Our Featured Guest for Sunday, October 12, 2025 is Tommy Hilcken

Tommy Hilcken, founder of Tommy Hilcken Productions, is a charismatic leader, entertainer, humorist, and motivational speaker who has spent decades proving that laughter truly is the best way to connect. With over 7,000 performances, Tommy has educated, entertained, and inspired audiences across corporate events, schools, and community gatherings. A past president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Speakers Association, he’s known for blending humor, storytelling, and magic into his signature “laugh-and-learn” style—helping people conquer stage fright, communicate with confidence, and break through fears to reach new goals.

At Tommy Hilcken Productions, the mission is to deliver engaging, inspiring, and unforgettable experiences that resonate long after the event. Tommy brings creativity, professionalism, and heart to every role—whether serving as a professional emcee, motivational speaker, public speaking coach, game show host, or school assembly leader. His energy, humor, and authenticity make every performance both meaningful and memorable.

Tommy is world-renowned for his Step Up and Stand Out program and his new Magical Motivation framework, which combine humor, storytelling, and magic to create interactive, transformative school assemblies. Tailored for elementary, middle, and K–8 schools across New Jersey, these programs promote engagement, laughter, and lasting lessons through fun, participation, and positivity. Popular topics include anti-bullying, character education, drug-free awareness, and motivational programs that inspire students to believe in themselves and persevere through challenges.

In the corporate world, Tommy brings that same spark through The Game Show Guys, a trivia-based team-building experience designed for employee engagement and celebration. The Ultimate Trivia Challenge blends fast-paced fun, audience interaction, and humor to create unforgettable events that strengthen communication, trust, and collaboration—all while boosting morale and creativity.

Key Highlights: Over 7,000 live performances; past president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Speakers Association; more than 35 years of professional entertainment experience; and a master storyteller who makes people laugh while learning powerful life lessons. Read more at: https://tommyhilckenproductions.com/

Our Entrepreneur Presenters:

Bobby Mascia is the Founder & CEO of Green Ridge Wealth Planning, owner of an 18-store Dunkin’ franchise, ex-Wall Street wealth advisor, owner of a family office and a manufacturing business and host of the Business Unchained podcast. A seasoned entrepreneur, Bobby blends his Wall Street background with hands-on experience scaling businesses. He also serves as a business coach, bringing raw, real-world experience and financial expertise to entrepreneurs seeking guidance. Bobby’s expertise includes wealth creation and preservation for business owners, building self-managed businesses an the dos and don’ts of family business.

After college Bobby launched his career as a hedge fund and asset management consultant in New York. In 2003, after 9/11 and his parents’ health issues, he joined the family Dunkin’ franchise. Over nine years, he helped expand it from 20 to 40 locations and $25M to $50M in revenue.

By 2011, tensions in the family business and his enduring love for finance led Bobby to strike out on his own. After years of preparation, he founded Green Ridge Wealth Planning in 2016. His vision: a boutique, personalized financial firm designed specifically for business owners and entrepreneurs. Today, Green Ridge manages over $400M, helping clients build wealth independent from their companies. Bobby and his team are known for their transparency, accessibility, and what clients call a “family feel.” Green Ridge Wealth planning helps entrepreneurs  by helping them turn business success into lasting wealth (entrepreneur-aligned financial planning) and get involved in building financial security outside their companies. They also offer fiduciary investment management and tailored actionable plans.

Bobby believes success requires more than hustle—it demands resilience, strategy, and alignment between business and personal wealth. His message: growth-driven entrepreneurs must stop grinding endlessly and start building businesses and lives that truly work.

Through his Business Unchained podcast and speaking engagements, he shares real-world insights and straight talk, inspiring entrepreneurs to think bigger and take control of both their money and their freedom. Read more at: https://bobbymascia.com/

Josh Khan is the Executive President and co-founder of Eden, a company reimagining personalized healthcare by connecting members with licensed providers for access to compounded treatments and tailored wellness plans. Eden is transforming how consumers access care in aesthetics, telehealth, and pharmacy. The company builds trusted, patient-first brands that deliver safe and compliant results by integrating access to providers, technology infrastructure, and a modern consumer experience. Core verticals include medical weight loss, hormone therapy, wellness, and medspa services.

Medical Weight Loss: Lose weight with a personalized plan that includes same-day doctor visits and prescriptions, access to GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Zepbound®, and FSA and HSA eligibility with all plans. Members also enjoy nutritional, protein-packed recipes in the Eden community app, on-demand workouts and fitness coaching, guidance from board-certified nutritionists, and access to community events, recipes, and chat features.

NAD+ Collection: Vitality offerings are designed to support cellular energy, focus, and healthy aging. The collection includes fast-acting NAD+ injections for improved energy and focus, healthy-aging creams and patches (with patches coming soon), and a nasal spray for anytime mental clarity.

Before founding Eden, Josh launched Ageless Rx, Inc. and scaled operations to achieve a 45% gross margin in 30 months while increasing CLTV from $65 to $212 and reducing CAC from $150 to $60. At Dana Incorporated, he pioneered the industry’s first developer portal and B2B2C marketplace product, consolidating 400+ websites into a unified omnichannel experience. He also established a competitive pricing database that achieved a 3% EBITDA improvement in two months through NextGen software tools and automation, and diversified the supplier strategy to improve efficiencies by 5% within three months. 

Read more at: https://www.tryeden.com/