Brent is a serial entrepreneur and has a passion for start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, innovation- focused altruism and strategic planning. Brent is the Owner/ CEO of AdVentures, which was founded to create, enable or acquire companies that offer transformative communications solutions. AdVentures currently maintains investments in eleven companies and was recently ranked #28 on the 2011 Inc. 500. Brent also provides early-stage leadership to select start-ups and is currently leading the management team at DTA. Brent is 28 years old, and his plan is to create $1 billion of value by the time he’s 40. He blogs at InnovateAndCurate.com

Natalie Sisson is the founder of the Suitcase Entrepreneur – the number one destination for entrepreneurs wanting to create freedom in business and adventure in life. Her mission is to ensure you use social media, outsourcing and online tools to be able to run your business from anywhere in the world and create the lifestyle you want. A Kiwi Entrepreneur and adventurer, Natalie previously co-founded a technology company that produced FundRazr – a Social Commerce Application for Facebook. She has 9 years of international integrated marketing experience and is also a Social Media evangelist and personal trainer for businesses. She’s a nominee for Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, a contributor to Forbes, The Visa Business Network and Entrepreneurial Woman.ca. In addition, Natalie is a Regional Body Sculpting Champion, a World Record holder in Dragon Boating and a Gold Medal World Beach Ultimate Frisbee player.

Rob Salkowitz is author of Young World Rising and two other books. He is a writer and consultant, specializing in the social implications of new technology and next generation workforce. An entrepreneur since age 24, Rob is a founding partner in Seattle-based digital communications firm MediaPlant, LLC.

Andy Havard is the top Marketing Executive at Skeleton Productions, a video production company based in the United Kingdom. Andy is a budding young guest author, who has recently been taking the web by storm with his youthful approach to Internet marketing. Specialising in video marketing, Andy knows his way around a whole host of video and online strategies, targeting brands, businesses and blogs of all niches and sizes. His guest posts discuss a wide array of adoptable topical marketing strategies, from how to grow social media influences, video blogging set ups, quick SEO tips, Internet video hosting and everything in between.

Melanie Duncan is the founder of the Entrepreneuress Academy an online training site that teaches thousands of women across the world how to start and grow online businesses.

She started her first business in college and after struggling with trying to figure out how to get customers using the “old way” of marketing, she immersed herself in learning everything about online marketing from SEO and pay-per-click to social media. Within a year, she went from having a business in debt, to having a successful national brand.

Melanie now owns several successful online businesses that produce over 2 million dollars in annual revenue. Her businesses have been featured in New York Magazine and on top television shows like ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s The Nate Berkus Show.

She is an award winning speaker and a leading expert on how to use social media’s hottest new platform, Pinterest, for business.

Melanie believes that many of our social and economic problems could be fixed by educating and empowering more people to become entrepreneurs and lives full of passion and purpose. It is her goal is to contribute her knowledge and experience to train a new generation that CREATES instead of takes. Her focus is not just on creating more entrepreneurs, it’s about creating better entrepreneurs with vision, discipline, and strategy.

She lives in her favorite city in the world, NYC and effectively manages her Southern California based businesses remotely. You can learn more about her philosophy and strategies here: www.EntrepreneuressAcademy.com.

Marty Zwilling ‘s passion is nurturing the development of entrepreneurs by providing first-hand mentoring, funding assistance, and business plan development. He is the Founder and CEO of Startup Professionals, a company that provides products and services to startup founders and small business owners. He writes a daily blog for entrepreneurs, and dispenses advice on the subject of startups to a large online audience of over 215,000 Twitter followers. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and other business information sites. He has a 30-year track record of demonstrated results as an executive in general management, computer software development, product management, and marketing, as well as in leading technical business transformations, conducting due diligence for investors, mentoring new technical executives, and overseeing business development, customer service, and outsourcing both onshore and offshore. Marty began his career with IBM, holding an array of positions including executive roles in software development and professional services. Prior to launching on his professional path, Marty’s education included the attainment of Bachelor of Science Degrees in Accounting and Computer Science from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. A resident of Fountain Hills, Arizona, Marty is a Board Member at Callaman Ventures, on the startup selection committee of the Arizona Angels Venture Group Inc., an advisor to the Arizona State University Technopolis program, Executive in Residence at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and member of the Advisory Boards for several startups in the area. Check out his daily blog at Startup Professionals or contact him directly at marty@startupprofessionals.com.

