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Barry Kostiner
Chairman and CEO of LEAI
As Chairman and CEO, Barry is focused on impact investing and strategic partnerships with family offices on the origination of NASDAQ investment vehicles. Additionally, Mr. Kostiner is serving as the CEO of Sagaliam Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: SAGAU) and worked with EF Hutton to raise $115 mm to fund the IPO in December 2021.
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Andrew McDonald
VP and Partner of LEAI
Andrew brings more than 20 years of multi-sector entrepreneurship, leadership and real estate experience to Legacy Education. Andrew has helped to form, launch and scale numerous businesses in a variety of industries. He has worked extensively with leaders of industry, A-list celebrities and a broad range of family offices as a trusted advisor.
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Jerry Conti
CEO and President of Legacy Live
Throughout his career, Jerry has built early-stage tech companies, and produced numerous digital courses and live/ virtual events that improve the lives of people all over the world. He is an expert in the field of strategic partnerships and connecting world-class individuals. As CEO, Jerry remains inspired daily to transform the lives of those around him by adding value through his vast network of connections.
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Brian Page
Advisor for LEAI
Brian Page is an entrepreneur, online educator, and passive income pioneer who is best known as the creator of the BNB Formula, the world’s #1 bestselling Airbnb™ coaching program with over 25,000 students in 47 countries.
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Jessica Conti
Vice President of Legacy Live
Jessica Conti is a multi-sector entrepreneur with a track record of leadership spanning more than two decades. Her diverse background in Business, Education, Technology, Direct Sales, Live Events, and the Automobile Industries has provided her with a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies and challenges of the business landscape. Jessica has been instrumental in co-founding, launching, and scaling numerous companies, leaving an indelible mark on each venture.
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Gabe Stalcup
Capital Markets for LEAI
Gabe is a seasoned financial professional with top-tier hedge fund & venture experience as well as c-suite operating company experience. His passion for impact and technology combined with his investments background makes him an ideal fit to lead the capital markets group.
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Matt Hodgen
VP of Legacy Degree
Matthew has actively been involved in start-up companies and corporate development since 1997. Throughout those years he has held such positions as Director, VP, COO, CEO and President. Over the course of his journey he has had the pleasure of working as a coach, an advisor and as a friend along side many exceptional families with extensive portfolios and complex personal dynamics.
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Tim Chaffin
Real Estate Expert & Mentor/Trainer
As a lifetime entrepreneur, Tim’s owned and operated more than 25 successful businesses in multiple industries. Not only has he been investing in real estate for 5 decades, he’s trained thousands of students (and trainers) from all over the world and personally mentored more that 1400 in their investment markets. He continues to teach, mentor and coach investors on all levels and is currently one of our business strategy managers and advisors on our LEAI executive management team.
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Paul Clewell
Chief Operating Officer, Legacy Live
Paul is an award-winning executive with a track record that spans 25+ years improving corporate performance and leading teams through change management as technologies evolve and market conditions shift. As COO, Paul is responsible for guiding the organization through strategic development initiatives, product expansions, partner optimization, and revenue acquisition efforts. Paul’s expertise as a catalyst for growth spans the IT, telecom, utilities, energy, and financial sectors. He has been recognized by Yahoo NEWS! as a global strategy influencer and his teams have been recognized 3 times in INC magazine's Top 5000 fastest-growing companies list. Paul holds a B.S. in Economics, and MBA in Global Strategy, and a JD in International Law. He is also a certified 10X Elite Business Coach, where he helps companies grow and scale their business.
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Jessie Hale
Chief Marketing Officer
Jessie is the Founder Twlv20, a digital marketing agency based in San Diego. As CMO, Jessie’s role is to champion client business growth using innovative digital marketing solutions and proven strategies to achieve winning results. He is an award-winning Digital Influencer with expertise in driving results-based campaigns that lead to new levels of optimized success.
