Glenn Gillis

Co-founder and CEO of Sea Monster and chairperson of Games for Change Africa

Alan Peterson, the founder of The Peterson Group, initially a marketing communications agency, joined EO in 2004. In 2016, Alan shifted The Peterson Group to focus on entrepreneurial acquisitions, which buys, builds, grows and sells businesses. He currently owns and operates four companies.

Among Alan’s personal passions is A Vision for Greatness Workshop, a curriculum for disadvantaged teenagers, inspired by his father’s tragic death during an attempted carjacking in Los Angeles. He also designed “Creating a Joy Driven Life” to help entrepreneurs transform fear-driven motives into joy-driven ones, through retreats, speaking engagements and transformational experiences. In December 2020, he purchased a sailboat in Tahiti and started Offshore Sailing Adventures, which he shares with his entrepreneurial networks while sailing part-time across the South Pacific. He will be circumnavigating the globe in the coming years.

Alan has held various leadership positions in EO, including Chapter President and Area Director on the US West Regional Council. He founded MyEO Global Task Force and Committees, and Championed the MyEO DealExchange. He highly recommends that every member pursue their Path of Leadership within EO.

Lisa Andrews

International faculty for Singularity University and CEO of WAVIA

Lisa Andrews is a sought-after speaker and futurist who describes herself as an energized introvert inspired by a future of perfect knowledge. Lisa is passionate about how devices and sensors can change the way we live in the next ten years. She is international faculty for Singularity University and CEO of WAVIA, a platform empowering people for impact.

Lisa had her first successful exit from an engineering business in 2012 and started angel investing in deep tech companies that focus on profit with purpose. She is currently working on projects with international organizations such as Singularity University, the United Nations, the Australian Government, Great Barrier Reef Legacy, ACTAI, Extreme Tech Challenge and EO. Focusing on solving the world’s greatest challenges with exponential technologies and creating a vision for the world in the next 100 years.

Learn more about Lisa here.

Mic Mann

Co-founder and CEO of Africarare, Africa’s first metaverse, co-founder of Mann Made, and co-CEO of SingularityU South Africa

Mic Mann is one of Africa’s most respected futurists and exponential technologists having pioneered some of the continent’s seminal technology projects. As the co-founder and CEO of Africarare, Africa’s first metaverse, co-founder of award-winning experiential agency Mann Made, and the driving force behind the SingularityU phenomenon, Mic has unbeatable experience in digital innovation.

He is a thought leader in Web3, cryptocurrencies, virtual reality, and bleeding-edge technologies, with unshakeable optimism and belief in the power of exponential technologies to future-proof Africa. With exposure to events such as Veecon, Dev Connect, SXSW, VM Ware, TED and the SingularityU Executive Programme, Mic is a knowledge house for multinational organizations who draw on his experience to illuminate their strategic thinking.

He recently spoke at NFT NYC, the South African Innovation Summit, and consulted to the government of Dubai. As a sought-after speaker at local and international events, Mic astounds audiences with fresh insights, his relatable approach and unique talent for breaking complex phenomena down into explanations that people can understand.

Learn more about Mic here.

Paul Gordon

CEO and Founder of Catalyze APAC

Paul is the Technical Director and CEO of Catalyze APAC, a management consulting firm that transforms the way people make decisions both in organizations and as individuals. As a highly accomplished business leader, Paul is committed to transforming the way the world makes strategic decisions, moving to collaborative, value-focused decision-making with clear, open communication.

Paul and his team frequently work with top teams in a wide range of sectors—particularly with the Defense and Security sectors in Australia, NZ and the UK—to facilitate major decisions, key decision points for major programmes and strategic planning initiatives. Paul’s roles have included facilitation, design and implementation of strategy, decision-making and decision-support processes, senior client and stakeholder engagement and programme management.

Paul’s early career included successful facilitation and support for technology transfer, bringing together diverse consortia of research organizations and commercial companies to drive innovation and new thinking. Paul also is the author of the Amazon best-selling book Hard Decisions Made Easy.

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Learn more about Paul here.

Drum Cafe

International Musical Group and Teambuilding Experts

Drum Cafe has been delivering interactive events for 25 years. Over the past quarter century, they became masters in interactive music, having delivered 85,000 events in 65 countries. They have evolved to fit the changing times. In the nineties, the focus was motivation and entertainment, but now that the world has changed, their focus shifted to connection and being in the moment.

