Entrepreneur and skilled-trades platform builder will share lessons from helping companies grow while strengthening leadership, culture and opportunity; PowerChampions will also sponsor the EGSA Awards Lunch.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — September 10, 2026 — Ashish Achlerkar, Founder and CEO of

PowerChampions, will take the stage at the 2026 EGSA Fall Conference in Washington, DC, on Monday, September 14^th, to share a message he has spent years putting into practice: strong companies are built by investing in people first.