Roman Slavinsky is the Director of Student Success at A+ Tutoring Inc. and the creator of an AI hiring tool developed to scale educator recruitment. A former science teacher, he founded A+ Tutoring in 2010 to support K–12 and college students.

Seth Casden is the CEO and Co-founder of Hologenix, the company behind CELLIANT®, a mineral-infused infrared textile designed to enhance wellness and performance. He launched the company in 2002 and has secured FDA clearance and partnerships with top brands.

Beau Atkins is the CEO of Evolve Family Law, a Saskatchewan-based firm offering flat-fee and subscription legal services. After co-founding a previous firm, he launched Evolve to make family law more transparent, affordable, and scalable.

Bas Beek is the Founder and CEO of CompaNanny, a Netherlands-based childcare company focused on early childhood development. Since 2003, he has grown it into a multi-location provider serving working families across the region.

Jon Roman is the Managing Partner of Transworld Business Advisors of Atlanta North, where he leads a team helping entrepreneurs buy, sell, and grow businesses. A former banker and entrepreneur, he holds multiple credentials in business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions.

Scaling a business takes more than strategy. It requires resilience, creativity, and a willingness to rethink what leadership looks like. Whether they’re launching AI tools to solve hiring bottlenecks or rebuilding stronger after natural disasters, today’s entrepreneurs are finding new ways to grow by leaning into purpose and community.

Roman Slavinsky shares how necessity led him to develop an AI-powered hiring platform that streamlined operations overnight. Seth Casden discusses how his infrared textile company, Celliant, stayed mission-driven in the wake of California wildfires and how EO supported his team through the crisis. Beau Atkins opens up about walking away from a traditional legal model to build a more scalable and affordable approach to family law. Bas Beek reveals how a personal passion for early childhood development helped him grow CompaNanny into a 1,500-person childcare company, while Jon Roman reflects on starting from scratch in business brokerage and how EO helped him become a better entrepreneur, parent, and partner.

In this episode of the Rising Entrepreneurs Podcast, recorded live at the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Leadership Conference in Honolulu, you’ll hear how five founders are scaling their companies through purpose, resilience, and the support of a like-minded entrepreneurial community. You’ll also learn why solving real problems and showing up with authenticity are at the heart of sustained business growth.