Speakers
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Julie Pickens and Mindee Doney,
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| In less than two years, Julie Pickens and Mindee Doney went from a bare-bones idea to a multi-million dollar business. Their hard work and business smarts inevitably paid off, and their invention – Boogie Wipes – is already being sold at major retailers including Wal-Mart and Babies “R” Us. What we love about this power duo is their willingness to share what they’ve learned along the way so that you can get ahead using their advice. Julie and Mindee share the ins and outs on what it’s taken to build the business – and how commitment to the business, helpful families and a great friendship has helped them achieve success. |
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Amanda Steinberg, Founder of DaillyWorth.com |
| Amanda Steinberg started DailyWorth.com as a way to give women key insights into building real net worth. DailyWorth stands out as the go-to source about personal finance for smart, ambitious women. Since its inception in January 2009, DailyWorth has garnered 55,000+ subscribers. The team at Daily Worth just raised $850K in capital. |
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Amy Nichols, Founder of Dogtopia |
| An avid dog lover with a keen business sense, Amy founded Dogtopia in 2002. In 2004, the original location in Tysons Corner, VA grossed more than $1 million. In 2005 Amy franchised Dogtopia™ nationally, and to date Dogtopia has 20 franchises and three company-owned stores, grossing over $11M.
In 2009 Amy testified before a congressional panel on the impact of legislation on small business. In 2007 and 2008, Amy lectured at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland on the topic of franchising. |
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Ted Rubin |
| Ted has a deep online background beginning in 1997 working with Seth Godin at Yoyodyne, which was acquired in Q4 1998 by Yahoo! More recently Ted was the CMO of e.l.f. Cosmetics, EyesLipsFace.com. In December 2009 Ted became a member of the OpenSky, Board of Advisors, and as Chief Social Marketing Officer, since March, has taken an active day-to-day role building their social media presence, engaging and interacting with the blogging community, and working with other worthwhile potential partners in the media and publishing communities.. |
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Colleen DeBaise |
| Colleen DeBaise is small business editor at The Wall Street Journal. Prior to that, she held similar roles at BusinessWeek and SmartMoney.
She has reported on a variety of issues facing small business owners, including cash-flow management, health care and retirement planning, and the challenge of work/life balance. She has been interviewed on television and radio, including MSNBC, Fox Business News, CNBC, CBS and NPR. |
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Lisa Steadman |
| Lisa Steadman is an internationally acclaimed best-selling author, sought after speaker, results coach, and CEO of Woohoo, Inc. As Chief Woohoo Woman, Lisa has worked with corporate giants like Mattel, Disney, and Clairol. Lisa went on to build her own successful brand through her books, products and services, website, and social media, Lisa is a masterful mentor when it comes to Awakening your Woohoo Within™, communicating your big ideas brilliantly, leveraging your leadership, and building a loyal following. |
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Payson Cooper |
| Payson Cooper is a marketing and business strategist, specializing in creating highly effective marketing strategies for her clients. Having experienced a successful career as a business and systems analyst, Payson has a clear understanding of how to connect a business with its ideal client.
During her 10 years as a business and systems analyst for the City of New York, Payson discovered a passion and talent for identifying the fastest and most effective ways to help communicate a message from one part of a business transaction to another. This has translated into a distinctive ability to easy and quickly identify key strategies for entrepreneurs and small businesses to communicate with their ideal client. |
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Julie Steelman |
| Julie Steelman’s credits read like a Who’s Who of big-name corporate giants with Apple, Microsoft, Toyota, CBS, Sony Studios and Universal Pictures in her rolodex.
She has generated over $100+ million in sales during her 30 year sales career. Julie is known as The Entrepreneur’s Selling Expert and her heart-centered selling strategies make her the go-to guru for entrepreneurial business owners who want to master the art of selling and maximize their bankability. |
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Kathryn Rose |
| Kathryn Rose is an author, speaker and social media strategist and trainer with clients ranging from multi-million dollar corporations, to small business owners and entrepreneurs. Kathryn has a 20+ year career in sales and marketing that includes successful track record of using a collaborative mindset to increase sales.
Prior to her career in social media marketing, Kathryn was a top Wall Street sales executive, responsible for over $100m in sales per year. Kathryn is the author of 6 books on social media marketing The Step by Step Guides to: Twitter, Facebook, SEO/Video Marketing and Linkedin for Business and The Parent’s and Grandparent’s Guides to Facebook. |