Emilia DiMenco was named president and chief executive officer of the Women's Business Development Center ('WBDC') on August 1, 2013, a transition from co-founders, Hedy Ratner and Carol Dougal. Emilia joined the WBDC as chief operating officer in July 2010 after completing a 30-year career as an executive vice president of BMO Harris N.A. Emilia had P&L responsibility for 80% of her career and managed budgets in excess of $200 million with r...

Sharon Davison, Ph.D. is the CEO and co-founder of Red Sky Blue Water (dba: Red Sky), an award-winning, multi-discipline professional services firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Red Sky’s breadth of consulting services includes marketing strategy, user experience, software development, and program management, which it offers to a wide range of companies in the information technology, online retail, gaming, and construction industries. Red...

Patricia Miller is the mother of three amazing boys who often make her question whether she really does possess above-average negotiating skills.  She is a servant leader, and the CEO of SpaceBound, Inc., a global supplier of technology products.  The majority of her day is spent asking open-ended questions, and challenging great minds to come up with exceptional ideas and  brilliant solutions.  Miller believes, as a successfu...