Founders

Date of Birth:

Just after my oldest brother, yet just before my two youngest brothers. I was the only girl. This fact explains a lot.

Childhood:

A smidgeon dysfunctional… good writing “material”.

Career:

Entrepreneur, Business Owner and Author. Marketing and sales have always been my forte. At fifty, I am pursuing my passion; writing.

Life Skills:

Throw down the gauntlet and I will always rise to the occasion. I am a loyal and unwavering friend. I will continue to put myself out there knowing full well that sometimes I will get burnt.

Achievements:

I have had the incredible opportunity to take two unforgettable vacations with my children. I took both of my children to the Rocky Mountain National Forest for ten days of white water rafting and I took my daughter to Paris where we experienced art, culture and delicious crepes. These trips have left a lasting impression and have brought us closer than I could have ever imagined.

Favorite Quote:

“Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson

Bucket List:

A romantic villa in Tuscany, Italy, a great bottle of red wine, superb bread and my favorite guy pal; the love of my life.

Life is but a fleeting moment
Let’s make the most of it
Thus this bio is short so let’s get to it

News flash: Gotham city
It was the winter of 43,
The Cunninghams gave birth to baby Dee
Cute as a button – and bald as an eagle
It was the age of 3 that one could see
It was Annie Oakley or Dale Evans that was to be
A gift of gab and a twinge of wit
And add to this may she submit
Tap and toe
That all should know
Julia Richman High to NYPD
Detective 3-to-realtor
Wearing many hats as you can see
Restaurateur -magazine in store - real estate galore
Is there any more
Mother of one – and mom to many –
Friends galore may she implore
Being Grandma Dee makes her happy
Mentor too – what else can she do
Ah yes AN ABAGAL that’s a score

Date of Birth:

1967 in California - surprisingly my parents were not hippies.

Childhood:

Oldest of six kids, very much a Happy Brady Bunch existence.

Education:

Received my BA in Commercial Art from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida and graduate degree from Atlanta’s Portfolio Center in Advertising Art Direction. But much has been learned through running the business and by necessity.

Career:

Creative Director and owner of Curley Tail Design, Inc. - An award winning advertising agency in Palm Coast, Florida. Creating corporate logos is my favorite thing to do.

Life Skills:

Live for adventure and sports. Try to accomplish a physical challenge whenever I can. ie. Triathlons, Muddy Buddy and running.

Achievements:

Proud holder of a Black belt in Jukido Jujitsu. Learning salsa and actually performing it on stage. Certified scuba diver, climbed Looking Glass Mountain and white water rafted down the “Deliverance”
level 5 rapids.

Favorite Quote:

“Do it before you die:”

Bucket List:

Ride in a glider plane, Bungee from the tall bridge, travel to Italy, Greece and Egypt someday.

Date of Birth:

The first day of the rest of my life - Humble beginnings for a shining future.

Childhood:

Oldest of four kids, all boys.

Education:

Holding several degrees, in Engineering, Business and Computer Science

Career:

Director of Client Services for Critical Technology presently, formerly VP of Web Solutions for a fortune 500 financial firm and data security consultant

Life Skills:

Mastering everything I set out to do and not accept second best

Achievements:

An achievement is only the last place the bar was set, after accomplishing one goal I look on to the next.

Favorite Quote:

“Just Do It”

Bucket List:

See the rest of the world, retire young and live long

Date of Birth:

Somewhere around the turn of the century

Childhood:

Unremarkable

Education:

Unremarkable – The School of Hard Knocks

Career:

Unremarkable

Life Skills:

Too remarkable. The original owner of the “Been There, Done That, Bought the T-Shirt tee

Achievements:

Raising two wonderful sons. Making it to this point in my life physically and psychologically intact (somewhat) and finally getting the “good guy”.

Favorite Quote:

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life… It goes on.” -Robert Frost

Bucket List:

To keep on “truckin”

Date of Birth:

Over the legal voting age.

Childhood:

Not as pretty as my older sister, not as sweet as the oldest girl and not as charming as my little brother, so that left me. I went for short and smart. (This means I have attitude; they say power surges at the office)

Education:

Masters of Science in Financial Services from American College of Financial Planning, CO 1992, Certified Financial Planner, 1998 and Stockbroker License Series 6, 7, 23, 63, Life, Health and Variable Annuities License.

