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• Wayne Roberts, CEO Abrigo
• Blake Garrett, Founder and CEO Aceable Inc.
• Amy Sweet, Founder, Owner and CEO Halcyon Home
• Doss Cunningham, CEO Nutrabolt
• John Berkowitz, CEO OJO Labs
• Ryan Pape, President and CEO XPEL, Inc.

• Bill Capuzzi, CEO Apex Fintech Solutions LLC
• Naveen Gupta, CEO Birdeye
• Rob Davis, CEO Critical Start
• Das Nobel, Founder and CEO MTX Group Inc
• Nipa Nobel, Co-Founder and CMO MTX Group Inc
• Juli Spottiswood, Chairman & CEO Onbe
• George Popstefanov, CEO PMG Worldwide LLC
• John Martillo, General Partner SignaPay
• RA Session II, CEO Taysha Gene Therapies
• Tom Trkla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Yesway, Inc.
• Dennis Cail, Co-Founder & CEO Zirtue

• Ryan McGrath, President and CEO Asset Living
• Shaun Noorian, Founder and CEO Empower Pharmacy
• Brian Cameron, CEO HIREtech
• Saqib Dhanani, President HIREtech
• Zee Makhani, CTO HIREtech
• Sam Thigpen, CEO Sapphire Gas Solutions
• Tim Carroll, President and COO Velentium
• Dan Purvis, CEO Velentium
• Brandon Landry, Founder and CEO Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux

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