Dana OSTOMEL, Founder Deposit a Gift
Deposit a Gift is a cash gift registry website that allows people to give and receive monetary gifts in a memorable way. Our service is for any occasion when gifts are involved and cash is preferred: weddings, babies, birthdays, graduation, fundraising and more.

Danielle LaPorte, Founder White Hot Truth
Imagine being a best-selling author, a partner in a successful lifestyle media company and courted by Oprah’s producers for your own show…and then just walking away from it all.

Alexandra WILKIS WILSON, Founder, Gilt Groupe
With a Harvard MBA and her long-time friend, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson convinced luxury brands to come on board with Gilt Groupe and changed the landscape of ecommerce and high fashion.

Dr. Lissa RANKIN, Founder and Pink Director of Mojo – Owning Pink
This women’s health visionary, and Incubator Intensive grad, took a huge Pleap (a pink leap of faith) by leaving the medical profession, but soon found that she could quit her job, but not her calling.

LISA TERRENZI, Diskeeper Corporation
After moving up the ranks at Diskeeper Corporation, Lisa Terrenzi became CEO in 2007. Her affinity for technology, developing people and making a positive impact led to the company’s highest revenue ever in 2009.

TORY BURCH, Founder and Creative Director, Tory Burch
Tory Burch turned her vision for affordably luxury clothes at an accessible price point into a global style force. Since the launch in 2004, Tory and her lifestyle brand have won prestigious awards for redefining the fashion landscape.

SUSANNE MAGEE, President and CEO, TechGuard Security
Once a flight attendant for TWA, Suzanne Magee is now on President Obama’s short-list of National Cyber Security consultants. Her company’s mission is to address network security concerns created by e-commerce initiatives, global Internet connections and cyber terrorism.

KIM SEYBERT, Founder and President, Kim Seybert
After spending ten years on Seventh Avenue, five of those as a designer of beaded cocktail and evening dresses, Kim Seybert shifted her design sensibilities from the bedroom closet to the dining room table. Now she serves up elegant placemats, napkins and home accessories for everyday living.

LORI BACON, President, SWIMCO
Lori Bacon watched her mom launch Swimco in 1975 and grow it into a thriving mail-order swimsuit business. Inspired, Lori took the family business further by opening fourteen retail stores in western Canada.

SUSAN GREGG KOGER, CCO ModCloth
At age 17, Susan Gregg Koger took her love of vintage clothing, created a basic website and started ModCloth, a popular e-commerce site that features one-of-a-kind pieces, as well as clothes from indie designers.