Author: Jerome Knyszewski

Sarah Beach is a leadership consultant at Sarah Beach Consulting. However, she didn’t start out with consulting work. Previously, she worked for the US government as a biologist and biochemist. While working at Sarah Beach Consulting, she also acts as deputy chief of the government’s Biochemistry and Physiology program. At Sarah Beach Consulting, she performs several tasks. She conducts “leadership development” programs suited for large organizations. Also, she consults organizations on how to implement changes, such as “restructuring to allow for employee growth and leadership development.” For corporations, she also offers leadership development programs for sustained growth. Young leaders and…

After founding the successful stock photo website Depositphotos and heading Ning as CEO, Max Yarchevsky set out on another venture, founding the free website builder Boxmode. While going up against stiff competition in Wix and Wordpress, the company has grown to become an award-winning organization, having won over more than 25,000 active users and begun operations across 190 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Israel. According to Max Yarchevsky, Boxmode “was born as a concept of a community-driven product aimed at grasping the pain points of our customers and providing them with targeted solutions.” His previous…

Todd Rome used to be the president of Blue Star Jets, a company that brokered private jets for hire before founding Moke America, an automotive company based in New York. He founded the company after recently acquiring the US rights to the Moke car, which is now being “assembled in Sarasota by Cruise Car Inc.” According to Todd Rome, he encountered the Moke while traveling in Europe, where he “fell in love with the car.” However, he felt that the car itself needed improvement. Among those improvements are a “redesign and reengineering of the car,” which took up two-and-a-half years…

Bob Weiler is the managing founder of Brimstone Consulting as well as a best-selling author of the book “The Core 4: Harnessing Four Core Business Drivers to Accelerate Your Organization.” At Brimstone Consulting, Bob Weiler oversees a “global leader in business consulting dedicated to driving valuable results through enduring change that transforms organizations, develops leaders, and accelerates growth.” The company works together with its numerous clients to “develop high-performance teams, align their organizations, and drive positive change.” Throughout his career, Bob Weiler has been no stranger to leadership. He has partnered with several CEOs and leadership teams who want to…

Michael Transon is the founder and CEO of Victorious SEO, a company he started in 2013. Through his leadership, the company became Inc.500’s 26th Fastest Growing Company in California, and the 371st Fastest Growing Company in the United States. At Victorious, Michael Transon aims to fulfill his mission of unleashing “every company’s true search potential.”  He continues to lead the San Francisco-based “SEO-exclusive agency” in its continuing quest to deliver “process-driven SEO for well-resourced and agile companies.” Also, thanks to the leadership of Michael Transon, Victorious has become the only marketing agency in the United States to win SEO Agency…

William Mandara is the CEO of Mancini Duffy, taking over the position in 2018. He comes from a family in the business; both his grandfather and father worked as general contractors. As a teenager, William used to spend his summers at his father’s job sites, where he was tasked to do the “most thankless” jobs. However, his experience working every summer helped him understand and respect the profession. Currently, William Mandara heads Mancini Duffy’s architecture studio. He spends most of his time “leading much of [our] efforts in new building design and the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.” Examples of…

David Livingston, MA, MFT provides counseling and therapy to recovering victims of substance abuse at Domus Retreat. His work at the center deserves to be highlighted in the world’s journey to reduce the stigma on substance abuse and mental health. For close to 20 years, David Livingston has worked with Clare Waismann at Domus Retreat, a licensed drug treatment and recovery center for patients who are recovering from substance abuse, and for patients who have undergone detox treatments such as the Waismann Method ®  Advanced Treatment for Opiate Dependence. As psychotherapist, David Livingston is also a certified practitioner of the…

Swapnil Jain of Observe.AI decided to stake his own claim as a tech entrepreneur after stints at Google and Twitter.  With his business partners, he co-founded Observe.AI in 2017, which he now runs as CEO. Under the leadership of Swapnil Jain, Observe.AI has become “the leader in AI-powered agent enablement for voice customer service.” In 2019, the company has raised $26 million after a Series A financing round led by Scale Venture Partners, joined by Nexus Venture Partners, Steadview Capital, 01 Advisors, and Emergent Ventures. With the funding, the company gained the ability to “expand its US-India team globally and…

Brian Strobel served in the Marine Corps before entering the corporate world, where he found success as a “change agent and enabler of excellence.” In the world of business, he applied his military experience as a manager and leader across various fields, including “communication, aerospace and defense, food service, healthcare, and retail sectors.” As a senior executive, he has been a leader in several multi-billion-dollar companies, where he also achieved “positive change through values-based leadership and a keen understanding of the systems involved.” Previously, Brian Strobel has also earned a master’s degree in Management and Executive Leadership. He also learned…

Computer science engineer Benjamin Pipat came together with ex-Amazon manager Raphael Guedj Pignol to start their company Seelk in 2016. Benjamin began as the company CTO and rose to the position of CEO in 2020. At the company, they focus on “bringing brands’ e-commerce in Europe to a whole new level by combining expertise and cutting-edge technology.” When Benjamin Pipat and Raphael Pignol started Seelk, they shared a dream about their ideal company. They dreamed big, which covered the “markets [we] could be disrupting, the incredible technology we could be building, the biggest clients [we] could be serving.” However, they…