The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

Elena Krasnoperova is the CEO of FamTerra, a family tech company on a mission to make life easier for parents. FamTerra's first app, Calroo, helps busy parents coordinate family schedules and logistics with each other. The team is now working on their second app, WeParent, which targets divorced and separated parents, and is launching in November. Elena holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford and is a Mom of two amazing kids. She loves travel, foreign languages, and teaching Zumba.

Today’s Thoughtful Entrepreneur is Brianna Rooney, The Millionaire Recruiter and Founder of Techees. Techees has been building engineering teams for  seed funded startups to public companies and everything in between since 2009. Brianna is a fiercely passionate entrepreneur and leader in tech recruiting. Her goal is to empower people from all walks of life who aspire to take control of their financial destiny through the field of recruiting. Learn more at MillionaireRecruiter.com

Mark Ferguson has been a real estate investor and real estate agent since 2001. Mark has flipped over 150 houses and routinely flips 20 to 30 houses a year. He owns 20 rentals properties as well including a 68,000 square foot strip mall. Mark is the managing broker and owner of Blue Steel Real Estate and is a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council. InvestFourMore.com now has 300,000 views a month and is one of the top real estate blogs.

Featuring Daniel A. Danyo, MD -- the physician owner of North Atlanta Hair Restoration, a boutique medical practice solely dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of male and female hair loss. Dr. Danyo shares his story of how he came from being a doctor in private practice to specializing in shave-less hair restoration. https://nahairrestoration.com/

Levi King is co-founder & CEO of NAV.com, a venture-backed company that helps small business owners get more funding and lower their costs. King is a self-taught, serial entrepreneur who has started businesses in the manufacturing, franchising and retail financing spaces. While working in business financing, Levi saw many applicants get denied for financing or only get approved for financing they couldn’t afford. Someone needed to help business owners become better-qualified applicants, leading to Nav.co

Today’s Thoughtful Entrepreneur is Julia Carlson, founder and CEO of Financial Freedom Wealth Management Group LLC. Julia works to help others by inspiring them to follow a plan that strives to create growth and pursue financial freedom. In 2017 she wrote Fit Money, 7 Steps to get your Financial Life in Shape. Julia is a health enthusiast and lives in Oregon where she balances being an entrepreneur and mom to 3 amazing kids! JuliaMCarlson.com

Today’s Thoughtful Entrepreneur is Amanda Abella, award-winning Latina millennial money expert. Amanda has created an online community where millennials can learn how to make money online and actually enjoy their financial journeys. In 2014, Amanda launched her Amazon bestselling book, Make Money Your Honey: A Spirited Entrepreneur’s Guide to Having a Love Affair with Work & Money. That book has now turned into coaching programs for bloggers who want to become business owners. www.amandaabella.com

Dan Hill is CEO of Hill Impact, an integrated strategic communications and government relations firm located in Washington, D.C. For more than twenty years Hill has guided organizations and high-profile individuals through complex issues including crisis. He is among the most sought-after and quoted experts on brand & reputation management in the nation. Hill's clients include Fortune 100 multinational corporations, global non-profits and notable names in the sports & entertainment industries. 

Lisa Phillips thinks investing should be easy, fun, and financially rewarding. She went from unemployed and foreclosed, to earning $4200 a month income from rental properties, most of which costs less than $30,000. Lisa went to Youtube and immediately started sharing her strategies for working professionals all over the country, and to date, has personally assisted and guided 560 professionals to building their rental property portfolios. AffordableRealEstateInvestments.com

Greg Corey is the founder and principal of Porchlight, an Atlanta-based design agency rooted in retail. He has over 25 years of experience in the creative industry, particularly in the retail sector, and has worked with an impressive array of clients, including The Home Depot, Newell-Rubbermaid, NASCAR and the Olympics. Greg finds inspiration in the design community at large, as well as his daily interaction with family and friends. PorchlightATL.com

Jasmin Terrany, LMHC is a Columbia University educated Personal Life Expert and author of the book, "Extraordinary Mommy: A Loving Guide to Mastering Life's Most Important Job." In private practice for over a decade, not only is she a leader in her field, but a public speaker, world traveler and most importantly, a mom.  Connect with her at JasminBalance.com

After founding MedMark, LLC in 2005, Lisa Moler has launched numerous dental specialty publications . With a strong foundation of successful specialty journals under her direction, she has since launched multiple digital platforms, attached to each niche publication, that complement every dental specialty Medmark serves. Her high energy and extensive sales, marketing, and advertising experience combine to build a culture of performance, respect, trust, and collaboration. MedMarkMedia.com

On this Thoughtful Thursday, I am joined by Nathan Corn, President and Founder of Flex Pro Meals. Nathan’s sole purpose in life is to keep people Happy, Healthy and Fit with great tasting meals at their doorstep. He started with just $10,000 and zero investors and built a 5 million dollar company in 4 years.  You can learn more about FlexProMeals at FlexProMeals.com. @FlexProMeals on Instagram

Eric Rosenberg is a finance, travel, and technology writer in Ventura, California. He is a former bank manager and corporate finance and accounting professional who left his day job in 2016 to take his online side hustle full-time. He has in depth experience writing about banking, credit cards, investing, and other financial topics, and is an avid travel hacker. You can connect with him at PersonalProfitability.com and EricRosenberg.com.

On this Thoughtful Thursday, we take a small break in honor of Independence Day! We'll be back next week with Eric Rosenberg.