Dave Lukas, The Misfit Entrepreneur_Breakthrough Entrepreneurship Creators & Guests

Pejman ‘PJ’ Ghadimi is a self-made entrepreneur, philosopher, author, and founder of Secret Entourage.

David Garofalo has served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the board of directors of the Gold Royalty Corp. David has worked in various leadership capacities in the natural resources sector over the last 30 years. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldcorp Inc. until its sale to Newmont Corporation in April 2019. Prior to joining Goldcorp, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Hudbay Minerals Inc. from 2010 to 2015, where he presided over that company's emergence as a leading metals producer. Previous to this, he held various senior executive positions with mining companies, including Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Agnico-Eagle Limited from 1998 to 2010 and as treasurer and other various finance roles with Inmet Mining Corporation from 1990 to 1998.He was named Mining Person of the Year by The Northern Miner in 2012 and Canada's CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Canada in 2009. A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm.), he is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He also serves on the board of directors of the Vancouver Board of Trade and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Heidi Schalk is a Business Strategy Coach and host of Be S.H.E. podcast.

Shawn is a serial entrepreneur, having started and managed more than a dozen businesses, up to $100 million in revenue, involving products and services across a wide range of verticals. In the process, he has managed thousands of employees servicing tens of thousands of customers, large and small, from consumers to small to medium-sized businesses and even governmental entities. He has formal education and extensive hands-on experience in business operations, strategies and planning, marketing, sales, finance, legal, and human resources. He has obtained university diplomas in mathematics, economics, and computers, and earned a law degree.

John Mitchell is an entrepreneur, success mentor, and Founder of Think it Be it.

Leveraging his successes, Karl developed the Abunden Framework© and led the development of the practical management tools in the Abunden Tools App that helps companies build an engaged team to grow their business. Karl has been the chairperson for the Rice (University) Business Network and the Houston District Export Council as well as a board member for TiE Houston.

Jonathan Levi is an experienced entrepreneur, angel investor and lifehacker, onwer of rapidly growing information products company SuperHuman Enterprises, founder of SuperLearner Academy and Branding You Academy, he is also host of The Becoming SuperHuman Podcast.

Bill Flynn is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and CEO & Chief Catalyst at Catalyst Growth Advisors.

Scott Keyes is the founder and Chief Flight Expert of Scott's Cheap Flights.

Jeremy Ryan Slate is the host of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, which studies the highest performers in the world. He studied literature at Oxford University, as well as holding a Master’s in Early Roman Empire Propaganda from Seton Hall University. His podcast was named the #1 Podcast to Listen To by INC Magazine in 2019, as well as Top 40 Under 40 by Podcast Magazine in 2022.Jeremy and his wife, Brielle, co-founded Command Your Brand—a new media public relations agency designed to help entrepreneurs share their message by appearing as guests on podcasts. He resides in Stillwater, NJ and is a former competitive powerlifter.

Tracy Lamourie is a Founder & Managing Director at Lamourie Media.