Doug has helped guide the go-to-market strategy for several hundred brands of all sizes and flavors and is a serial entrepreneur. He was Vendor of the Year at Coca-Cola and a Finalist for Vendor of the Year at Microsoft. Doug has an uncanny ability to see through to the truth of what brands and businesses can become in a way that uplifts entire organizations.  

Victoria is a business executive and private equity investor who brings her operating experience, board participation, and vast investing knowledge to entrepreneurs across a host of industries. Her expertise in creating scalable operational and financial processes for businesses at every level of growth and development is unparalleled. She also serves as a NYSE board director, lectures at Babson College, and helped launch Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses nationwide. Victoria earned her MBA from the University of Chicago and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Les has successfully operated and sold three multi-million dollar retail and tech businesses. His firm currently specializes in assisting troubled companies with financial and operating issues. Les is an award-winning lecturer at Babson College, with an MBA from Harvard.

LaRae Wright is a corporate executive turned entrepreneur where she applied her corporate experience and disciplines in building several successful businesses. She was instrumental in delivering Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program in Utah and in the national blended program, and is recognized as an expert on growing small business and an advocate for entrepreneurs.

Ibrahim is an international consultant and CEO. To gain a competitive edge, Ibrahim engages business owners worldwide through his work with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and Babson College. As a serial entrepreneur, Ibrahim has successfully founded and operated enterprises worldwide.  

Josephine is a practitioner of entrepreneurship, having founded and grown multiple companies.  While she is a CEO, her passion is working with and teaching other entrepreneurs. Josephine has been teaching entrepreneurship for 14 years worldwide as a guest lecturer at the University of St. Thomas, Rice University, the University of Houston Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, and multiple trade and professional organizations. Josephine joined the Scale Smarter Partners team in 2019 to expand the program to the Southeast.

Cydni has deep roots in the technology world. She is the creator of digital visualizations for companies like Verizon, Cisco, Citrix and Adobe, and the founder of digital experience company ForgeDX, and previously a founder of the 3D printing platform 3DPlusMe. A former Disney Imagineering Executive, Cydni consults nationally with industries that struggle to optimize their clients’ experience and retain value.

Connie is an Organizational Development consultant focusing on leadership development, employee learning and engagement, and strategic planning. She recently served as the Education Services Director for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program in Philadelphia. In this role, she was the lead faculty for the program and managed the curriculum, learning experience, and business advising for the entrepreneurs who take part in this executive education experience.

Alexandra recently graduated with honors from California State University San Marcos with a Bachelor of Science in Child and Adolescent Development. Her hardworking nature has grown into a passion for entrepreneurship. Alexandra's diligence continues to yield a high level of administrative competence.