Our Contributing Authors

We are thankful to our many contributors who share our passion for helping entrepreneurs.

Our contributors include a diverse base of talented folks, including journalists who cover small businesses, small business owners and other entrepreneurs who wish to share their wisdom, and many others who find the world of entrepreneurship fascinating and have a penchant for writing.

If you would like to write for this site, please contact us.

Our Contributors

• Adam Roy- Adam Roy is an accomplished writer specializing in business writing and topics of interest to entrepreneurs and small business owners. His own fast-growing small business, Roy Writing, is based in Northbrook, Illinois.
• Amy Bax- Amy Bax is interested in providing innovative informational resources to entrepreneurs. She is currently an MBA student at the University of Missouri - Columbia.
• Andrew Goldman- Andrew Goldman is an Isenberg School of Management MBA student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has extensive experience working with small businesses on a consulting basis.
• Angela Ly- Angela is currently an MBA student at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Ms. Ly is looking to specialise in Finance, and has an interest in exploring topics in entrepreneurship and strategies for small businesses.
• Ankur Hazarika- Ankur Hazarika is currently studying at the School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (SJMSOM, IIT B), in Mumbai, India. He has been closely associated with a host of entrepreneurship networks like NEN, TiE and BarCamp, and has worked with the Indian business incubator, Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE).
• Anna Gaebler- Anna Gaebler is a part-time writer for this site. Outside of writing, her passions include soccer, friends and family.
• Anna Lempereur- Anna Lempereur is a freelance writer interested in writing about small business. She is currently a Journalism major at the University of Albany in New York.
• Anne Hauser- Anne Hauser is a freelance writer who is currently a double major in Magazine Journalism and English at the University of Missouri.
• Bennet Grill- Bennet Grill is a writer who has a passion for business and finance. He is currently an Economics major at Duke University in North Carolina.
• Bobby Jan- Cheng Ming (Bobby) Jan is an Economics major at the University of Chicago who has a strong interest in entrepreneurship and investing.
• Brent Pace- Brent Pace is currently an MBA candidate at University of California at Berkeley. Originally from Salt Lake City, Brent's experience is in commercial real estate development and management. Brent will have tips for small business owners as they negotiate their real estate needs.
• Christopher Kenney- Christopher Kenney is a Search Marketing Specialist at VistaPrint (www.vistaprint.com), a leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers.
• Chukwuma Asala- Chukwuma Asala is an international student from Nigeria who is studying to earn an MBA from the State University of New York in Albany. He has analyzed more than 20 industry case studies throughout his education thus far, and hopes to bring some of his business knowledge to Gaebler.com.
• Clayton Reeves- When he's not playing racquetball or studying for a class, Clayton Reeves enjoys writing articles about entrepreneurship. He is currently an MBA student at the University of Missouri with a concentration in Economics and Finance.
• Cory Thompson- Cory Thompson enjoys writing about topics of interest to entrepreneurs and small business owners. He is an MBA graduate from Weber State University and is currently working as a contracting officer at Hill Air Force Base in Roy, Utah.
• Domenic Rinaldi- Domenic Rinaldi is president and managing partner of Chicagoland Sunbelt, a business brokerage firm that focuses on helping people buy and sell businesses in Chicago and the surrounding Midwest area. Rinaldi is a Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) from the International Business Brokers Association and an expert in the business brokerage field. He brings more than 24 years of experience in merger/acquisition, sales, service, marketing and operations to the business brokerage arena. Domenic can be reached by phone at 773-243-1603.
• Farhaa Xha- Farhaa is a student pursuing a concentration in Economics and Finance at London school of Economics and Political Science, University of London. She is passionate about making accounting and economics accessible to entrepreneurs. Farhaa will also be sharing unconventional yet effective ways of recruiting.
• Gautam Patil- Gautam Patil is a recent MBA graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. In addition to serving as a contributing writer for Gaebler.com, he will join the consulting firm Oliver Wyman at their London office.
• Gregory Steffens- Gregory Steffens is a talented writer with a strong interest in business strategy and strategic management. He is currently completing his MBA degree, with an emphasis in finance, at the University of Missouri.
• James Garvin- James Garvin began his education studying biotechnology. In recent years he has turned his interest in technology to helping two internet startup companies. The first business was an online personal financial network and the second was an e-marketing platform created to help entrepreneurs demo their web sites. Currently a student at University of California Davis, James is spending his summer incubating two new online businesses and writing about his entrepreneur experiences.
