Bplans Contributors

Kiara Taylor has worked as a financial analyst for more than a decade. Her career has involved a number of financial firms, including Fifth Third Bank, JPMorgan, and Citibank. She has filled a number of roles, including equity research analyst, emerging markets strategist, and risk management specialist.

Hazel Raoult is a freelance marketing writer and works with PRmention. She has 6+ years of experience in writing about business, entrepreneurship, marketing, and all things SaaS. Hazel loves to split her time between writing, editing, and hanging out with her family.

Maxime is a Sr. Director at ValuePenguin focusing on the insurance industry. Maxime has contributed insurance and personal finance insights and analysis to Forbes, USA Today, The Hill, and many other publications.

David Siemer is CEO at Wave Financial. The Wave team has been pioneering the bridge between traditional asset management and cutting-edge technology helping clients invest in digital assets, blockchain technology, and income-generating products.

Trevor is the CFO of Palo Alto Software, where he is responsible for leading the company’s accounting and finance efforts.

Jessica Armstrong is on the marketing team at TeamUp, fitness management software for studios, gyms, boxes, personal trainers, and their in-person and online classes and on-demand content. A California native, living in Sevilla, Spain, Jessica is passionate about travel, fitness, wellness, and helping the fitness community learn how to run the best versions of their businesses.

John is a seasoned digital marketing leader with over 25 years of experience across SaaS, e-commerce, and content industries. He has a proven track record of driving growth through data-informed strategies that span the entire marketing pipeline.

Kevin Xu is the CEO of MEBO International, a California- and Beijing-based intellectual property management company specializing in applied health systems. He also leads Skingenix, which specializes in skin organ regeneration and the research and development of botanical drug products. Kevin is the co-founder of the Human Heritage Project.

Ashley Lipman is an award-winning writer who discovered her passion for providing knowledge to readers worldwide on topics closest to her heart - all things digital. Since her first high school award in Creative Writing, she continues to deliver awesome content through various niches touching the digital sphere.

Megan Totka is the Chief Editor for ChamberofCommerce.com. Chamber specializes in helping small businesses grow their business on the web while facilitating the connectivity between local businesses and more than 7,000 Chambers of Commerce worldwide.

Matthew Luhn is a writer, story-branding consultant, and keynote speaker. With over 25 years of experience at Pixar Animation Studios, his story credits include Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and Up. Alongside his work in Hollywood, Luhn teaches CEOs, marketers, and other business and industry pros how to craft stories for corporate brands worldwide. His new book is The Best Story Wins: How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business and Beyond. Learn more at matthewluhnstory.com.

Priyanka Prakash is a business analyst and senior staff writer at Fit Small Business and Fundera, where she writes on business financing and related topics. Her areas of expertise include small business lending, credit cards, credit scores, and other aspects of small business finance. Before joining Fundera, Priyanka served as in-house counsel at a startup. Email her at pprakash@fitsmallbusiness.com or tweet at @writepriy.

Jacob Lunduski is a financial industry analyst at Credit Card Insider. He helps spread their mission of responsible credit use and other personal finance topics.

Tomer Michaeli is co-Founder of Fundbox, a SF-based technology company that helps small businesses and freelancers get paid "net now."

Jordan is the founder and CEO of Buffered.com—a multimillion dollar software company, and Fried.com—a fast-growing software information website. He has traveled and worked from over 40 countries while building his online businesses. Jordan is passionate about online privacy, blogging, and living a fully remote life.

Michael is an American entrepreneur and a seasoned banker. He is currently disrupting business-to-business services in Europe, having recently launched a new platform in the UK – MachFast.com and an application that offers free business energy switching EnergyBillKill.

Arif Chowdhury is the founder of Cliobra. An active digital marketer specialized in both search engine marketing and social media networks. With more than 10 years of experience, he helped many organizations to restructure their sales and marketing department.

Joe is the CEO of BrainHive Business Planning and BHEM, its affiliated digital marketing agency.

Hardik Shah works as a Tech Consultant at Simform — a dedicated team of mobile app developers in Denver. He leads large scale mobility programs that cover platforms, solutions, governance, standardization, and best practices.

Nico is a content marketing consultant and the founder of Launch Space. He works with clients that range from Fortune 500 companies to startups providing them with insights that help generate more traffic to their site and increase sales.

Holly is the Managing Director of Finance with a background in mortgages, compliance, complaint handling, and internet marketing. Outside of work she enjoys playing video games with her son and making things at home.

Josh Gerben is the founder of Gerben Law Firm, PLLC, a trademark law firm that has secured over 5,500 federal trademark registrations for clients Nationwide. Trademark lawyer Josh Gerben has been featured in a wide range of local and national news outlets, including NPR, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and more.

Cameron McCool is the Content Manager at Bench, the online bookkeeping service that pairs you with a dedicated accountant and simple, elegant software to do your bookkeeping for you. He posts business and lifestyle advice for busy entrepreneurs on the Bench Blog.

Graham Hunter is a Tax Nerd at GoodApril, your source for automating tax planning.

Steve Hartert is the chief revenue officer at JotForm. He’s responsible for marketing programs, brand management, and corporate partnerships. Prior to joining JotForm, he was president of Hartert and Associates, a marketing consultancy that worked with B2B and B2C companies.

Bryan Kesler, CPA is a passionate CPA exam mentor with a mission of helping all CPA Candidates struggling to pass the CPA exam find success. As a business owner and licensed CPA, his priority was to find a firm that could manage his accounting and provide him with CFO services. He understood that if he was to stay focused on his singular goal of helping as many CPA candidates pass the CPA exam, he shouldn’t be the one to handle his accounting or tax services.

