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Oct. 29, 2025

From Meta to Mindset Shift: How Eric Levine Built StratEngine AI After Quitting Without a Plan

After walking away from a corporate career at Meta with no plan and everything to lose, Eric Levine rebuilt from the ground up—first launching a personal diving app, then discovering a passion for leveraging AI to solve strategic business prob…

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Oct. 27, 2025

Start Before You’re Ready: The Advice Deya Booker Wishes She Took Sooner

After years of watching leaders struggle to balance compliance with culture, Deya Booker launched Bloom & Beacon HR to help small business owners and nonprofit leaders create workplaces where people and purpose thrive. Her turning point came whe…

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Oct. 24, 2025

The Startup Chris Pearcey Built to Help You Actually Pick What to Watch Tonight

After years of driving success for major companies—only to be rewarded with layoffs and burnout—Chris Pearcey knew it was time to build something of his own. With decisio media, he's tackling streaming fatigue head-on, helping viewers st…

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Oct. 22, 2025

From Cheerios to CEO: How Jane Alexander Built a Mission-Driven EdTech Startup

When Jane Alexander stood in her kitchen wiping up Cheerios, she didn’t expect it to be the moment her startup journey would begin. But that quiet decision sparked the birth of Emma Advisor, an AI-powered college admissions platform helping ov…

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Oct. 20, 2025

How Mike Conway Turned His Passion for Games into a SaaS Success

After years in the corporate grind building someone else’s vision, Mike Conway decided it was time to create something of his own—something with purpose. That vision became Arcodo, a platform designed to support the often chaotic, multid…

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Oct. 17, 2025

The Optics of Innovation: How Benjamin Shapiro is Reshaping Imaging Technology

Benjamin Shapiro made the bold leap from tenured professor to tech founder, driven by a desire to see his research become real-world innovation. As the CEO of Lumenuity, he’s transforming the future of imaging with Light Unfolding® technol…

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Oct. 15, 2025

Building Trust at Scale: Troy Fine’s LinkedIn Strategy Revealed

Troy Fine turned a wake-up call into a launchpad. After years of entrepreneurial ambition, it was a moment of personal loss that propelled him to trade hesitation for action. Now, as the founder of a cybersecurity compliance firm, he empowers busine…

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Oct. 13, 2025

From Wildfires to AI: How Eshan Chordia Is Empowering Non-Technical Founders with Machine Learning

Eshan Chordia’s entrepreneurial path has been anything but linear—but it’s exactly that journey that shaped the founder he is today. From a failed startup to leading AI innovation for non-technical users, Eshan now builds tools tha…

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Oct. 8, 2025

Rebecca Dhrimaj on Choosing Purpose Over Paychecks—and Winning Big

After months of disheartening job interviews and soul-searching in a San Francisco hotel room, Rebecca Dhrimaj chose purpose over predictability—and never looked back. As co-founder of The Empathy Collective, she now helps organizations lead c…

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Oct. 6, 2025

How DevRaj Patel Turned Cultural Craving Into a Disruptive Beverage Brand

When DevRaj Patel couldn’t find a drink that truly reflected his cultural roots, he decided to build one. Blending Ayurvedic inspiration with modern mixology, he launched Jivati—a premium Indian-inspired RTD cocktail brand rooted in iden…

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Oct. 3, 2025

From Loss to Legacy: How Andrea Marquardt Finck Built Businesses That Give Families Back Their Time

Andrea Marquardt Finck’s entrepreneurial path was shaped by profound personal loss, resilience, and a determination to give people back their most valuable resource—time. As a multipreneur leading businesses like Lightsome and Home Watch…

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Oct. 1, 2025

Rythmeet: Turning Isolated Musicians into Thriving Communities

From lab research in New York to launching a platform uniting musicians worldwide, Alan Hegron’s path is proof that transferable skills can spark entrepreneurial breakthroughs. What started as a scientist spotting the struggles of friends and …

