Jane Betters
The Marketing Department
President
(972) 248-7990
Dallas, Texas

Jane Betters' expertise encompasses multiple aspects of marketing in business-to-business and business-to-consumer segments. She is a seasoned professional with a proven track record in the areas of corporate and product branding and messaging as well as the full spectrum of marketing services, both in the U.S. and internationally. Jane's corporate experience includes working for some of the biggest names in the telecom and high tech industry, including Nortel, Siemens, Alcatel, and Marconi.

Jane is a member of eWomenNetwork and the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and she sits on the board of the Association of Women in Communications (AWC) as co-vice president of the Freelance Alliance.

To email Jane, click here.

Why you should contact Jane:

• Get your story to the right audience
  
• Reduce your sales and marketing expenses
  
• Boost your sales efforts
  

Nancy Schneider
Ronan Sign Company
President/Owner
(636) 397-5112
St. Charles, Missouri

Nancy Schneider is the president and owner of Ronan Sign Company. She has been involved in many different businesses, from home-based, to corporations, to her own business. Nancy has owned her business for eight years and has learned some information the hard way, and she says she has a lot more to learn. Nancy would love to share her knowledge and would be thrilled to listen to others' knowledge. She feels that sharing is invaluable to survival in the business world.

To email Nancy, click here.

Why you should contact Nancy:

• Tap into her knowledge of many different businesses
  
• Get the proper signage for your business
  
• Add that special touch to your current marketing strategy
  

Claudia Klaus
Pacific Advisors
Independent Financial Advisor
(619) 299-5960
San Diego, California

Claudia is a partner at Pacific Advisors, Inc, an independent financial planning firm located in San Diego, California. Claudia's core specialties help business owners grow and protect their business and individuals create and preserve their wealth. Claudia also partners with Philanthropy International to offer charitable and planned giving services to her clients, greatly enhancing their ability to give while managing the needs of their estate. Claudia is passionate and committed to her work which gives her clients peace of mind, knowing they are in a long-term partnership based on trust and confidence in the financial decisions they make.

To email Claudia, click here.

Why you should contact Claudia:

• Learn how to financially grow and secure your business
  
• Enhance your ability to give
  
• Manage your finances with Claudia's expertise
  

Gloria MacDonald
Matchmaker and Matchmaker Training
President
(416) 233-9541
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gloria MacDonald is a matchmaker and the owner of Perfect Partners. She grew up on the east coast of the U.S. where she earned a bachelors degree from Boston University and a masters degree from Lesley College in Boston. Gloria is a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S. Toronto is the city that she loves and where she makes her home.

Gloria spent over twelve years working at the executive level, building highly effective teams and partnerships. Her success was largely attributed to the fact that she is intuitive, perceptive, and easy to talk to. One of the reasons that she started Perfect Partners is that she has a real zest for life and is an incurable romantic. Gloria has a positive, spiritual approach to life and believes that all things are possible.

To email Gloria, click here.

Why you should contact Gloria:

• Find a business model for your matchmaking services
  
• Target the unique characteristics of your clients
  
• Help your clients find their perfect partners
  

Amy Lawrence
An Afternoon to Remember
President/Owner
(916) 663-6358
Newcastle, California

Amy Lawrence was born in Stuttgart, Germany, the classic military brat. After attending college for two years in Munich, Germany, she transferred back to Kansas City, and went on to receive a masters degree in special education. Amy taught learning disabled and severely autistic children for eleven years.

Amy married her wonderful husband, Pat, at Disneyland! Together they have two great sons, Thomas and Jacob. Amy took two years off to be home with her kids and then decided to open her own business, An Afternoon to Remember. She is looking forward to talking to women who own their own business and to sharing experiences of being an entrepreneur and manager of fifteen other women.

To email Amy, click here.

Why you should contact Amy:

• Learn the art of "Taking Tea"
  
• Relax, socialize and celebrate special occasions over tea
  
• Plan your bridal or baby shower with Amy
  
• Discover how to host the proper tea party
  

Teena Pham
Royal Financial Mortgage
President
(612) 708-0936
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Teena Pham spent the first two-thirds of her life in California and has spent the most recent third in Minnesota. Teena recently started two companies, one for residential mortgages and the other for commercial mortgages. As if that were not enough to do, Teena is also the CEO of three other companies—dealing with music and entertainment, travel and the last is technology! She has a huge entrepreneurial spirit, hence the five companies, and is always developing new projects, like the one she's working on now for a women's executive clothing line. Her energy is devoted to mastering networking techniques, and she thrives on getting a sense of people, what they want, and putting all the pieces together to make it happen. On a personal note, Teena is currently dating and has one son, and she is very active in different recreational sports and loves to travel.

To email Teena, click here.

