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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.

Brad Sugars is the founder of ActionCOACH, a business coaching franchise. As a world-renowned entrepreneur, author and business coach, he has helped more than a million clients around the world find business and personal success. Sugars has owned and operated more than two dozen companies, and his main company, ActionCOACH, has nearly 1,000 offices in 22 countries.

Ramon Ray is editor of SmallBizTechnology.com and author of Technology Solutions for Growing Businesses. His site helps small to medium-sized businesses use technology to grow through news, articles, discussion groups, resources, analysis and events. Ray also serves on the board of directors and technology committee for the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.

Chuck Fuller is senior vice president, business development for Entrepreneur Media and helped found Entrepreneur.com. He has more than 20 years of experience with the company and has developed relationships with companies such Yahoo!, Google, MSN and AOL.

Wendy Piersall is a senior trainer and coach with Anthony Robbins & Associates, as well as a writer, small business coach and online marketing consultant. She works with entrepreneurs or home based business owners to enhance revenue, productivity and career satisfaction, and create strong marketing and business strategies. Her background as an entrepreneur includes independent publishing, professional B2B services and a crafting business.

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.

Rosalind Resnick is the founder and CEO of Axxess Business Consulting, a New York consulting firm that advises startups and small businesses. She previously was a co-founder of NetCreations and hosted AOL's NetGirl Forum. Resnick also serves on the board of Do Something, Inc., a New York-based nonprofit organization that empowers young people to change their world.

Roy Williams is the founder and president of international ad agency Wizard of Ads. He also teaches creative thinking, strategic planning and human persuasion courses attended by executives from many of the world's largest advertising agencies, professors from leading universities, broadcasters, journalists and small-business CEOs from around the world. In addition, Williams has authored numerous books on improving advertising efforts, including The Wizard of Ads and Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads.

Nina L. Kaufman, Esq., is an award-winning business attorney, author and speaker. For more than 15 years, she has successfully navigated thousands of small businesses through the legal issues they face in starting and running their companies. Under her The Business Lawyer umbrella, Nina has launched her business law resource company, providing information products to entrepreneurs. A prolific writer, columnist and blogger, Nina is a media resource and frequent contributor to other publications. With skills honed on the stand-up comedy stage, Nina is also a sought-after professional speaker. Her hot topics include doing business on the Internet, business partnerships and collaborative alliances, and contracts and client relations.