Linda Hamilton is the founder of a CPA and business advisory firm that serves clients in the U.S. and across the globe. The firm works with businesses, nonprofit entities and high-net-worth individuals. She advises her clients on federal, state and local tax matters including payroll tax, worker classification issues, international tax issues, and state nexus issues. The firm also provides coaching, virtual and outsourced CFO and controller servi...

Dr. Barbara Hutchinson is the president and managing partner of Chesapeake Cardiac Care, an adult cardiovascular practice that provides cutting edge medical care. She is passionate about caring for people with cardiovascular diseases which is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United Sates. She was born in Tobago, West Indies and received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. Her c...

From LinkedIn biographies to the ghostwriting of books, articles, and speeches, Leslie Atkins' writing and editing company, LA Communications, LLC, assists business owners and executives capture their ideas and knowledge on paper, screens, and at speaking engagements.Leslie is an award-winning journalist, author, and ghostwriter with a keen knack for observation. She has worked as a television writer for Oprah Winfrey as well as a writer for The ...

Robin was born in Rochester, New York. Robin attended Highland School of Nursing for 1+ semesters then decided she would rather be married. While living in Potsdam, New York Robin served as president of the student wives. After graduation, we moved to the New England area while he attended graduate school at Northeastern University. After officers’ training in Augusta, Georgia, we moved to the Washington D.C. area to complete his active duty tour...

Robert E. Bard is the president and CEO of LATINA Style Inc., a position he assumed in October 2001, after the untimely passing of his spouse and business partner, Anna Maria Arias, founder, editor & publisher of LATINA Style Magazine. In his twelve years leading LATINA Style Mr. Bard has been able to expand on the influence of the company by creating the Anna Maria Arias Entrepreneurship Awards, a national recognition program for Latina entr...

Gloria Bohan founded Omega World Travel (Omega) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1972.  Now Omega is a global company, headquartered in Fairfax, VA, with annual sales revenues in excess of $1 billion.The company serves every major area of business, government and leisure travel throughout the USand abroad. Omega also has its own Meetings and Incentives division.In 1997, Glorialaunched Cruise.com, one of the internet’s largest cruise sellers. ...

Mary Cantando is an acclaimed author, speaker and consultant who focuses exclusively on helping women grow their businesses and their lives. As an entrepreneurial executive, Mary has founded, led and expanded multimillion-dollar businesses for the past 25 years. A recognized expert in helping entrepreneurial women, she’s written six books and hundreds of magazine articles and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Oprah Magazine and Fa...

Dr. Diane Chen is the founder, president and CEO of Consumer Education Services Inc. At CESI, she is responsible for the Board of Directors and oversees all the operational functions. Dr. Chen earned both her Master and Doctorate degrees in adult education from North Carolina State University. Prior to CESI, Dr. Chen was the president of New China Development Corporation. In that capacity, she worked as a consultant to facilitate trade and busine...

Carol Curran is the founder and CEO of Phoenix Data Corporation, a certified woman-owned business developing innovative technology solutions for planning and optimization, training and workforce development, document management and electronic records, and program management. Phoenix Data Corporation was recognized as a Top 50 Women-Owned Business in Indiana and a 2014 Top Workplace, and for 2013, an Indiana Companies to Watch winner, a finalist i...

Shelli Tench is the Founder and President of Shelten LLC, a Washington State-based digital marketing and brand awareness company. Born in Richmond, VA and raised in Chattanooga, TN., this mother of four decided to return to college as a non-traditional student in 2005. She attended Georgia Perimeter College, where she was inducted into the National Honor Society and was awarded a position on The National Dean’s List. After moving to North Carolin...

Nancy Watt, Founder and CEO, Nancy Watt Communications, is a skilled speaker, facilitator, and improviser. Introduced to Monica Smiley and Enterprising Women in 2016, Watt delivered a STEM event in support of the Enterprising Women Foundation’s Young Enterprising Women (YEW) Program, making YEW officially an international event. Since then, the Canadian YEW STEM events have taken on a life of their own and are gaining traction every year. In Marc...