London–listed PRTech firm Pathos Communications has developed proprietary AI platform PathosMind. For exclusive use by Pathos employees and partners, it surfaces stories that truly resonate with readers. By monitoring more than 50,000 news publishers every day and mining conversations across a global network of hundreds of thousands of Pathos contacts, the agentic platform identifies individuals and ideas with genuine newsworthiness. Here are ten entrepreneurs whose thinking is driving the agenda right now.
Lesya Pishchevskaya
Lesya Pishchevskaya is the founder and CEO of Spark25, a fractional CMO and growth marketing consultancy specializing in brand development, go-to-market strategy, and integrated marketing cross-channel campaign creation and execution. With more than 16 years of experience leading growth initiatives for organizations including Google, Meta, RingCentral, and ABC Fitness, as well as high-growth startups, she has built a career defined by strategic clarity, data-driven creativity, and measurable business impact.
Her expertise spans lifecycle marketing, paid media across social and search, full-funnel growth strategy, brand positioning, and cross-functional enablement for both B2B and B2C organizations. She is known for building collaborative, high-performance teams that bridge creative vision with operational execution to drive scalable growth.
In addition to her work at Spark25, Lesya serves as Head of Marketing at Women in Automation, where she focuses on elevating the role of artificial intelligence in modern marketing and expanding visibility and opportunity for women in the field of AI.
Lesya's perspective is shaped by her journey as a Ukrainian-American immigrant and her two-decade path to U.S. citizenship. She remains deeply committed to mentoring immigrant professionals, supporting Ukrainian advocacy initiatives, and advancing youth leadership through programs centered on innovation, global awareness, and social entrepreneurship. She has contributed to organizations including Mentor Collective, BUILD.org, and Rotary International.
In her free time, Lesya enjoys traveling and is a lifelong student and connoisseur of art and culture.
Nathan "Bomb3r" Brown
Nathan "Bomb3r" Brown is the creator and host of The College Football Mafia, a fast-growing YouTube channel dedicated to the ever-shifting landscape of college football. Known for delivering high-energy commentary and in-depth analysis, he has built a platform/team that tracks everything from conference realignment, CFB Playoffs, NIL/Transfer Portal, revenue sharing, and collegiate athletics legislation by covering the sport's most heated rivalries across the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12, ACC, and the evolving Pac-12 and Group of Five.
Through a mix of live streams, weekly programs, sharp commentary, best-of-breed member features, and rapid-fire shorts, "Bomb3r" showcases a lineup designed to entertain as much as inform. His flagship program, The Big Freakin' Friday Show, offers wide-ranging coverage of major storylines, while Moen After Dark brings a more laid-back, late-night format centered on open discussion and fan interaction. The Sitdown, one of the channel's most notable programs, provides space for longer-form conversations with CFB industry insiders, guests connected to the sport, adding layers of insight for dedicated followers. Lastly, WildUteUniversity is the data-driven analysis that sets the CFB Mafia channel apart.
With a growing community and content schedule that keeps viewers engaged throughout the week, "Bomb3r" has positioned The College Football Mafia as a distinctive voice in the digital sports landscape, offering fans a space where passion, personality, and analysis come together. The CFB Mafia is actively pursuing more strategic partnerships to help grow the brand.
David Pollack
David Pollack is the Chief Executive Officer of Retour, bringing decades of experience in software engineering, system architecture, and product design to the company's growing portfolio of productivity solutions. Based in the United States, he has built a career shaped by senior roles at organizations such as ADL Data Systems, Inc. (Div Harris Software), where he contributed to the development of complex systems and advanced user interfaces. He holds a master's degree in computer science from The City College of New York, completed between 1967 and 1972, forming the technical foundation that supports his work today.
Under David's leadership, Retour focuses on creating low-cost, high-productivity add-on software designed to enhance the everyday tools used by business and consumer users. The company develops supplemental features for widely used platforms, including Outlook, Gmail, Word, OneNote, and Visio, extending functionality through intuitive, thoughtfully engineered solutions. Retour's software is built to operate across major systems such as Android, iOS, Windows 10, and Linux.
With expertise spanning engineering, software design, Flutter, and the .NET Framework, David oversees a team committed to producing practical, user-centered tools. His long-standing dedication to innovation, quality, and customer support continues to guide Retour's vision and its ability to deliver meaningful value to modern technology users.
