Small Business Owners Are Our Heroes

Christy Smallwood founded Arkham Executive along with John Zeydel in 2011. She uses her gifts - to bring order to chaos, and motivating people to realize their potential, reach their goals, and bring their dreams to life. She specializes in... more

Johnny Bakane uses his military background to create strategic entrepreneurial-thinking teams within Humana. As a Strategic Consultant/Program manager with Humana, Johnny develops high-performing, shared-services teams... more

Arkham Executive created Gear-Up Louisville and brought it to Louisville in 2013. John ?Z? Zeyel has 20+ years in the banking industry and has been a top-producing sales professional. As one of the founders of Arkham Executive,... more

Charlene Burke, Search by Burke, sponsor and presenter at Gear-Up Louisville interviews fellow sponsor and presenter Melissa Fraser, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer Strothman + Co. Melissa has 20+ years of... more

Charlene Burke, owner of Search by Burke and sponsor/presenter at the 2014 Gear-Up Louisville live event, interviews fellow presenter Rhona Kamar - Owner/Chef of Ramsi's Cafe Around the World (a Louisville restaurant featuring... more

Charlene Burke, owner of Search by Burke and sponsor/presenter at the 2014 Gear-Up Louisville live event, interviews fellow presenter Candace Jaworski, President/Owner of Baldwin Marketing, a boutique agency that offers traditional... more