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Sept. 29, 2025

From Court to Code: How Wesley Horne Is Reinventing Basketball Training with AI

After the NBA lockout, Wesley Horne turned a local coaching opportunity into a national movement by launching TruRep—a revolutionary AI-powered basketball training platform. From training Charleston kids in broken systems to creating a patente…

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Sept. 26, 2025

How Claire Pickens Turns Pet Lovers into Funded Entrepreneurs with Her 8-Step Blueprint

After building and selling her own pet business, climbing the corporate ladder, and earning an EMBA, Claire Pickens realized her true calling wasn’t in boardrooms—it was beside entrepreneurs. In this Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Spotlig…

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Sept. 17, 2025

From Army Setback to Startup Success: Zach Farkas' Real Estate Revolution

After trading his Army uniform for the high-stakes world of residential lending, Zach Farkas discovered a passion for entrepreneurship rooted in autonomy and impact. A former top VA lender in the country, Zach turned a major personal setback into th…

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Sept. 12, 2025

The Power of Bold: Jess Lane’s Strategy for Redefining Executive Success

After two decades as a high-impact executive, Jess Lane found herself laid off from a unicorn tech company she helped build—a moment that catalyzed her entrepreneurial awakening. Rather than return to the grind, she chose to rewrite the script…

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Sept. 10, 2025

The Secret Tool Justin Wilhelms Uses to Unleash Team Potential and Drive Profits

After building and selling a successful business, Justin Wilhelms took a leap into his true calling—helping overwhelmed business owners regain control. In this edition of the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Spotlight, Justin shares how he evolve…

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Sept. 5, 2025

Why Kelly Kienzle Ditched the Corporate Mold to Serve Mission-Driven Leaders

After discovering the transformative power of leadership coaching, Kelly Kienzle took a bold leap from working within corporate frameworks to forging her own path. Through one-on-one and team coaching, she empowers mission-driven leaders to reclaim …

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Sept. 1, 2025

From Lost to Leading: How Garrett Paul Built a Thriving Accounting Firm Without a CPA License

Garrett Paul went from feeling professionally adrift to co-founding a fast-growing accounting firm with childhood friend and CPA, Matt Jones. While Matt leads on the technical front, Garrett drives client relationships, business development, and str…

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Aug. 22, 2025

How Tomas Franc Turned a Consulting Concept into a SaaS Powerhouse

After being laid off, Tomas Franc chose not to job hunt—he chose to build. With a background in SaaS and a long-standing passion for fixing knowledge gaps in fast-moving teams, Tomas launched NextKS: an AI-powered Slack-native platform that tu…

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Aug. 20, 2025

The Profitable Power of Publishing: Kristin Clark’s Path to Impact

After trading the grind of underpaid academia for the thrill of entrepreneurship, Kristin Clark found her calling by helping others share their stories. As the founder of Elite Content Creation, a boutique ghostwriting and hybrid publishing agency, …

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Aug. 18, 2025

How Angel Ortiz Turned Construction Setbacks into Long-Term Wins

After years of working under someone else's banner, Angel Ortiz made a bold leap during a business presentation—unveiling ZITRO Construction Services LLC to a room full of peers. What followed was a journey fueled by deep family inspiration, u…

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Aug. 6, 2025

Redefining Growth: Cody Gillund’s Blueprint for Marketing That Drives Revenue

After being laid off shortly after maternity leave, Cody Gillund transformed uncertainty into clarity—and clarity into a business. As the founder of Grounded Growth Studio, she partners with early- and growth-stage tech leaders to realign mark…

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Aug. 4, 2025

From Framework to Founder: How Brittney Hannah Turned AI Fluency Into a Movement

Brittney Hannah didn’t just learn AI—she transformed how others engage with it. Through her company, The Sainth, she’s helping mission-driven teams move from curiosity to confident implementation, bridging the gap between strategy,…

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