Every musician working for Drum Cafe is passionate about drumming and this can be felt at every performance. Drum Cafe gives everyone, even non-musicians, a taste of the magic of creating music as a group.

Learn more about Drum Cafe here

Winnie Hart

Founder of TwinEngine, Bestselling Author, and Former MyEO Women Champion

Winnie has built a reputation as an inspirational leader in EO (serving as Global Board Director, Global Committee Member, Regional Director, Former MyEO Women Champion, Chapter Boards, to name a few). She is the Founder of TwinEngine, a brand growth agency fueled by purpose and bestselling author of the new release Stand Out as a Thought Leader.

In Winnie’s unique experience in being an identical twin, she has revolutionized the way leaders think about building brands in today’s overcrowded world, where everything looks the same, to become what matters most: standing out by being more of what make you – you.

Winnie’s keynote speeches and workshops are designed to fulfill her purpose to impact one million leaders to discover what truly makes them distinct, to know what they stand for and the difference they make in the world.

Learn more about Winnie here.

Franziska Iseli

Leading Marketing and Brand Strategist and Author/Founder of Basic Bananas, Oceanlovers, and Moments of Humanity

Franziska is a maverick entrepreneur, leading marketing and brand strategist, mad adventurer, author and the founder of Basic Bananas, Oceanlovers, and Moments of Humanity.

In 2013, Franziska was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recognizing her innovation, creativity and philanthropic involvement. As an EO member and past Board member, she launched an EO impact initiative called EOcean to inspire entrepreneurs to protect our ocean.

Franziska is also the author of four bestselling books – Bananas About Marketing, Perception, The Courage Map (foreword by Sir Richard Branson) and Social Media for Small Business.

A Swiss born Australian (or Swaussie) with a sharp-witted humour and the ability to speak five languages, she is known to make up words, which keeps everyone amused.

The key to Franziska’s success is her down-to-earth attitude, infectious energy, integrity and courage to take the lead. She is an idea generation machine, loves solving complex challenges and her brain often seems to work on double-speed. Franziska is a big believer in social business and is heavily involved in various ocean conservation and sustainability projects.

In her spare time Franziska loves spending time with her family and friends, going on motorbike adventures, wave surfing, playing music, reading, and learning new things.

Learn more about Franziska here.

Alan Peterson

Founder of The Peterson Group, Creator of “Creating a Joy Driven Life”, and MyEO Deal Exchange Champion

Alan Peterson, the founder of The Peterson Group, initially a marketing communications agency, joined EO in 2004. In 2016, Alan shifted The Peterson Group to focus on entrepreneurial acquisitions, which buys, builds, grows and sells businesses. He currently owns and operates four companies.

Among Alan’s personal passions is A Vision for Greatness Workshop, a curriculum for disadvantaged teenagers, inspired by his father’s tragic death during an attempted carjacking in Los Angeles. He also designed “Creating a Joy Driven Life” to help entrepreneurs transform fear-driven motives into joy-driven ones, through retreats, speaking engagements and transformational experiences. In December 2020, he purchased a sailboat in Tahiti and started Offshore Sailing Adventures, which he shares with his entrepreneurial networks while sailing part-time across the South Pacific. He will be circumnavigating the globe in the coming years.

Alan has held various leadership positions in EO, including Chapter President and Area Director on the US West Regional Council. He founded MyEO Global Task Force and Committees, and Championed the MyEO DealExchange. He highly recommends that every member pursue their Path of Leadership within EO.

Boyd Varty

Lion Tracker, Storyteller, Life Guide

Wildlife and literacy activist, Boyd Varty, author of the memoir Cathedral of the Wild, had an unconventional upbringing. Born to a family of conservationists, Boyd grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in the South African wilderness, a place where man and nature strive for balance and where perils exist alongside wonders. Founded more than 90 years ago as a hunting ground, Londolozi was transformed into a nature reserve in 1973 by Varty’s father and uncle, both visionaries of the restoration movement. But it wasn’t just a sanctuary for the animals; it was also a place for ravaged land to flourish again and for the human spirit to be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years of imprisonment, he went to the reserve to recover.

