Krista Colvin/ personal organizing speaker & consultant

Krista Colvin can’t live without three things: lipstick, a morning cup o’ joe and her fabulous girlfriends. As owner of Organize in Style llc, she helps women organize their homes and offices. As the queen-she behind her new program “organize the whole shebang”, Krista inspires + guides women through monthly projects related to all things SHE self | home | endeavors. Krista is the lifestyle expert for AM Northwest, writes a monthly column for The Columbian’s Home & Garden section, and is a guest blogger for Working Mother Magazine and Online Organizing. Most importantly she is able to live the life she imagines as a mother, wife, and business owner. www.organizeinstyle.typepad.com

Susan Alexander/Susabella, Inc

Susan Alexander started Susabella, Inc. in September 2003. The company is located in Seattle, Washington and has clients from across the country. Susabella has won numerous design awards and holds the highest standards for print and website design. Susabella specializes in web sites, e-newsletters, logos, stationery, corporate branding, brochures, advertisements, promotional materials and much more. They take pride in making the design process simple, fun and effective for their clients. Whether a company is a small business or large corporation, they have the knowledge and experience necessary to make your project eye-catching and distinct. For more information please visit www.susabella.com .

Jacqui Boland/ Founder Red Tricycle

Red Tricycle founder Jacqui Boland started her media career working for glossy magazines in San Francisco and New York at Meredith Corp., Miller Publishing and Reed Elsevier. She helped launch a slew of magazines including Breathe, Luxury Homes and Marin at Home. After landing in Seattle in 2005, she launched Red Tricycle to help busy moms (and dads) stay in the know about local stores, services, products and events for hip people who happen to be parents, too. In December 2007, Red Tricycle was voted Best Parenting Web Resource by Seattle Magazine.

Candice Caldwell/ Owner Fashion Ethic

From draping bath towels into ‘evening gowns’ to sewing couture creations for her Barbies, Candice’s  infatuation with fashion was evident from an early age.  Today she has coupled that passion with her urge to create a more perfect conscious-shopping experience with the launch of Fashion Ethic, an online boutique specializing in “Fashionably Responsible” apparel and accessories from eco-friendly and socially-conscious designers.  Prior to founding Fashion Ethic (www.FashionEthic.com) , Candice spent over 10 years in brand management and retail strategy at companies like The Retail Group and eProject.com.  She is a believer in identifying meaningful brand attributes with legs – those that can influence each aspect of a business and create a foundation on which companies can grow.

Jessica Campbell/Owner Spa Scotta

Jessica Campbell is the owner of Spa Scotta, a premiere boutique day spa in Seattle.  A graduate of Michigan State University, Campbell has been a licensed, practicing esthetician since joining the spa as its first employee in 1998.  Campbell worked her way up, learned the spa business, and later became the Spa Director.  In 2006, she purchased Spa Scotta, and in January of 2008 she relocated the spa from University Village to a larger space across the street at the Northcut Landing.  A savvy business woman who has an innate sense of what people want to experience at a spa, Campbell created and launched a one-of-a-kind e-commerce website, bringing the spa experience directly to guests' homes.  A proponent of women and independently-owned businesses, Spa Scotta currently works with and supports a variety of businesses in the Seattle area.

Andrea Delimont/ Lifestyle Editor Seattle Magazine

After living in New York City for the last seven years, Andrea is thrilled to return to her native Seattle. She has worked in the editorial and fashion departments of numerous Condé Nast publications, such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, Lucky, Self and Bon Appétit, and spent three years at Zink magazine. Now, she’s returned to the Pacific Northwest to take the helm as Seattle magazine’s lifestyle editor, where she oversees all stories about food and wine, shopping, beauty and entertaining.

Nicole Donnelly/ CEO & founder of BabyLegs

Nicole Donnelly has been recognized for entrepreneurialism and has created a successful business that grew from her diaper bag. Just two years after starting her home business in Seattle , BabyLegs has expanded into more than 50 countries. As CEO and founder of BabyLegs, a multi-million dollar company, Nicole still oversees the creative department. BabyLegs now supports numerous nonprofit organizations. Nicole is passionate about ‘green living,’ and implementing those standards throughout the company. Nicole Donnelly’s career path has been diverse, ranging from photography to merchandising including, radio, marketing, graphics, and snowboarding. “I'm dedicated to helping BabyLegs grow beyond success into a high functioning company that values all stakeholders so that we have longevity in the marketplace and meaningful impact in communities throughout the world.” -Nicole Donnelly

