BenGlassLaw, a personal injury, medical malpractice, and disability law firm. He has been a personal injury lawyer for over three decades. Ben is also the Founder of Great Legal Marketing, LLC, a marketing and consulting firm teaching “effective, ethical, and outside the box marketing” to attorneys.
He’s the author of several books including The Truth About Lawyer Advertising, Five Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Injury Claim, and more. When Ben isn’t working, he’s a full-time father of nine children, four adopted from China.
He’s also a small business advocate, nonprofit charity supporter, and soccer referee. Before becoming a referee, he was so good at playing soccer that he won a scholarship for all his troubles on the soccer pitch.
![[Top Agency Series] How to Make Your Website Sell With Guillaume Le Tual of MageMontreal](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/guillaumeletuallong-copy.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] How to Make Your Website Sell With Guillaume Le Tual of MageMontreal
Guillaume Le Tual Is a multimedia technologist with a career spanning 15 years. Earlier in his career, he worked as a professional visual artist for clients such as Volkswagen, Discovery Channel, The National Bank of Canada, and Warner Bros.
He gained experience working in web design and digital marketing, and his expertise in the Magento e-commerce platform led him to start his own company, MageMontreal, an agency that works exclusively on the Magento platform to build e-commerce websites. Guillaume is also the Host of the Ecommerce Wizards Podcast.
![[Top Agency Series] Purpose-Driven Marketing With Lyn Wineman, President at KidGlov](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/lyn-wineman-min.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] Purpose-Driven Marketing With Lyn Wineman, President at KidGlov
Lyn Wineman is a marketing veteran with over 30 years of experience, and her award-winning work has helped many national, regional, and local organizations achieve their goals.
Lyn is the President and Chief Strategist at KidGlov, a boutique advertising agency. She leads a diverse team of passionate and talented professionals to drive growth through strategic branding and marketing communications. KidGlov has been recognized multiple times as one of Lincoln, Nebraska’s best places to work. It recently completed its B Corp certification.
Before KidGlov, Lyn held many key leadership roles, including the President of Pickering Creative Group, Senior Vice President of Swanson Russell Associates, and Marketing Director of Tabitha.

How to Create Powerful Partnerships and Step by Step Systems for Hiring With Shannon Hansen of Lightfoot Media
Shannon Hansen is the Owner of Lightfoot Media, a business he founded in 1995. Lightfoot Media is a full-service internet marketing agency focused on providing innovative ways to keep clients ahead of the competition.
Shannon started his entrepreneurial journey at 21 while in college, where he created his first business that helped see him through college. Although Lightfoot Media is successful now, it has been a topsy turvy journey and was bankrupt for six years. After multiple iterations, Shannon’s figured it out, and his business has expanded rapidly, taking advantage of bigger and better opportunities.

How To Use Your Intuition and Secrets of the Afterlife With Matt Fraser, Author and Psychic Medium
Matt Fraser is America’s top psychic medium. He’s also the star of the reality TV series Meet the Frasers on E! Entertainment. His sold-out live events, television appearances, and spiritual teachings have allowed him to bring healing, hope, and laughter to people all around the world.
He’s the Author of When Heaven Calls and We Never Die: Secrets of the Afterlife. Currently, he’s on a nationwide live event tour throughout major cities.
![[Women Leader Series] The Secret to Standing Out and Growing Your Business With Winnie Hart of TwinEngine](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Winnie-Hart.jpg)
[Women Leader Series] The Secret to Standing Out and Growing Your Business With Winnie Hart of TwinEngine
Winnie Hart is the Founder and Chief Right Engine of TwinEngine, a brand growth agency fueled by purpose. Winnie is an industry-recognized interpreter of a business’ brand and personality. She brings more than 30 years of experience in impacting firms and leaders to know what they stand for so that they can make a difference in the world.
She is the Author of Stand Out: Tools to Manage the 8 Fundamentals of Standing Out in Business. Winnie is also the creator of the One Page Marketing Plan and Brand in the Box, which are strategic tools to help brands build a clear, structured plan to stand out. For the past 15-plus years, Winnie has been a member and is currently a Global Board Director of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).
![[Venture Capital Series] A Snappy Masterclass on Startup Investments With Sky Fernandes, Co-Founder and General Partner at VU Venture Partners](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/skyFernandes.jpg)
[Venture Capital Series] A Snappy Masterclass on Startup Investments With Sky Fernandes, Co-Founder and General Partner at VU Venture Partners
Skyler (Sky) Fernandes is the Co-founder and General Partner at VU Venture Partners, a venture capital fund. He is also the Founder of Venture University, a multi-stage investment fund and a trade school for venture capital, private equity, and angel investing.
Sky has over 15 years of venture capital and private equity investing experience with over 150 portfolio companies. Prior portfolio companies include Beyond Meat (IPO’d, $14B), Sensity (acquired by Verizon, $300M+), ShopKick (acquired by SK Telecom, $200M), Made In Space (acquired by AE Industrial Partners), and more.
Sky is also the Co-founder of the #1 startup board game, The Next Big Thing: The Game of Entrepreneurship, backed by over 25 top accelerators and VC investors.
![[Agency Series] Firing Yourself From Your Business With Tom Foster of Foster Web Marketing](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tom-foster.jpg)
[Agency Series] Firing Yourself From Your Business With Tom Foster of Foster Web Marketing
Tom Foster is the Founder and Owner of Foster Web Marketing, a web design and Internet marketing agency. He is also the creator of DSS (Dynamic Self-Syndication) marketing automation software, a powerful and highly effective online application that allows clients to update every aspect of their website.
