Nelly Yusupova is a CTO, with over 18 years experience, leading companies to technical excellence. She is a start-up tech advisor, outsourced CTO, and the creator of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs.

Nelly is on a mission to help entrepreneurs minimize technology mistakes and through her online masterclass TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, she provides the roadmap to successfully manage technology teams and projects, even if you are not technical or know how to code.

Nelly was included in Fast Company’s, “League of Extraordinary Women”, and has been at the forefront of the women’ s movement online since 1999. She was also named Wall Street Journal’s “Woman on the IT Fast Track”.

Nelly is a speaker and presenter for many organizations and major industries events including: Women’s Enterprise Center, Founder Institute, Saas Academy, Black is Tech, GSV Bootcamp, WeWork Labs, TechDay, FastTrac NewVentures, Womens’ Venture Summit, Small Business Summit and has been featured in INC Magazine, NBC Today Show, Fast Company Magazine, NewsDay.com, O’Reilly, SmartMoney, SmallBiz, TechRepublic, Women’s Radio.

Jamaila Holder is a seasoned Product Leader with experience at LinkedIn, SAP, and Vanguard, where she honed her expertise in guiding founders to build successful tech products. With over a decade of experience developing B2B and B2C technology, she founded her consulting practice, offering Product Management as a Service to help founders learn, build, and launch innovative products. Jamaila is passionate about crafting user experiences that align with customer needs, leveraging user research, data-driven insights, and optimal design patterns to create dynamic product strategies. Over her 18-year career, she has been recognized by The Product School for her thought leadership, guest lectured on product management at Columbia Business School, and taught 200 founders through workshops she designed. Jamaila focuses on centering people and processes, enabling teams to deliver meaningful results and achieve their business goals.

Amina AITai (pronounced AH-MIN-UH) is a holistic business and career coach, proud immigrant and chronic illness advocate. A leading coach to notable leaders, executives and founders—Amina's mastery is in connecting us to our brilliance and teaching us to live and lead from it each day. As a woman of color of Iraqi descent, she often works with marginalized communities to help them realize possibilities in a way that honors their particular lived experiences. She is the author of the forthcoming book, The Ambition Trap, with Penguin/The Open Field.

Amina has partnered with progressive companies such as Google, Roku, Deloitte, Snap, Outdoor Voices, NYU and HUGE. She's an Entrepreneur Magazine expert-in-residence, a Forbes contributor and was named one of Success Magazine’s Women of Influence. Additionally, she's been featured in goop, Well+Good, The New York Times, Yahoo, NBC, and more.

Courtney Cameron is the Founder and CEO of Innovagent, an executive support and operations firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and business leaders streamline their schedules, systems, and strategy. With a strong foundation in high-level administrative and operational support, Courtney partners with businesses across the United States to enhance productivity, efficiency, and strategic balance.

Her expertise spans workflow optimization, executive-level operations, and lifestyle management, enabling founders and CEOs to focus on growth without getting overwhelmed by back-office demands. Courtney has worked with prominent businesses across various industries, helping them scale by implementing structured, sustainable operational frameworks tailored to their unique needs.

With a reputation for precision, problem-solving, and adaptability, Courtney has supported business leaders in lifestyle, entertainment, hospitality, tech, professional services, education, non-profit, wellness, and real estate, managing complex schedules, coordinating executive communications, and refining business processes for long-term success.

She is passionate about empowering leaders with the tools and support they need to operate efficiently while maintaining balance and sustainability in their businesses.

Deonne Poovey is the Director of Customer Success at ZenBusiness, where she leads the fulfillment team responsible for processing business formation documents with state agencies. With over 13 years of experience in the legal services industry, Deonne has a deep understanding of the intricacies involved in business formation and a passion for helping entrepreneurs bring their dreams to life. 

Deonne has been with ZenBusiness for over four years, and in May 2024, she was promoted to Director. In her current role, she focuses on ensuring that her team delivers seamless and efficient service to clients, making the process of starting a business as smooth as possible. Her commitment to customer success and operational excellence has made a significant impact in her role, and she is dedicated to continuously improving the experience for every entrepreneur who chooses ZenBusiness.

She is passionate about her work because it allows her to help people achieve their business goals and take the first step toward independence and success.

Linda Holcman, is founder and leader of What’s Next Ventures? a consulting practice that delivers growth for startups and mid-size companies. Experienced in the Americas, Caribbean, and European regions, Linda adeptly navigates emerging and/or developed markets building profitable opportunities across industries such as Technology, Media, and Consumer Product Goods industries.

Linda successfully turns ideas into reality and sales potential into realized revenue. Her expertise has resulted in expanding into new markets, increasing customer loyalty and share, and driving sales.

Prior to launching her consulting practice, Linda honed her marketing skills in leading Fortune 500 companies – The Coca-Cola Company, Procter & Gamble, Perry Ellis, and Lucent Technologies/Avaya Inc. In her practice, Linda has worked with rapidly growing firms and start-up ventures.

Linda holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from Northeastern University. She is a lecturer and speaker in entrepreneurship, global business development, and marketing.

Victoria Padron is a passionate Compliance Manager at ZenBusiness, where she has been dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs for the past four years. With over seven years of experience in small business support, she has developed a deep understanding of the challenges entrepreneurs face, particularly in navigating business compliance. She is especially committed to empowering women entrepreneurs, helping them build sustainable and successful businesses.

Passionate about making a meaningful impact in the small business community, Victoria is dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs achieve their dreams and grow their businesses with confidence.