Janelle Elms/ OSI Rock Stars

Janelle Elms is an engaging and inspiring educator, writer and consultant. She is a eBay University instructor & creator and instructor of the highly successful eBay 101 and 102 classes taught nationwide. Janelle is a Silver PowerSeller on eBay and author of numerous eBay books, including the best-selling “eBay Your Business” book. She specializes in coaching individuals and companies how to build successful eBay businesses and maximize their profits. More than 75,000 people have benefited from Janelle’s depth of knowledge and expertise in eBay sales, marketing, customer service, and customer retention strategies. Visit www.janelleelms.com to learn more.

Ann Espo/ chefshop.com

Ann Espo's career path has taken several twists and turns over the years. Her love of good food and cooking eventually lead her to chefshop.com, where she has been researching and writing e-newsletters and content since 2005. She holds a degree in Graphic Design, and after working as a graphic designer and advertising production manager for five years, she went on to spend ten years in the social service sector, seven of them as executive director of a non-profit agency. Since becoming a mom in 2001, Ann has also become an entrepreneur, and launched lily-o-lil & co. - a papercraft company - in 2005. She is now developing a time management/organizational product that she hopes will be on the market by the end of 2008.

Anne-Marie Faiola/ Founder Bramble Berry Inc,

Anne-Marie Faiola is the owner and founder of Bramble Berry Inc, (www.brambleberry.com), Otion - The Soap Bar (www.otionsoap.com) and Teach Soap (www.teachsoap.com), an instructional site. Anne-Marie originally wanted to be in the FBI and had a brief, but unsuccessful stint as a correctional officer that convinced her she wanted to be self-employed. She founded Bramble Berry in 1997 with the goal of providing quality soapmaking products to the soapmaking community. From humble beginnings in her living room with just 15 products, Bramble Berry has grown to encompass a diverse product line with over 2500 items, employs over 30 people, with revenues over $3 million per year.

Shelly Farnham/ Founder and Social Architect at Waggle Labs

Shelly is an expert in building and evaluating innovative social technologies designed to enhance community, social networks, communication, identity, social coordination, and knowledge sharing. After receiving her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Washington, she spent seven years as a Researcher in the Social Computing and Community Technologies groups at Microsoft Research, where she performed user research and implemented social computing prototypes (including Personal Map, Connections, Wallop, Slam) leading to numerous patents and published papers. In 2005 she left Microsoft to pursue her career as a consultant and social architect, and has since participated in helping to design social technologies for a few start up organizations, including Rounders (a social network for health), Zillow (real estate site, analysis of social features), and RealityAllStarz (social networking game). For more information see her bio and CV and Waggle Labs’ project history. She is also an artist, check out her portfolio.

Lara Eve Feltin/ Co Founder Biznik

Lara Feltin graduated from the University of Washington with art and art history degrees in 1994. With experience in oil painting, photography and digital design, she pursued the path of an independent contractor, freelancing in graphic design, photography, and creative direction under the name Studio LEaF. In 2000 she began photographing babies and young children on black and white film, hand printing the silver gelatin prints. Studio LEaF Fine Art Photography continued to grow for five years until 2005, when along with her husband Dan McComb, she co-founded Biznik (www.biznik.com) , a business networking community that supports the growth and profitability of local independent business owners. With over 6,000 members in 85 countries, Biznik members meet, network and support one another via an online social network and at the member-organized face-to-face events.

Kelsey Foster/President of MySavvySpace.com

An avid user of MySpace and other social networking sites, Kelsey realized there wasn’t an easy-to-use website that taught professionals how to use social networking; nor was there a site providing sophisticated custom graphics for online profiles. So the idea for MySavvySpace.com was born. Kelsey has a 10 year background in graphic design and marketing. She holds degrees in visual communications and business. In her career, she has been honored with several awards, including two Golds in the 2007 MarCom Awards.When she isn't busy with MySavvySpace, you can find her spending time with her kids, entertaining friends, or hatching new business ideas.

