Q4: Top 20 Dynamic CEOs in 2020 US Edition

Albert Fouerti, CEO at AppliancesConnection has always been a forward thinker. He meticulously plans out his strategies and executes them with the future in mind, so he is never a step behind.

Compassion, empathy, and sensitivity to the planet’s needs have continued to transform YogaFit in its 23 years of operating as the world’s largest yoga school. YogaFit’s vast Community Service program and outreach to disenfranchised populations in the form of good karma continue to propel the business forward. Beth Shaw, Founder, and CEO of YogaFit Training Systems Worldwide,

Chris Klug created Gothic Gin while on medical leave, taking a trip when he did not know how much time he had left with the uncertainty of what he would do with the time. He followed his passion and values, and the universe gave him Gothic Gin, which he now wants to share with the world and create as much positive change as possible.

Efforts to enhance access to community health care for the military and Veteran communities have proven to be TriWest’s only priority.TriWest Healthcare Alliance was formed 25 years ago by a group of non-profit health plans and University Hospital systems for the sole purpose of supporting the government in its mission of serving the health care needs of those who serve and their families.

Dennis Van Kampen, President & CEO of Mel Trotter Ministries, is a passionate visionary. He is unapologetically never satisfied, believing one can always grow, learn, and do better. To him, that doesn’t mean not celebrating the victories but rather, never becoming complacent. Dennis sees himself as the conductor of an orchestra of brilliant musicians, each of whom is more gifted than he in their craft.

For Elizabeth Loge, CEO at CBS Rentals, a leader is always defined by their team, who support him/her and takes the company towards new heights. “I have been blessed with opportunities and the diligence to succeed when leading. This has allowed me to be placed in a position where I can lead a company into a new age of the industry by leveraging technology, effective business processes, and teambuilding.

With the motto “serving her or serving someone who is,” every decision David’s Bridal makes, and every initiative they take on, is to make their customers wedding shopping and planning journey as seamless, enjoyable, and easy as possible. Since joining David’s, Jim Marcum, Chief Executive Officer of the brand, is laser focused on ensuring David’s has a service-obsessed culture.

Her company’s philosophy is to engage learners by creating educational content using the language of cinema to make it compelling, exciting, and highly accessible to a broad audience.

Today there is a real urgency to reconnect the designer and the consumer. Designers have no access to real-time data on what is resonating with the consumer. For consumers, there is no direct channel to interact with the designers to influence their shopping decisions.

After more than a decade in the financial world, Mehdi El Jazouli, CEO of Perpetua Investment Group noticed that there are opportunities in the market with big potential of returns but considered at a large institution’s level, time consuming, humanly difficult to manage and regulatory challenging or simply just not scalable.

A definite ‘NO’ to the question if struggling families had child care asked by a group of committed volunteers in the San Fernando Valley in 1974, urged the volunteers to look for a way to support families struggling to find quality child care, development, and education services for their families.

When Rielis Mesquita lost two young brothers to a bad drinking water supply in Brazil that contained viruses and other deadly contaminants, it changed him forever. He made it his mission to help people not get sick and began his journey by researching the best products to help people stay healthy and well.

A decade spent helping establish two orphanages in South Africa taught Sundie Seefried, CEO of Partner Colorado Credit Union, how important acceptance is to establishing communication, building relationships and achieving success. Despite her conservative upbringing, she chose to accept the legitimacy of the cannabis industry, identifying the opportunity to offer groundbreaking, necessary financial services to a burgeoning business category.

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