Carol Kerr, Managing Director of the Entrepreneur Academy
Carol Kerr, Dare Dreamers, Inc.
http://www.dare-dreamers.com

Carol brings 20 years of sales, management and training experience with Procter and Gamble to her current work as a coach, management trainer and business consultant. Carol specializes in working with entrepreneurs, managers and supervisors. As Vice President of Dare Dreamers (www.dare-dreamers.com) she has helped lead the development of a number of company programs.  "That responsibility gives me a chance to apply what I coach and teach", she says.

Marcia Merrill, Managing Director of the Transition Academy
http://www.ecareercorner.com

Marcia has been involved in various aspects of Education: she has taught English, Spanish Composition, and English as a Second Language. She has taught all levels, elementary, middle and high school. She has presented seminars, programs and workshops. She even substituted during her graduate schooling.

She has two Masters degrees: Her first degree is in Bilingual / Bicultural Education and Instructional Systems Development (Objective-Based Learning) from University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her second degree is in Counseling Psychology from Loyola College in Maryland. She also has certificates in Employee Assistance Programs and Career Management Coaching as well as being a Job & Career Transition Coach & a Certified Career Management Coach.

Managing Director, Business & Marketing Strategy
Kelly O'Neil, Chief Strategy Officer
UpLevel Strategies

 
Master Business Coach, Speaker & Author

Business & Marketing guru, Kelly O'Neil, is passionate about helping entrepreneurs unleash their bigger game.  The lead author of "Visionary Women Inspiring the World: 12 Paths to Personal Power" (Skyward, 2005), she has recently teamed up with mega-marketing genius, Jay Conrad Levinson, to co-author the next book in his international best selling series called, Guerrilla Business Strategies for Entrepreneurs. 

As a National Award-Winning Marketer and Business Strategist, Kelly has given more than 10,000 media interviews, including: The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, AP, The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Business Week, Forbes, Fortune and MTV.

Known for her devotion to excellence, Kelly's company has won a multitude of awards, including the PR Compass Award for Outstanding Public Relations and The ADDY Award for Branding. In addition, her company was named one of the 500 most innovative companies in America, for which she was awarded a 2004 Purple Cow Innovator award, by NY Times best selling author, Seth Godin.

The creator of the Business Mastery Success Systemä, Kelly provides affordable business and marketing solutions that empower business owners to work smarter, not harder, overcome barriers, and achieve massive success.

Managing Director, Human Resources & Communications
Kelley Rexroad, Krex Consulting
http://www.krexconsulting.com

Kelley Rexroad, SPHR, has twenty-five years in the communications and human resources fields. Her prior employers included a Fortune 20 Health Care Supplier/Provider firm, a Global 50 Aerospace company and in the 80's --one of the world's largest global conglomerates. Kelley learned her business sense early- growing up-and working in-- a family owned business. She earned her B.A. degree from Mary Baldwin College. Her graduate studies and further education took place at the American University and Thunderbird University. She holds the professional designation of Senior Human Resources Professional and International HR Management certification. She is a member of several global and local organizations. Personally she is known for her integrity, strategic insight, creativity, results orientation, ability to lead change, boundless energy and optimism.

Managing Director, Business Development - West Coast
Kim DeBroux, Western Pacific Home Loans
http://westernpacifichomeloans.com

Kim DeBroux is a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist, briefly stated that means she is specially trained in working with clients who want more than just a mortgage, they want a trusted advisor who is capable of at looking at their overall financial situation and goals and integrating their mortgage into that plan.  Kim is also a licensed Realtor and member of the following professional organizations: Pacific West Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors and the National Association of Responsible Loan Officers.

Kim was named as a Community Leader with the Pacific West Association of Realtors due to her work in the local community through her Rotary affiliations as well as other local non-profit organizations. The National Association of Women Business Owners - Orange County, 2006 Remarkable Women Awards as a Member of the Year for her work with Women4Success.

Managing Director, Corporate Sponsorships
Linda Hollander
The Wealthy Bag Lady

Linda has consulted with many large and small businesses to help them profit from the awesome power of corporate sponsors and has 20 years of experience in business. Her corporate sponsors have included Citibank, Fed Ex, Health Net, Southwest Airlines, Bank of America, Staples, Wal Mart / Sam's Club, Omega World Travel and IBM.

Lauren A. Cohen, ESQ
http://www.ecounselinc.com

Lauren is an experienced and skilled transactionally-oriented in-house lawyer with training and expertise in multiple areas.  She has also been periodically involved in wide variety of entrepreneurial and intensive research projects in venture capital and related arenas, including business plan writing and infrastructure development.