John Wensveen, Alison Martin, Deborah Brosnan, Brandon Turner

John Wensveen He’s Chief Innovation Officer at Nova Southeastern University and Executive Director of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation, overseeing a multimillion-dollar public-private partnership to support the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Broward County and South Florida. He’s also the official advisor to the Mayor of Broward County on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship and is an Official Member of the Forbes Technology Council. Alison Martin She’s the Founder and managing Director of Engage Mentoring, an innovative technology firm that transforms cultures by leveraging software that provides access to meaningful relationships. With impressive background work and roughly 20 years in nonprofit, beginning with four years working in higher education and on to Executive Director at two different health-related nonprofit organizations, Alison’s passion for developing talent led her to start a consulting firm in 2011. Deborah Brosnan One of the leading resilience & ocean climate scientists in the world, her life is defined by positivity, action, passion, and perseverance. Growing up in rural Ireland, she was the first of her family to make it to college and went from there to the US where she completed her Ph.D. An academic turned environmental entrepreneur, today she is the person that people turn to for solutions that drive a more sustainable planet and create, return on investment. She’s known for her ability to bring together science, technology, investment, governments and communities to work together for outcomes that are innovative and inclusive. Brandon Turner He’s the founder & managing member of Open Door Capital, is a bestselling real estate author with over 1 million copies sold, and is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on real estate investing. Over the past decade, Brandon has established a strong track record investing in multifamily, including apartments and mobile home community assets. In addition to his accomplishments in investing and publishing, Brandon is the former host of the BiggerPockets podcast, the most downloaded real estate podcast in the world, with well over 100 million downloads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices