2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

Lyle Berman

Visionary entrepreneur who was instrumental in the development of casinos outside of the traditional gaming markets of Las Vegas and Atlantic City and was instrumental in creating the World Poker Tour.
Co-founder of Grand Casinos Inc., which from 1990 to 1996 built more casino gaming space than any other company in the United States; and Rainforest Café, an integrated restaurant and retail operation of which he served as Chairman & CEO from 1994 to 2000.
Formed Lakes Entertainment in 1999 and served as its Chairman and CEO through 2015.

Michael McHugh

Founder & Managing Partner of GMB Capital Partners, which has invested more than $2.1 billion in junior debt and equity in more than 100 companies through six funds.
Current and exited investments that are or have been part of GMB’s extensive portfolio since 2005 include Talent Inc., TPC Wire & Cable, Intek Plastics, Smile Brands Group, Compass Health, and Meridian Behavioral Health.
Prior to his founding of GMB, Mike worked at Churchill Capital, US Bank, and Norwest Bank. He is passionate about education and active on the boards of numerous universities, including at his alma mater as a member of the Board of Advisors for the University of Nebraska Finance Department.

Paul Meyering

An experienced equity investor and investment banker, Paul has spent more than 30 years working in private equity, mezzanine financing, and investment banking.
He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of 14 private companies, had advisory roles on dozens of others, and served as President of the Minnesota chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.
He joined Duco Capital as a partner in 2023 after serving as the President of Renaissance Equity Partners from 2000 to 2023 and as a Senior Managing Director at Spell Capital from 2013 to 2023. At Spell Capital, Paul was responsible for all aspects of acquiring, managing, and divesting private company investments.

Rosina Samadani

Founder of three groundbreaking healthcare technology companies and the holder of multiple patents for her work, Dr. Samadani currently serves as the CEO of Oculogicax, a neuro-diagnostic company with an FDA-cleared concussion diagnostic and a novel test for acute cannabis use.
She earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University and a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
Prior to becoming a serial entrepreneur disrupting the healthcare technology space, Dr. Samadani spent seven years in McKinsey and Company’s healthcare practice.

Randy Schiestl

Former VP of Global Technology for Boston Scientific, where for more than 22 years he worked with the R&D teams across all seven divisions and multiple international sites to develop, commercialize, and sustain life-saving medical devices.
Randy’s work at Boston Scientific over more than two decades had a significant impact on the lives of people around the world. His responsibilities included Corporate Research, Global Innovation, Global Product Cybersecurity, Global Design Systems, Global Packaging and Labeling, and Sustaining Engineering. He also oversaw the global healthcare leader’s emerging technology platforms.
He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Director and Chief Operating Officer of Vocxi Health Inc., a stand-alone breath diagnostic company that was spun out from Boston Scientific and the University of Minnesota. With less than 1 minute of breath, the company’s innovative device senses the presence of disease.