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Pavel Verbnyak is a professional speaker on personal development, goal-setting, the law of attraction and leadership. He is a success expert, life coach, Vice President of JCI Russia, Brian Tracy Academy's expert and partner, the founder of “Successful Thinking”, the author of several books, seminars on unlocking human potential and personal efficiency.  Pavel specializes in training and development of individuals and organizations, helping to set and achieve personal and professional goals faster and easier, to eliminate limiting beliefs and fears, increase sales etc. Pavel Verbnyak is an award-winning speaker and an internationally recognized leader in personal development and peak performance strategies. For over 15 years, he has been teaching entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders, and people from all walks of life how to create the life they desire. He speaks also to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the

Trey is the Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Insurance Services, Managing Director of trinity | blue consulting, and Founding Partner of Ascend Partners. In 2013, Trey was named one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s 40 Under 40. Frequently featured as a Keynote speaker, he has addressed attendees at the Human Capital Institute, the Ascend Conference, and many other engagements. In his private time, Trey enjoys teaching introductory wine courses and is a WSET certified sommelier. He and his wife, Sheya have recently founded Tyche Wines to produce and distribute interesting wines. Trey and Sheya are the proud parents of Ret and Emmaline and divide their time between Valdosta, Georgia, and Ponte Vedra, Florida. Check out this episode!

After 15 years with a top 10 West Coast CPA, most recently as their CEO and Managing Partner, Martin left the world of big firms to found KeyMaster, which invests in and manages accounting related businesses. Along with his partner Kristen, Martin manages Bookkeeping & Advisory, which provides distributed share bookkeeping, controller and CFO advisory services. The company has expanded rapidly to 20 advisors serving clients across the country in a multitude of industries. An avid cyclist, Martin serves on the Board of Trustees of Pacific University and the Board of Directors of New Avenues for Youth and Cycle Oregon. Martin has a law degree from the Northwestern College of Law at Lewis and Clark College and a Bachelor of Arts from the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon. He and his wife Lois have two children, Emily, who resides in Portland and Ryan who resides in Seattle. Check out this episode!

Spencer Sheinin has over 15 years as an entrepreneur combined with extensive financial experience as a CPA, CA and investment banker. He is the Founder and CEO of Shift Financial Insights, providing ridiculously simple accounting and financial insights for business on the rise. Spencer has also owned businesses in manufacturing, construction, cold storage and Real Estate. Spencer is an instructor for the Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C. and guest speaker at the University of British Columbia. He has been a (hyper)active member of Entrepreneur’s Organization since 2005, and is currently the Finance Director of EO Canada. Spencer is passionate about endurance sports and has completed several marathons, ultra-marathons (as far as 162 km), Iron man, distance cycling events, and most recently he completed his first marathon distance swim. Not surprisingly, both endurance sports and building a business require a ton of blood, sweat and tears. Check out this episode!