Larisa Goldin/ Founder Dreamclinic

Larisa Goldin is Founder and President of Seattle-based Dreamclinic, a massage business renown throughout Seattle for its excellence in quality of therapeutic massage and service and recipient of multiple industry awards including "Seattle's Best Massage" selection by Allure Magazine, Best of Citysearch, Seattle Metropolitan, and Seattle Magazine. Prior to Dreamclinic, Larisa spent 12 years in high-tech with companies ranging from successful startups to publicly-held. Immediately prior to Dreamclinic, Larisa was Director of Business Operations and part of the Management Team with a Seattle-based wireless software startup, acquired by Motorola in 2002. Larisa holds a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the University of Washington. www.dreamclinic.com

Inez Gray/Owner Habitude

Inez Gray is the visionary behind Habitude, Seattle’s premier salon and day spa with locations in Ballard and Fremont. She opened Habitude in 1996 after two successful and diverse decades in the beauty industry. Gray created a culture that emphasizes high-quality, cutting-edge services, as well as devotion to environment, community and employee satisfaction. Her staff of 150+ is treated like an extended family, with the emphasis on living wages, education and opportunities for advancement. Habitude evolved from Gray’s desire to incorporate her creative and artistic energies into a career focused on wellness, beauty and caring for people.

Lissa Gruman, Partner Gruman & Nicoll Public Relations

While food and fashion may be unlikely combination, it’s no surprise that Lissa Gruman ended up surrounded by both. With a mother who was a fashion devotee, as well as a great cook, Lissa spent her formative years pouring through magazines following clothing designers and searching for the perfect recipe. Lissa graduated from college with a degree in education, but the call to fashion prevailed. She started her career at Nordstrom, managed a small retail store, and later worked in special events for the downtown Seattle Macy’s. Lissa and her partner, Margaret Nicoll, started their business in 1997 delivering strategic marketing consultation, special events and public relations to the Seattle community. Lissa now focuses on public relations for hotels, chef and restaurants, while Margaret turns her attention to retail and property development.

Karen Jenkins/ WaMu NW Small Business Area Manager

Karen Jenkins joined Washington Mutual in September 2007 as Small Business Area Manager for Washington and Idaho. She manages a growing team of Business Banking Relationship Managers, with expertise in assisting businesses whose annual revenues range from $1MM to $20MM. Prior to joining Washington Mutual, Karen managed a team of business banking relationship managers at Key Bank. Karen has been in the banking industry for 20 years and has worked in Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Business Banking. Business Banking is where her passion lies, because she enjoys dealing directly with the business owner to create customized solutions that will meet their needs while building a loyal and trusting relationship. Karen sits on the Board of Directors for the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra as Secretary as well as being Chair of the Finance Committee. In her free time, Karen owns and operates a Cardio Kickboxing studio with two partners, and enjoys sharing information on nutrition, strength training, and cardiovascular training with her clients. Karen has a BS degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.

Azi Jarmick/ WAMU

Azi Jarmick is a business banker with Washington Mutual Bank. She has been in banking industry for over 20 years. Started her first bank job in Beverly Hills, CA. working in Private banking division of City National Bank. This bank is known for their biggest Entertainment division in the country and that’s where Azi learned how to build relationship and trust with her VIP Clients. Azi is a Founder and Original Member of a brand new bank named Pacifica Bank in Bellevue, formed in 1998. She has been with Washington Mutual Bank for 2 years, working in South Seattle market. Her burning desire is to travel the world and learn every language possible. English is Azi’s fourth language, her key to success is communication, trust and giving 110% external & internal customer service. Her hobbies are traveling, cooking, movies and going to spas!

Shannon Kelly/ IN YOUR HEAD

Passionate about understanding consumer culture, Shannon Kelly founded IN YOUR HEAD creative development consultancy to transform her knowledge into strategies for retail, food & lifestyle industries. By combining bespoke services in marketing, innovation and merchandising with good old fashion listening; she acts as a ‘brand doctor’ for businesses. Prior to delving into the heads of her clients, Shannon scouted props, purchased goods and developed new brands for a number of coffee giants and apparel retailers. Selections of her globetrotting and trend hunting adventures are documented on her Trendscaping™ blog.

Whitney Keyes

Whitney Keyes is one of the executive producers and co-hosts of WhitneyandWyatt.com, a new TV talk show for women on the web. Whitney started her career bagging groceries but dreamed of ditching the paper-or-plastic for a camera-and-microphone. She spent the first part of her career managing her family’s art gallery. Her passion for growing businesses bloomed into an ability to help hundreds of small start-ups and big corporations like Microsoft do things like flirt with the media and court customers. She’s now a multi-media journalist and producer. An engaging, entertaining and motivating speaker, Whitney is quick to share the zigs and zags of her life and career with spunk and humor.

