LivePlan Contributors

Expert Jackson Cooper shares his experiences in real estate, finance, investments, and asset protection with working professionals and everyday men and women to help better his audience’s financial success and security.

Jacob Lunduski is a financial industry analyst at Credit Card Insider. He helps spread their mission of responsible credit use and other personal finance topics.

Jacob Wyatt is the head of the Content Marketing Department at Clipping Path Studio, one of the best platforms providing photo editing solutions 24/7. He specializes in writing and marketing. He manages multiple tasks like fine-tuning content, optimizing content suitable for social media, eCommerce, photography, team management, and so on at a time given that he is the head of the department.

Jake Rheude is the Director of Marketing for Red Stag Fulfillment, an eCommerce fulfillment warehouse that was born out of eCommerce. He has years of experience in eCommerce and business development. In his free time, Jake enjoys reading about business and sharing his own experience with others.

James is a business psychologist and serial entrepreneur, with over a decade working in finance, IT, marketing, and recruitment sectors. He has authored numerous books in the management space and is founder and CEO of Dailyposts UK.

Jamil is the Co-Founder and CEO of DigitalSupermarket. A comparison site that makes it easy to find and compare business technology. He aims to help businesses reach their full potential by simplifying the confusing digital world.

Jared is the co-founder and CEO of Fundera, an online marketplace connecting small business owners to the best loans for their business. He writes frequently on small business lending and management.

Jasmine Glasheen is recognized as a leading influencer, writer, editor, and brand representative providing both online and video content. She is a frequent contributor to many publications including prominent retail magazines and news sites, tech blogs, and numerous fashion and lifestyle trade shows. She is a contributing editor to RetailWire, content lead at Retail Minded, and is the author of numerous ebooks and whitepapers for private clients. Glasheen also provides fresh thought leadership in the form of live video content, webinars, and podcasts.

Jeff Smedsrud is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HealthCare.com, the leading search engine and comparison tool for healthcare insurance plans. In his 30 year career, Jeff has built and grown health insurance marketing and business companies, and served as a healthcare reform advocate. Previously, Jeff was Chief Marketing Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President of The IHC Group, a publicly traded insurance holding company. Today Jeff serves on many non-profit healthcare boards, including the Coalition of Affordable Health Coverage, and is a regular contributor to the HealthCare.com Blog.

Jeff Winters is founder and CEO of Sapper Consulting, which replaces cold calling for its clients. It’s cooler than it sounds.

Jenna Lee has been writing about business finance for over seven years. Her work has been featured on Gusto, U.S. News and World Report, The Huffington Post, Credit Karma, and more.

Jill is a marketing consultant for small businesses that think differently. She is a mentor and the founder of Harbren Marketing and has been in the small business trenches for around 20 years. She's written a book called "Get Smarter Marketing: The Small Business Owner's Guide to Building a Savvy Business".

James is a business psychologist and serial entrepreneur, with over a decade working in the finance, IT, marketing, and recruitment sectors. He has authored numerous books in the management space and is founder and CEO of www.dailyposts.co.uk.

Jodie Shaw is The Alternative Board (TAB)’s Chief Marketing Officer. She brings over 20 years of B2B marketing and 10 years in franchising to the role. Prior to to her work with TAB, Jodie served as the CEO and Global Chief Marketing Officer of an international business coaching franchise, serving more than 50 countries.

For over a decade, Joey Coleman has helped organizations retain their best customers and turn them into raving fans. He's an award-winning speaker who has worked with companies ranging from small startups to major brands such as Whirlpool, NASA, and Zappos, and his First 100 Days® methodology helps fuel successful customer experience endeavors at companies and organizations around the world. His book "Never Lose a Customer Again" offers 46 case studies as it helps businesses learn how to turn any sale into a lifelong customer.

Jon works for iCompareFX, an online platform that lets users compare leading overseas money transfer companies depending on where they live. His job as a researcher involves delving into the intricacies of how companies from this field operate, and he is often found mystery shopping. Outside of work, Jon likes exploring new music from different genres.

