Jon Cooper is the Co-founder and CEO of Overalls, a New York-based insurtech startup that pairs AI-augmented human concierge specialists with employees to handle life's logistics - from childcare coordination to medical billing to passport renewals. A serial entrepreneur who previously built and sold Life.io to Zinnia, Cooper brings 15+ years of insurance and healthcare strategy experience to Overalls, which was named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2026. The company has raised $15.8M in funding and serves employers seeking to reduce employee stress and boost productivity through its LifeConcierge product.
Patrick Bet-David is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, author, and media personality who fled Iran as a child refugee, served in the 101st Airborne Division, and built PHP Agency into a 40,000-agent life insurance firm before selling it for roughly $250 million. He founded Valuetainment, one of the most-watched business YouTube channels in the world, and hosts the PBD Podcast - a long-form show spanning politics, culture, and business with millions of listeners. A Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 'Your Next Five Moves' and 'Choose Your Enemies Wisely,' Bet-David is known for blunt straight talk, a relentless work ethic forged in a German refugee camp, and a genuine belief that every refugee or immigrant story can have a second act.
Jamie Hale is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ladder, the Palo Alto-based digital life insurance company that has issued over $42 billion in coverage and raised $194 million in venture funding. Motivated by losing his father at age 11 and experiencing firsthand the stabilizing power of a life insurance payout, Hale set out to strip the life insurance industry down to its essential truth: a pure, flexible term product that takes minutes to buy online, not weeks of paperwork. Ladder reached a $900 million valuation in its 2021 Series D and has tripled revenue year-over-year, making Hale one of the most prominent voices in insurtech.