PEOPLE of 2017 Chris Schembra
Founder + Curator of the 747 Club Chris a leading expert on empathy and the art of human connection. He is the founder and curator of the 747 Club, an organization which awakens empathy within people and corporations. Since its inception, the 747 Club has served over 1,900 attendees, sparking over 50,000 relationships. Aside from the 747 Club, Chris is a partner at OHenry Productions, which invests in and produces commercial theater. As a marketer, he’s led campaigns with over 900,000 participants, and the programs through his family’s Hilton Head Island Performance Group have trained and empowered close to one million executives, salespeople, athletes, and students on how to achieve excellence and gain the competitive edge. He mentors startups at Techstars, serves as a social influencer for Dell and American Express, and is a contributing writer to Arianna Huffington’s new corporate and consumer wellness platform, Thrive Global. He is a frequent speaker at family office and investor conferences, covering the importance of art. As a philanthropist, he holds appointment on the Board of Trustees of the Easterseals Foundation. ■
Denny Chared
Founder, Dc Finance Mr. Denny Chared started his career as a financial journalist and an economist and was one of the first online financial journalists in Israel, working for Globes Business daily. In 2003, Mr. Chared founded DC Finance. Since its inception, the firm has grown to produce and raise capital for more than 30 conferences each year attended by thousands of business professionals from Israel and abroad. DC Finance is Israel's leading financial conference organizer, reaching high net worth individuals, institutional investors and the top managements of Israel's eminent business community. DC Finance (www.dc-finance.com) builds an international network of high net worth individuals, family offices, and investors for mutual growth and support through first-tier events worldwide. DC Finance is leading financial conferences in the U.S., U.K., and Israel, reaching over 1,000 families worldwide who represent over $300 billion USD. ■
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