I was born in Strongsville, Ohio in 1998. When I was 21 months old I was dagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Growing up, I fell in love with the game of soccer and did everything I could to become the best soccer player that I could be. I broke 2 records at Strongsville High School and tied a third. I went on to play soccer at Ohio State University. I played one season for the Buckeyes before moving to Cleveland to pursue my entrepreneurial endeavors.I transferred to Cleveland State and started my first business with my long time friend and roommate. We started a social media marketing business and quickly gained some clients. We partnered with a larger agency and got the opportunity to work with some really amazing people. We loved the entrepreneurial spirit so much, that we decided to start another business. A public speaking agency. We teamed up with another member and called ourselves Deja Vu. We help others create a life that they dream of living, and I've loved the challenges and opportunities that public speaking has presented. I am 21 years old and I have never taken a sip of alcohol. I'm passionate about helping others, and I'm on a mission to make a difference. I like to speak about business and marketing, sports, adversity, and hard work. My main preference is speaking to middle school and high school students. I don't really have any time preferences and am pretty flexible. Local doesn't matter that much either, and I reside in Downtown Cleveland.

Evan Delahanty is the Founder and CEO of Peaceful Fruits, a social good snack startup that employs people with disabilities to make healthy, delicious, rainforest-friendly fruit snacks. Peaceful Fruits has been featured on NPR and ABC’s Shark Tank and is focused on scaling sales and production locally and nationally. Evan graduated from Walsh Jesuit High School (2003), then Cornell University (2007), before working in private industry in operations management. Prior to launching Peaceful Fruits, he served as a Community Economic Development Specialist for the U.S. Peace Corps in the Amazon interior of Suriname, South America. Evan Delahanty enjoys speaking about the entrepreneurial mindset, the art of the elevator pitch and how to raise capital. He is available to speak to students 3rd through 9th grade during the school day across town.

Dr. Casen DeMaria gets to live out her dream job everyday as a chiropractor. As a registered massage therapist, Dr. Casen knew she wanted to continue to add value to the individuals she was helping each day, and enrolled at Life University where she received her Doctor of Chiropractic. Since joining The Drugless Doctors, Dr. Casen actively pursues new ways to reach and educate the community about the benefits of chiropractic, drugless care, and breast thermography, which includes successful partnerships with local businesses and women’s organizations. Dr. Casen enjoys speaking about how to follow your passion, what a career in health care looks like, how to represent your brand and simple strategies to improve your marketing and communication. Dr. Casen is available to speak to students at schools and non-profit organizations located in downtown and westside Cleveland.

Rick is an engaged learner curious about the world and seeks solutions to problems. He works in both the for profit and non-profit sectors laboring to unleash potential: improving operations, building into communities, and equipping people for success. Rick is a founder of small businesses, a school, and social ventures. Rick’s motto, “Invest in the City!” Rick is interested in speaking about igniting the entrepreneurial mindset, the art of the elevator pitch and how to start a business. He is open to speaking to 3rd-12th grade students across town, in classroom settings and out of school programs. Please contact Rick at Rick@Cleoramanagement.com to schedule an engagement.

Bob Gillingham is the President of Bob Gillingham Ford, a third generation family business. He is active in the community and volunteers for many organizations. He is a member of the Medina County Career Center school board, is on the advisory board for the St. Ambrose school in Brunswick. His primary passion, however, is teaching financial literacy. Starting out with Junior Achievement 30 years ago, Bob has been teaching the subject at schools around the country. About 10 years ago he developed a curriculum specifically targeted to students in high school and college. His 2-3 hour class has been taught to over 6000 students last year in over 25 high schools and several colleges. Unlike so many financial literacy programs, Bob’s class does not represent any business, nor sell any products. It is strictly to educate students how each of them can become a millionaire tax free in their lifetime without any complicated program or large investment. Students in 8th grade or older can get started with as little as $20.00 invested in the stock market with very little risk. This class teaches students not only how investments work but actually how to start investing tax free at a very young age. This program is so easy we call it couch potato investing. The program is part of a world wide nonprofit Finmango, which promotes financial literacy and entrepreneurship around the world.

Anne is an Independent Personal Stylist with J.Hilburn Men’s Clothier. A versatile, high-energy and creative sales and marketing professional with a Passion for Fashion, Anne helps men in Northeast Ohio and across the country look great and get the proper fit for their body type ~ without traditional markups. Many men don’t like to shop, are frustrated by off-the-rack clothing, expensive custom wear and alteration costs. No matter the shape or size, big or tall ~ Anne does it all! She has an extensive background in various industries with C-level and marketing executives: Trade show, multimedia, commercial real estate, human resources and hospitality/event planning. Prior to joining J.Hilburn, Anne worked for Skyline Trisource Exhibits, Smart Business Network, Forest City Enterprises and Sheraton Hotels. Anne received the 2016 Excellence in Achievement Award from the National Sales & Marketing Executives Association, Akron/Canton Chapter. She studied business management and communication at Cleveland State University and attended business courses at Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management. Anne enjoys speaking to high school students about Marketing, Sales, Social Media, Fashion, Event Planning and Career Search.

