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12/15/2025

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sharon Jones will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

Dr. Sharon Jones is a trailblazer at the intersection of education, technology, and human potential. A passionate techpreneur and award-winning educator, she is the founder and CEO of the dot. Consulting, a premier firm based in Charlotte that helps organizations harness technology with purpose. She is also the founder of the nonprofit Dottie Rose Foundation. For more than two decades, Dr. Jones has worked to make STEM inclusive and empowering, showing that when digital tools are paired with human creativity, the result is not just innovation—it’s transformation. What sets Dr. Jones apart is her philosophy, The Power of the Blend. She believes technology is a tool to enhance our innate talents, not replace them. “Technology should never underwrite the power of who we are as humans,” she often says. Dr. Jones encourages students to discover their “boomerang”—the passion or calling that always brings them back to what makes their hearts race. Whether it’s art, sports, or writing, she shows them how technology can amplify that unique genius. This approach turns fear of failure into fuel for growth, proving that the most successful innovators are those willing to stumble, learn, and try again.

12/15/2025

We are pleased to announce that M Wright will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

For M Wright, founder and CEO of MGAGE Consulting, leadership isn’t just the act of managing projects—it’s the craft of moving people, systems, and ideas toward meaningful progress. With a career spanning Tesla, Aristocrat Interactive, and Mission Cloud, a CDW Company, she has built a global reputation for operational excellence and enterprise transformation. Her philosophy blends precision with empathy, data with design, and strategy with humanity—an uncommon combination that has shaped high-performing teams and sustainable delivery models across industries and continents. Founded in 2021, MGAGE Consulting is a remote-first, woman-led firm reimagining how organizations approach project delivery and operational transformation. Operating across AMER, APAC, and EMEA, the company specializes in PMO foundations, fractional program leadership, and strategic operations consulting. Through its signature Transformation Launchpad, MGAGE equips organizations to modernize operations, streamline processes, and scale with confidence—guided by its values: Precision. Progress. Performance.

12/09/2025

We are pleased to announce that Kason Olson will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

Kason Olson believes marketing shouldn’t feel like guesswork. After nearly a decade working inside businesses and corporations, he saw the same story on repeat—agencies overcharging, under-delivering, and hiding behind jargon rather than accountability. Determined to change the industry, he founded Arctic Marketing Solutions, LLC in 2020 to bring business owners something they rarely experience in marketing: clarity, structure, and measurable results. With a B.S. in digital marketing and certifications across Google Ads, Analytics, SEO, and social media, Kason has helped companies ranging from neighborhood shops to international organizations transform the way they grow. His work has earned features on ABC4 News, Fox News, CBS, NBC, and Advertising Today, along with recognition as a Top Digital Marketing Agency by DesignRush. But credentials aren’t what set him apart—it’s the system he built to fix what’s broken in the marketing world. At the center of Arctic Marketing’s approach is The Milestone Model, a proprietary framework that sequences growth in the correct order. After years of watching businesses invest in paid ads too early, Kason created a model that categorizes every company into one of three stages—Foundation, Trust, or Scale—and builds strategies that match where they are, not where they wish they were. The result is a clear roadmap that produces traction faster and eliminates wasted spend.

12/09/2025

We are pleased to announce that Nihanth Badugu will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

Nihanth Badugu’s entrepreneurial journey began long before founding his first company. As a lifelong athlete, he developed a mindset rooted in discipline, teamwork, and leading by example—principles that continue to guide his leadership today. His career spans multiple industries, where he honed a reputation for turning complex challenges into strategic wins and translating vision into measurable outcomes. These experiences culminated in his role as COO of Astrotech Corporation, where he helps commercialize NASA-derived technologies and scale them into real-world applications. Motivated to bring that same operational excellence to his own ventures, Nihanth founded Reevo Consulting in 2025—a firm built to simplify complexity and drive sustainable results. That same year, he launched Reevo CRM, a Salesforce partner dedicated to helping organizations unlock the true potential of their technology. His belief is simple yet profound: technology only creates value when people embrace it. At Reevo CRM, Nihanth’s team bridges the gap between systems and people—customizing Salesforce to align with each client’s culture, workflow, and goals. Whether serving healthcare innovators or manufacturing leaders, Reevo CRM ensures Salesforce becomes a catalyst for adoption, not resistance. The company’s managed services model, powered by a global team of 30+ specialists, delivers continuous optimization far beyond the limits of traditional in-house support.