Why you should contact Teena:

• Tap into Teena's diverse knowledge of entertainment, travel and technology
  
• Learn about residential and commercial mortgages
  
• Find out how she manages five different companies and still has time to do the things she enjoys
  

Sandra Gilhousen
Fashion Fusion, LLC
CEO
(314) 304-1620
Clarkson Valley, Missouri

Sandra Gilhousen was born in the small town of Anacortes, Washington. As soon as high school was done she was out of the small town and graduated with a BS degree in nursing from the University of Washington. Her husband, Brent, is an attorneyin environmental law. She has a son, 38, who runs a boutique hotel in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and a daughter, 20, who is at the University of Missouri in Columbia, as a sophomore now. She worked in health care management in Washington and in St. Louis, then quit her career to stay home with her daughter nineteen years ago. Sandra began repping for a jewelry maker and liked it so much that she started to design herself and even got her daughter involved. She now has an online store and is on to metal smithing classes to improve her array of designs. Sandra has ventured into the art world and could not be happier!

To email Sandra, click here.

Why you should contact Sandra:

• Get your custom-designed jewelry for any occasion
  
• Find high-quality gemstones, beauty products and wholesale fashion products
  
• Create your own style with Sandra's fashion expertise
  

Gwen Cohen
Morgan Stanley
First Vice President
(312) 443-6527
Chicago, Illinois

Gwen is a twenty-year Morgan Stanley professional, and she has been a keynote speaker at affinity groups and division meetings of major corporations around the country. She frequently speaks at universities and women's conferences in the U.S. and abroad.

Gwen, a First Vice President, Investment Consultant and Wealth Advisor at Morgan Stanley, joined its High Net Worth office in January 2006, and has advised clients across the country on issues related to retirement, cashless options, closely held businesses, inter-generational planning and estate tax reduction. She helps individuals grow and preserve wealth. For almost 2 decades, she has conducted workshops and written articles for familiar publications like The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Defender, Chicago Metro News.

You may have seen Gwen in Morgan Stanley's ad campaign, featured in Newsweek, Working Woman, Working Mother, Black Enterprise and The Wall Street Journal. She is an active board member of the Chicago Foundation for Women, the Alumnae Council (co-chair), the African-American Leadership Council, Leadership Illinois, and the College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University (co-chair of development). Gwen is Leadership America's regional coordinator and remains active in the Executive's Club of Chicago, DuSable Museum of African American History and the South Side Community Arts Center.

Gwen holds a bachelors degree in business from Tuskegee University and a master of management (MBA) from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. She continues to mentor at the undergraduate, graduate and corporate levels (including Menttium) and has been a Principal for a Day participant in the Chicago Public Schools since 1998.

To email Gwen, click here.

Why you should contact Gwen:

• Learn how to grow and preserve your wealth
  
• Utilize Gwen's speaking experience for your organization
  
• Get answers to your financial questions
  

Deb Leon
Health Contact Partners, Inc.
President
(847) 465-5000
Wheeling, Illinois

Deb Leon is the president of Health Contact Partners, Inc., a provider of contact center support and services to direct-to-consumer and health care companies. Ms. Leon began her call center career as a director at M.I.T. in Niles, IL. At M.I.T. Ms. Leon managed a two-site, 24-hour call center with over 300 employees, including ten team leads, two shift directors, and a training manager. From there, Ms. Leon took the position as project manager for Sprint PCS for a six month consulting position, opening the first Chicago area Sprint PCS customer care center. At the conclusion of that project, she went on to build and manage an inbound and outbound call center for a disease management company, CorSolutions, providing telephonic condition support to members with diabetes, heart disease, asthma and COPD. After three years with CorSolutions, Deb founded her present company, Health Contact Partners, Inc.

To email Deb, click here.

Why you should contact Deb:

• Learn how she became a minority business owner
  
• Get 24 hour services for your healthcare company
  
• Get value-added clinical health education and triage products
  

Kristen Schuerlein
Affirmagy, Inc.
Founder & CEO
(206) 624-6018
Seattle, Washington

Kristen Schuerlein is the founder and CEO of Affirmagy, Inc., a company committed to transforming people through the power of intentional living. What we think, becomes. What we surround ourselves with impacts our self-talk and our thinking. Affirmawraps make a wonderful gift for those seeking comfort and inspiration.

In Spring 2007, Affirmagy introduced a powerful program that allows customers to designate 20% of their purchase price to a non-profit that touches their heart. This turnkey program serves as a new revenue stream for organizations with a national reach whose donor base resonates with a powerful message of grace.

Our vision for Affirmagy is to spread the power of affirmations around the world. We encourage you to treat yourself and those you love to the power of affirmations.

To email Kristen, click here.

Why you should contact Kristen:

• Transform your life through the power of intentional living
  
• Learn more about how to achieve health and wellness
  
• Receive positive affirmations of love, abundance and serenity