Since childhood, Boyd shared his home with lions, leopards, snakes and elephants, spending his life as an apprentice to the wisdom of nature. Boyd survived a harrowing black mamba encounter, a debilitating bout with malaria and a vicious crocodile attack, but his biggest challenge was a personal crisis of purpose. As a university student, he studied psychology and ecology, supplementing his education by learning martial arts in Thailand, hiking through the jungles of the Amazon and working alongside a renowned tracker from the Shangaan tribe, deepening his intimate knowledge of the natural world. Boyd grew up speaking the local language and learning the true meaning of coexistence between people and nature.

Boyd continues, like any tracker, to follow unconventional pathways. He spent the past decade refining the art of using the wilderness as a place for deep introspection and personal transformation. He has dedicated several years to working in ceremonial spaces as an apprentice to a Peruvian shaman, while generating his own system of coaching called “Track your Life.” His system draws on lessons from the ancient artistic form of tracking to help people find more meaning, purpose and motivation.

Having taught his philosophy of “Tracking your Life” to companies and individuals all over the world, he has earned global recognition and featured in the New York Times and NBC. Boyd has a psychology degree from the University of South Africa, he is a certified Master Life Coach, the author of two books and a TEDx speaker.

Learn more about Boyd here

Brad Twynham

Innovator, global consultant, Radical Leadership Educator, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Western Sydney University

With a Global Consulting Practice in the area of leadership, resilience and innovation, Brad Twynham has co-founded three high- growth international technology startups and guided C-level executives through significant business transformation programmes in some of the biggest corporations in the world, including UBS, Visa, Swisscom and CBA and is also currently engaged as the Entrepreneur in Residence at Western Sydney University.

Twynham’s Radical Leadership Programmes are being adopted by organizations such as Queensland Health, Rio Tinto, Endeavour Group, and the Australian National Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO). He also mentors high- profile technology founders in Silicon Valley. In his spare time, he is raising three future Jedi knights on the Central Coast of NSW.

Erik Kruger

Founder of Modern Breed, bestselling author, and co-host of “The Expansive Business Podcast”

Erik Kruger creates learning experiences for modern leaders and teams through his company, Modern Breed. He has worked for many local and international clients such as Sasfin, Anglo American, Young President’s Organization, Cipla, Abbvie, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, and Pepsico.

He holds a master’s degree in business and executive coaching. As a bestselling author, he has published numerous books and articles on team dynamics, leading change, and personal development. He also co-hosts a podcast with futurist John Sanei called the Expansive Business Podcast.

Erik helps leaders and teams to become more effective in dealing with change by providing them with the tools and techniques necessary to drive successful change initiatives. He is passionate about unlocking the potential of teams to achieve and surpass their goals.

He believes that people are the ultimate source of value for organizations and have the ability to create meaningful and lasting change.

Learn more about Erik here.

Virata Gamany

Executive Director of CSI PROP

Over the last 17 years, Virata Gamany has built a global property portfolio across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. As Executive Director of CSI PROP, he trains private bankers and helps their clients grow their portfolios, sharing the stage with notable figures in the investment arena. His views on property investment have been quoted in major media titles as he offers a global perspective of property investment that is valuable to both seasoned and novice investors. 

Workshop:

Elevate your property portfolio: game plan for the busy investor

Learn more about Virata here.

Christian Foster

Investor, acquisition entrepreneur, and serial business owner

Christian Foster, also known as Mr. Ratio, is an American acquisition entrepreneur, investor, and serial business owner. With a passion for building businesses and a talent for identifying strategic opportunities, Christian has established himself as a leading figure in the world of entrepreneurship.

Over the course of his career, Christian has founded and acquired numerous successful businesses across a range of industries, including finance, technology, and real estate. He has a reputation for being a shrewd negotiator and a skilled dealmaker, with a keen eye for value and a commitment to building long-term partnerships.

As an investor, Christian is known for his ability to identify promising opportunities and provide strategic guidance to help businesses grow and succeed. He is deeply committed to supporting entrepreneurship and has worked to create a supportive ecosystem for medium and small businesses.

Learn more about Christian here.

Daniel Marcos

Co-founder and CEO of Growth Institute, CEO and Scaling Up Coach, and Keynote Speaker

Daniel Marcos is the co-founder and CEO of Growth Institute, the leading online executive education company for C-level executives at fast-growing firms. He is a keynote speaker, columnist from INC magazine and a CEO Coach, with a mission to help one million entrepreneurs scale their impact and reduce drama in the process. He is a member of YPO and EO and is a certified coach in the Scaling Up methodology. He is a graduate of EO’s premiere CEO programme, the “Birthing of Giants”, and he holds a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from ITESM (Monterrey Tech) and an MBA from Babson College.

