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    Bradford (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Attorney

    Bradford, 33, hails from a small town in Massachusetts. He later settled in South Florida where he obtained his J.D. from Nova Southeastern Law School. In addition to being a successful lawyer and handling several high profile cases, he is also a real estate investor owning several pieces of commercial and residential property in South Florida. He can be seen daily commuting to the courthouse or inspecting his properties in his customized gas-powered golf cart complete with monster truck tires.

    布拉德福德(劳德代尔堡,佛罗里达州)律师

    布拉德福德,33岁,来自马萨诸塞州的一个小镇。后来,他搬到南佛罗里达州定居,在那里他获得了诺瓦东南法学院的法学博士学位。除了作为一名解决了好几例引人注目的案件的成功律师,他同时也是一个在南佛罗里达州拥有好几处商业及住宅物业的房地产投资者。你可以每天看到他来往于法院大楼,或者检查他那辆完全配备怪物卡车轮胎的定制的天然气动力高尔夫球车。

     

     

     

    Elizabeth (Marina Del Ray, CA) Consulting Firm Owner

    Elizabeth, 31, has more than 30 Fortune 500 companies and over 40 multi-million dollar brands relying on her to help them develop creative ideas to build their businesses. Elizabeth currently owns and runs Pulse40, a successful consulting firm where she pioneered a unique interviewing process. With products ranging from laundry detergent to movies, you might recognize much of her work on TV today. Elizabeth graduated with a 4.0 from The University of Michigan Business School where she was recognized as an Angell Scholar, received the Branstorm Prize, and was ranked in the top 1% of the nation for academic excellence and leadership. Elizabeth's professional foundation began when she was hired by Procter & Gamble Brand Management, and very quickly became a highly successful Brand Manager. Fun facts most people don't know about Elizabeth are: she's a published poet, state champion basketball player, avid Salsa dancer, motivational speaker, and an award-winning short film director.

    伊丽莎白(玛林那得瑞,加利福尼亚州)咨询公司老板

    伊丽莎白,31岁,超过30家世界500强公司和价值四千多万美元的品牌依赖于她,帮助开发创新意念,以建立他们的业务。伊丽莎白目前拥有并运作Pulse40,一个成功的咨询公司,她开创了独特的面试过程。从洗衣粉到电影等产品,你今天可能从电视上看到她许多的工作成果。伊丽莎白毕业于美国密西根大学商学院,凭借4.0的成绩她被公认为安吉尔学者,并获得了Branstorm奖,以卓越的学术和领导才能排名全国前1%。伊丽莎白的专业基础的培养,起于她最初受聘于宝洁公司的品牌管理部,并很快成为一个非常成功的品牌经理。有趣的是,大多数人不知道的是:伊丽莎白不仅是一个出版过作品的诗人,获得过州冠军的篮球运动员,热爱萨尔萨舞,同时她也是一个激励他人的演讲者和获奖短片的导演。

     

     

     

    Ivana (Boston, MA) Venture Capitalist

    Ivana, 28, earned her B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with a concentration in Finance. She has spent the past 5 years in the venture capital industry investing in technology companies. Ivana enjoys running and cycling, and recently raised $5,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by completing a 100-mile ride around Lake Tahoe. She lives in Boston with her fianc?, Brian, who attends Harvard Business School.

    伊万娜(马萨诸塞州波士顿)风险投资家

    伊万娜,28岁,她获得了弗吉尼亚大学麦金太尔商学院的金融方面的理学士。过去5年,她致力于对科技公司投资的风险投资行业,伊万娜喜欢跑步和骑自行车。最近,她发起了绕太浩湖骑车100英里的活动,为白血病和淋巴瘤协会筹集了5000美元。目前,她与正在哈佛商学院读书的未婚夫布赖恩住在波士顿。

     

     

     

    Jennifer C. (New York, NY) Real Estate Agent

    Jennifer, 31, graduated with honors and a BFA degree from Syracuse University, and immediately went on to become one of the youngest photo editors hired at a leading international entertainment magazine. Jennifer quickly rose through the ranks, working at many of the country's top selling publications producing shoots for some of the world's most famous celebrities. Jennifer soon made a lucrative career change into real estate and was offered a desk at one of the most prestigious firms in New York City, Prudential Douglas Elliman. Being told by her managers that it could take well over six months to close a deal and earn an income, Jennifer went into multiple contracts within her first six weeks in business, impressing even the most seasoned veterans. Jennifer is now successfully selling multi-million dollar, high-end residential real estate. As her competitive career mirrors, Jennifer also excels as an accomplished award-winning equestrian.

    珍妮弗C(纽约,纽约州)房地产经纪

    珍妮弗C31岁,以优异的成绩取得锡拉丘兹大学美术学士学位,毕业后她立即受聘于一家国际知名的娱乐杂志并成为最年轻的图片编辑之一。珍妮弗C    在业内的排名迅速上升,她的工作主要是为全国最畅销的出版物拍摄一些世界上最著名的名人的照片。珍妮不久便转向了房地产这一有利可图的行当,并在纽约市最有声望的公司之一——普天寿道格拉斯埃利曼公司得到了一个职位。珍妮弗C在刚开始的6个星期中就签订了多个合同,就连最资深的员工都对她印象深刻。珍妮弗C现在已经成功销售了数百万美元的高档住宅的房地产。作为她的竞技生涯的写照,珍妮弗C还是一个拥有娴熟技能的获奖骑手。

     

     

     

    Jennifer M. (San Francisco, CA) Attorney

    Jennifer, 30, received her undergraduate degree from Princeton in English and her law degree from Harvard. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton, and was nominated for the Pyne Prize, Princeton's highest honor. She is currently a securities litigator for a law firm in San Francisco, and has worked with management teams from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Jennifer lives in San Francisco with her husband, Aron.