Anna Kelberg-Kim is an entertainment lawyer and represents a diverse roster of clients in music industry as well as literary artists, filmmakers, visual artists, performers and performing arts organizations. Anna combines business and legal knowledge of the industry to offer comprehensive representation to entertainment professionals on matters pertaining to Copyright and Trademark; Clearance and Licensing rights; Formation of Business Entity; and Contract Drafting, Review, and Negotiation. Anna’s passion for helping people to build their careers in entertainment comes from her personal experiences as a musician and as being a parent of a music artist. Anna, classically trained violinist and pianist, grew up in an arts-rich environment – her family, professional music educators and music artists always stressed the importance and value of the arts as integral part of their lives. Recently, Anna has expanded her practice representing independent music artists and composers for sync licensing. Anna believes that with the rapid change in the music industry, sync can be very instrumental for independent musicians in fulfilling their creative purpose. Anna believes that one of the keys to professional success is continuous learning and keeping current with industry trends. She prefers to speak to students in 9-12th grade, and can be available to speak to classrooms and after school programs across town, depending on her schedule. To learn more, visit Anna’s website at www.KelbergLaw.com.

I’m the host of EntrepreNerd, a weekly live stream where we build small startups, companies, or projects in front of you to break down the barriers to entrepreneurship! I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and studied business and entrepreneurship during my time there. However, at the end of my sophomore year in college, I realized that the base business classes weren’t teaching me what I wanted to learn, so I started emailing local founders. I sat down with a few and picked their brains on how to build a company, on what makes a startup idea viable, and on how to get started. I went on to interview over 100 founders in the next year about how they built the companies they’re running and eventually began experimenting myself. I hosted local events, I started a newsletter at my university to help students find internships locally, and I ended up running a company with one of my best friends. While doing all of this, I realized that experimentation is by far the best way to learn entrepreneurship, and so I started publishing videos and articles on what I was trying. After about a year, I started live-streaming what I was learning, and that eventually evolved into EntrepreNerd! I enjoy speaking about product creation, marketing, content creation, and social media to high school students. Please contact me at maxmirho@gmail.com for my availability.

Lee Schwebel is an experienced marketing professional with a record of achievement and results. He is skilled in Brand Management, Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Market Research, Public Relations and Event Management. Lee is the great-grandson of Schwebel Baking Company founders, Dora and Joseph Schwebel. He has spent the past 25 years as Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, setting new company standards for excellence in advertising, promotions, event marketing, product development, and digital marketing. Lee enjoys speaking about developing good interpersonal communication skills and how to be better organized and prepared for school and for life. Lee can work with students to help reinforce basic life skills and the keys to being happy, positive, and productive, including accountability to oneself, to family, to others. Lee’s special areas of achievement he can share about with students include cultivating your creative spirit, strengthening writing skills, grassroots marketing, advertising, social media, current events, and arts/theater/music. He is available to discuss what is necessary to achieve personal and professional success, to students of all age ranges. Lee can describe how creativity and marketing are linked, and how he used those skills in tandem at Schwebel Baking Company, his family’s business. He has an exciting story to tell about the baking business, its founding, history, operation, what makes Schwebel’s bread so good, and how the Schwebel family has stayed in business for 114 years.

Anne (Catherine Skoch) is the owner of Anne Cate, a made-in-America accessories boutique specializing in skyline silhouette purses and pillows. A Cleveland girl with a love for creating and a proud Kent State graduate, she has scaled her business from a sewing machine in her dorm room to a manufacturing studio and strong team of 5. Anne Cate not only distributes directly to their customer base, but is selling in over 80 accounts small and large across the country including the Art Institute of Chicago and Wayfair.com. Anne has been an entrepreneur since she was 13 and loves bringing joy to people through her products. Anne enjoys speaking about starting a business at a young age/throughout college, finding profitable success in a creative product-based business, pursuing a venture as my a first career.

Teri is the CEO and Owner of Athena TMS, Inc. – Challenge Island Cleveland. She has an extensive background in business and is skilled in the areas of business strategy, program development and implementation, change management, training, communications, process improvement, and tool development. Teri believes that, with the right context and coaching, even very young children realize they are capable of creating and implementing solutions to address challenges in their day-to-day lives, because they are naturally innovative and inventive. Challenge Island is an award-winning enrichment program aligned with academic standards, that provides cross-curricular STEAM experiences to elementary and middle school children, helping them build essential 21st century skills. Through Challenge Island’s STEAM Tank Entrepreneurs programming, Teri helps children discover their entrepreneurial spirit and hone their entrepreneurial thinking so that they can apply it to many aspects of their lives. Teri facilitates interactive problem-solving sessions in which the children can understand, develop and practice various aspects of the entrepreneurial mindset such as: generating ideas for solutions, building out plans, articulating the unique aspects of their solutions, connecting with those who can help them succeed, and overcoming obstacles as they execute their visions. Teri enjoys speaking about cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem solving, resilience and grit, building strong teams, and recognizing opportunities. Teri is available to speak to elementary and middle school students.

Christopher Smith serves as the senior onboarding resource for applicants seeking services and/or investment from JumpStart and its network of partners. His role involves engaging with early-stage and small business clients, identifying their service needs, providing value-added feedback, maintaining continued engagement with clients and partners to track continued progress made and making referrals within JumpStart, within the NEO ESP Network and to our other external services partners. Chris enjoys speaking about the art of the elevator pitch, how to start a business, and raising capital for a business. He is open to speaking to students grades 9-12th in school and after school programs across town depending on his schedule.