Mike Dickerson was born and raised in northwest Indiana. He went to Wabash College in which he Majored in Economics, with a Minor in History. While at Wabash, he met Rebecca. They have now been married for over 17 yrs and have two children.

Andrea is a visionary—she knows how to lead organizations from big picture to execution through the talent within the business. She is a dynamic speaker, executive coach, and facilitator.

As the CEO of HRD – A Leadership Development Company, she leads a national team of expert facilitators and coaches and drives the organization’s growth strategy. She also hosts a daily leadership podcast, Being [at Work] and is the author of The Power in the Pivot and HR Kit for Dummies. In 2020, she was recognized by the Indianapolis Women’s Journal as a Woman of Influence.

Jerry Vaughn has worked in the business asset protection industry for 15 years, gaining experience in FEIN Business Credit, Cash Flow Management, Business Valuations, and the understanding of what main street business owners do on a day to day basis.

Ana Workman is the owner of Absolute Therapy, a company that helps school districts find speech therapists via a proprietary process. I also empower speech language pathologists to become six figure school SLPs and more! My practical strategies show speech therapists make at least $100K in a school and help them scale their way to seven figures. SLPs interested in scaling their career can go to 6figureslp.com and connect there for more information or go to anaworkman.com to book a session.

Caleb White is a native of West Virginia and moved to Indiana when he was 18. He has settled in Columbus Indiana with his beautiful wife, and three wonderful children. He has worked in the glazing industry for 10 years and started his own business in 2019. He managed the business out of his home before moving into a renovated building in 2023 that has both shop and office space. Since that move, Whites Innovative Glass has added new employees and continues to expand.

Kourtney Zahn was Born and raised in Indiana. He is married to his wife Faith and they have 4 children; Bristol, Quinn, Shepherd and Story. He pursed pastoral ministry through his 20’s and out of necessity started his business at age 30.

Ellen Comerford, a native of the outskirts of Boston, has called the city home for the past 25 years. Celebrating 27 years of marriage to Mark, she is a proud mother to her daughter, Jacquelyn. With nearly four decades of experience in teaching fitness and wellness, Ellen is the esteemed owner of Core De Vie Wellness, a successful establishment located in the heart of Beacon Hill.

I was born in New Delhi, India. My father was an architect for the Military Engineering Services for India. He had to move every three years. We lived in Delhi, Chandigarh, Udhampur, and then back in Delhi. When I was 12 years old, in 1976, the family moved to Canada. I attended Jr. HS to HS. I graduated in 1991 with a BSc in civil engineering from University of Waterloo in 1991. I move to Connecticut, USA in January of 1994 due to the recession in Canada. I have been following work and career opportunities throughout the USA. In fall of 1998 I moved to Michigan to work on a large project.

Andrea Brummett was born and raised in Indy. She graduated from Carmel High School and went on to study at The University of Cincinnati and Indiana University. Andrea started her first company, The Pabulum Group when she was 24.