BBB Wisconsin Spark Award Judges

Coleman Chair in Entrepreneurship
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
Marquette University

Ryan is the executive director of the Wisconsin Center for Employee Ownership, coaches and consults with family enterprise owners and serial founders, and owns a short-term rental co-hosting company. He's founded and co-founded several businesses and community efforts, and currently volunteers for ColorBold Business Association, Progress Lakeshore, SCORE, BizStarts, WWBIC, Business Lending Partners, Faith Driven Investors, the Wisconsin chapter of The ESOP Association, high school entrepreneurship classes, and high school FBLA and DECA programs.

Founder
Positive Polarity

Dave Molenda is the Founder of Positive Polarity, a Midwest business coaching firm that acts as the opposing force against the easy way of doing business – the way it’s always been done – with a positive and encouraging approach. His recent book, Growing On Purpose, was an instant #1 Amazon Best Seller in three categories. Dave’s Positive Polarity Podcast has over 200 episodes and recently achieved the top 2.5% of all podcasts in the world, according to Listennote.com On this podcast, they discuss the intersection of business growth and personal growth.