After bouncing around the IT world for a few years, Chris started a new journey in SEO and web marketing, then spent nearly a decade at Automattic as a support engineer and payments systems developer for WordPress.com and WooCommerce. That journey from technology to marketing to support to code shapes how he works today: asking the right questions, connecting the dots, and focusing on what's actually broken. He loves helping growing businesses turn an underperforming digital presence into something that delivers.

Connect with Chris by visiting his site or on LinkedIn.

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Azhar Imanakunova is a performance and growth marketing leader with 10+ years of experience accelerating growth, scaling affiliate channels, and optimizing revenue for tech companies. She has managed $100M+ acquisition portfolios, exceeding ROAS goals and improving cost efficiency through strategic negotiation and data-driven experimentation. Alongside her corporate work, she leads She’s New to America Pro, a community focused on empowering immigrant women to thrive in U.S. corporate environments through networking, support, and career development. Connect with Azhar on LinkedIn.

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Brian Samson is the founder of Plugg Technologies, a leading

nearshore firm connecting Latin America talent with U.S. companies.

Brian has spent 10 years focused on nearshoring, including living as

an expat in Argentina. As a founder, he has grown 3 separate

companies from $0 to $4m ARR each. Prior, he was a VP of talent

for several SF based tech companies including an IPO and an

acquisition. He holds an MBA from UCLA and he and his wife are

advocates for foster care, having adopted a baby girl.

Connect with Brian on LinkedIn and to learn more about nearshoring check out the The Nearshoring Cafe Podcast.

Follow Plugg Technologies on the following platforms:

* plugg.tech

* Instagram

* LinkedIn

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Adam Steingart is a revenue and marketing leader across sports, media and entertainment, and a former Paramount and NBA executive. He’s built and led large-scale creative, commercial, and partnership organizations, including the creative revenue division at Paramount and the commercial transformation of the NBA and Take-Two’s NBAT2 Media venture. His work spans branded content, partnerships, creator-first strategy, live events, and go-to-market leadership for some of the most influential brands in culture.Follow Adam on LinkedIn for analysis of the current media landscape: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsteingart

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Andy Claiborn has worked across multiple industries for the last three decades. He has implemented major organizational changes in Insurance, Banking and HR/Talent Advisory teams. He is based in Rockport, Massachusetts and looking forward to help his next team build for the future.

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Liz helped build out the Technical Product Operations function at LinkedIn before going on to lead global support at OnBoard, where she focused on turning customer insights into product improvements and building seamless escalation paths that keep teams aligned and customers supported. Liz loves connecting Support, Product, and Engineering so everyone’s working toward the same goal — a smoother, smarter customer experience.

Follow Liz on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/elizabethndrews

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Morgan has spent over a decade in product leadership building everything from publishing platforms to e-commerce sites and audience experiences that scale. With experience at places like The New York Times and Vox Media, she brings deep expertise in both transforming legacy systems and building entirely new products from the ground up, with a proven track record of taking ambitious ideas and translating them into sustainable, high-impact solutions. Her approach combines strategic product vision with hands-on execution, leading cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges while maintaining focus on user outcomes and business goals.

To learn more about the Handle with Care Collective visit handlewithcare.dev.

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As a Fractional VP of Engineering, Mark Roddy helps AI startups ship product faster and fix what’s slowing teams down. Acting as both operator and coach, he drives results in weeks instead of the months it takes to hire and onboard a full-time leader.

Connect with Mark: https://launchit.aihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/markroddy

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