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Katherine Smith is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Walton Birch, an Atlanta-based web development and data consulting firm specializing in complex, high-impact websites and online stores. A former corporate marketer turned entrepreneur, she has become a trusted partner for small businesses, nonprofits, and agencies that need serious web infrastructure—not just a quick DIY site. She’s also the co-founder of Black Lady Business School and a Georgia Tech 40 Under 40 honoree, using her skills to make entrepreneurship more accessible and sustainable.
Amir Elion is the founder of Think Big Leaders, a consultancy that helps leaders and organizations navigate their AI journey and build real, repeatable innovation mechanisms. Drawing on a career spanning Amazon Web Services, Motorola, Teva, and multiple startups, Amir brings a rare mix of hands-on product leadership, strategic thinking, and deep curiosity about technology. He matters because he’s not just talking about AI and innovation in theory—he’s out there helping teams apply it responsibly, practically, and at scale.
Alan Lazaros is the Founder and CEO of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 podcast and coaching company built around one mission: helping people become the next level of themselves. From a tough childhood marked by loss and abandonment to high-earning success in engineering and industrial automation, Alan’s journey took a dramatic turn after a near-fatal car accident at 26 that forced him to rethink everything. Now, instead of building smarter machines, he’s obsessed with building stronger humans.
Michael Elliott is a UK-based entrepreneur, PPC veteran, and AI implementation leader who rebuilt his life from rock bottom into a seven-figure Google Ads agency and multiple businesses, including a holiday park and trade company. From depression and heartbreak at 18 to owning six businesses, Michael shows what happens when you refuse to stay down and commit to getting “1% better every day.”
Chris Miles, founder of MoneyRipples.com, joins Clicks & Bricks to break down what financial freedom really looks like—beyond Wall Street, beyond the “save and pray” strategy, and beyond the outdated advice most Americans still follow. Chris retired twice by age 39, escaped the traditional financial system, and now helps high-income earners create real passive income so work becomes optional—not mandatory.
David Hrizak, co-founder and CEO of The Streamline Company, has spent nearly three decades in real estate—buying, building, owning, and managing almost every asset class. From growing up on the South Side of Chicago to navigating the Great Recession and rebuilding from scratch, David’s story is a masterclass in grit, creative financing, and relationship-driven investing. Today, he uses that experience to help entrepreneurs, professionals, and athletes turn capital into long-term, cash-flowing wealth.