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Brad Blazar
Chief Investment Officer
Brad is the former CEO / Founder of an oil company, who learned quickly how to build successful teams. He is the preeminent global expert on teaching businesses how to raise capital and use other people's money (OPM) to build and create wealth. Brad coaches and consults business executives across the globe on how to attract and raise HNW investor capital, build a fund, and use OPM. As the founder of Capital School and CapitalCon he is creating the fastest growing community of entrepreneurs and business owners learning these skills.
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Andy Astuno
Advisor, Legal Strategies & Biz Dev for LEAI
Andy is an Attorney with 10 years of experience. His expertise is used by clients in the oil & gas, project financings of renewable energy projects in emerging markets; litigation and arbitration of cross-border disputes; compliance with U.S. Treasury investment screening and sanctions regulations; negotiation and drafting of complex commercial agreements; and individual and corporate tax planning and resolution of tax controversy matters (including related government relations work)
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Brian Page
Entrepreneur
Brian Page is an entrepreneur, online educator, and passive income pioneer who is best known as the creator of the BNB Formula, the world’s #1 bestselling Airbnb™ coaching program with over 25,000 students in 47 countries.
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Bart Griffin
Land Developer
Bart Griffin is a renowned tourism and hospitality expert who founded the famous Dominican Treehouse Village, which generates $1.8m per year in revenue. He owns 22 eco-friendly Tree Houses located in a secluded valley in the Dominican Republic, which have been featured as one of the best getaways by both Insider and Travel+Leisure.
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Tim Chaffin
Real Estate Expert & Mentor/Trainer
In addition to his bio above, Tim’s received several awards over the years for his accomplishments, and dedication and was inducted into the international real estate hall of fame in 2004. Tim’s created several real estate courses from his experience in residential and commercial real estate investing, including topics from wholesaling and flipping to generating cash flow, creating multiple streams of income and creative finance.
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Scott Meyers
Storage Container
I am based in Indianapolis, Indiana and my company focuses solely on buying and selling Self Storage Facilities, That’s it. I have owned and operated several facilities throughout the Continental United States. We routinely manage various construction projects at our existing facilities in addition to a few development projects from time to time.
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Matt Justice
Stock and Option Trading
Matt is more than a coach, he is a speaker, author, entrepreneur, and innovator in the financial markets. Whether speaking to a room of hundreds or one individual he is dedicated to helping each student achieve their financial destiny. Learning from Matt has always been a highlight of many students’ journey and now he is ready to help you take the next steps in your financial future.
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Don Hayley
NFT Consulting
Don is the Co-Founder of the Victorious brand with global keynote speaker and author Nick Santonastasso. Together, Dan and Nick built a global speaking brand that has impacted millions of lives and partnered with Tony Robbins for speaking at his large events Unleash the Power Within and Date With Destiny.
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Whitney Sellers
Philanthropy Real Estate Expert
A self-proclaimed hard worker by nature, Whitney decided to pursue a career in real estate after moving around the country a bit after college, working through stints as a celebrity nanny and personal assistant in Los Angeles, a professional speaker and various charitable endeavors. From 2012 to 2018, she worked with more than 55 non-profit agencies in Palm Beach County alone.
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Taliya Bashani
Real Estate Attorney
Taliya Bashani Esq. is a top real estate attorney and negotiation expert who specializes in residential real estate law representing buyers, sellers, and developers in New York City. She started her law practice TAB Law Firm PC over 14 years ago and has closed over 10,000 properties and over $1 Billion in real estate.
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Daven Michaels
Serial Entrepreneur
I’m Daven Michaels, founder of 123 Companies. I’ve been an entrepreneur since the age of 15, that’s over 30 years now. During this time I stumbled across a business formula that I used to turn multiple diverse business ventures into extremely successful businesses, including a few multiple-million dollar home runs.
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Peter Hoppenfeld
Attorney
Highly effective Strategist, Senior Advisor and Counsel to successful entrepreneurs who need pro-active guidance and assistance in implementing growth strategies, "putting their house in order" and creating structures and processes to expand and thrive.
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Brian Page
Entrepreneur
Brian Page is an entrepreneur, online educator, and passive income pioneer who is best known as the creator of the BNB Formula, the world’s #1 bestselling Airbnb™ coaching program with over 25,000 students in 47 countries.