Dardan Shehu is a freelance writer specializing in personal finance. He loves sharing educational content that revolves around saving money, equity execution, financial protection, and tax planning. He is currently writing for the blog of CreditSummit.

Courtney Apps is a business owner, MBA, and never met a dessert she didn’t like. She is the owner of Dollarton Digital, which specializes in web design, branding, and social media for small businesses. She lives in North Vancouver, BC.

Zoe Maldonado is a blogger for TechBreach who enjoys writing about all things mobile and electronic and spending time with her very active twin boys.

Jenna Lee has been writing about business finance for over seven years. Her work has been featured on Gusto, U.S. News and World Report, The Huffington Post, Credit Karma, and more.

Sarah is a founder at Canny: helping teams inform their product decisions with customer feedback. As a founder, she dabbles in pretty much everything but her expertise is in product design. Outside of work, she can be found drawing or singing a cappella.

Rachita Sharma is the CEO and Co-founder of Girl Power Talk. She also serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Blue Ocean Global Technology. Her responsibilities include corporate communications, client engagement, and new business development. She leads the evaluation of all new potential Girl Power Talk team members and expansion into new markets. Rachita is committed to leveraging digital technology to improve efficiency and profitability.

Lauren is the Content Marketing Manager at COMATCH. She has experience working with diverse communication mediums and is passionate about collecting insight from the world's top industry and business experts and turning it into engaging, easy-to-digest educational content.

Jacob Wyatt is the head of the Content Marketing Department at Clipping Path Studio, one of the best platforms providing photo editing solutions 24/7. He specializes in writing and marketing. He manages multiple tasks like fine-tuning content, optimizing content suitable for social media, eCommerce, photography, team management, and so on at a time given that he is the head of the department.

Robert Mening is the guy behind WebsiteSetup.org. He has helped various bloggers, small businesse,s and startups with their online presence by giving practical tips in building their own website the right and fun way. During spare time, he loves skiing and fishing. When at work, he's a coffee addict.

Andrian Valeanu is a founder & editor-in-chief of Designmodo. He is a web designer and indie maker who is interesting in the field of information technologies, web design, and email marketing.

Natalie Beach is the marketing manager at Clutch, a B2B ratings and reviews website that highlights leading software and professional services firms. Natalie is a graduate of the University of Virginia and is currently based in Washington, D.C. She has lived in Singapore and Beijing and in her spare time enjoys studying languages. Natalie is passionate about the thriving tech community in our nation's capital and is an active member of Women Who Code DC.

Alessandro Oliveri is a Content Marketer at Venngage, the design platform, and infographic maker. After many years working as a journalist, he now enjoys writing on visuals, SEO, and content creation. His aim is to help people to simplify the content marketing process and take visuals to the next level.

Spencer is a seasoned digital marketing professional with experience running paid and acquisition initiatives at Google, Papé Group, and Palo Alto Software. She has a passion for understanding consumer behavior and turning it into actionable strategies across various digital channels.

Brad Wayland is the VP of Business Development at Blue Cotton.

The president and CEO of DeLine Holdings, Greg DeLine is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Greg has started and owned more than a dozen successful companies. He has a passion for relationships and helping others reach their full potential. In addition to leading various companies, Greg is the president of the board for Phoenix Programs, past president and current board member of Love INC, and a Leadership Circle level sponsor of the Heart of Missouri United Way. A lifelong Mizzou athletics fan, Greg is an Ambassador level member of the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Club.

Brian Marcel, author of Raise the Bar, Change the Game, is the founder and chairman of International Bar Code System (IBCS) Group, known for bringing the game-changing barcode technology to a part of the world in desperate need for change. Since its start in 1988, he has built the IBCS Group into the top enterprise mobility integrator in Central and Eastern Europe.

Pratik Dholakiya is the founder of The 20 Media, a content marketing agency specializing in content and data-driven SEO.

Andrew Josuweit is CEO and co-founder of Student Loan Hero. After he graduated with $107,000 in student loan debt, he realized he wanted to help others become debt-free and financially independent.

Beau Peters is a creative professional with a lifetime of experience in service and care. As a manager, he's learned a slew of tricks of the trade that he enjoys sharing with others.Beau Peters is a creative professional with a lifetime of experience in service and care. As a manager, he's learned a slew of tricks of the trade that he enjoys sharing with others.

Blair Thomas has been around the world and back. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Blair studied political science at Oregon State University. He's passionate about the outdoors and loves spending as much time with his dog Cooper as possible. His drive for entrepreneurship has given him keys to the world and he's at full force driving his company eMerchantBroker, which made the Inc 500 list as one of the fastest growing companies in 2016.

Ellie Matama is a Kenyan-based freelance writer. She has a background in writing and digital marketing. She also has an interest in subjects revolving around real estate, personal growth, client and employee engagement, entrepreneurship, and small business, among other things.

Nick Rubright is the founder and CEO of Dozmia, a music streaming service that aims to help users find their new favorite song. He has a passion for technology, building the perfect playlist, and helping musicians in their careers.

Jamil is the Co-Founder and CEO of DigitalSupermarket. A comparison site that makes it easy to find and compare business technology. He aims to help businesses reach their full potential by simplifying the confusing digital world.

AMZScout Amazon Expert Team helps sellers maximize growth and generate profit. We love to create engaging content about eCommerce, marketing, advertising, logistics, consumer trends, and more to help users achieve success.