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Taylor, Michelle

Enterprising Women

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Michelle Taylor is the President and CEO of BETAH Associates, Inc. (BETAH)—a marketing, communication, and professional services firm bridging the gap between government agencies and the communities they serve. Her vision and entrepreneurial resilience led to BETAH's recognition by Inc. magazine on its Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-grow...

Conn, Katie Schibler

Enterprising Women

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A classically trained marketer, Katie has 25+ years of experience leading integrated marketing initiatives for global brands such as Pepsi, SKYY Spirits, and PlayStation. She is an industry leader, delivering complex marketing campaigns and forging meaningful client partnerships with a focus on workforce and economic development. Katie is a past pr...

Rivers, LuzElena

Enterprising Women

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Born in Colombia, she crossed the border into the US and was thrust into a new environment where she had to adapt to a different culture and language to succeed. Today, LuzElena is the CEO of Amera Solutions, known as the innovative "Uber" nurse of ambulatory medical transportation. Amera provides post-anesthesia patients with safe and reliable tra...

Rivers, Keisha A.

Enterprising Women

Advisory Board

Keisha A. Rivers, M.Ed. is the Founder and Chief Leadership Infrastructure Architect of Equipped for Change®, a management consulting firm specializing in Leadership Infrastructure™, organizational design, governance, decision architecture, executive advisory, and management system development. Through her work, Keisha helps founders...

Randal, Adonica

Enterprising Women

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Adonica has over 25 years of technical and business experience. She has specialized in development of new services and business process improvement and has experience across a variety of industries including healthcare, insurance, manufacturing and distribution. Adonica has served in technical, sales and management positions at General Motors, GE M...

Marx, Patricia

Enterprising Women

Advisory Board

Life may not always go according to plan, but with purpose and passion you will find your path. Growing up in a suburb just outside of Chicago, I watched my parents, neither with a college education, constantly work to make ends meet and keep a roof above our heads. When I was granted my worker’s permit at age 15, I immediately began wo...

Liston, Kirsten

Enterprising Women

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Kirsten founded and runs Rethink Compliance LLC (Rethink), a compliance industry leader that is dedicated to empowering organizations to create real behavior and culture change. A repeat honoree on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies, Rethink serves more than 125 of the world’s great companies and its products and services reach million...

Hetrick, Dana

Enterprising Women

Advisory Board

Dana Hetrick started her career in flooring during an internship while pursuing her Bachelor’sDegree in Interior Design. She fell in love with the industry, finding a passion in problem solvingto find the right flooring for the people using the space. After years of working in theconstruction industry, Dana utilized her experience and invested in h...

Gluck, Chanie

Enterprising Women

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Chanie Gluck is the Founder and CEO of 4D Global, Inc., a medical billing staffing and human resources company dedicated to supporting healthcare companies grow and scale their business. 4D Global primarily focuses on revenue cycle management, efficiency, and profitability by providing specialized and experienced medical billers - all hired, manage...

Garrett, Twyla

Enterprising Women

Advisory Board

Exceptional Serial Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Homeland Security Strategist, and compelling Author, Twyla N. Garrett, is a native of Ohio who currently resides between Washington, DC and Raleigh, North Carolina, where she manages her multi-successful businesses. Twyla graduated from the John Marshall High School and holds a bachelor’s degre...

Ganapathy, Jayanthi

Enterprising Women

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Jayanthi “Jay” Ganapathy is the Founder and CEO of FinAccurate LLC, an accounting firm that delivers business sense. Jay is dedicated to helping her clients grow their business and achieve their goals. She’s passionate about helping small business owners understand the ins and outs of their business by explaining their key financial statements and ...

Durfee, Kathy

Enterprising Women

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Kathy Durfee graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master of Arts in English. She founded TechHouse in 1995, following a career as a database developer and business process engineer with large firms like PepsiCo and Accenture. Kathy is a 25-year entrepreneur committed to leveling ...