LivePlan Contributors

Piyush Jain is the founder and CEO of Simpalm, a mobile and web app development company in the USA. Piyush founded Simpalm in 2009 and has grown it to be a leading mobile and web development company in the DMV area. With a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins and a strong background in technology and entrepreneurship, he understands how to solve problems using technology. Under his leadership, Simpalm has delivered 300+ mobile apps and web solutions to clients in startups, enterprises, and the federal sector.

Pratik Dholakiya is the founder of The 20 Media, a content marketing agency specializing in content and data-driven SEO.

Rachel is currently working as the Vice President of Communications at Active Collab. After finishing her master's degree in Communications she pursued a career in the digital industry, most notably in marketing and public relations.

Rachita Sharma is the CEO and Co-founder of Girl Power Talk. She also serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Blue Ocean Global Technology. Her responsibilities include corporate communications, client engagement, and new business development. She leads the evaluation of all new potential Girl Power Talk team members and expansion into new markets. Rachita is committed to leveraging digital technology to improve efficiency and profitability.

Raul Galera is the Partner Manager at ReferralCandy and Candybar, two tools helping small and medium businesses run customer referral and loyalty programs. He has been working in the tech sector for the past seven years and regularly writes about marketing, eCommerce, and tech.

Rebecca Wessell leads the small business section at ValuePenguin, a personal and business finance website. Prior to joining ValuePenguin, she was a consultant at Ernst & Young, advising some of the world's largest financial institutions on business strategy.

Rich McIver is the founder of Northwest Web Marketing, an online consultancy that helps companies achieve their web marketing and technology goals. Additionally, Rich has participated in and advised numerous startups and founders through the private equity investment process.

Richard Meadow is a writer that works on topics related to freelancing, ecommerce, and small business advice. He uses Caunce O'Hara as a reference in his work. He is always interested in new subjects and articles to read and enjoys writing about them. He has previously worked closely with ecommerce companies and has found a lot of insight with his experience.

Richard is a trainer at Acuity Training; a UK-based training company offering a range of training courses. He is responsible for their organization, management, and marketing of the Excel training course.

Rob Stephens is the Founder of CFO Perspective, where he provides financial consulting and education to small businesses. Rob has a 20-year career that includes serving as CFO for two banks and a health clinic system.

Robbie Kellman Baxter is the author of "The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue." She is the founder of Peninsula Strategies LLC, a consulting firm based in Menlo Park, CA, that helps companies excel in the membership economy.

Robert Thomas Bethel is the orchestrator of seventy-seven business turnarounds over the past fifty years. Early successes and troubles in his own professional career inspired his passion for taking over struggling businesses and guiding them towards the road of profitability. Bethel has turned around companies in various industries—from restaurant chains to engineering firms—and has helped save over ten thousand jobs as a result of his strategic business counsel. A graduate of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, Bethel owns several companies across the southern United States and has operated businesses both nationwide and internationally. He is an Eagle Scout and, in addition to counseling, also spends times teaching three-day seminars on best business practices throughout the country. For more information, visit www.robertthomasbethel.com. His new book, "Strengthen Your Business," is available on Amazon.

Roman Zhidkov is CTO at DDI development company. Roman is responsible for DDI’s technology strategy and plays a key role in driving new tech initiatives within the company. He understands the context of the technology in terms of other technical areas, the customer’s needs, the business impact, and the corporate strategy.

As CEO and co-founder of Traktion, I am passionate about helping businesses scale with the right growth talent. I have 5+ years scaling marketplace businesses across 3 countries, having started my career as part of the Uber launch team in India. I am also the co-founder of P2P events platform Lemonade.

Sally is the COO and co-founder of Pagely, where she guides the company by the Golden Rule and a dedication to the people she works with and for.

Sam is currently the head of international digital marketing with Japanese startup Appliv. He has previously written content regarding music, nuclear energy, environmental shifts, and business opportunities in connection with the British Embassy, Tokyo; and Export to Japan.

Samantha Engman is a proficient digital copywriter. After ten years in marketing, she grew a strong commitment to the content creation and brand journalism for aspiring businesses.

Sameer Bhatia is founder & CEO of ProProfs, a leading provider of online learning tools for building, testing, and applying knowledge. ProProfs Knowledge Base Software is used to create highly-searchable online FAQ’s to improve customer service and reduce tickets. It helps centralize access to organizational files, documents and how-to articles ensuring they can be accessed across multiple devices and platforms.

I'm a small business owner, and I'm currently learning about marketing, using the internet. Aside from working on my own business, I like to use social media, and read travel books.

SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is America's premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs. Formed in 1964, SCORE provides a public service to America by offering small business advice and training.

