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John Hoey shares how he tripled revenue at The Y in Central Maryland, rebranded the YMCA, survived COVID bankruptcy fears, and received an $18M MacKenzie Scott gift.

Rick Smilow shares Northwestern Kellogg MBA margarine tastings, failed cat snack startup competing Ralston Purina, 1995 cold call acquiring Peter Kump's Cooking School knowing nothing culinary education, landlord non-renewal forcing expensive Manhattan relocation, and acquiring pandemic-weakened French Culinary Institute as "buyer of last resort."

Miranda Dietz shares her journey from paramedic firefighter to Rise Brands procurement director—navigating Meniere's disease diagnosis, surviving BrewDog's 85% COVID furlough, and sourcing vintage arcade games for pins mechanical's rapid expansion with gratitude over victimhood.

Stacey Brown Randall shares her journey from failed HR consulting firm to referral expert—discovering how she generated 112 referrals without asking in year one, reverse-engineering the system, and teaching 20+ strategies for sustainable referral growth.

JoAnn Newman shares journey from only woman in Penn State engineering to AT&T semiconductor plant shutdown to CEO rescuing Orlando Science Center—raising $48M, doubling attendance to 660K visitors, launching 8K planetarium, proving informal learning sparks STEM curiosity before junior high.

Mike Ehrle shares his journey from nearly fired at United Health Group for waiting for phone to ring, learning Lou Formantini's market discipline, getting fired from Clickboarding, and launching Lumity digital brokerage and Finparency investment tech platforms.

Chad Carbone shares his journey from nearly 12 years homeless to Director at Bridge House Ready to Work, revealing shocking truths—40-45% of homeless have full-time jobs, socks matter more than money, and how their three-legged stool model transforms lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Bryan Ravit shares journey from $100K debt to multi-millionaire through sales mastery, building $100M+ teams at Vivint, and strategic alternative investing.

Eliza Keegan, 33-year-old CEO of Momentum Indoor Climbing, shares journey from Houston Dynamo soccer programs to leading climbing gym expansion across US, Bulgaria, Europe, and Asia while navigating gender bias, imposter syndrome, and revolutionary LED wall technology.

Adam Povlitz, CEO of Anago Cleaning Systems, shares how technology innovation differentiates his commercial cleaning franchise, master franchisee expansion strategies, and balancing rapid business growth with raising three young children.

Greg Zabikow shares how collegiate swimming taught him to train through losses for championship wins, why asking curious questions transformed a struggling pipe facility, and how Rio Grande Company maintained culture through 132 years including their first layoffs ever in 2008.

Terry Hammons, owner of Home Stretch franchises, shares how 20 years in corporate finance law led to building a multi-location real estate property preparation business.