Alenas Gumuliauskas
Alenas Gumuliauskas is the CEO of Brighty App, a Lithuanian digital finance platform designed to bridge the gap between traditional banking and modern crypto technology. With a professional background spanning finance, audit, and compliance, he brings a structured, security-focused approach to a sector that is rapidly evolving. His vision centers on uniting the trust and reliability of established banking systems with the innovation and speed that define the crypto landscape, an integration he sees as essential as more users adopt digital assets in their everyday financial lives.
Under his leadership, Brighty delivers a user-friendly, all-in-one platform that caters to both new and experienced crypto users, as well as globally mobile individuals like digital nomads. The app simplifies the complexity of managing fiat and crypto by offering European-grade financial robustness alongside intuitive tools for earning, learning, saving, and spending across currencies.
Alenas emphasizes collaboration as the foundation of effective execution, ensuring that teams communicate openly and stay aligned with the company's mission. Brighty's talent pool reflects this philosophy, bringing together specialists with experience from leading fintech companies and top European banks. By combining startup agility with institutional-level safeguards, Alenas is positioning Brighty at the forefront of the future of digital finance.
Dr. Michael De Boeck
Dr. Michael De Boeck is the founder and managing partner of BOEX, a specialized law practice focused on EU regulatory matters, sanctions advisory, and cross-border commercial and investment dispute resolution. With over a decade of experience, he advises companies, financial institutions, sovereign states, and international organizations on complex issues shaped by EU, US, and UK regulatory frameworks.
Dr. Michael has acted in high-value disputes under major arbitral rules, including ICC and UNCITRAL, and has advised on recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards before EU courts. His sanctions advisory work spans due diligence, licensing, asset recovery, and compliance assessments across finance, energy, technology, and international trade.
His background blends legal practice with academic depth. Trained in both Civil and Common Law, he completed studies at leading universities in the EU and the United States and earned a dual PhD from Ghent University and the University of Luxembourg as a Max Planck scholar. His research examined the intersection of EU law and investment arbitration, and he remained active in academia as a professor of EU law until 2024. He continues to publish and speak on sanctions policy, dispute resolution, and regulatory developments.
He is fluent in English, French, and Dutch, with additional proficiency in German and Mandarin. BOEX law firm is a new choice if you are looking for top-quality legal services to assist with investment and commercial regulation in the EU market. Reach out to us: info@boex.law.
Burzin Cavas
Burzin Cavas is the CEO of Pritt Group, where he oversees the company's global trading strategy across metals, alloys, specialized chemicals, and emerging energy initiatives. He is known for guiding the organization's expansion into new markets while strengthening its position as a trusted supplier to a diverse international customer base. His leadership emphasizes disciplined commercial execution, operational resilience, and long-term value creation, all of which have contributed to Pritt Group's continued growth in competitive global sectors.
With more than 35 years of experience in international trade, including a longstanding career with the Comcraft Group, Burzin has established a record of turning strategic vision into measurable business outcomes. His expertise in managing complex supply chains and building high-performing teams has become foundational to Pritt Group's evolution into a modern, globally connected trading enterprise.
Burzin is also leading the company through a significant strategic shift that includes joint venture partnerships in the energy sector. These collaborations with shipping companies and international trading partners support integrated logistics capabilities designed to move physical energy, metals, and bulk materials safely and efficiently across global corridors. Through his leadership, Pritt Group continues to strengthen its global footprint while contributing to a more resilient and interconnected supply ecosystem.
Aaren Sirak
Aaren Sirak merges creative vision with technical precision to bring high-impact work to life for industry-leading brands. Sandals & Beaches Resorts, Perry Ellis International, Bvlgari, Tiffany & Co., and Vogue rely on Sirak Studios for sophisticated creative leadership. Clients choose Sirak Studios because Aaren and his team strengthen brands, enhance messaging, and accelerate growth.
Aaren's methodology is shaped by a lifelong duality of analytical thinking paired with artistic intuition. By earning a degree in mechanical engineering while refining his visual storytelling, Aaren developed a rare perspective that unites disciplined logic with expansive imagination. That perspective is the foundation of Sirak Studios' approach to high-level creative problem-solving, and the reason clients trust Aaren and his team with brand-defining creative work.
