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Daniel Ellman and the business of staying in business
A fourth-generation CEO at Gerber Goldschmidt Group, Daniel Ellman works across food trading, workwear and investment. His public record turns a century-old family story into a practical question: what deserves to be carried forward?
Sunny Lakhani Makes a Business of the Things Business Usually Ignores
After two decades in factories, trade and sourcing, the Tampa executive is applying an operator's eye to a stubborn question: how do essential supplies arrive reliably, repeatedly and with a paper trail?
Benjamin Martindale Wants to Turn the Shipping Container Into a Cart
He grew up around industrial supply, learned Mandarin, sold software factory by factory in Guangzhou, and came back with a simple idea: small importers should be able to buy the whole box.
Emil Hakem
Emil Hakem (also spelled Emil Hakim) is a serial entrepreneur and founder-CEO of Sierra International Network Inc. (SINI), a diversified global investment corporation headquartered in Corona, California, with branches in England, Dubai, and Egypt. Holding a doctorate in Business Administration and over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, Hakem built JH Group Inc. into a multi-brand consumer powerhouse — with hair care brand Formawell reportedly reaching Kendall Jenner's vanity — before pivoting to Sierra International Network and its signature 'Stock in the Box' program, which lets individuals earn equity in early-stage companies through online engagement. SINI has raised $407.5 million across funding rounds and announced plans for a NASDAQ listing based on an independent $3.41 billion company assessment.
Rick Tellez
Rick Tellez is the Co-Founder of KlearNow.AI, an AI-powered platform digitizing customs clearance and trade compliance for importers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers. Drawing on 20+ years of logistics expertise at DHL, Tellez co-founded KlearNow in 2018 to automate the manual, error-prone paperwork that bottlenecks global trade. The company has raised $69 million in funding, serves over 1,000 organizations, and generates $26.8M in annual recurring revenue.