Scott Huntington is an entrepreneur, writer, and blogger specializing in small business.

Scott is the CEO of Elevation Marketing. He is a balanced risk-taker with nearly three decades of experience starting and growing advertising and marketing agencies. His business acumen is matched with a drive to build creative teams that thrive in open, collaborative work environments. Scott seeks out the best creative individuals, not only to provide quality service to clients but to also help shape the future direction of Elevation.

Sean takes teams from 0 to 1 on the business development side. If you need initial traction, partnership development, or customer acquisition, he is your guy. He is a Techstars alumni and GiveFirst ward winner, who has hired and developed sales reps in a startup environment, and led teams from $0 to $1 million in annual recurring revenue.

Shay Berman is the CEO and founder of Digital Resource, a full-service digital marketing agency located in South Florida. Shay’s clear-cut approach to internet marketing has driven his clients' businesses to new heights and allowed Digital Resource to land on the Inc 500 list after just four years. Digital Resource provides exceptional service in social media marketing, organic search engine optimization, responsive design, and much more.

Shay Wright is a Senior SEO Specialist at SEO.com - the leaders in professional search engine optimization services for businesses of all sizes. Shay is passionate about Internet marketing and loves helping businesses succeed online.

Sholom Strick is a daycare owner and the CEO of Hopping In, a free, web-based app that lets parents earn money when their child is absent from daycare. Hopping In is an easy-to-use, innovative tool that makes it simple for parents to book vacant spots on short notice. He is passionate about developing innovative solutions to improve the childcare industry. You can contact him at s.strick@daycareteam.com.

Slava Bushtruk has been in business of developing mobile apps for the past decade. He’s the chief idea generator and CEO at Alty—a boutique mobile app development agency with over 75 successful projects under their belt, ranging from innovative solutions for startups to robust enterprise apps. He’s a chatbot enthusiast, and a fan of the IDEA approach to mobile app development and agile project management.

Sonia Quinones is a freelance content marketing writer and strategist who works with small and mid-sized businesses.

Steven Cohen is president of Excelsior Growth Fund (EGF), which helps New York State small businesses grow by providing streamlined access to business loans and advisory services. Excelsior Growth Fund is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) and certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Steven has a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School.

Steve Cook is an attorney at Cook & Cook in the Phoenix, AZ area. His law firm represents established and startup businesses in the capacity of outside/concierge general counsel. Prior to attending law school, Steve worked as a web designer/software developer and helped create web-based applications for some of the largest brands in the world. During his undergraduate studies, Steve co-founded a digital advertising company that received over $1 million of venture capital.

Tallat Mahmood is founder of The Smart Business Plan Academy, his flagship online course on building powerful business plans for small and medium-sized businesses to help them grow and raise capital. Tallat has worked for over 10 years as a small and medium-sized business advisor and investor, and in this period has helped dozens of businesses raise hundreds of millions of dollars for growth. He has also worked as an investor and sat on boards of companies.

Thomas Franklin is the co-founder of Triangle IP. Over the years, he has worked with numerous Fortune 500 Tech Companies in crafting their patent strategy.

Thomas Smale is a serial online business entrepreneur and expert. Early in his career, he began building and selling small online companies. This turned into one of his ventures when he founded FE International (FE) in 2010, growing the business with zero funds from the ground up and consistently doubling annual revenue, as well as the average deal size. FE has several subsidiaries, including MageMail, MRR Media, and GrooveJar. Thomas specializes in advising in the M&A of SaaS, ecommerce, affiliate, and content businesses. He has consulted thousands of internet entrepreneurs on exit strategy, growth, and business development.

Todd Bryant is the president and CEO of Bryant Surety Bonds, a bonding agency licensed to issue surety bonds in all 50 states. Bryant Surety Bonds helps car dealers get licensed by assisting them in complying with the auto dealer bond requirement.

Tom Brialey is the Founder and Director of Action Storage, which adopts his philosophy that, in addition to the highest quality products, you must also provide the highest standard of service to your customers in order to succeed. That’s why it’s Tom’s mission to provide expert support 100% of the way.

Tyler Read is the owner of pioneer.com, a website dedicated to helping people get started in the personal training industry. He helps people discover, study and pass their fitness exams.

Vanessa Salvia is an experienced writer and marketing strategist who enjoys helping businesses and the people who run them learn, grow, and succeed.

Will Schneider is the founder of insightQuote, a match-making service for B2B services. He writes informative posts about fulfillment services at FulfillmentCompanies.net. Schneider is passionate about helping businesses find the right solutions to improve their operations. When not working, Will enjoys coaching youth basketball.