Sharelle Klaus/ Founder DRY Soda

Sharelle Klaus is the developer of DRY Soda, a sophisticated, non-alcoholic, subtly sweet beverage line. This entrepreneur, food lover and mother of four preceded her DRY Soda venture with over a decade of professional experience in finance and technology, with particular expertise in airport analysis and practice. In 1999, Klaus founded PlanetSquid Inc., an investor-backed secure online community for “tweens” (10-14 year-old children). She also served as president of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, where she drove strategic development of programs, events and fundraising for the organization’s 250+ Seattle-area members.

Gale Kirsopp, CQA, CSC /Kirsopp Consulting

Gale Kirsopp’s goal is to bring “financial peace of mind” to her small business clients. With over 28 years of experience as an Accountant, Financial Consultant, Educator and Entrepreneur, Gale has worked with hundreds of small businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. “While each of my client’s businesses is unique, what they all have in common is the need to establish financial goals and objectives,” Kirsopp explains. Kirsopp Consulting specializes in budget development, financial software setup/training, cash flow analysis and financial management reporting. “At the end of the day,” says Kirsopp, “I strive to provide, the specific guidance each individual client needs to understand how to use their financial information to make sound business decisions.” For information contact Kirsopp Consulting at info@KirsoppConsulting.com.

Dan McComb / Co Founder Biznik

Dan is a former award-winning photojournalist whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazine such as Time and Newsweek. After two years as a publication designer at Sasquatch Books, in 2000 he started Visual Contact, developing dynamic websites for schools and non-profit organizations. In 2005, along with wife Lara Feltin, he started Biznik (biznik.com), a Web 2.0 business networking community for local, independent business people, which currently has more than 7,000 members in 89 countries and is growing rapidly.

Kelley L. Moore

Kelley L. Moore is a lifestyle and entertaining expert with a simple mission: to inspire people to connect and build relationships through the environment that they create. With an education in social service, Moore’s desire to combine her passion for design with her social service background led her to found her own event design and production company. Her signature productions are sought after in Seattle, LA, NY, London and Paris. Moore has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and appeared on Ellen Degeneres, Tyra Banks and the Today Show. She is a regular columnist for Seattle and Northwest Home + Garden magazines and hosts style and entertaining segments on King 5 News on Kong. www.kelleylmoore.com.

Wendy Ogryzek/ bWyse – Co-Founder

Wendy Ogryzek co-founded bWyse (www.bwyse.com) , a family-owned web design and hosting company, five years ago.  Over the years, Wendy has assisted hundreds of small businesses to save and/or make money with their website and internet solutions.  Wendy’s innate marketing talent facilitates and expands the marketing ideas and opportunities of her clients, resulting in lead generation, reduced costs, and increased revenues.  Wendy’s expertise includes website design, navigation and usability, low-cost marketing ideas, bulk email marketing and driving qualified traffic to websites.  Wendy’s passion about internet marketing ensures the website solutions she has to offer, will always be a blast to implement.

Marc Rapaport/ Owner Blue Sky Projects

Marc Rapaport has spent 16 years building and managing Web sites. As the owner of Blue Sky Projects, a full-service Web development and creative firm, he serves as the strategic thought leader for all projects and as project manager for selected clients. He founded the company in 1993 to take a targeted approach by building Web sites that drive business success. Each year, Blue Sky Projects ( www.blueskyprojects.com) delivers an average of 30 custom Web sites and manages many more. Clients, from small businesses to large corporations, rely on Blue Sky Projects for Web sites that produce results.

Kelly Sharples / President, Northwest Enterprising Moms & Co-Founder, Blue Dress Press

Kelly co-founded Northwest Enterprising Moms in February of 2007 to support, mentor and promote mother owned businesses and to address the growing trend of entrepreneurial moms across the nation.  Having launched her own custom card printing business, Blue Dress Press, just a year earlier, Kelly was keenly familiar with the challenges mothers face when trying to strike the optimal balance between career and family life.  Early support and access to resources are key components to any successful business.  Northwest Enterprising Moms members receive support through networking, promotional/sales events and continuing education programs. www.northwestenterprisingmoms.com  & www.bluedresspress.com

Sheila Shultz/ 360 Online Marketing Agency

Decoding the mysteries of online marketing for a decade, Sheila Shultz has worked with a variety of small business such as homebuilders and automotive dealerships to build their online marketing results. Launching a website in 1995, Sheila began organic search marketing techniques soon thereafter and by 2001 was using Google's (and Yahoo's) pay-per-click programs to drive online profits. As an organized online search marketing wiz, she has a variety of tips to share to drive more bang for your online buck.