Career:

For almost twenty years I have assisted women over forty …dream, plan, and track their progress through comprehensive planning. As the owner of a large financial brokerage franchise, my team and I manage approximately two hundred million dollars of assets through Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, ETF, Options, Insurance, Annuities, CDs and Reits.

Life Skills:

I speak my mind and wear my emotions on my sleeve. I listen and observe people. My greatest gift is being able to understand and feel the emotions of others.

Achievements:

My two boys; Garrett and Seth and my husband of nineteen years; Michael. The other major achievement is my large extended family. This year marks our twenty-seventh family reunion in the Tennessee Mountains in one cabin….If that “ain’t” an accomplishment nothing is.

Professional:

Million Dollar Round Table inductee, Senior and Platinum Advisor status, Consumer Researchs’ “Top Financial Planners in America”, Guest speaker on ABC news and 790 AM Radio and National Conference Award recipient 1991-2008.

Favorite Quote:

Carpe diem.

Bucket List:

Good question….hmmm. To see Tibet and the Great Wall of China, the pyramids of Gaza, Stonehenge, eat grapes, olives and drink good wine in the country side of Italy, jump out of an airplane with a parachute that opens, write a book (don’t know the topic yet), have a zero balance mortgage in 7.18 years, teach math to middle schoolers, speak publicly and motivate women, get the pool landscaped, pull out the weeds and dead leaves in the front yard and finally make my home look not “just moved in” (it’s been almost 6 years) or maybe someday soon, I’ll workout; even lift weights.

Date of Birth:

The day I became the baby of the house. My babyhood was short-lived. At sixteen months old I became the “Middle Child”.

Education:

After high school I went to Monticello Women’s Academy. My education continued when my children were older and I have “Continued Education” ever since, year by year, degree by degree. I do not have my Masters Degree in Education, yet I have become a “Master” at educating and mentoring adults in their careers.

Career:

I have always been an entrepreneur. Selling was always my thing. After ten years of selling for others, I decided to start my own consultancy business called TeleConsultants Inc., soon to become TeleConsultants International. I taught Non-visual Communication Skills, Selling Skills, and Call Center Development and Management. I consulted with companies for Telephony, Internet and Cable world-wide.

Life Skills:

I have learned to be a caring, loving and non-judgmental parent to my sons. I have learned that friendship is everything and that in order to have good friends you need to be one first. I am a very “available and loving” Grandmother of my six grandchildren. I am a loving partner and friend to my life partner Doug.

Achievements:

One of my biggest achievements is being a survivor through adversity and maintaining a positive attitude whenever adversity has been thrown at me.

Professional:

Honored as one of fifteen Outstanding Women Business Owners on the first U.S. Services Trade Mission to Europe in 1984; representing U.S. Women Business Owners in London, Frankfurt and Madrid. Founding President of the National Association of Women Business Owner’s in San Francisco.

Favorite Quote:

“Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made”. -Robert Browning

Bucket List:

Wow…I can honestly say that I have lived most of my Bucket List… lucky me!!!! I would like to take a cruise around the world with Doug. We could sing and dance our way from country to country.

Date of Birth:

Became a grandmom, so hard to believe my true age - is that why I’m always smiling?

Childhood:

One of four girls whose dad treated us all like the boys he never had. Throwing hay bales on our farm made me strong.

Education:

Graduated from high school with honors and leaped right into the workforce. Moved around a lot. Completed various computer, leadership, management, human resource and sales courses. Graduated from the school of Hard Knocks.

Career:

Banking, Bookkeeping, Sales, Clerical, Management, Human Resources and presently, my favorite - Promotional Products Division of Curley Tail Design.

Life Skills:

People Person! Love to coordinate special events. “Just have fun”!

Achievements:

Happily married for nearly 35 years and fun grandmother to four - soon to be five. I have obtained some super great friends from moving about the country and have always volunteered for non-profit organizations in each community we lived.

Favorite Quote:

“Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest, until your Good is your Better and your Better is your Best!” (My 6th grade teacher)

Bucket List:

Hot Air Balloon adventure, Alaska, Hawaii, New Zealand and a long cruise in our own boat