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Laurel Anderson	A seasoned communications expert in transmedia, Laurel works with clients to achieve forward change and tell a story. As a Marketing Communications Expert she assist clients in setting their mission, value and visions statements and updating their strategic marketing plan - then fully implement all tactical recommendations.          In Media, she works with clients to achieve the goals they desire in television, DVD,web transmedia programing (commercial and documentary broadcast, as well as promotional and educational productions). Commercial clients have included Mercedes-Benz, Santa Clara Family Health Plan and DynaCraft Bikes (among others); personal network projects have included award-winning programs for Discovery Channel and PBS and non-profit fund-raising and awareness clients have included ChildQuest International.
Shirley Stone	When Shirley was faced with the difficult decision to break herself or her family apart, she found herself overwhelmed.  It took years of struggle for her to find the courage to make the right decision for both herself and her family. Her path of self-discovery reconnected her to her courage, introduced her to empowerment and inspired her to share this knowledge through workshops and private coaching.         Shirley has over 20 years in the New York advertising industry. She has worked for ad agency media departments and started her sales career in magazines - Redbook and Cosmopolitan. In the early 1980's she switched from magazines to the just emerging cable TV industry and was a member of the first MTV sales team. From there she moved on to working for Ted Turner at CNN and then the first New York Director of Sales for The Discovery Channel where she managed a team of account executives and sales support people. Disillusioned with the corporate environment she started a media consulting business and worked on the launch of The Food Network and several Internet companies.         Shirley holds an MBA, is a graduate of the Communispond Public Speaking Course and is a certified Empowerment Life Coach.

Paul Taylor	Paul Taylor is the founder and President of Paul Taylor Consulting LLC, a leading edge strategic consulting firm specializing in the areas of Strategic Vision, Insight, Branding, Communication, Innovation, & Corporate Citizenship.  The firm is specifically focused on helping Fortune 500 companies to develop sustainable growth strategies and authentic brand communication strategies by deepening their understanding of the emerging "Conscious Capitalism" meta-trend and the distinct needs of the "Conscious Consumer/Lifestyle of Health & Sustainability (LOHAS)/Cultural Creatives" sub-culture that now represents over 26 per cent of North American adults and has exploded into a $280 billion market for goods and services. Paul has a unique combination of international Fortune 100 strategy development, consulting, marketing, innovation, and corporate citizenship experience. Prior to starting Paul Taylor Consulting, Paul worked as a Global executive at The Coca-Cola Company for seven years in Atlanta, Georgia, where he led the strategic planning for three multi-billion dollar business units during his time there. Paul developed his strategic marketing management skills working at Colgate-Palmolive, Procter & Gamble, and Hewlett Packard.
Compton  Rom Bada	Compton is an IBM Systems Architect and online strategist. He developed his own search engine, SearchEstate, which is one of a few dozen search engines that Google uses to extend their own capabilities. He is also the founder of Ascended Health.
Karen Wilson	Karen brings 20 years of executive management, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and business development to any venture. Her distinguished corporate career has included executive positions with global technology and publishing firms with industry leaders such as Penguin Putnam, Simon and Schuster, and Compaq Computers.  Her entrepreneurial track record includes a mix of media, technology and consumer ventures that she co-founded, launched, and drove to acquisitions including  a medical software firm that was acquired by Smith Kline Biosciences; a consumer software company featuring Gary Larson’s “Far Side” which was acquired by Delrina Corporation; a multimedia firm that sold to Electronic Arts; a green-field mobile content and application firm for wireless carriers in Europe and Asia ,  and several consumer start ups that she has assisted with strategy, funding, and board direction.