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About: Our principal has been advisor to Presidents Bush (41&43), Clinton, Yeltsin, and Trump, World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Investors, and Board of Directors on turnaround management, asset recovery, and equity capital investing techniques. A leading turnaround management firm specializing in outside director leadership, corporate renewal governance, asset & investment recovery, litigation support, M&A, equity investing in underperforming distressed troubled companies, building troubled companies. We serve as CEO, Outside Independent Director, advisor to private equity investment funds, start-up, and middle market companies representing the private equity, investment, manufacturing, defense, electronics, engineering services, computer, telecommunications, high tech, printing, job shop, real estate development, government contracting transition, and marine industries. John is a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP), Certified International Turnaround Manager (CITM), and is enshrined into Turnaround Management, Restructuring, Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame, received Lifetime Achievement Awards, Consultant of the Year, among other awards.
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About: Tony Jimenez is the Founder, President & CEO of MicroTech - America's largest Hispanic-Owned IT Integrator. Employing 400 highly skilled professionals, Tony has grown MicroTech into a multi-million dollar technology business. A military veteran and advocate for the Veteran and Hispanic communities, his public speaking topics include Entrepreneurship, Government Contracting, and Diversity Business. Among his business awards: Business Legend; Federal 100; Executive of the Year; Top CEO Philanthropist; Veteran Champion; Minority Business Leader. Tony has been profiled in Inc. magazine, Washington Post, CNN, Business Week, American Legion, Veterans Business Journal, Federal Computer Week, Washington Business Journal, Hispanic Business, SmartCEO, CRN.
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About: Patrick Byrne, an alumnus of Dartmouth College, Stanford University, and Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, is a seasoned entrepreneur and visionary. Mentored by Warren Buffett, Byrne's diverse ventures span real estate to blockchain, and he boasts 20 years as an E-Commerce pioneer at Overstock.com. Recognized as the 'National Entrepreneur of the Year' (2011) and with his firm honored as 'One of America's Most Trusted Firms' by Forbes, Byrne's journey also includes a legendary battle against Wall Street manipulators preceding the 2008 Financial Crisis. Beyond his business achievements, Byrne unveils a second life intertwined with the United States Government.
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About: Norman Bacal is a retired attorney and the founder of the Toronto law office Heenan Blaikie. While building and leading this firm, he also became a widely sought expert in tax law for the entertainment business. He has represented studios such as Warner Brothers and MGM, and served on the Board of Directors for Lionsgate while they were producing the Hunger Games film franchise. Upon retirement from practice in 2015, he took up writing, authoring the Globe and Mail bestselling memoir, Breakdown, as well as his Amazon bestselling fiction novel Odell's Fall and a soon to be released second novel, Ophelia. Bacal actively mentors young professionals and is a frequent keynote speaker at universities, firm retreats, and conferences. Bacall holds a third degree black belt in Shotokan Karate and is an avid golfer.
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About: The movie star, the singer, the sex symbol, the so-called 'dumb blonde' – all things that Marilyn Monroe is known as, and yet her story goes far beyond that. How did she build her career in Hollywood? Who was she close to – her family, her friends, her lovers—and who was really there for her? Was a successful young woman’s life cut short by suicide, or is there more to the story? Most importantly, who really was Marilyn Monroe? 'My Maril: Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Hollywood,' and Me reveals the intimate details of the star's life and the environment of Hollywood and the United States at the peak of Marilyn Monroe's career.
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About: Julie Willis currently resides in Austin, TX. She has a BS in Social Sciences from Washington State University and earned her Executive Master of Professional Studies in Global Strategic Communication from Georgetown University. She has previously worked as a Strategic Communications Consultant for Army Futures Command, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense Inspecto...
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