Mark Neace

Newsworthy because: One of the country’s most sought after - if not the most sought after - video game coaches, whose clients include the Co-Founder of Glassdoor.

Fields of Expertise: Esports, video games

Gaming Industry Veteran @ Neace

Previous press: ESports News UK, Reddit AMA (417 comments)

Social media: YouTube, Instagram, Twitter

Money quote: “The North American content creator has produced a lot of educational videos over the years, and in particular in 2021 he fleshed out his coaching business further, launching a separate League of Legends Challenger Coaching channel on YouTube, doing more coaching sessions and running League of Legends boot camps which have helped more than 7,000 players this year.” - Dom Sacco, ESports News UK

Ashley Yablon

Newsworthy because: Corporate whistleblower who informed FBI that Chinese telecom firm ZTE was selling banned U.S. surveillance equipment to Iran, leading to the largest criminal fine in a United States sanctions case.

Fields of Expertise: Corporate Law, China, Whistleblowers, Tech

Attorney at Law, General Counsel @ Axiom Law

Previous press: Reuters, The Smoking Gun, Law.com, The Washington Post

Social media: Personal Website, LinkedIn

While serving as General Counsel for the U.S. office of Chinese telecom giant ZTE in 2012, Yablon told the FBI that the company had illegally shipped communications and surveillance equipment to Iran. Yablon’s information reverberated around the world and led to ZTE being fined over a billion dollars.

Boris (Last Name Withheld)

Newsworthy because: Sold out NFT launch in 32 minutes for $2.5 million.

Fields of Expertise: NFTs, Instagram Meme Pages

Co-founder @ The Wall Street Bulls NFT, Wall Street Memes Instagram Page

Previous press: The Wall Street Journal, INSIDER, The New York Times

With his business partner Ryan (last name also withheld) and visual artist Cam Rackam, Boris started The Wall Street Bulls NFT, which sold out for $2.5 million in 32 minutes when it launched in October 2021. Boris also founded and runs the popular financial Instagram page Wall Street Memes, which has 400k loyal and engaged followers.

Cam Rackam

Newsworthy because: Sold out NFT launch in 32 minutes for $2.5 million.

Fields of Expertise: NFTs, Visual Art

Co-founder and Illustrator @ The Wall Street Bulls NFT

Previous press: The Wall Street Journal, INSIDER, The New York Times

Social media: Instagram, Twitter, Personal Website

Rackam is a visual artist who partnered with The Wall Street Bets Instagram account to make The Wall Street Bulls NFT, which sold out for $2.5 million in 32 minutes when it launched in October 2021. Prior to NFTs, Rackam was a visual artist who designed cover album art and merchandise for the metal band Avenged Sevenfold and other groups. He also successfully created and sold his own artwork.

Zach Schleien

Newsworthy because: Founded and runs the biggest video dating app in the world, Filteroff.

Fields of Expertise: Online dating, dating apps, relationships, tech

Co-founder and CEO @ Filteroff

Previous press: The New York Times, Bloomberg, The New York Times

Social media: LinkedIn, Twitter

Zach Schleien is the Co-founder and CEO of the video speed dating app Filteroff, which hit #1 on ProductHunt. Schleien previously ran and sold the dating blog Top Romp, which covered dating hacks and apps for modern daters.

Albert and Joshua Ganjei

Newsworthy because: Owner and CEO of Boston-based pre-owned Swiss watch shop that buys and sells Rolex and Patek Phillipe to watch aficionados from across the globe.

Fields of Expertise: Watches, Ecommerce, Luxury Goods

Owner and CEO @ European Watch Company

Previous press: The Boston Globe, Forbes

Albert founded European Watch in 1993. It is now one of the most respected pre-owned luxury watch shops in the world. His son Joshua is the CEO.