Daniel was an early entrepreneur. He started a t-shirt business at the age of eight and then partnered with a car detailing franchise to provide cleaning services throughout his high school years. In the year 2000, he built an online trading business that was acquired within six months by what was Argentina’s largest financial player at the time.

Daniel’s next business launched just before the untimely crash of the financial markets in 2008. His business was shut down and Daniel took on US$1 million in debt. Despite the recent setback, Daniel had an abundance of experience and successes under his belt and had recently been recognized in Expansion Magazine’s “30 under 30” and Selected Forbes 1000 2021 list.

As a serial entrepreneur, Daniel quickly realized that CEOs are often the bottleneck of the company. In the same way that you can’t solve a problem without first elevating your mindset, a business can’t evolve beyond what the CEO can handle. Daniel partnered with Verne Harnish in 2012 to bring executive training to the masses. What was once reserved for a small niche of wealthy companies is now available to all CEOs and their executive teams.

In less than a decade, Growth Institute has been recognized among the top 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the USA, with over 55,000 members from 11,000 companies across 70 countries.

Learn more about Daniel here.

David Ryan

CEO of Xpertek

After getting fired from his first job, David became an entrepreneur and never looked back. After experiencing great success in his first business (insurance), he pretty much lost it all with his second business (web), and his third business was a failed transition (excavation). Throughout the process, he gained invaluable lessons about both business and himself and is currently riding an awesome growth phase in his fourth business focused on restoration and construction.

His fourth venture, Xpertek, has been in business for 18 years, and puttered around at the three-million-dollar mark until David was asked to become an active partner four years ago. With a blank canvas, he looked at the company’s position and defined what would be the next big disruption in the market. By embracing this disruption, he became a leader in structured growth, scaling the business, and responding to challenges. 

Learn more about David here.

Juan Carlos Cante Reyes

CEO of Caza Trading Company

Juan Carlos has been an entrepreneur for more than 30 years. A few years ago, he started Caza Trading Company, a wellness business focused on developing their own brands and product concepts to improve customers’ quality of life. Now, he is selling through retail stores and e-commerce channels as a top seller.

Juan Carlos has also worked for two years as a Mexican diplomat in Asia (Director of Asia for Promexico) serving nine offices in the Southeast Asia (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Taiwan and Mumbai), promoting the Mexican products/market and defining the strategy to promote foreign direct investment from Asia to Mexico.

He has been an active member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization since 2007 and has taken various leadership positions in Mexico/LATAM and at a global level. His last-held leadership position was EO Global External Relations chair, where he focused on coordinating relationships with UN, World Bank, Startup 5000, Websummit, etc. He is currently the lead of the MyEO E-Commerce Group.

Learn more about Juan Carlos here.  

Krzysztof Wojewodzic

Serial Techpreneur and CEO and Founder of Escola, Inc.

Kris Wojewodzic, PhD is a serial techpreneur and researcher specializing in AI in education. At the invitation of The Economist, he spoke at World Economic Forum in Davos and Global Agenda in London. He is currently CEO and Founder of Escola Inc. – 170 fastest growing company in Europe (20x growth in years 2019-2022). Escola provides IT services and solutions to companies like Sony, Citibank and Porsche, L’Oréal and 20+ universities. Escola was also awarded 2023 “impact star” by Deloitte for the knowledge sharing that Kris and Escola are providing.

He is a Champion of the MyEO Education Group in Entrepreneurs’ Organization, host of the “MyEO Education” podcast, and is known in MyEO as “walking Kris” as he enjoys strolling during calls.

Learn more about Kris here.

Wendy Lieber

Co-founder and CEO of ContentBacon

Wendy Lieber is the entrepreneurial co-founder and CEO of ContentBacon, an inbound marketing resource that builds brands people know, like, trust, and buy from. Wendy has a passion for helping customers figure out and communicate their “why” so that it resonates with target audiences. She frequently speaks in entrepreneurial communities about the power of storytelling and how to use it to grow your business. Prior to Bacon, she served as Athena Marketing’s president for fourteen years, helping clients use marketing strategies to enhance the value of their business. Wendy is a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization and a Board of Trustee for Women in Distress.

Learn more about Wendy here.