Mr. Kandris is the CEO and Founder of American River-PackageOne, a supply chain management and manufacturing and distribution company with its primary focus in the industrial and retail packaging manufacturing. Currently American River-PackageOne is one of the largest independently owned companies in their market.

His company has leveraged web services tools to create back office applications in order to become number one in his related industry’s first Real-Time Enterprise. This was further enabled through a joint technical collaboration with Intel leveraging Intel’s wireless technology and IPoD (Internet Process on Demand) initiatives: "From High Tech to No Tech and Back again!"

Mr. Kandris has nearly 30 years of experience in the combined areas of general management, technical sales, market leadership and entrepreneurship.

He has held senior executive and board positions with world wide responsibilities in major US, Japanese, and European corporations. He has a proven track record in market creation, business start-ups, acquisition, and in corporate turn-around management; most notably with MRC formerly a Sony Corporation, Integrated Reactor Corporation acquired by CVC Products Inc., and ASML, Inc. formerly a Philips, NV Corporation. Hide

Bertrand Gervais is the Author of Who’s in Your Top Hive: How to Find Your Success Mentors. He has been featured in USA Today, Young Money magazine and Fox News affiliates. He has been profiled in the book Millennial Leaders as one of the top Gen Y leaders in the country. Having been born in Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, Bert quickly realized the value of seizing opportunities.

In 2005 he seized the moment by winning $5,000 in seed money and first place honors at Binghamton University’s annual business plan competition.

As the C.E.O. of The Place Finder LLC, he was selected as the East Coast Student Entrepreneur of the year in both 2006 and 2007 by the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Bert was also recognized as the Student Leader of the Year for helping coordinate a Hurricane Katrina Relief effort.

He has been featured in the book Millennial Leaders as one of the United States top Gen Y leaders.

He has accomplished all of this all before his 25th birthday.

Today Bert is a certified mentor and mentor program coordinator through the National Mentoring Partnership, a spoken word artist, and a passionate advocate for those without a voice. He has also been a featured speaker on the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour Circuit.

He holds a Bachelors degree from Binghamton University and currently resides in New York. For more information about Bert or "Who’s in Your Top Hive: How to Find Your Success Mentors" visit www.attractsuccessmentors.com.Hide

Robert Nicholson is a graduate from The Ohio State University and a serial and social entrepreneur with companies in home healthcare, real estate, auto racing, t-shirts, and more. He entered into the home healthcare industry with the formation of Better Living Now, Inc. which provides residential services for individuals with MRDD.

Rob is the Executive Director of The Nicholson Center where he is working on his newest venture which provides day habilitation programming and employment opportunities to MRDD adults. This nonprofit company began providing services through Medicaid in February of 2009. This company allows me to run a social enterprise and put my business talents to work while improving my community.