Annie Mueller is a freelance writer and blogger, reluctant novelist, and productivity-obsessed soul. She’s been composing written works since she learned how to hold a pencil, and frequently neglects her husband and four children to “just finish up this one article…”. They love her anyway. Fueled by coffee and a passion to help creative and entrepreneurial souls succeed, Annie has just launched FreakishlyProductive.com.

Martin “Finch” Osborn is a marketing entrepreneur who started his own business at 21, and now works from a laptop while traveling the world. He is a fierce critic of the “get rich quick” online phenomenon and strives to bridge the gap between those who believe starting a business is far too complicated, and those who expect it to become an overnight success. Martin gives back to the entrepreneur community through his popular blogs, notably Filthy Rich Mind and Finch Blogs.

Tim Gray is content strategist with Blue Fountain Media. He has wide ranging background in the online marketing space and writes about his experiences with SEO, Social Media and all aspects of Web design for the company’s blog, The ROI Factor. As a writer, journalist and marketer with over a decade of experience reporting for some of the world’s most respected publications, he often writes about the innovative tools small businesses and entrepreneurs can use to be successful.

Nicolas Gremion is the founder of Paradise Publishers Inc. He started online in 2006 with a single website, www.Free-eBooks.net. Nicolas has since acquired, developed, and sold other sites but maintained Free-eBooks.net as the flagship site.

His newest venture is Foboko.com to serve the popular desire people have to be published. Foboko is a revolutionary concept because it’s a website that gives away free eBook downloads while also empowering its users to publish and profit as eBook authors themselves. Foboko. com has created the first ever “Publishing Wizard” to allow community members to receive help from their peers and connect directly with readers.

Michele Welch is the founder of NewBiz Media, a full service online business solutions company. She is an Online Business Trainer & Social Media Marketer helping small business owners and entrepreneurs create an online business presence… one step at a time. She does this with the help of her blog where she share tips on how to start your online business and grow it using SEO, Social Media Marketing and various other techniques. She is also the founder of the Online Business Head Start Blueprint: The 10 Step System to Boosting Your Online Business Efforts™.

Patrick Ambron is the CEO and co-founder of BrandYourself.com, the first DIY platform that makes it simple for anyone to take control of their own search results. Patrick is recognized as the leading expert in online reputation management and Search Engine Optimization. Patrick’s technology innovations in online reputation were named New York’s # 1 Emerging Tech in 2011. He was recognized by the White House as one of their Empact 100 Top CEO’s under 30 and named Young Entrepreneur of the year by the SBA. His technology is licensed by some of the top universities in the country and he co-developed the online reputation management curriculum at Syracuse University.

Michael Costigan has earned a reputation as a leading young authority on self-identity, making positive choices, and becoming a leader. He succeeds in getting through to teens and offering both them and the adults who care about them practical and realistic advice. He’s spoken at numerous conferences including Silicon Valley’s leading teen entrepreneur conference, Teens in Tech.

He has traveled the world speaking to teens, he is one of the nation’s youngest CEOs, and he was recently named ‘Young Business Leader of the Year’ by the National Financial Educators Council.

Michael Has been featured by NPR, Radical Parenting, Raising CEO Kids, & The National Financial Literacy Council, as well as many other media outlets and publications. He’s worked with groups of parents, educators, and non-profits to influence people from around the country to help teens lead their generation. He strives to help others succeed in launching their own businesses, through his site and blog at www.SpeakingOfMichael.com.

Lisa Promise is the founder of Promise Consulting Group, a full-service marketing, advertising, and communications consulting company for small businesses. Based in Boston, MA, Lisa started Promise Consulting when she realized the growing number of small businesses that are experts in their particular field, but don’t know the first thing about marketing. Her goal is to help small businesses get off the ground and grow beyond word of mouth, as well as teach them the skills to follow-through on the developed marketing strategy. Lisa graduated from Bentley University, with degrees in Marketing & Global Perspectives. In addition to managing Promise Consulting Group, she works at a large marketing solutions company for small businesses, focusing on new customer acquisition in the Online & Affiliate channels.

Michael Halper is Founder and CEO of Launch Pad Solutions, LLC, a sales consulting and outsourcing firm that helps businesses to take off and get to the next level. Michael Halper has spent the past twenty years working on the front lines in sales, customer service, marketing, and business development roles. During this period, he has seen just about everything in terms of what to do and what not to do when it comes to establishing and maintaining clients and building businesses.

