Small Business Expert Award Nominees

Harvey Mackay has authored some of the best-selling business books in publishing history with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, including Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive. His books…   Read More

Qualman is International speaker of the Fortune 500 and has been interviewed in numerous media outlets including: BusinessWeek, The New York Times, CNET, San Francisco Chronicle, Mashable, USA Today, Forbes,…   Read More

Duncan J. Watts is an Australian-born researcher working at Microsoft Research in the United States. He received a B.Sc. in physics from the University of New South Wales and a Ph.D. in theoretical and…   Read More

Pete Savage is the bestselling co-author of the #1 Amazon Business Bestseller, The Wealthy Freelancer. He’s a marketing consultant, speaker and seminar leader whose insights on business marketing and…   Read More

An avid sports fan (go, Red Sox!), Phil Rozek became interested in Google Local in 2008. It started out of curiosity when a few local businesses had hired him to help with their websites. Since then, Phil…   Read More

As the Principal of SalesLeader LLC, Todd inspires, advises, and builds high performance sales teams that produce outstanding results. He also provides strategic oversight and serves as executive sales…   Read More

John Sternal is a public relations professional with an eye for finding a news angle for just about any type of company or product. From wallboard to consumer electronics gadgets, he works with a variety…   Read More

Natalie MacNeil is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of She Takes On The World, a blog for career-minded women and women entrepreneurs. She Takes on the World has received international attention as one…   Read More

Robert Kiyosaki is an investor, entrepreneur, self-help author, motivational speaker and a successful businessman. Best known for his "Rich Dad Poor Dad" series of motivational books, Robert is a fourth…   Read More

Scott K. Curry is the owner of Scott's Marketplace, an online community of local business owners. A native of Wyoming, Scott currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife and two daughters.   Read More