TARA ABRAHAM, Founder and CEO, Accel, Inc.
When Limited Brands is your first (and most loyal) customer, you’re doing something right. Tara Abraham knows how to package success.

KIMBERLY ANDERSON-MATICH, President and CEO, Anderson Security Agency, Ltd.
Kimberly Anderson-Matich followed in her dad’s footsteps and launched her own company, Anderson Security. It soon became one of the largest privately-held security companies in Arizona.

Tammy Fender wondered whether the chemical ingredients in cosmetic products were safe, so she investigated. Today, her alternative, all-natural, luxury skin care line is sold internationally and sought after by celebrities.

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.

CAROL CRAIG, CEO and CFO – Craig Technologies, Inc.-
Think networking and relationship-building can’t impact your business? Carol Craig built a $20 million consulting company on mostly word-of-mouth and client referrals. Her loyalty-based approach to doing business keeps her company’s technology services in high demand within the government contracting sector.

By following her environmental passions, Kyle Smitley started Barley & Birch, a company that does its part to save the planet and keeps kids in 100% certified organic cotton clothing.

Mandee Heller Adler loved education so much she made a career of it. No, she didn’t become a teacher. She helps students realize their secondary education dreams by guiding them through the competitive, time consuming and confusing college application process. Mandee’s 2009 company revenues increased over 200% and she opened three new offices in 2010.