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Deepak Shukla
Agencies, Marketing, SEO

Deepak Shukla

Founder & CEO, Pearl Lemon Group

$100K–$500K/month
4.8/5
B2B
Agency
50+
Italy
Started 2016

Deepak Shukla is the ex-Deloitte consultant who backpacked, fought Muay Thai, and then bootstrapped Pearl Lemon from his mum’s house into a global, remote-first agency group. He treats discomfort as a growth tool and people as the core leverage in business, obsessing over hiring, training, and building intense, high-velocity teams.

December 10, 2025Read Interview
Anthony Denier
Finance, Technology

Anthony Denier

Group President & U.S. CEO

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
50+
USA
Started 2016

Anthony Denier is leading Webull through its first years as a public company, building an AI-enabled global brokerage for sophisticated retail investors while trying to stay nimble, transparent, and close to the everyday trader.

November 29, 2025Read Interview

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