Cali Crissup, owner of Auctioneers Association Management Team and Social 174, will be our speaker for October. She will share the story of starting and building two businesses from scratch.

Mike Crandall, owner of Sandler Custom Growth Solutions, will be our speaker for November. He will share how he went from selling for others to leading sales teams to helping others learn how to elevate their leadership, management, and sales performance.

Michelle & Connor Niebrugge, with Five Rings Financial OKC, will be our speakers for January. They will share their story of starting and building a business focused on others.

Alyssa Weathers-Murphy with Siren Media will be our speaker for February. She will share her story of breaking out of the corporate world to start her own media company.

Brad Willis with First Fidelity Bank will be our speaker for March. He will share his journey from the corporate world to building and selling his own insurance agency to starting a new career in banking.

Jeff Morefield, founder and executive director of the On Call Project, will be our speaker for April. He will share his story of starting a non-profit focused on First Responders after 20+ years in law enforcement.

Chris Hoyle, Chief Marketing Officer at Simple Modern, will be our speaker for May. He will share the story of starting and growing Simple Modern into the company it is today.

Connor Quinn with Connor Quinn Voices LLC, will be our speaker for June. He will share the story of starting and growing a unique entertainment business focusing on voiceover work, speaking, and magic.

Tom Vaught with Victory Commercial Real Estate will be our speaker for July. He will share the story of starting and growing a commercial real estate firm from scratch.

Kathy Cullen, CFO of the Oklahoma City Innovation District, will be our speaker for August. She will share the history and growth of OKC’s Innovation District.

David Mattson, Executive Chairman of Sandler, will be our speaker for September. He will share how he took over the organization from the original founder, David Sandler, and grew it into the well-respected international organization it is today.