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Viral activist and communications guru Pattie Simone is a nationally known business speaker, writer and consultant. Simone is president and chief success strategist at Write-Communications.com and Marketing-Advantage.net, founder of WomenCentric, a sassy women's speaking bureau and a columnist for WomenEntrepreneur.com. Simone has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs and is publishing her first e-book, Penny-Pinching Marketing Secrets: BIG Results for Small Business Success. For more info on Simone, e-mail profit@marketing-advantage.net or call (845) 362-7880.

Tim Berry is the president of Palo Alto Software Inc., which produces the industry's leading business planning software, Business Plan Pro, as well as other popular planning applications for businesses. He also is an author and an adjunct professor at the University of Oregon, where he teaches a course on entrepreneurship. In January 2007, Berry received the Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Lena West is the CEO and Chief Strategist of xynoMedia Technology , a New York-based firm that helps high-growth companies leverage the power of social media, blogs, podcasts and online communities.

Michael Frazier is an SEO expert and Entrepreneur.com's director of ad operations. He has more than four years of SEO and online marketing experience.