I’m the founder and CEO of a full-service digital marketing firm, Guardian Owl Digital, in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the past 12 years, my team and I have developed online marketing strategies for hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses, helping them build trusted brands, grow, and succeed.
In 2019, I started a digital marketing firm, Incrementum Digital, to help brands grow on Amazon and other key retail platforms. Today, my 70-employee firm works with about 100 clients — many of which are household names — using data-driven insights to craft integrated advertising, marketing, and brand management strategies.
Iowa-based Rada Cutlery has sold top-quality, 100% American-made knives and kitchenware since 1948. Family-owned, the business has thrived by embracing smart changes — like offering new products that meet customers’ evolving needs, and shifting a portion of sales to an ecommerce model — while remaining firm in our commitment to made-in-America quality, value, and service.
I’m a 101st Airborne veteran with over 30 years’ experience in security and military operations. In 2012, I started a security-guard training and certification company, Alliance Training and Testing, in Nashville, Tennessee. We quickly became one of the state’s most popular training schools, and have educated thousands of responsible, effective security professionals.
I’m an entrepreneur. I’m deeply involved in three businesses that use AI-powered tools in very different ways. My story is a case study in how small businesses and startups are leveraging AI technologies not only to grow and improve existing businesses, but also to launch innovative, high-potential new ventures.
I started playing golf when I was 16. But it was only later, as a corporate professional, that I fully appreciated all that the game offers: a chance to practice strategic thinking, pursue excellence, spend time outdoors, and, critically, foster meaningful personal and business relationships.
In 2017, my wife and I started a company making table games. Since then, the two of us have created over a dozen games that bring friends and family together to talk, laugh, and connect.
In 2011, after the birth of my first daughter, I needed a functional and stylish bag for carrying a breast-pump and keeping milk fresh. To my surprise, no such bag existed. Realizing that millions of other moms had the same need, I decided to launch my own business, Sarah Wells Bags, in 2013.