1. The State of the Union for SMBs

Alex Collmer, Founder & CEO of VidMob, shares his story with Pamela Rucker, Instructor, Professional Development Programs Harvard Division of Continuing Education. Alex discusses how pressure—not doing well in college and starting several short-lived businesses—revealed his true passion and drove him to build a company that blended creativity and analytics in a brand-new way.

With a passion for inventing and a mission to make every neighborhood safer, Jamie Siminoff, Chief Inventor and Found of Rings discusses with Stephanie Mehta, CEO and Chief Content Officer of Mansueto Ventures how he took a “no” from Shark Tank and turned it into enormous success. He also shares why having a purpose carried him through the most trying times.

The Van Leeuwen Ice Cream motto, “A life without anything good is bad” is also good business advice. For Ben Leeuwen, Co-founder and CEO of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, that means making delicious ice cream while building a successful business with equal parts passion and perseverance. Ben shares his story with Olivia Carville, Investigative Reporter at Bloomberg.

Capital ventures. Lagging markets. The rising cost of capital. Be ready for what comes next. Ellie Wheeler, Partner at Greycroft, shares valuable insight on emerging markets with Burton M. Goldfield, President and Chief Executive Officer of TriNet. She also provides advice for entrepreneurs on the latest care delivery models in digital health.