12/09/2025

We are pleased to announce that Heather Howell will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

Some leaders climb ladders; others break the mold entirely — choosing reinvention over resignation and purpose over politics. Heather Howell has always been the latter. She entered traditionally male‑dominated sectors — including premium spirits and banking — driving innovation and strategic growth. Her story reflects the grit required to rise in those spaces and the triumph of a woman who insists on defining her own path. Before becoming the visionary force behind GREATER THAN and its bold new identity, GoddessLand, Heather carved a rare path through the beverage worlds of tea and whiskey. These weren’t just career chapters; they were innovation laboratories that shaped her into the powerhouse she is today. When a company-wide restructuring shifted priorities, Heather saw an opening — not an ending — to redirect her energy toward what mattered most to her. She now leads GREATER THAN — a multimillion-dollar hydration brand adored by women and backed by male investors who believed deeply in her vision. At last, she’d found the blank canvas she’d been seeking to create a world built for women. In two years as CEO and president, Heather has reshaped GREATER THAN from a performance drink into a sanctuary for women’s hydration — built for every life stage, especially those often overlooked. This January, it enters retailers nationwide with a new and clear identity: Hydration for Her. No dyes. No preservatives. Nothing artificial. And yes — it’s delicious.

12/08/2025

We are pleased to announce that Thea Elizabeth Lessard will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

For Thea Elizabeth Lessard, mental wellness is more than a cause—it is her life’s mission. As the chief empowerment officer and founder of Dreaming On A Star (DOAS) and its sister organization, DOAS2, she has combined over 15 years of experience in technology with her passion for psychology to create accessible, innovative pathways for healing. Her own journey, marked by resilience and an enduring fascination with emotional intelligence and human behavior, has fueled her determination to build solutions that empower people to take charge of their mental and emotional health. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, DOAS and DOAS2 were created with a clear vision: to bring kindness back to humanity through thoughtful, dream-driven solutions. Dreaming On A Star was recognized with the 2022 Best of Mt. Laurel Township Award in the category of Marketing Consultant, a testament to Thea’s ability to bridge vision and impact. Yet she is quick to point out that the work is not about her—it is about the mission of healing a million hearts. DOAS2 is envisioned as a healing empire, comprised of multiple branches dedicated to mental wellness, empowerment, and personal growth.

12/08/2025

We are pleased to announce that Sonya Weigle will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs magazine.

Sonya Weigle has spent more than twenty-five years in the life sciences world, navigating the shift so many scientific organizations make—from research-driven missions to fully commercial enterprises. Along the way, she discovered something equally powerful: the evolution leaders must undergo when their professional identities outgrow their environments. After years as a CEO, founder, and C-suite executive, she realized her own next chapter needed to be built with intention, autonomy, and the kind of freedom rarely afforded inside traditional corporate walls. That revelation became her catalyst. And from it, she created The Catalytic Collective—a community designed exclusively for exceptional women with 20+ years of experience who are ready to redefine success on their own terms. For Sonya, this work goes far beyond networking and coaching. It is about using strategic rigor, deep lived experience, and a uniquely female lens to help high-achieving women envision and build futures that are both financially viable and personally meaningful. Through carefully curated membership, immersive programming, visionary frameworks, and the creation of spaces where honesty and ambition coexist, Sonya is helping women craft next chapters, driven not by obligation, but by sovereignty, alignment, and freedom.

12/08/2025

We are pleased to announce that Doreen Awuku-Agyeman will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

Doreen Awuku-Agyeman, co-founder and CEO of Tech Hub Africa, LLC, brings more than two decades of experience in energy, technology, and telecommunications. A seasoned leader recognized in the United States by the organizers of the 30 Black Stars, and by Business Executive in Ghana for her excellence in supporting tech ecosystems and advancing innovation, she is known for blending marketing, business management, and technology expertise to guide organizations toward growth and customer-centric transformation. Alongside her sister and co-founder, Jemima Prempeh, Doreen launched Tech Hub Africa as a platform to provide hands-on experience, tools, and mentorship for individuals and communities across the continent. The company’s mission is rooted in positioning Africa as a global leader in STEM while bridging the digital divide. Its nonprofit arm, TechForAll, registered in both the U.S. and Ghana, delivers technology without borders through internships and initiatives that include opportunities for students, professionals, and individuals with special needs.

