inspiration

Milo Shapiro left his I.T. career in 2000 to start IMPROVentures, which offers team-building and motivational speech programs using improvisation games.  In 2004, at the request of numerous attendees, Milo began offering coaching in public speaking skills (in person and via Skype).  That originally-secondary program has become more than half of his business today. read more

Megan Shroy is a publicist, marketing strategist and the founder of Approach Marketing who has worked with world-renown brands, including McDonald’s, Unilever, Make-A-Wish and Chase. In 2010, at the age of 26, Megan identified a demand in the PR industry. Despite the economic downturn, clients still needed access to top PR and marketing talent, but often times couldn’t afford the agency overhead and large retainer-based relationships. She decided to start her own business – Approach Marketing – a boutique virtual agency providing strategic public relations and marketing services to clients that fit this profile. The Approach team is comprised of highly-talented former agency employees who opted out of their fast-paced careers for greater flexibility. read more

Rodger Roeser, is the owner and president of one of Ohio’s largest and most successful marketing and public relations consultancies. He is the national chairman of the Public Relations Agency Owners Association, and proudly runs an Inc. 5000 firm. read more

Magda Walczack is the Chief Customer Officer at Search Party, a recruitment marketplace that connects employers, recruiters and job seekers. She’s originally from Poland and went to Loyola University in Chicago for her B.A. and the Australian Graduate School of Management for her MBA. She’s a passionate supporter of animal rights and author of Saylor’s Tale, a children’s book promoting responsible pet ownership. read more

My name is Michelle Schacherer and I am 28 years old. I was born in Mexico and I’m currently living in California. Ever since I was a kid I loved learning languages and communicating with people, that’s why, throughout my life, I managed to learn 4 languages (Spanish, English, Italian and German). I have always been very curious too, and that’s what made me love learning and improving myself. I have a BA in International Relations and an MBA with 2 majors: Marketing and Finance. I worked for 6 years as a public relations and sales representative for an eMarketing company in Mexico, and 3 years after starting my job there, I also started teaching English and Spanish to managers of big American corporations in Mexico. Doing this allowed me to meet many people in the business arena, which later on came handy since people were asking me to work with them directly, and since you can do almost everything online these days, I could afford to work from home. I currently work from home or wherever I am traveling as a Marketing Coach and a Translator for companies in different countries. read more