Author: Jerome Knyszewski

John Milinovich co-founded Aesthetic, which he led as CEO. The company offers “creative automation software” for businesses who need help in building their brand. Prior to Aesthetic, John Milinovich led the team developing “product strategy for Pinterest’s Taste Graph,” which is “their knowledge graph of the world’s interests.” He also co-founded URX, which was a “mobile search engine that raised $15M from top Silicon Valley investors, including Accel, First Round Capital, Google Ventures and Y Combinator.” After Pinterest acquired URX in 2016, John Milinovich helped in the construction of the Taste Graph, before deciding to leave and start another company.…

Lauren Eckhardt is the Burning Soul Press founder and CEO. She also serves as a ghostwriter and book coach at the company. At Burning Soul Press, Lauren Eckhardt advocates for “determined and passionate writers who listen to their soul’s calling,” and she is also “the number one cheerleader” for the authors on their roster. She is also active in “helping writers launch their author careers,” as well as “reading, writing, and trying her hand at various creative outlets.” After just a few months, Lauren Eckhardt grew Burning Soul Press to a “six-figure company with a fantastic team that supports all…

Abbi Perets is a successful freelance mom. She owns the accurately named website, SuccessfulFreelanceMom.com, where she helps other moms earn money while taking care of their children at home. As a successful freelance mom, Abbi Perets has over 20 years of experience in freelance writing. She has worked for some of the world’s biggest corporation, and she has earned a steady living all while taking care of her five children. If you are a mom who wants to branch out and earn a living while staying at home, you will feel right at home at SuccessfulFreelanceMom.com. Abbi Perets built her…

Elliott Phear founded Night After Night after his stint at MTV. At the network, he worked on several projects, such as writing, developing, and producing programs that showcased the biggest names in music and entertainment. With Night After Night, Elliott Phear works with people and businesses, enabling them to tap into the specific qualities that make them unique, so that they can live up to their fullest potential. His “head for business” and “heart for creativity” allows brands to build emotional connections with their audiences, and “achieve their growth objectives in the process.” Elliott Phear built Night After Night as…

As managing director of Eng and Co. LLC, Rachel Eng has almost 30 years of experience as a corporate lawyer. Her legal practice specializes in “corporate advisory, M&A, REITs and funds, listing and corporate governance advisory work.” Before founding Eng and Co., Rachel Eng served as the “deputy chairman of a major Singapore law firm with regional offices in various parts of Asia.” Rachel Eng brings to Eng and Co. the experience she gained in corporate advising and transactions, REITs and business trusts. Likewise, for the company, she “advises boards and management on corporate governance issues.” Aside from Eng and…

In 2018, Ori Hofnung founded GiantLeap together with Nadav Goshen. Ori leads the company as CEO. For his company, he says that he got his idea after overcoming a negative childhood experience. He had trouble reading at 12 years old, even though he had a high IQ. With GiantLeap, Ori Hofnung created a platform that could become a “solution for my parents, and the many other parents who face similar challenges.” He says that “leading development researchers from Israel and the U.S.” joined forces in developing the system that became GiantLeap. Upon the creation of GiantLeap, Ori Hofnung led the…

Brandon Berkson founded Hotels Above Par after he was “furloughed from his dream job in travel PR.” At 25 years old, he knew it was his chance to fulfill his passion of working in the hospitality industry. He knew that he “needed to support hotels at a time when they needed love most.” So, in the middle of a pandemic, Brandon Berkson created Hotels Above Par. The guide aims to “capture an audience consumed by wanderlust, while stuck under travel restrictions.” As a child, he had explored hotels with his grandparents, which influenced his adulthood as a passionate globe trotters.…

Co-founder and CEO of Shufti Pro Victor Fredung is a “seasoned fintech innovator with multiple years of experience from the payment sector.” Before Shufti Pro, Victor Fredung has built up considerable experience in the fintech industry, having established “several successful fintech companies such as Ogion Consulting, GiroSwift LTD, Zensed and Stafftimer.” His experience as founder and owner of successful payment companies brought him practical insights into “the troubles that a lot of Financial Services/FinTech companies are facing and what needs to be built to solve them.” At Shufti Pro, Victor Fredung runs a company that provides a “platform that enables…

Founder and CEO of SMSGlobal Carl Krumins was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Since 2007, he has led the company as it expanded to become the “leading international provider of mobile messaging technology.” Years before SMSGlobal, Carl Krumins started out tinkering, pulling apart computers and putting them back together in his Melbourne garage. That was when he developed his passion for technology. He was naturally inquisitive, and he taught himself information technology. In university, he found that his teachers couldn’t really give him what he wanted to know about IT, so he left “to…

Owner of Lisa Johnson Coaching, Lisa Johnson, wanted to leave her unfulfilling life and start a new one. However, she didn’t know what to do, and she didn’t know how to change her situation. Before coaching, Lisa Johnson started a wedding planning business. But it was clear to her that she still had much to learn as an entrepreneur. For example, she was making many costly marketing mistakes. To help her, she hired a business coach. That’s when everything changed for her, and the seeds were planted for Lisa Johnson Coaching. While working with the coach, she “learned so much…