• Jennifer Yaborough- Jennifer Yaborough is a Senior Marketing Manager in charge of VistaPrint's quarterly catalog. VistaPrint (www.vistaprint.com) is an online supplier of graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers.
• John Foley- John Foley has been assisting business owners with health insurance coverage for over 20 years. He is currently running his own small business health insurance consulting firm, Benefit Consulting Group.
• Lauren Eichmann- Lauren Eichmann's interest in journalism dates back to the writing she did for her high school newspaper in Saint Charles, Illinois. With a journalism degree from the University of Illinois, Lauren now works full-time in public relations but occasionally writes as a freelancer on topics that interest her, including topics related to small business and entrepreneurship.
• Madi Gaebler- Madi Gaebler is an expert on kids and money. In her spare time, she enjoys playing soccer and spending time with her friends. Her website is FunkySnake.com.
• Malarvizhi K- Malarvizhi K is a student at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore(IIMB). Most recently, Malarvizhi worked at Macquarie Capital Advisers.
• Melissa Crowe- Melissa Crowe is the vice president of marketing services at VistaPrint, an online supplier of graphic design and printed products to small businesses and consumers.
• Nidhi Ann Raj- Nidhi Ann Raj is a gifted writer who is currently pursuing post-graduate studies at George Brown College in Toronto Canada, where she is specializing in Marketing and Finance.
• Rahul Kumar- Rahul Kumar writes about entrepreneurial topics while he completes his Masters in Management degree at the ESCP-EAP European School of Management. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi, India.
• Richard San Juan- Richard San Juan is currently pursuing an MBA degree with an emphasis in Finance from DePaul University in Chicago. He is particularly interested in writing about business news and strategies.
• Rodney Miller- Rodney Miller is an experienced entrepreneur who likes to write about entrepreneurship. He has started numerous businesses, including a tanning salon and a landscaping company. Rodney is currently studying business management at Park University.
• Rosalind Resnick- Rosalind Resnick is the founder and CEO of Axxess Business Consulting, a New York consulting firm that advises startups and small businesses.
• Scott Scheper- Scott Scheper is a venture finance enthusiast and serial entrepreneur hailing from Orange County, CA. Scott recently graduated from Chapman University where he was a Cheverton Fellow and graduated with honors in Finance, Management and Marketing.
• Simon Slade- Simon Slade is the founder of SaleHoo, a global product sourcing startup that grew to over 50,000 subscribers in less than three years.
• Stefan Martinovic- Stefan Martinovic has an extensive body of work across the financial services, manufacturing, and retail industries. He is currently pursuing an MBA in Management and Entrepreneurship at The College of William & Mary.
• Steve Adams- Steve Adams is Vice President of Marketing for Protus (www.protus.com), provider of the highest quality Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) communication tools for small-to-medium businesses (SMB) and enterprise organizations, including my1voice, the cost-effective, feature-rich virtual PBX phone service that travels with the user from phone to web, award-winning MyFax, the fastest growing Internet fax service and Campaigner, an email marketing solution with advanced automation features.
• Stuart Robertson- Stuart Robertson is general manager of ShareBuilder Advisors, a subsidiary of ING DIRECT and operator of ShareBuilder401(k).
• Tamsen Valoir, PhD- Tamsen Valoir, PhD is a partner in the Houston office of Baker & McKenzie, LLP. She has a JD and LLM in Intellectual Property, a doctorate in molecular biology from Rice University, and her practice is primarily in intellectual property in the life sciences. As a leading Houston patent attorney, she can assist scientists with patent preparation and prosecution, opinion writing, IP due diligence and licensing in the life sciences. She can be reached at tamsen.valoir@bakernet.com or by phone at (713) 427-5007.
• Thomas Tran- Thomas Tran is a student with the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. He has acquired an appreciation for entrepreneurs inside and outside the hotel industry, and hopes to share his experiences.
• Tim Morral- Tim Morral is a freelance writer specializing in topics related to the business and nonprofit communities. Based in Rochester, NY, he has collaborated with a diverse range of companies to produce internal and external communication materials.
• Trynka Shineman- Trynka Shineman is chief marketing officer of VistaPrint, the small business marketing company. VistaPrint (www.vistaprint.com) is a leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers.
• Wayne Beevers- Wayne Beevers enjoys writing about business as a freelancer. He is a recent graduate from Hastings College in Nebraska, where he earned degrees in Accounting and Economics.

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