Meet the Outrageous Speaker Team...
Grace Antares
Grace Antares started her professional career in Real Estate. She found some success there, but when the RE market crashed in California 89-91, she had the golden opportunity to start all over and re-invent herself. Grace lost everything in that change, and realized that in spite of having made a great deal of money; she did not know how money really worked. Someone suggested she look into the financial services industry, as it was a rapidly growing and lucrative industry. She felt so fortunate to have found World Financial Group…a company who has a mission that had heart. Finding this “home” for herself allowed her to apply the principles they taught, in turn, “paying it forward.” www.graceantares.com
Barb Avery
Barb Avery earned about real estate through necessity, as her husband was transferred seven times in eleven years, the last time with three children, a cat and hamster. They settled in Kirkland 28 years ago, agreeing to never take any more transfers. Barb volunteered for Welcome Wagon/Newcomers groups, schools, PTA Boards, Homeowner's Associations, Gifted Education groups, and many professional groups. Her Certified Residential Specialist group promotes true professionalism through education, expertise and experience, and she was an officer for many years. Barb has been a Realtor for 23 years, won many awards, all as part of her philosophy "to create a sense of service and community" for all of her clients. www.seattlesuburbs.net
Melody Biringer
Melody Biringer is the consummate Entrepreness. She got her start at the age of 18 making Biringer Farm a household name by masterfully merchandising her family’s berries into more than 50 gourmet food products -- building an epicurean enterprise with more than 70 employees and international distribution. She earned her title as “Startup Junkie” by starting up companies ranging from a furniture store to a fitness studio. Melody was determined to ensure that all that work didn’t mean “no play”, so in 2000 she launched CRAVE Party ™, the ultimate girl’s night out. Already in 15 cities internationally -- the CRAVE Party ™ Brand is all about providing women with the much-needed fun and pampering that they crave, in a festive and intimate setting with noshes & cocktails, featuring primo spas and retailers. When women aren’t craving, they’re dreaming, and Melody is working to provide an answer for that too, by bringing Ladies Who Launch to three cities. Now Melody is hitting her stride, and is eager to help other women get community, get collaborating, and get their party started with startupjUNKiE! www.craveparty.com
Marcia Brixey
Marcia Brixey is the author of Becoming a Money Wi$e Woman: Getting Your Financial House in Order. She’s also the President of Money Wi$e Women Educational Services, a non-profit organization that hosts Money Wi$e Women Forums throughout the Pacific Northwest. Marcia’s been the featured speaker at numerous conferences. Marcia is a former columnist for The Kitsap Sun newspaper. She’s been a guest on Northwest Afternoon and is a regular guest on KING TV Morning News. Marcia hosted a weekly talk radio show “Let’s Talk About Money” for several months in 2004. She received the 2006 Kitsap County YWCA Women of Achievement Award. www.moneywisewomen.net
Olga Gribble
Olga Co-founded Wonderdog Media in 1999. Since then her inspirational style, positive outlook and ability to capture a story through the teller's eyes have earned her many honors. Olga is one of AV Multimedia Magazine's TOP 30 PRODUCERS Nationwide. Her talents are vast and creativity runs deep. Her photography has been published in Newsweek and the Chicago Tribune. Olga's creative approach to producing videos has won her recognition and respect among her peers. Her organizational skills, unique ability to focus on critical details, and creativity have helped Wonderdog deliver some its most stimulating and provocative productions receiving a roster of awards including Gold and Platinum Auroras, Bronze and Platinum Telly's, The Communicator Awards, and Videographer Awards. Olga's enjoys taking fun outdoor adventures with her family and friends. www.wonderdogmedia.com
Lorraine Howell
Lorraine Howell started Media Skills Training in 1998 after twelve years as a television news and talk show producer. She coaches top business leaders how to be more effective speakers for presentations and media interviews. Her specialties are message development, media training, presentation skills training and crisis communications. For more information visit www.mediaskillstraining.com
Sue Malone
Sue Malone, President of Strategies for Small Business, is the number one provider of the SBA Community Express Loan Program through Innovative Bank. Sue’s involvement began with the program’s inception in 2002. Since then, Sue has helped fund over 10,900 SBA Community Express loans. She travels the nation meeting, promoting and funding small business owners. She is fueled by her passion to help small business owners pursue their dreams.
