Mark Siebert, Anita Nowak, PhD, Maksym Prokhorov, Jay Conner | Office Hours #647

Mark Siebert Mark Siebert is one of the nation's foremost franchise consultants and the CEO of iFranchise Group, a top-ranked franchise consulting firm. With over 40 years of experience in the franchising industry, Siebert has helped numerous prominent brands expand their businesses through franchising, working with hundreds of franchise companies across more than 30 countries. He is also a sought-after speaker, regularly presenting at franchise conferences and events worldwide. Anita Nowak, PhD Anita Nowak, PhD, is an empathy evangelist, author, multiple TEDx speaker, podcaster, award-winning educator, certified coach, and founder of Purposeful Empathy by Design, a boutique global advisory firm that helps purpose-driven organizations create cultures of empathy and family offices achieve social impact through strategic philanthropy. She teaches Happiness Means Business and Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation at McGill University. She’s also on faculty with the McGill Executive Institute. Maksym Prokhorov Maksym Prokhorov is a retail professional turned engineer who transitioned careers after a contractor failed to deliver the CRM system he needed. This experience led him to create PLATMA, a business automation platform that allows companies to independently create solutions without spending hundreds of dollars on IT teams. Jay Conner Since 2003, Jay Conner has been buying and selling houses in a small market of 40,000 people, now averaging $82,000 per deal. He has rehabbed over 500 homes and been involved in more than $118 million in real estate transactions. Jay has fully automated his 7-figure income business, working fewer than 10 hours a week. His expertise in raising private money has made him a trusted consultant for over 2,000 real estate investors, especially after raising $2.15 million in private funds within 90 days during the 2009 financial crisis.