Lani Lindsey-Sordello/ Starbucks

Known for her inventive approach to the food and beverage landscape, Lani Lindsey-Sordello has 25 years of experience in all facets of the industry. Currently the Director of Food Strategy and Innovation, she has spent over a decade at Starbucks in new concept development, procurement and retail marketing. Prior to moving to Seattle, Lani was VP of Strategic Product & Segment Development for Noble & Associates in Chicago. Her entrepreneurial spirit as owner of The Works Fine Catering combined with innovation at Fortune 100 companies, provides the perfect background for translating trends into products that resonate with customers worldwide. Her fan club includes her Italian husband Pino, daughter Julia and cross-cultural Hawaiian/Danish relatives.

Carrie Toppano/ Gravity Payments

After spending more than 25 years in the apparel industry, Carrie Toppano decided to make a mid-life career change and now works in merchant services as a sales consultant for Gravity Payments. Gravity is the largest locally owned credit card processor in Washington. Carrie's commitment to superior customer service continues on in her new career and she takes a personal interest in all of her clients. Not leaving her love for fashion behind, Carrie counts some of Seattle's "best known" high end retailers and spas as clients.

Cindy Tortorici, CEO President/ The Link For Women LLC

A recognized leader in the retail/wholesale industry, Cindy Tortorici’s 25 year corporate career included 3 big brands; May Co., Saks Fifth Avenue and Nike, Inc. After receiving a Bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Cindy became a buyer of Junior Sportswear at Famous-Barr in St. Louis, Mo.  In 1983, Cindy moved to Chicago where she joined Saks Fifth Avenue moving to Portland, OR in 1990 to open Saks Fifth Avenue’s first store in the Northwest as General Manager. Cindy was recruited to join Nike, Inc. in 1992 where she held a variety of corporate sales and marketing positions. After leaving Nike in 2003 to find her own muse, Cindy formed The Link For Women, LLC a Northwest based company that helps women to flourish. The Link provides customized executive consulting, multi-day seminars, and monthly events, creating opportunities for women to connect with others, learn something new and be inspired. Passionate about the arts, Cindy was a trustee of Oregon Ballet Theatre for 9 years and chaired four major fundraising galas for OBT. She is currently on the Board of Girls Inc. NW, chairing the Advisory Board. In 2007, Cindy was named "One of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Town" by the NW Women's Journal. Cindy has been married for 13 years to John and has two beautiful stepdaughters, Beth and Jayme.  In her spare time, she enjoys golf, travel to Italy and her family’s vacation home in La Quinta, California.  Wine is her passion!

Christy Weber, Co-founder and Lifestyle Editor of JunebugWeddings.com

Christy Weber is a co-founder of JunebugWeddings.com, Seattle's hottest wedding planning website and on-line magazine. With her passion for all things beautiful, fashionable, and wedding related, she acts as Junebug's Lifestyle and Fashion Editor. In addition to creating innovative editorial content for the website, she writes the internationally read blog, What Junebug Loves, which was recently named the "Top Wedding Blog of 2007" by the UK's Shiny Media. Christy is a highly creative, strategic thinker who works collaboratively to oversee critical aspects of Junebug's product development and day-to-day business operations. Christy holds a BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts, is an experienced wedding photographer, and a co-owner of Positive Light Photography.

Maggie Winkel/ startupjUNKiE

Maggie Winkel has built a successful career in the competitive world of fashion by finding and driving entrepreneurial opportunities in corporate environments. Whether it was creating the Charter Club Cashmere and I.N.C. lines for MACY*S, being part of the inaugural team that created the LOFT stores for Ann Taylor, or creating new classifications of men’s pants - Cargo and Utility - for Old Navy, Maggie has been a “Startup Junkie” in her own rite. Now, this Brand Evangelista is excited to guide women on a journey to meet their manifesto destiny with startupjUNKiE!