Experts

Serah D'Laine - Personal Brand Expert, Business Coach, EQ Specialist. Speaker. Founder of STAGE•IIX Agency + iSCALE CRM. Former Actress/Producer.As a former celebrity actor/producer turned successful business coach + expert in personal branding + transformation. With 28 years as an entrepreneur, a 15 year Hollywood career + over a decade coaching/consulting, she has a unique perspective on branding + marketing to help entrepreneurs + executives to position their brand as the authority without compromising their authenticity.She is the creator of the "Profitable Personal Brand” formula, combining Persona, Presence + Profit, the 3 P’s essential for elevating your brand.She is the creator of the “L.E.A.D” method, a science-backed, systematic approach to emotional intelligence + parts work psychology to break-through imposter syndrome.And she is the founder of iSCALE CRM, an ALL-IN-ONE, multi-workspace tool to simplify your sales process, organize your leads + automate your workflow Serah leverages her entertainment industry expertise to set STAGE•IIX Agency apart with a Hollywood level standard to offer the best business growth solutions from front-end personal branding to back-end funnel systems through coaching/consulting, courses and done-for-you services.PERSONAL BRAND WEBSITE: SERAH D'LAINE (SARAH LAINE)STAGE•IIX AGENCY WEBSITE: https://stageiix.com/IMDb https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1036641/?ref_=tt_mv

Rohit is a technology leader and marketplace innovation expert with a background in computer science from Arizona State University. He previously ran a software agency in California and has collaborated with global brands through agencies like TBWA on projects for Nike, Apple, and McDonald’s.At Jeweler Collective, he leads product and platform development—ensuring that technology serves cultural storytelling and commerce. Rohit is available to comment on marketplace infrastructure, inclusive innovation, and scaling cultural brands through tech.

I started life in publishing and marketing, moving into digital and digital start-ups, then to agency work and finally to digital products which feels like my true 'home'. Along with my co-founders, we're rapidly building AIScreen as a global SaaS company. I believe that we need to think more creatively about the way we work and the way we nurture talent within our companies. Technology is playing a role in connecting physical spaces and by extension, people.

Nate is currently building Revv - the first marketplace for consumers to auction their cars directly to car dealerships.Prior to Revv, he spent 6 years leading & scaling sales teams at BuildingConnected. He was the first non-engineering hire and helped launch multiple product lines within the company, taking them from pre-revenue to multiple millions. He helped grow the team to over 250 people prior to the acquisition by Autodesk in 2019 for $275M.Prior to BuildingConnected, Nate started a company in social commerce for action sports. He also worked in data center acquisitions and development at Digital Realty.Nate lives in New York with his wife, Ellen, and son, Irving. Outside of work he is an avid tennis player, surfer, foodie, and traveler.

Megan Hicks is the Founder and CEO of the DSP Alliance, where she champions innovation and excellence in the delivery industry. With over 12 years of experience in business development, Megan has built her career on fostering partnerships, optimizing operations, and driving growth for delivery service providers and the businesses they serve.Before founding the DSP Alliance, Megan co-founded Texas ToGo, a restaurant delivery service she grew to over $20 million in annual sales. She has managed relationships with hundreds of restaurants, overseen technical integrations, and successfully positioned the company for acquisition. Today, she leverages this expertise to empower regional DSPs (delivery service providers) through technology, training, and advocacy.Megan also has a heart for her community. As the founder of The Texas Lunchbox, a nonprofit dedicated to eradicating student lunch debt, she’s an advocate for childhood food security. Her experience spans marketing, technical partnerships, and legislative advocacy—skills she brings to her leadership at the DSP Alliance.When she’s not transforming the delivery industry, Megan can be found enjoying nature with her three daughters or managing creative projects like screenwriting and nonprofit events. She’s a dynamic professional with a passion for building better systems, communities, and opportunities for all.