12/08/2025

We are pleased to announce that Jeanet Wade will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

Some leaders build companies. Others build the leaders who build companies. For more than 25 years, Jeanet Wade has been “activating the potential of innovators and visionary leaders”—the energizing and insightful catalyst whose fingerprints can be found on game-changing products, systems, and decisions that touch people every day. The best-selling author of "The Human Team: So, You Created a Team But People Showed Up!," a book that earned the "Eric Hoffer Book Award," helped cement her reputation for turning complexity into clarity, chaos into traction, and big visions into scalable, human-centered realities. Her newest release, co-authored with a colleague, "GROW!: How Entrepreneurial Leaders Optimize for Growth" continues her focus on human-centered relationships at work and elevates the way entrepreneurs optimize themselves. Today, as an Expert EOS Implementer™ and founder of Business Alchemist in St. Louis, Jeanet helps privately held companies get more of what they want from their businesses by aligning vision with action and activating human potential at every level.

12/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that Jane Kupkowski will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

Jane Kupkowski, founder and executive of Endure Firm, is an award winning third-generation entrepreneur and transformational scientist whose career blends innovation, leadership, STEM, and resilience. A multidisciplinary expert with over 26 years of experience serving government, Fortune 500 companies, universities, sales, and the private sector, Jane has built a reputation as a dynamic force for positive and innovative change across industries. Jane draws from her expertise in STEM and the medical sciences to create solutions at the intersection of healthcare, wellness, fitness, and organizational transformation. With operations in both Japan and the United States, Endure Firm partners with universities, corporations, and foundations to deliver forward-thinking strategies that improve leadership, health, elite training, and human performance. Jane’s personal journey has been deeply intertwined with her professional one. As a third-generation gifted leader and ambassador, building and expanding Endure Firm became both healing and purposeful. Two of her greatest accomplishments are the establishment of House of Hope Rehabilitation Center in Northern Japan, and serving as patron ambassador for Cherry Blossom Festivals for 20 years. Her leadership skills and mentorship have inspired countless professionals, while her recognition with the International Women of Influence Award underscores her global impact.

12/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sharon Rudy will be featured in the Top 100 Health & Wellness Professionals magazine.

Dr. Sharon Rudy, CEO and chief champion of TeamRudy LLC, knows what it takes to transform a career from ordinary to extraordinary. After years of being overworked and undervalued, she learned how to articulate her worth and turned that realization into a system that now helps professionals worldwide do the same. Based in Maryland, TeamRudy works with corporate, NGO, and government leaders seeking confidential, personalized guidance to build meaningful, rewarding professional lives through one-on-one and group coaching, strategic career planning, and lifelong trusted advising. A board-certified coach and counselor, Dr. Rudy holds an M.Ed., Ed.S., PhD, and 11 professional certifications, and has been awarded three fellowships. She’s also the author of The Global Health Career: A Practical Guide to Finding and Sustaining Your Place in a Changing Field (2025) and has served in multiple board and advisory roles. Her distinguished career includes directing more than $1 billion in successful global health programs and consulting for leading international organizations. Known as a “full-service coach,” Dr. Rudy combines deep expertise in psychology, organizational strategy, and leadership development to help clients master every dimension of their careers. “I help them see that they are the CEO of their own career,” she says. Through insight, empathy, and evidence-based methods, she empowers others to uncover their purpose, articulate their value, and create professional lives that truly reflect their potential.

12/04/2025

We are pleased to announce that Sami Nomair will be featured in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.

For Sami Nomair, president of Citiguard, security is not just a profession—it is a calling. Born in the United States to immigrant parents from Afghanistan, Sami grew up with a deep respect for the freedoms and protections his family found here. His father, a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan war, instilled in him an understanding of sacrifice, vigilance, and community responsibility. These values have shaped Sami’s career since 2006 and ultimately inspired him to establish Citiguard in 2013 with a single mission: to secure communities while delivering uncompromising quality of service. What began as a small operation has grown into one of the most trusted security providers in California. Voted the #1 Security Guard Company in the state, Citiguard has expanded from 424 employees in 2018 to more than 1,400 today—a 114% growth. And the company is not slowing down; plans are underway to extend services into Texas, Arizona, and Nevada by early 2026. Citiguard’s success rests on a philosophy that sets it apart from competitors. “There’s no one-size-fits-all solution,” Sami emphasizes. Every client begins with a property assessment to identify unique risks, followed by a tailored staffing plan. Officers are not just assigned to posts; they are carefully matched to environments where their expertise will have the greatest impact. It is this meticulous approach to staffing that has earned the trust of government agencies, private clients, and law enforcement alike.

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