SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE/WORKSHOP

Renowned organizational psychologist, author, speaker, and coach to entrepreneurs and C-suite executives.His books have sold millions of copies worldwide and are at the intersection of psychology and aggressive business scaling. He is the co-founder of SCALING.COM. The first 200 Hustle ticket buyers will get an autographed copy of his new book, The Science of Scaling.

KEYNOTE/WORKSHOP

Co-author of Born to Build and creator of Gallup’s BP10, Dr. Badal is the founder of an edtech venture, Censio Analytics. At Hustle, she will launch the Entrepreneurial Leadership Profile (ELP), a groundbreaking assessment that captures the social, emotional, and cognitive attributes that enable leaders to drive action within their teams. All attendees will get a personalized leadership report.

FIRESIDE CHAT/WORKSHOP

Founder of Dundee Venture Capital and Dundee Growth Partners, two sides of the same mission: helping entrepreneurs build, scale, and ultimately win. He was formerly founder of GiftCertificates.com and Hayneedle.

FIRESIDE CHAT

Co-Founder and CEO of Summersalt, a generation-defining lifestyle brand known for its data-backed fit and designer quality products without the designer price tag. In 2020, she was named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders. 

FIRESIDE CHAT

CEO of CompanyCam, Luke spends his days supplying the vision, acquiring funds, hiring the best folks around, and distracting all the smart people he’s hired with long-winded anecdotes. When Luke isn’t speaking at high volume on the phone, he’s golfing, spending time with his kids, tweeting nonsense, and beating teenagers in Fortnite on the reg.

KEYNOTE

Founder The MillionHeirs Club—a revolutionary wealth-building movement created by and for Black women. Previously, she spent two decades in executive leadership, including raising millions for youth development and health equity in the nonprofit space.

WORKSHOP

Stand-up comedian known for blending sharp cultural commentary with pitch-perfect celebrity impressions, Cameron is a social media star with over 2.5 million followers online, where his videos have racked up millions of views across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

WORKSHOP

Co-founder of COACH.WIN, John's entrepreneurial journey began with a 19-year tenure as the CEO of OFFWIRE Inc., where he led the company to remarkable heights, twice recognized as one of Omaha's fastest-growing businesses and three times on the INC 5000 fastest growing companies list.  

WORKSHOP

Co-founder and CEO of CodeBuddy, he is a repeat co-founder with over 24+ years of owning and operating high growth businesses. Seacrest has raised over $27 million dollars in software and real estate capital and was a 2016 Kauffman Foundation Pipeline Fellow.

WORKSHOP

Founder of the Do More Good® Movement, Jay has dedicated his career to leveraging business as a force for good. With a track record of founding over a dozen companies and investing in more than 100 startups, Wilkinson exemplifies the success that comes from combining profit with purpose.

EMCEE

Former national champion Husker football player, he is a professional speaker, coach, trainer, author, and attitude expert, who works with corporate teams to build positivity, collaboration, and growth.

WORKSHOP

Founder of Simple Strat, host of the Marketing Deconstructed podcast, and an instructor for the HubSpot Academy Super Admin Bootcamp, Ali leverages 15+ years in B2B marketing to drive demand with data-driven, customer-centric strategies and HubSpot expertise.

QIGONG/WORKSHOP

Rooted in his own bi-racial journey that started in a trailer park, Jim is obsessed with unlocking and accelerating evolution towards our peak potential.  A serial for-profit and non-profit entrepreneur, he has founded fintech and human capital management companies, along with organizations serving aspiring entrepreneurs and disadvantaged youth.

WORKSHOP/LEGAL CLINIC

With an entrepreneurial and business owner background in addition to being a lawyer, Barry is a trusted advisor to numerous business leaders and growth minded entrepreneurs as Managing Partner of Business Development at Goosmann Law Firm.

ART BATTLE HOST

Founder of Culxr House, a community-focused creative hub in North Omaha, serving as a space for artists and entrepreneurs to grow their talents and access resources to transform their art into economic opportunities within the inner city. 

WORKSHOP

Founder, operator, and executive coach who knows what it takes to scale when things aren’t perfect—just possible. She’s helped build powerhouse consumer brands by leading eCommerce growth across seven companies—ranging from 5x to 16x. Co-founder of Dundee Growth Partners and co-host of the From Grit to Growth podcast.

PANEL MODERATOR

Managing principal of NMotion powered by gener8tor, helping founders across Nebraska. A connector and builder, his career spans startups, fundraising, digital strategy, and innovation ecosystems in Atlanta, Indiana, and Nebraska—turning good ideas into great ones.

WORKSHOP

Trainer and coach for integrating movement mastery and spiritual evolution, David has a master's in Medical Qigong and is the Founder of the Noble Movement Academy. He has led in-person transformative experiences, reaching over 250,000 students around the world.

PANELIST

Chief Business Development Officer for Nelnet, one of the largest investors in early stage companies in Nebraska. He is a member of Nelnet’s Board of Directors and works in capital markets, internal audit, legal, and Nelnet Business Services.

WORKSHOP

Senior Marketing Strategist at Ervin & Smith, Abbie works with marketing leaders and business owners to grow their brands through smart, results-driven social media strategy. Abbie thrives on translating big ideas into actionable campaigns that empower businesses to thrive online.