TEDx Speaker. CEO of @Slidebean, one of #500Strong.

JT Ripton is a business consultant and a freelance writer out of Tampa. JT has written for companies like T-Mobile and others.

Julia is a professional business development manager with proven experience in customer acquisition, strategic partnerships, and outbound marketing. Now she takes care of global marketing and business growth at Wincher, a keyword rank tracker.

Kanika Sharma is a patent research analyst at GreyB Services. GreyB is a technology research and consultancy firm that helps Fortune 500 companies and top law firms across the world with its technological insights.

Kat Solukova is the Co-founder and Head of Strategy at Engine Scout, a boutique digital marketing agency based in Melbourne, Australia. Engine Scout helps businesses to generate more sales through the combined power of Google and Social Media.

Kelly Gurnett is the Managing Editor of Career Attraction and Editor-in-Chief of CareerMeh. She runs the blog Cordelia Calls It Quits, where she documents her attempts to rid her life of the things that don't matter and focus more on the things that do. Kelly climbed the corporate ladder from lowly office clerk to paralegal over her 12 years with a busy law firm—the last two and a half of which she spent working on her own side hustle. She now hustles full-time, blogging, editing and generally stirring up the Internet.

As a freelance marketing consultant, Kelly has designed and executed strategic marketing campaigns for over 250 thriving B2C, B2B, non-profit, and government clients—including Fortune 500s, mid-sized corporations, and burgeoning startups.

Larry is an independent business consultant specializing in tech, social media trends, business, and entrepreneurship.

Laurel J. Delaney, M.B.A., is founder and president of Chicago-based GlobeTrade.com, a management consulting company that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses go global. The United States Small Business Administration has recognized Ms. Delaney as a world-renowned global small business expert by naming her the Illinois Exporter of the Year. She is the author of Start & Run a Profitable Exporting Business and most recently, Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably (Apress, December 2013) as well as numerous articles that have appeared in international and scholarly publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The Conference Board. She is the publisher of The Global Small Business Blog, which is ranked No. 1 in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global, and Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global. She serves as the About.com Import & Export Expert, is a charter member and a board member by appointment of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, and is a member of the International Council for Small Business. She also serves as the Chicago Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents' Organization. Ms. Delaney's passion for going global goes back to 1985 when she first started her business. Since then, she has devoted more than 60,000 hours of work in the area--from consulting to writing to teaching.

Leeyen Rogers is the VP of Marketing at JotForm, a popular online form builder. She holds degrees in Advertising and Psychology from the University of Miami. With a love for creative marketing and business strategy, she has recently moved into the tech industry in San Francisco. When she's not working in marketing and working on interesting side-projects, she loves to travel.

Les Trachtman is the chairman of The Trachtman Group and CEO of Purview. He is the author of the book "Don’t F**K It Up: How Founders and Their Successors Can Avoid the Clichés That Inhibit Growth." Trachtman is an expert on the fragile transition between organization founders and their successors. You can find more information at www.foundertransitions.com

Lew is a highly experienced financial writer and editor, and public relations professional.

I am a passionate blogger, content marketer, and artist. Love sharing my experience and knowledge about customer success, ecommerce, content marketing, and startups.

Lydia German is the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for Tao Digitial Marketing covering all topics, ranging from business through to footwear and even pet fish!

Lyle Solomon has considerable litigation experience as well as substantial hands-on knowledge and expertise in legal analysis and writing. Since 2003, he has been a member of the State Bar of California. In 1998, he graduated from the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California, and now serves as a principal attorney for the Oak View Law Group in Los Altos, California.

Marc Prosser is the publisher and co-founder of Fit Small Business, a "how to" publication for small business owners. Prior to starting Fit Small Business, Marc Prosser served as the Chief Marketing Officer of FXCM (NYSE:FXCM). During his eleven year tenure as CMO, the company grew from under 10 people to over 500 employees located throughout the globe.