Recognized by AdAge Magazine as one of the world’s leading “Marketing Technology Trailblazers” in 2017 and a #1 Best-Selling Selling Author on B2B Marketing and Sales, Mark Osborne brings decades of experience creating Revenue Growth Systems for Early Stage SaaS, Tech, and B2B Services Firms. Mark has delivered tens of millions of dollars in revenue for his clients often doubling revenues and pipeline in 90 days through his focus on building Revenue Systems that emphasize strategic approaches to revenue growth.  He is founder of Modern Revenue Strategies offering a "10X ROI B2B Growth Guarantee."

Dr. Daniel Cham, MD, MS is a nuclear radiologist, healthtech innovator, and advocate for health literacy and housing equity. He designs intelligent systems that simplify complex healthcare and housing challenges—empowering patients, unburdening providers, and modernizing outdated infrastructure. Through AI-driven solutions for medical billing and operations, he helps healthcare organizations reduce administrative overhead, minimize errors, and improve reimbursement efficiency—freeing clinicians to focus on what matters most: patient care.Beyond the clinic, Dr. Cham works with civic and real estate partners to promote smart housing models that integrate technology, sustainability, and equity. He also develops educational tools and public content to combat misinformation and enhance health literacy, ensuring that people have the clarity and confidence to make informed decisions. Whether advising startups, supporting health systems, or engaging with communities, his mission is clear: to build systems that serve people better—through automation, access, and compassion.

Christman is a creative and SEO wizard. With a long and prolific career, Christman has lived many lives and developed many talents with his short 40-some years on earth (but who’s counting). As a former audio engineer, accomplished entrepreneur, and tech nerd, Christman is one of the driving forces behind Fun Fact Co. He oversees the day to day and the nitty gritty of the company, ensuring that manufacturing, operations and finance are all in order. As a proud parent of two human children and some furry companions, he enjoys spending time with his family, gardening and the occasional forrest bathing (aka hiking) when he’s not digging up new fun facts.

Charlotte Dales (She/Hers) is the Co-Founder and CEO of Inclusively, the workforce inclusion platform empowering employers with accommodation insights, access, training and the support they need to attract and retain previously hidden talent. Charlotte’s cousin Cameron became the first licensed aesthetician in the state of Florida with Down syndrome and after witnessing Cameron’s career fulfillment, she became passionate about replicating her employment success story for disabled talent and started Inclusively. Before launching Inclusively, Charlotte started her career in finance with Deutsche Bank in London working with trading desks around the world. After five years, she left her bank job and co-founded her first company, CAKE Technologies, a mobile payment and reservation application for restaurants and bars which scaled to over 200 restaurants in London and was acquired by American Express. Charlotte’s experience in technology and startups has allowed Inclusively to provide a new technology solution to drive authentic diversity and inclusion in the workplace–helping employers acquire and retain top talent based on job seekers' needed accommodations to build sustainable livelihoods and careers. Under Charlotte’s leadership, Inclusively is proud to be modernizing recruitment by creating structure and transparency around accommodations, benefitting all job seekers. Charlotte graduated from University of Colorado, Boulder and lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband, daughter, and son.

Allen Kopelman CEO: Nationwide Payment Systems and creator of B2B podcastAllen Co-Founded Nationwide Payment Systems Inc. in 2001, with the plan to sell credit card processing services and equipment to merchants in the South Florida area and provide concierge style service for each client. Quickly the company grew to 1000 plus clients and we were had clients all over the United States.The entrepreneurial bug started early in Allen’s life as comes from a family of business owners and learn about business from early age behind the cash registers at his father’s clothing stores in Miami. Later going to Culinary School in Atlanta and being a Chef, then Executive Chef for Metro Hotels in Dallas, Texas running food and beverage operations in Hotels. In 1992 a move back to Florida and opening a restaurant, catering company and consulting group.After gaining a couple of years of experience selling merchant services, Allen Co-Founded Nationwide Payment Systems with David Burney. Together the company started and quickly grew, products were added, processing banks and the company became laser focused on technology that would help merchants. Along with that came a focus on hard to place businesses that many banks did not want to work with.