Scaling Up Services

Scott Gerber is CEO of The Community Company, an organization that builds and manages community-driven programs for media companies and global brands. He is the founder of YEC, an invitation-only organization comprised of the world’s most successful young entrepreneurs, and Forbes Councils, a collective of invitation-only organizations for elite executives. He is also sought-after speaker, the co-author of Superconnector and the author of Never Get a “Real” Job. Scott has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Fortune, TIME, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Reuters, Mashable, BBC, NPR, Forbes, The Daily Beast, CBS News, US News & World Report, Fox News, Inc. and Entrepreneur, and has been honored by NASDAQ and the White House. Follow him on Twitter at @scottgerber.

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John is THE Authority on how to provide a world-class customer experience. An international consultant and best selling author of two books he works with companies like The Ritz-Carlton, Lexus, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Nestle, Marriott Hotel, PwC, Cheesecake Factory, Progressive Insurance, Harley Davidson, State Farm, Chick-fil-A and many more.

John isn’t just talking about it, he lives it, as a very successful entrepreneur of two businesses; John Robert’s Spa, a chain of upscale Cleveland locations, repeatedly named one of the top 20 salons in America and The Di-Julius Group, a consulting firm focused on changing the world by creating a customer service revolution.

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Kirk aims to turn New Yorkers into hikers–one office worker at a time. Hailing from a small Missouri town, Kirk moved to New York City pursuing big dreams and even bigger ideas. Kirk blends passion with excellence to ensure Discover Outdoors is second to none. His worldwide adventures have informed many of his plans for unforgettable, inspiring trips. Under his leadership, Discover Outdoors offers the ability for urbanites to take part in exploration and adventure.

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Neal Conlon is an entrepreneur with a focus on growth hacking, leveraging data, and purposely inspiring others to not let the obstacles in a rapidly changing world of tech limit their opportunities.

Neal has experienced a unique journey and this has created a unique and valuable perspective on tech, personal growth, and how to hack growing your business.

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John Warrillow is an entrepreneur and author with over 20 years of research experience into the small and medium business (SMB) market. He founded The Value Builder System™ to level the playing field for business owners as they approach their exit. Over 35,000 business owners have taken the Value Builder Questionnaire, and with the support of Certified Value Builders™, such as brokers, M&A professionals, and coaches, they’re using the statistically-proven methodology to improve company value by up to 71%.

John’s best-selling book, Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, was recognized by both Fortune and Inc. Magazine as one of the best business books of 2011. In 2015, John wrote another best-selling book called, The Automatic Customer: Creating A Subscription Business In Any Industry.

John is also the host of Built to Sell Radio, ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the world’s 10 best podcasts for business owners.

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Matthew Weiss’ main business is running a Manhattan-based law firm that fights 1,000s of traffic tickets per year throughout New York State. Six years ago, he started making his first film and it was released last year. It’s called “Man In Red Bandana” and is about the inspirational and courageous story of 9/11 hero Welles Remy Crowther. Matthew is working on completing his second film called Vault, a feature about the 1975 Bonded Vault heist.

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Elaine Pofeldt is an independent journalist who specializes in small business, entrepreneurship and careers. She is the author of The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, a look at how entrepreneurs are hitting seven-figure revenue in businesses where they are the only employees (Random House, Jan. 2, 2018). Her work has appeared in FORTUNE, Money, CNBC, Inc., Forbes, Crain’s New York Business and many other business publications and she is a contributor to the Economist Intelligence Unit. She is also a ghostwriter.

As a senior editor at FORTUNE Small Business, where she worked for eight years, Elaine was twice nominated for the National Magazine Award for her features and ran the magazine’s annual business plan completion. Elaine graduated from Yale University with a BA in English. She lives in in New Jersey with her husband and their four children and in her free time enjoys taekwondo, yoga and running.

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Evan Schneyer is CEO and Co-Founder of Outlaw, a contract platform that helps people close deals faster using plain English. He’s a builder of products and teams, having started three successful companies over the last decade. He believes that ideas are cheap and execution is everything. He loves coffee, video games, and Brooklyn.

Outlaw is a modern contract management platform that reinvents the end-to-end contract process: from legal authoring to document generation to negotiation to signing. The platform includes a plain English overview on every contract, which enables both sides to fully understand the terms of the contract they are signing, without needing to pore through endless legalese. This creates a fluid contract experience for both sides and ultimately helps people close deals faster.

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Dano has spent over 9 years working as a business trainer and on demand consultant for business owners and CEO’s. He started eCenter Management in 2013 and quickly built a team of talented sales and business professionals that take on function rather than serve as advice givers for companies in the B2B community. Weekly he approves all strategic action plans for client sales teams, and is the spokesperson for the firm.

Dano’s style is highly engaging and he is well known for his practice of Scientific Selling, training with gamification, and being a rare “keynote trainer” focused on helping teams and audience practice and acquire skills, rather than talking about them.

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Mike Schultz is president of RAIN Group, Director of the RAIN Group Center for Sales Research, best-selling author of Insight Selling and Rainmaking Conversations, and he’s been named a Top Sales Thought Leader globally by Top Sales Awards. 

Mike and the team at RAIN Group have worked with organizations such as Toyota, Bright Horizons, BNY Mellon, BDO, Hitachi, Lee Hecht Harrison, Lowe’s, Agilysys, and hundreds of others to unleash sales performance. 

Business Week, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and hundreds of others have featured Mike’s original articles, research, and white papers, and frequently quote him as one of world’s leading sales experts.

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