The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

Rob Kessler is the founder and CEO of Million Dollar Collar. After seeing his wedding pictures, Rob was inspired to create the Million Dollar Collar for the 80 percent of men today who rarely wear a tie with their dress shirts. Rob is an inventor, a serial-entrepreneur and the buddy his friends always call first when they are looking for a guy, who knows a guy. And today, the need to connect and serve others is the driving force behind Million Dollar Collar. www.milliondollarcollar.com

Michael Roub is the Founder and Managing Partner of Inflection 360, a strategic consulting firm focused on small businesses and healthcare practices. Inflection 360 is a collaborative partner for clients at the most critical points of their business life cycle. The Inflection 360 team has significant experience in business planning, operations, acquisitions and exit strategies.

As both an entrepreneur and griller, David began a company where he could give people the most value through something that he was passionate about. Grill Beast not only provides the tools needed for grillers to “become a Beast on the grill,” David has created an online community of like-minded grillers and given them a platform where they can learn, teach, share, and show off what they’ve been grilling...and get plenty of support and accolades for a job well done. www.GrillBeast.com

For the last 15 years, Rob Braiman of Cogent Analytics has worked directly with over 1700 businesses across the United States, helping business owners improve strategic planning, operations, growth, and business development. The birth of Cogent Analytics began with the ideas and contributions of six people around a dinner table back in 2014. They are now on the Inc 500 list of fastest growing businesses!

Sandra Elia is one of the world’s first Certified Food Addiction Counselors, a CTI-certified Professional Coach, a radio show host, and the Vice Chair of the Canadian Obesity Network (Toronto Chapter). Clients report weight loss and importantly the mind chatter with food is gone, clients are finding peace with food. Sandra is authentic, open-hearted, real and raw; not to mention she’s lost over a 100 pounds and has kept it off for over 13 years! Learn more at http://sandraelia.com/

Erin Paruszewski is the Founder and CEO of Alkalign, which was founded in April 2015. Erin is a lifelong athlete, former dancer and recovering investment banker. Her own injuries and health challenges coupled with her passion for business inspired her to leave the corporate world to open a boutique fitness studio in 2009. As a franchisee herself, she learned a lot about what does and does not work and and has leveraged that experience to create a business that truly supports and mentors its franchisees.

Marciea Allen, co-founder of Midwest Performance, shares the purpose and inspiration behind her business.  Midwest Performance has helped over 1,000+ women lose hundreds of pounds and are making an impact! Their goal is to impact the lives of over 2 million by the end of 2019! Learn more at MidwestPerform.com. If you would like to be a guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, visit UpMyInfluence.com/podcast.