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Innovations and Breakthroughs

Nov 30, 2023

Christene Marie is the Founder and CEO of The Knowing Agency, a brand identity and integrated marketing agency. The company helps empathy-driven brands develop marketing strategies to create connections with their target audiences. 

Christene has worked with brands like Amazon, Toyota, NAACP, and the W. K. Kellogg...


Nov 16, 2023

Laurie Barkman is an M&A advisor and the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50 business. She now guides business owners as an M&A intermediary, facilitating both sell-side and buy-side transactions.

Laurie is a dynamic speaker who has consulted, advised, and presented to hundreds of...


Nov 2, 2023

Greg Maddox is a Senior Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, a consulting firm that partners with small business owners to help them grow sustainably and rediscover the joy in entrepreneurship. With a background in the financial services industry, Greg works with business owners to plan and maximize their business...