Amanda Marek - Active Youth WisconsinOn Getting the Style Right: "I always like to say that, from an unbiased standpoint, our events are really, really awesome. And I say it's unbiased because I got to experience the events before I was an employee of active youth Wisconsin."It seems kids have all sorts of gadgets and ways to watch, listen and play…

Anya Chang - Taelor.StyleOn Getting the Style Right: "We tend to know about the best performing clothes and also those brands from all over the world that are high quality and really, really good be able to find a home here."Men's clothing styles can be challenging. As professional people, going around meeting other professionals, we want to look p…

Bradley Fish - Bradley Fish GuitarOn a Being the Guy That Helps the Guy: "I remember at one point, he was like, dude, do you wanna do some more loops? I'm the number two producer in the world."There are two levels of cool: Those that know how to play guitar and everyone else below them.Playing guitar is a skill that many want, some achieve and a fe…

Brandon Lang - Lang Lighting and DecorOn a Knowing What People Want: "And people like quick. They want their stuff done yesterday."The evolution of how a business came to be and grow is always interesting.With Brandon Lang, of Lang's Lighting and Decor, he started making elaborate haunted houses for the neighborhood and now runs a successful lighti…

Hannah Klassy - Dementia DimensionsOn a Knowing What is Good For You: "What is good for your heart is also what's good for your brain."What is dementia? Do you know someone with dementia? How can you help someone with dementia?These are some of the questions that people often ask when confronted with a loved one, parent or sibling that may be havin…

Dean Vance - Vance and Associates CPAOn a the Brutal Truth About the CPA World: "It's the people who are not part of the orthodoxy who are outside the box that ask those, quote, unquote, 'silly questions', that actually dig in. 99% of this space has been following a fallacy about things."As an entrepreneur, the government rewards you, kind of, for …

Tammy Cho - Path to the HeartOn a Question Every Entrepreneur Should Routinely Ask Themselves: "Where are you not allowing yourself to be yourself, your authentic self?"We push and we grind and we hustle and we push some more. As entrepreneurs we do all of this in the name of success, freedom, happiness and perhaps a bit of stubborn ego. Pushing th…

Jose Berlanga - Experienced EntrepreneurOn the Skills to be a Successful Entrepreneur: "You have to be a little bit crazy, a little bit of a gambler, a little bit of a dreamer."Advice for an entrepreneur from an experienced business owner with years of dealing with the ups and downs of multiple businesses is invaluable. The simple fact is that we d…

Beth Viney - Czar's PromiseOn Getting Bad News About Your Beloved Pet: "Caring for Pets with Cancer: It's kinda like you get a glazed look over your face, your your throat sinks down into your stomach, and you have a thousand questions and not a lot of answers."Pets hold a special place in our hearts. They lift us up when we're down and lift us eve…

Jeff Green - ProvalyticsOn the Understanding the Data in Analytics: "It would be like if you gave credit to the supermarket checkout person because they were the ones who scanned the candy bar, because they were the last one who touched it, because it was right there in the candy aisle and you grabbed it as you were in line."In marketing, if it isn…