Supporting Michael’s real world experience is a strong educational background, including a BBA in Marketing, an MBA in Management, and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching, and Michael is currently working on a Master of Science in Organizational Behavior, at the University of Texas at Dallas. Michael is also a certified professional coach, currently holding an ICF Associate Certified Coach credential.

Angela Denby is the founder and CEO of Java Social Networking, an online marketing firm focused in website design, social media strategy and online community management. JSN is comprised of a virtual team of 11 designers and marketing specialists located in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, California and Oklahoma. We work primarily with small businesses and provide them cost-effective marketing solutions that lead to increased sales, exposure and opportunities.

Josh Turner is the founder of Gateway CFO Solutions, a St. Louis based consulting and media firm specializing in helping small business owners reach their profit potential. GatewayCFO.com offers free resources and tutorials for business owners to improve their financial performance, outsourced or part-time CFO services, and is the home of the Gateway to Profits show featuring expert interviews and business analysis. Josh has served as Chief Financial Officer for companies in a variety of industries, from startups to mature, stable businesses.

Lauren Perkins is a digital evangelist and tastemaker who delivers integrated solutions from a unique entrepreneurial perspective. Best known for combining her entrepreneurial experience with a 360 degree integrated approach, Lauren has provided solutions for start-ups to growing brands including, Crunch Fitness, Nike and Laser Cosmetica. She is currently the CEO and Founder at Perks Consulting, a full-service marketing agency specializing in the fusion of lifestyle and technology based in New York City.

Roman Jelinek had his own business and then he sold it. Now he is hoping to start another successful business. He is putting all his efforts into his website How This Website Makes Money. The website is not making any money now but with luck and the entrepreneurial spirit he hopes to turn it into a full time business. A few years ago Roman went to Prague for a vacation and liked it so much he stayed. His other website provides travel tips like assuring visitors that Prague is safe.

Entrepreneur, Business Advisor, Strategist, Speaker, Author, Blogger and Business Coach are some of the many hats Devesh wears. Devesh, an entrepreneur since he was 14, has founded, co-founded, and advised multiple businesses. An MBA with near perfect GPA and a former cubicle prisoner at multiple Fortune 100s in Corporate America, Devesh now helps the cubicle imprisoned aspiring entrepreneurs get out and start their business through his site, Entrepreneur In Making.

Kate Jillings is the co-founder of BusinessBecause and EngineeringBecause, specialist news, networking and jobs sites for business and engineering students around the world. Previously Kate worked in marketing for pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline and French investment bank BNP Paribas, where she was responsible for launching a variety of new products and services in the UK and internationally.

Preetam Kaushik is a freelance writer/independent columnist and an avid blogger. He is a web 2.0 expert and writing consultant serving a wide array of clients. He is an offshore journalist covering the industry trends of Social media, Ecommerce, Business and Technology. Visit his blog at Dictum-is-Digital.blogspot.com.

Christian Arno founded global translation company Lingo24 in 2001 in Aberdeen, UK, from the spare bedroom of his parents’ house. Today, it is one of the fastest growing translation companies in the world, with over 150 team members (Lingo-ists) worldwide, at hubs in Edinburgh, London, Timisoara (Romania), Panama City, the Philippines and New Zealand.

Arman is Founder & CEO of digital agency, Blueliner, which services start-ups and established companies such as IZOD, California Closets and Lufthansa. He is responsible for strategic planning, management and the company’ s expansion into new markets, such as Latin America, Europe and Asia. Given his entrepreneurial success, Arman has been featured in media over the years, including Crain’ s NY, CNN Money, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Time Magazine,Popular Mechanics, and others. Arman is a strong believer in ethical and conscious business practice, which emanates in Blueliner’ s operating principles and his leadership values, which are expressed through his business and personal blogs. Of particular significance to Arman is the betterment of opportunity for children. He Founded 401kid, an education funding advisory portal, in 2000 to serve this purpose. Through his work-life balance, Arman is dedicated to setting a positive example for how we can have success while being of service.

Denise Keller is COO and founding partner of Benchmark Email, one of the world’s leading email marketing services for small businesses. Keller served as Vice President of Finance for restaurant chain Seafood Broiler and CEO of Accor’s U.S. Ticket Services Division before transferring into the COO position at Benchmark, where she has been instrumental in bringing in numerous small business customers, as well as high-profile clients that include Mercedes Benz, Siemens and Kaiser Permanente.