Swami Tirtha, owner of The Hip Guru's Guide, started as a regular guy from the suburbs, but when he was a freshman in college, both of his parents were killed in a car accident. He discovered meditation as a way to help move forward and it ended up being the beginning of his entrepreneurial journey. Today is is a speaker, educator, monk, shaman, and energy healer.
Jason Treu, an author and business and executive coach, was in law school when he observed that most lawyers were not happy with their career choice. He decided to pivot and pursue the life that he loved, but was faced with the death of his father and a girlfriend that tried to commit suicide. In the midst of these obstacles, he persevered and grew a business that today allows him to be authentic and generous and help VPs get unstuck and find their purpose.
Peter Merit, the owner of Custom Business Planning and Solutions, worked in the corporate world for decades, traveling all over the world and constantly on the road. After an unreasonable travel request was made right around Thanksgiving, his wife told him to quit. So he did and he's never looked back.
Lea Pica, an analytics, data visualizations, and presentations consultant, always found herself as an unconventional round peg trying to fit herself in a square corporate hole. After having her first child and returning to the corporate world, she couldn't ignore the feeling that time spent away from her family should be towards something meaningful. She started presenting on data visualizations and it was an instant hit even if a bit controversial. Things began to progress from there and today she continues to present and train companies and individuals. Listen to Lea's podcast, The Present Beyond Measure Podcast, at LeaPica.com/Podcast.
Joshua Dorkin, creator of BiggerPockets.com, started his entrepreneurial journey in college when he built an online directory for colleges and universities around the world. Later, he became a real estate investor and, when he couldn't find information online to help solve his problems, he started his own website to share what he was learning and benefit others. Today, BiggerPockets.com has grown to be an authority in the real estate investing space.