Every engagement begins with a clear definition of success. Asking the questions that reveal a client's goals enables Aaren's team to design a tailored roadmap for every project. Sirak Studios' elite creative direction and custom strategies elevate brand perception, drive measurable progress, and consistently exceed expectations. This approach has cultivated a powerful network of thriving clients, dedicated team members, and enduring relationships.
As Sirak Studios continues to expand, Aaren is intent on partnering with the leaders and brands that value excellence, clarity, and lasting impact. Those who align with these values are invited to explore a creative partnership at sirakstudios.com.
Deryck Jones
Deryck Jones is the founder of iGloo Digital Services LLC and has built a career at the center of every major technology shift of the last five years. He began in the era of early PCs, developing The Estimator, a custom software tool that streamlined haul-route planning for large-scale construction projects. The analytical approach later took him to Spectra-Physics Laserplane, where he led an international team to roll out the world's first fully autonomous robotic machine-control system in 1997 and became the youngest vice president in the company's history, helping guide its evolution toward software-driven innovation.
In 2007, Deryck launched a managed IT services firm, scaling it with clients like Sony Music and Canon Professional. After a buyout collapsed in 2011, he returned with iGloo Digital Services, formalized in 2025 as a fractional CTO and digital growth partner for small and mid-market companies. His work spans AI systems optimization, automation, platform strategy, security/compliance, and revenue-focused marketing.
He also supports an AI advertising company credited with an Angel Reese x Reebok activation. A Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader, he has led teams recognized for three consecutive years in CRN's NextGen 250. Deryck operates with one mission: preparing every business for the AI era ahead by making innovation practical, measurable, and repeatable.
Ludwig Romieux
Ludwig Romieux is an independent entrepreneur and management consultant with 12 years of experience in a dozen countries. He has built his career where strategy must turn into concrete results: post-merger integration (PMI), risk management, internal audit and compliance, regulatory programmes, and operational transformation with frontline teams.
Ludwig is a trusted C-level partner for CEOs, boards, and investors. He intervenes in high-stakes situations for private banks, asset and fund managers, private equity funds, fintechs, and creative industries groups: M&A, carve-outs and IPOs, business model shifts, regulatory pressure, and governance crises. Beyond advisory work, he acts as an interim executive (Chief Risk Officer/Chief Internal Auditor), designing risk and internal control architectures, leading compliance programmes (CRR III, DORA, outsourcing, NDOD), and setting up stress tests and decision dashboards that help leadership teams decide fast and with clarity.
In parallel, Ludwig founded Brain Capital Management, a boutique consulting firm based in Paris, Luxembourg, and Marseille, named "Best M&A Consulting Firm 2024 – France" by Wealth & Finance International. Trained in audit, finance, and transformation strategy, and shaped by a background as a pianist, pilot, motorcyclist, and diver, he brings a mix of discipline, creativity, and resilience. Committed to animal protection and the rescue of stray animals, he embodies a new generation of entrepreneurs to watch in strategy.
David Poirier
David Poirier is the CEO and Founder of The Poirier Group, recognized by Forbes in 2025 as one of America's Top Management Consulting Firms. In 2005, David left the corporate world to build on his lifelong passion and commitment to operational excellence and business transformation. Leveraging his career spanning C-Suite positions across major retail, general merchandise, food distribution, health and life sciences, and manufacturing organizations in North America and Europe, he earned a reputation for leading complex organizations through strategic, cultural, and performance-driven change.
Celebrating 20 years this past November, his business now spans the U.S., Canada, and global markets. His leadership style and unwavering corporate culture are defined by 4 core values: learning; serving; excellence and integrity, which continue to influence every decision, and how his team works with clients and each other. He has proven in consulting that staying true to your values by 'walking the talk' continues to support a competitive industry advantage while also ensuring clients receive a better consulting experience, undeniable results, and long-term impact.
His professional foundation includes a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto (UofT), alongside designations as a Professional Engineer and Professional Logistician. A highly decorated leader, he has been awarded the 'Engineering Management Medal' from the Ontario Professional Engineers Association, the 'Captain of Industry Award' from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), and the Medallion Award from the UofT, among many other notable recognitions. For David, performance improvement is only the beginning.