Mark Daoust leads a team of highly skilled and experienced website brokers at Quiet Light Brokerage. Mark founded Quiet Light in 2007 after selling his own startup Internet-based business and since has helped hundreds of small business owners plan and successfully sell their online businesses.

Matt Everard is the CEO of Barrington Freight, a UK- based logistics company. Overseeing the business, he is particularly active within the marketing and business development sectors of his company. He has grown the business into an established force within the shipping industry, with high profile clients across the globe.

Matt Shealy is the President of ChamberofCommerce.com. Chamber specializes in helping small businesses grow their business on the web while facilitating the connectivity between local businesses and more than 7,000 chambers of commerce worldwide.

Matthew is a British-born content writer with the mindset of a cat, he has a curiosity for the unknown, can be impulsive and can be won over with food. The best place to catch him will be in the offices of Ximble, a dynamic cloud-based workforce management system that simplifies employee scheduling, time tracking, and management. He also hates Sudoku.

Mayra Ceja is the founder of Expertly Insights, a platform where business owners can talk to live business experts, on-demand. As a serial entrepreneur and a business coach, her passion is growing exciting, new/young companies by combining traditional strategy, great business culture, and a focus on nimble, customer-focused marketing.

Michael Pendred is the Managing Director of business accounting and ERP systems design and implementation company Horizon Business Systems in Perth, Western Australia. They are the MYOB EXO Platinum Partners for WA. Before setting up Horizon, Michael has worked in Senior Management roles at various financial companies including PKF Chartered Accountants, Solution6 and Cayman Distributors. He also loves underwater hockey – he’ll talk for hours about the sport!

Michael Zipursky is the CEO of Consulting Success® and Coach to Consultants. He has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets, but more importantly, he’s helped over 400 consultants from around the world in over 75 industries add 6 and 7 figures to their annual revenues.

Michele Richardson is a writer, actress and entrepreneur living in New York City. Her writing has appeared in a variety of web sites, and as a published playwright.

Mike Devaney is a freelance copywriter with a bias toward direct response tactics. His clients run the gamut from small businesses to startups to Fortune 1000 companies.

Mike Kamo is the VP of marketing for Strideapp. Stride is a Cloud-based CRM and mobile app that helps small- to medium-sized agencies manage and track leads, as well as close more deals.

Molly Greenberg is the community content manager for MBA@UNC, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School's online MBA program. Molly was named one of Washington's 100 top tech leaders by the Washingtonian in 2015 for her in-depth media coverage of the business of higher education, education policy, education technology, and startups across the Washington, D.C., area.

Moses Mehraban is a StoryBrand Certified Guide who helps businesses clarify their message and create a marketing plan that grows their revenue. If you have any questions about this process, you can schedule a free consultation.

Natalie Beach is the marketing manager at Clutch, a B2B ratings and reviews website that highlights leading software and professional services firms. Natalie is a graduate of the University of Virginia and is currently based in Washington, D.C. She has lived in Singapore and Beijing and in her spare time enjoys studying languages. Natalie is passionate about the thriving tech community in our nation's capital and is an active member of Women Who Code DC.

Nate Matherson is the Co-founder and CEO of ContainIQ. Nate is a second-time founder building his second venture-backed startup. Outside of work, Nate is also an angel investor having invested in 27 startups and is a Board Member at Blankets of Hope, a 501(c)3 non-profit.

Nick Rubright is the founder and CEO of Dozmia, a music streaming service that aims to help users find their new favorite song. He has a passion for technology, building the perfect playlist, and helping musicians in their careers.

Nico is a content marketing consultant and the founder of Launch Space. He works with clients that range from Fortune 500 companies to startups providing them with insights that help generate more traffic to their site and increase sales.

Nina Bamberger is a driven and results-oriented Account Manager for Fastly. With a background in content writing and ad development, she has a passion for innovation, technology-based solutions, creative marketing, and driving customer success.

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