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A nationally recognized speaker, Kaira is a weekly columnist for Glam Media’s eBrand Marketing, the No. 1 blog on marketing to women. She also writes a business advice column and fiction books. Kaira was recognized in Entrepreneur magazine’s Top 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Led Companies list and is a magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University. She resides in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and four children.

To learn more about Kaira, visit www.RealYouIncorporated.com.

Elizabeth Keener is a native Floridian who got her MFA from The University of Miami. She recently portrayed villainess, Dawn Denbo (who is never seen without her lover Cindi), in the fifth season of Showtime's renowned series, The L Word.

She has also appeared as a guest star in many television series such as Crossing Jordan, C.S.I., C.S.I. NY, Felicity, and Ellen. Her feature film credits include Friends with Money, The Astronaut’s Wife, and Cross Bronx. She recently wrapped Nicole Holofcener's latest untitled project.

She has also worked with other amazing directors such as Oscar winner Erroll Morris, Spike Jonze, Paul W. S. Anderson, and James Gartner. Ms. Keener is also an accomplished voice over artist. She has done compaigns for companies such as
7-Up and Microsoft.

Elizabeth makes her home in Los Angeles, Ca.

Laura Skirde is a Meteorologist/Reporter with KXAN Austin News. She was born in New York, raised in Denver and now calls Austin her home. Laura always wanted to be a journalist, writing for newspaper throughout her school years. When she discovered broadcast journalism in college, she was hooked. Using sound and images to tell a story allows her to tap into a whole new level of creativity.

What is her most memorable story? Laura recalls, “The weather extremes that we have to deal with in Central Texas are fascinating. A highlight for me was actually heading to the Texas Coast and covering the landfall of Hurricane Claudette in July of 2003. It's one thing to read about tropical systems in a textbook, quite another to be caught in the midst of such a powerful storm. A gust topping 100 mph actually blew in the back window of our news vehicle before we were able to make it to safer ground.”

Gigi Sage, founder of Gigi Sage Enterprises LLC and The Fabulous Factor™, has a mission: to make people’s lives happier and more harmonious. She shows people how to find out what they really want and organize their life around it. This is the key to having harmony in every area of one’s life.
As a relationship and life coach and author, Gigi uses the unique and groundbreaking Mirror Method™, Power Connections® communication skills, and Curiosity Coaching™ skills to help people to lead more fulfilling lives by discovering their "Fabulous Factors™" and tapping their full potentials.

Thousands of people and organizations from around the world have experienced Gigi’s light-hearted approach to achieving happiness and harmony through her dynamic coaching, training, and products. Using a foundation of curiosity and over 20 years of experience, Gigi gets to the heart of people and helps them to see life from an entirely new perspective.

Shonna Cooper, founder and CEO of Work-Life Initiative LLC, has a three-sided view of the work/life balance equation. As an entrepreneur and employer, she evaluated and hired high achievers with specific skill-sets—and compatible personality characteristics—to help her business achieve objective, identifiable goals. In her career as a recruiter, she sought to match top talent in the corporate world with companies where they could have the greatest impact and the best opportunity for success. And, after the birth of her daughter, she viewed business as it is seen by millions of mothers across the country—as a place with an acute need for workable solutions that accommodate the demands of family life.

This multi-layered resumé is the foundation of Work-Life Initiative LLC.

Formerly a professional in the executive/technology recruiting field, Shonna was aware of a work/balance movement emerging in select companies across the country. She knew the traditional options mothers face—leaving the career-path, putting the child in day care, taking part-time work—but believed that women should have a solution that did not involve an uncomfortable level of compromise. Shonna’s strong desire to bring together qualified, professional women with diversity-driven, progressive employers led her to develop Work-Life Initiative LLC. The company officially launched in January 2008.

Brad Womack, 34, is a successful, self made entrepreneur. Currently residing in Austin, Texas, Brad co owns four lucrative bars with his two brothers, Chad and Wesley, both of whom are married. With the success of these establishments, they are now looking to expand into other ventures and are in the early stages of developing a hotel.

However Brad has had to overcome some obstacles on his way to his booming business career. Born in Atlanta, his family stayed there until he was 12 years old, and then the family moved to Livingston, Texas, where he went to high school. Growing up in a single parent home, his challenging days as a youngster helped to instill in him a good work ethic, the importance of a stable family and the ability to be a good provider. Not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he is appreciative of what he has accomplished on his own. These strong values, coupled with great looks and undeniable sex appeal, make him the perfect catch.

For all his hard earned accomplishments, there is one thing missing from Brad's life he's ready to find his soul mate, settle down and have the family life he has so long desired. But Brad's heart, determination and commitment have already given him a good start. Brad is sincere about his search and optimistic that he will find the woman who could become his wife.