At 15, Catherine discovered that the assistant career path. Today, Catherine holds over 16 years of experience and has assisted celebrities, politicians and CEOs across a multitude of industries. She knows the MVP of every team is always 1 physical step behind the VIP and 5 mental steps ahead of everyone, and it is this intimate industry experience that drives the vision behind EM. Catherine is a graduate of The George Washington University.

Ryan has advised and worked with 120+ venture capital-seeking and venture-backed companies, several as the interim CFO. He possesses an extensive financial and management consulting background from more than 20 years with venture backed companies and large technology and management consulting firms including Microsoft, Salomon Smith Barney and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a degree in Finance & Information Systems from Boston University.

Ariel graduated from Taylor University with a degree in Public Relations and began her career as an assistant where she fell in love with the dynamism of the role. Today, she has assisted startups to full-grown companies and their busy CEOs. She has managed tasks and managed people as a Pod Leader at Zirtual. What makes Ariel so successful is her ability to seek out the best-fit relationships and build valuable partnerships from there.