Russ is a serial entrepreneur within insurance and InsureTech with more than 20 years of experience in marketing, business development, management and private equity fundraising. His experience cuts across the media, advertising, professional services and insurance sector.

Most recently, Russ founded LevelFunded Health. A national tech enabled benefits agency which has saved mid sized companies over $50M in annual health insurance premiums since 2014. Prior to founding LFH, Russ founded and ran ForeverCar.com, a national direct-to-consumer retailer of vehicle service contracts. ForeverCar was recently sold to CUNA mutual and has a national partnership with Carvana. Prior to starting Forever Car, Russ spearheaded national advertising revenue for multiple top-tier, national media brands in the U.S. including; The Economist, Crain Communications and Investing Channel.

Before his stint in the national media business, Russ was Director of New Business Development for Robert Brandt and Associates, a full-service advertising and public relations agency, based in Chicago. Russ earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Bradley University and has completed coursework towards a Master’s Degree from Northwestern University.

Doug Austin is the founder and CEO of StrategicSource, Inc. and ExpenseEdge, the leading provider .
of Spend Management Services(strategy, spend mapping, sourcing, process improvement and audit) for many vertical markets.
Doug is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, a graduate of the University of St. Thomas, a speaker at various conferences, 20 Groups, seminars
and webinars. Doug has acquired over 40 years of line, staff and executive experience in Spend Management and Supply
Chain Management in various vertical markets. Doug is also a trainer, speaker, consultant and business owner.

Stuart leads the firm’s Consumer Products and Dealership practices, some of the fastest growing teams in their respective segments. With more than a decade of experience serving the Retail and Consumer Products space in buy-sell transactions, valuation, and profit improvement consulting, Stuart has worked for some of the most recognizable branded products in the world, including household candy, apparel, and liquor brands both in domestic and international markets. When not working on client engagements, Stuart is regularly meeting with business owners to consult on the ever-changing economic landscape.

Stuart is a regular speaker at national conferences, including the AICPA Dealership Conference, and contributor to many industry publications, including Automotive News and MJ Business Daily. Stuart is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), in which he has analyzed more than 1,000 companies for litigation support, gift and estate planning, and financial reporting.