Tom is a nationally recognized author and adept at marketing law firms online. He is the Author of The 7 Biggest Mistakes Lawyers Make With Their Web Marketing That Cost Them Millions in Cases, Clients, and Profits. Tom also authored How Smart Lawyers are Using Video on the Web to Get More Cases Without Breaking the Bank. He is the Co-author of the best-selling book, Shift Happens: America’s Premier Experts Reveal Their Biggest Secrets to Help You Thrive in the New Economy.
![[Top Agency Series] Tools and Tech for Business Growth in Tough Times With Lisa Larson-Kelley of Quantious](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lisa-Larson-Kelley.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] Tools and Tech for Business Growth in Tough Times With Lisa Larson-Kelley of Quantious
Lisa Larson-Kelley is the Founder and CEO of Quantious, a premier marketing agency specializing in emerging technology. Over the past decade, Lisa has grown the company from a small, two-person enterprise into a sought-after boutique marketing services agency. They’ve received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women President’s Educational Organization.
Lisa is an online-video industry veteran, published author, and certified expert in emerging technologies. Her deep understanding of the developer ecosystem allows her to bridge the gap between tech-talk and marketing-speak.
![[Top Agency Series] NFTs, the Metaverse, and Advertising in the Digital World With Chris Madden](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/chrismadden.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] NFTs, the Metaverse, and Advertising in the Digital World With Chris Madden
Chris Madden is the Co-founder of Matchnode, a digital advertising and strategy firm that works with B2C brands. He also started Seabums, an NFT project focused on massively improving ocean health. They’ve donated over $140,000 to ocean charities within a six-month timeframe.
![[Top Agency Series] How To Grow Your Business Maximally With Bill Harper of wmHarper](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/billharper.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] How To Grow Your Business Maximally With Bill Harper of wmHarper
Bill Harper is the CEO and Chief Creative Officer at wmHarper, a strategically-led, creatively-driven transformation agency. The agency focuses on brands in need of transformation and helps them transition from a stagnant awkward stage to a growth-generating stage.
Bill offers leadership teams the insights, strategy, and fearless creativity they need to set them on a path to reaching their full potential. Over his 30-year career, Bill has created compelling creative executions and success stories for brands like Denny’s, Ryobi, Bosch, Michelin, Delsey Luggage, and Music & Arts, to name a few. During Bill’s downtime, he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing for striped bass, a good book, woodworking, and all things IPA.
![[Top Agency Series] Driving Awareness Through Trial With Laurel Rundle, CEO of Aha! Marketing](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Laurel-Rundle.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] Driving Awareness Through Trial With Laurel Rundle, CEO of Aha! Marketing
Laurel Rundle is the Founder and CEO of Aha! Marketing, a leading provider of targeted product sampling that delivers millions of samples to consumers yearly through thousands of locations. They drive trials and awareness for top consumer products and natural brands. Over the past 20 years, they’ve worked with companies such as Gerber, Brita, Dove, and Gillette.
Laurel puts health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, education, and pet lifestyle brands at the center of human interactions that are already happening. So every brand campaign is delivered through one of their proprietary networks.
![[Chicago Business Series] Customer Retention and Engagement With Aalap Shah of 1o8 Agency](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Aalap-Shah.jpg)
[Chicago Business Series] Customer Retention and Engagement With Aalap Shah of 1o8 Agency
Aalap Shah is a Chicago-born entrepreneur and Founder of 1o8, a performance marketing digital agency focused on driving sales for CPG companies nationwide on e-com and Amazon platforms. They’ve worked with companies like Gildan, Sweet Leaf Tea, Tio, So Crazy, and more.
Aalap has been recognized as a leader in Chicago’s minority-owned digital marketing world and is known by multiple entities for his entrepreneurial and charitable endeavors. Crain’s Chicago Business recognized him as one of Chicago’s young emerging philanthropists, while the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship named him the National Volunteer of the Year.
![[Top Agency Series] Quitting Solopreneurship With Michele Tonkovitz of Green Onion Creative](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/micheletonkovitzlong.jpg)
[Top Agency Series] Quitting Solopreneurship With Michele Tonkovitz of Green Onion Creative
Michele Tonkovitz is the Founder and CEO of Green Onion Creative, an agency that helps companies nationwide grow their brand awareness and achieve their marketing goals. She has over a decade of experience writing creative copy.
Michele also offers design, social media, PR, and vendor relations services. She holds a BA in journalism and mass communications from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
![[Top Women Leaders] Women and the Burden of Success With Jess Begen Galica, Founder of Reclaim Your Career](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Jess-Begen-Galica.jpg)
[Top Women Leaders] Women and the Burden of Success With Jess Begen Galica, Founder of Reclaim Your Career
Jess Begen Galica is a corporate speaker and private coach. She helps high-performing women transform their career trajectories to find more purpose, balance, and fulfillment.
Jess has built a highly successful business career spanning almost every kind of corporate work environment, from top companies like Apple and Siemens to various startups to management consulting at Bain & Company.
After becoming a new mom, Jess pivoted, researched, and wrote about women and careers. She soon discovered that her story is not unique — building a stellar career, doing everything “right,” but waking up lost.
She went on to study the career trajectories of more than 150 highly successful women and has become an expert on career reinvention. She is the Founder of Reclaim Your Career, where she helps women launch a career change.