Jenifer Madson
Jenifer Madson has been called a cross between a financial adviser and an advice columnist: her experience spans fifteen years of coaching people in the key areas of relationships and money – first as the owner of a dating business, then as a financial services broker. She now teaches people how to get what they want by improving their relationship with money. She has built multi-million dollar franchise territories for the dating industry, led award-winning branch offices for a national financial services firm and developed an international coaching clientele. She is the author of “A Financial Minute: From Money Madness to Financial Freedom, One Minute at a Time!", and her great mission is to empower and inspire people to truly be ‘financially free’! www.afinancialminute.com
Karen Rutledge
Karen Rutledge has been in the financial services industry for over a decade. In her position as a Financial Executive with NettWorth Financial group, she helps individuals and families recognize and establish their goals using investment and insurance products to achieve them. Making Investments Make Sense to her clients has been a top priority since beginning her career. She speaks to women's groups throughout the greater Seattle area "helping women gain knowledge and become confident in the world of investing.”
www.nettworthfinancialgroup.com
Andrea Sittig-Rolf
Andrea Sittig-Rolf, President of Sittig Incorporated, is the author of 2 compelling sales books called Business-to-Business Prospecting: Innovative Techniques to Get Your Foot in the Door with Any Prospect (Aspatore Books, 2005) and The Seven Keys to Effective Business-to-Business Appointment Setting (Aspatore Books, 2006). She is also the creator of The Blitz Experience®, a results-oriented, activity-based sales training program that empowers salespeople to schedule appointments with qualified prospects the day of training, resulting in a pipeline full of new opportunities at the end of the day! The Blitz Experience® offers fun, productive, and measurable tactics to drive salespeople to consistent, proactive selling behavior. Visit her website at www.sittiginc.com
April Stensgard
April Stensgard is an expert at navigating transitions. She has relocated several times, “ramped off and ramped on” the workplace freeway, and most recently, transitioned from Career Coach Entrepreneur to LifeMoxie Team member. April is the Director of The Career and Life Transitions Division of LifeMoxie! Her passion is truly to help women discover their purpose and transition successfully. She has a BA in speech communications and public relations and has been a professional speaker for the past ten years. Her focus is on educating and inspiring women to find and fulfill their purpose. She graduated from CTI and Hallmarks.
Maya Sullivan
Maya Sullivan inspires people to create futures—careers and finances—that harmonize with their heart and soul. She is owner of Career-House and helps people start their own businesses, make career transformations and enhance financial literacy skills. Maya authored Career Song (e-book) and Dare To Be Your Own Boss, (scheduled for publication in December 2006). She is a mentor and contractor with Wise Up Women, a financial literacy program sponsored by the Women’s Bureau, Department of Labor. Maya earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration and has over 20 years experience as a seminar leader, stockbroker and finance director. www.dol.gov/wb/
Mikelann Valterra
Mikelann Valterra, MA is the founder of the Women’s Earning Institute and the author of Why Women Earn Less- How to Make What You’re Really Worth. As a specialist in women’s earning issues, her mission is to empower self-employed women to earn what they’re really worth. Through trainings, business support groups and private work, she teaches women how to make peace with money and create more profitable practices. www.womenearning.com
Maggie Winkel
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 line 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. After receiving her degrees (a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising as well as a B.A. in Accounting), Maggie has had the opportunity to prosperously engage in enterprise from a multitude of angles. In more recent years, Maggie has brought her talents and business savvy to Brand re-development projects for Levi Strauss and Co., where she restructured the business model and created both the Superlow and Nouveau jeanswear lines, as well as Tommy Bahama. Maggie’s endeavors have been featured in publications ranging from the San Francisco Chronicle and The Wall Street Journal, to WWD and Cosmopolitan. Now, this Brand Evangelista is excited to guide women on a journey to meet their manifesto destiny with startupjUNKiE! www.startupjunkie.com
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