May 27, 2024 - StartupOS Paul Pluschkell and World Record Butterfly Event M Teresa Lawrence

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Paul Pluschkell – Founder & CEO of StartupOS

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Paul Pluschkell is a proven transformational leader across a range of technologically and financially driven markets. He has been both an innovator and disruptor by combining his vision and product expertise. He is a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits including MXNet, IXNet, Spigit, Global Center, and Kandy. Throughout the course of his career, Paul has built transformational companies by identifying innovative and shifting trends in technology, understanding customer unmet needs, and delivering financial performance. He has served as Chairman, CEO or President of both public and private companies. As Founder and CEO of StartupOS, Paul is responsible for setting the vision of a company and is ultimately responsible for making decisions on how the company operates and best serves its customers.
M Teresa Lawrence – Butterfly Event Coordinator, International Speaker, Leadership Coach and Award-Winning Author of The Power of Leadership with M. Teresa Lawrence

It is my belief that if you enjoy what you are doing, you are going to be
excellent at it. When I speak at corporations, I ask, “Are you guys happy?”
No one will speak up.

M Teresa Lawrence is an award-winning author, international speaker, and leadership coach. She is the founder and president of the Trueness Project, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering children and adults to cherish their imagination and own their power to write their narratives. As part of her mission, Teresa is donating her award-winning transformational children’s book, GLORIOUSNESS, to disadvantaged children throughout the world. She is also the co-author of The Power of Leadership, where she discusses the power of the “Leadership of Play,” a philosophy that uplifts everyone. Currently, Teresa is working on The Grand Butterfly Gathering scheduled for June 29, 2024, where her nonprofit, the Trueness Project, will host the highest number of people dressed as butterflies in history, both in person and virtually. We will set a world record, and a joyous community of changemakers will make a statement dressed as butterflies, standing for a world filled with community, creativity, and love. Teresa’s work has been featured in various publications, including the San Francisco Post, the California Observer, World Reporter, and Scholar Media Africa. As a Creative Visionary at Covered Wagon Nation, I help people realize and attain their full potential enjoyably. I apply my Leadership of Play philosophy, which is based on thinking and living outside the box, finding joy in simple acts of kindness, and believing in the power of imagination and adventure. I also leverage my skills and experience as an author, publisher, educator, and attorney to create and deliver transformational content and programs. I hold a JD from Columbia Law School and a BA from Amherst College, and I have been working with a diverse client base to start and grow thriving businesses for over 20 years. I am passionate about serving my community through volunteering and non-profit fundraising. As a Cuban immigrant, I founded The Trueness Project, a purpose-driven project that helps children own their stories and know that they are the masters of their destiny. I travel the world giving out books and speaking about the importance of teaching leadership in schools. I believe that inside each one of us is a true and genuine leader, waiting for awakening by playful adventure. On December 14, 2023, I was honored with a Doctorate in Humane Letters in Leadership Development, Justice, and Advocacy by the Open Christian University USA, in collaboration with Angaza Bible College, Kenya.