Gina Bianchini
Founder, Ning
Gina Bianchini is the co-founder and CEO of Ning, a platform for creating your own social network for anything. Prior to Ning, she was co-founder and president of Harmonic Communications, which was acquired by Dentsu. She has also held positions at CKS Group and Goldman Sachs & Co.
www.ning.com

Ann Crady
Founder of Maya's Mom; SVP, Consumer Experience, BabyCenter LLC
Ann Crady is the SVP of Consumer Experience for BabyCenter, LLC. In this role, Ann oversees BabyCenter's product management, editorial, and community teams. Ann's team is focused on delivering a top-quality experience to BabyCenter's audience of over 4 million parents. Prior to BabyCenter, Ann was the CEO and founder of Maya' Mom , a leading social networking site for parents, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2007. Before founding Maya's Mom, Ann served as director of business development for Yahoo! Autos, where she grew revenue for the autos business over 400 percent from 2001 to 2005, and later served as the division's director of strategic initiatives, spearheading major partner relationships. Ann also served as vice president of strategic development at 1stUp, where she was integral to the company's success as the second largest ISP at that time. Ann began her career as an attorney with Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, working with a host of emerging-growth companies.

Kathy Freston
New York Times Best-Selling Author, Conscious Living Counselor
Kathy's new book, Quantum Wellness (published June 2008 by Weinstein Books), became an instant New York Times bestseller. She is also author of the New York Times bestselling The One: Discovering the Secrets of Soul Mate Love, and Expect a Miracle: Seven Spiritual Steps to Finding the Right Relationship. She has produced a popular series of guided meditation CDs on relationships, healing the body, creating prosperity, losing weight, and de-stressing. Freston's work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Self, W, and Fitness, among other publications, and she has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Ellen," "The View," "Good Morning America," "The Early Show," and "The Martha Stewart Show."
www.kathyfreston.com

Daryn Kagan
Founder of DarynKagan.com and former CNN News Anchor
DarynKagan.com is an inspirational online community that features a daily webcast of stories that "Show the World What Is Possible." DarynKagan.com has become a daily destination for thousands of Internet users who seek news stories that inspire. Before heading into cyberspace, Daryn anchored both news and sports for CNN. Described by the Los Angeles Times as a "CNN mainstay," Daryn traveled the world during her 12-year tenure at CNN, and reported live on-site during numerous global events, including the war in Iraq from Kuwait. Daryn also reported from Africa during a 10-day tour with rock band U2's Bono and U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, and provided the CNN News networks with in-depth reports on AIDS and famine. Daryn's first book, What's Possible! 50 Real People Who Dared to Dream They Could Make a Difference, comes out this spring.
www.darynkagan.com

Arcadia Maximo

Arcadia's job as a fashion stylist for department stores is what lured her into construction: A carpenter on her design team introduced her to the trade and she immediately turned in her glue gun for a nail gun. She has now spent over 13 years working in the construction industry.
Arcadia started out as a carpenter before obtaining her general contractor's license and starting her own business. She is a Certified Green Building Professional as well as a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for The National Association of Women in Construction, San Francisco Chapter, as well as the Program Committee for Rebuilding Together San Francisco. Arcadia has also appeared on numerous shows on HGTV, including "Treasure Makers," "Curb Appeal," and "House Detectives." She is the West Coast Editor for the Web site Green Girls Global, where she covers stories
on sustainable building, green living, and eco-design. In addition to designing spaces
and building homes, she teaches a hands-on construction class at SF City College for
Mayor Newsom's City Build Academy.

www.maximoconstruction.com

Patricia Handschiegel,
Founder/CEO, Stylediary.net and Founder/CEO, Style 9
Patricia Handschiegel is the West Coast Bureau chief of the social media company Stylediary.net, which she sold to Stylehive.com in November 2007. She has a background in Internet infrastructure and technology business, women's social networking/social media, and was an advisor to Kaboodle.com (sold to Hearst in 2007). She's also been an early visionary of professional Internet television content since 2005, is currently an advisor to several entertainment/Internet projects, and a contributing digital entertainment/media writer for Venturebeat.com. She is involved in the development of technology to help find missing and abused children, and has contributed financially to TheJoyfulChild.org and other organizations. She is also the founder of Look|Shop|List.com (in development).
www.Stylediary.net

Heather Stephenson
Co-Founder, Idealbite.com
After nearly a decade of leadership in the fields of advertising and technology, Heather Stephenson incorporated her passion for business and natural living by co-founding Ideal Bite. Heather brings to Ideal Bite her passion for sales and growing profitable companies as well as her experience in doing so, having served as an early vice president of sales in both the U.S. and Europe at L90, Inc., an international online advertising sales network that went public in 1999. Before Heathers management role at Ideal Bite, she was the founder of UrbanSage, a NY-based rooftop garden design/build firm.
www.idealbite.com