    珍妮弗M(旧金山,加利福尼亚州)律师

    珍妮弗M30岁,获得普林斯顿大学的英语学士学位和哈佛大学的法学学士学位。她以优异的成绩毕业并获得了普林斯顿优等生的荣誉,同时她也被提名派恩奖——普林斯顿大学的最高荣誉。她目前在旧金山一家律师事务所担任证券诉讼律师,与从新兴公司到世界500强企业的管理团队都合作过。珍妮弗M和她的丈夫阿隆生活在旧金山。

     

     

     

    Maria (Virginia Beach, VA) Marketing Executive

    Maria, 31, grew up in Tallahassee, Florida though her primary residence is in Virginia Beach, VA. Maria has a BS in Business and completed her MBA with a specialty track in Entrepreneurial Marketing. In 2002, Maria was named the youngest Vice President in the history of her publicly traded company. She is currently the Vice-President of Marketing for a Real Estate Investment Trust company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and has 10 years of experience in the fields of Marketing/Branding, Sales, Business Management and Advertising.

    玛丽亚(弗吉尼亚海滩,弗吉尼亚州)营销执行

    玛丽亚,31岁,成长于佛罗里达州的塔拉哈西,但她最初居住在弗吉尼亚州的弗吉尼亚海滩。玛丽亚拥有一个商业学士学位,后来又取得了比较特殊的创业营销学的工商管理硕士学位。2002年,玛丽亚被任命为她所在的上市公司历史上最年轻的副总裁。目前,她在总部位于弗吉尼亚州里士满的一家房地产投资信托公司担任市场营销副总裁。她在市场营销,品牌术,销售,企业管理和广告策划这些领域都拥有10年的经验。

     

     

     

    Sandy (Rockville, MD) Bridal Shop Owner

    Sandy, 28, was born and raised in a Portuguese home in the Washington, D.C. area. By the age of 21, she was the youngest bridal storeowner in the country. Since, Sandy has evolved to become an exclusive wedding and event planner in the Metropolitan D.C. area. Her clientele has included heirs to the Tiffany & Co. family and elite politicians. Sandy's entrepreneurial enthusiasm has also led her into real estate ventures and investments. Presently Sandy keeps busy growing her award winning bridal business and wedding and event planning company.

    桑迪(美国马里兰州罗克维尔)婚纱店老板

    桑迪,28岁,出生并成长在华盛顿地区的一个葡萄牙家庭。21岁的时候,她就成为了国内最年轻的婚纱店老板。此后,桑迪进而成为首都华盛顿地区的高级婚庆活动策划者。她的客户包括了Tiffany公司家族和政界精英的继承人。桑迪的创业热情也使她进军房地产投资和其他投资项目。目前桑迪正忙于把她的备受赞誉的婚纱公司的婚庆活动策划公司不断发展壮大。

     

     

    Stacie J. (New York, NY) Restaurateur

    Stacie, 35, grew up in Colorado. She has a BA from Emory University and an MBA from Mercer University, both of which are located in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a professional model with Ford Model Management based in New York City and Elite Model Management with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, and Chicago. She currently owns a successful Subway Sandwich Shop Franchise in Harlem, New York

    施黛西J(纽约,纽约州)餐馆老板

    施黛西J35岁,在科罗拉多州长大。她取得了埃默里大学的学士学位和美世大学的工商管理硕士学位,这两所大学都位于佐治亚州的亚特兰大。她是纽约福特模特管理公司和精英模特管理公司的专业模特,后者在洛杉矶,亚特兰大,迈阿密和芝加哥都设有办事处。目前,她在纽约哈莱姆拥有一家特许的成功经营的赛百味。

     

     

    Stacy R. (New York, NY) Attorney

    Stacy, 26, is a native New Yorker who received her B.A. in Art History from Columbia University, where she graduated with honors. Stacy received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, and she currently practices corporate law at a top law firm in New York. Stacy has worked in the legal departments of both Sotheby's Auction House and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Stacy loves to travel; she studied abroad in Paris and she speaks French. Stacy is an active member of various bar associations and charitable organizations in New York.

    施黛西R(纽约,纽约州)律师

    施黛西R26岁,是一个土生土长的纽约人,她以优异的成绩毕业于哥伦比亚大学,取得了艺术史的文学学士学位。后来,施黛西又获得了布鲁克林法律学校的法学博士。目前,她在纽约一家顶级的律师事务所的执业公司法。施黛西曾在苏富比拍卖公司和纽约大都会艺术博物馆的法律部门工作过。施黛西喜欢旅行,她曾在巴黎留学,会讲法语。斯泰西同时也是纽约各律师协会和慈善组织的积极成员。

     

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    Pamela (San Francisco, CA) Investment Firm Partner

    Pamela, 32, is an accomplished and well-trained business executive who has founded two successful companies from the ground up. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. During the 1990s, she worked as an investment banker on Wall Street, underwriting IPOs and doing M&A advisory work for two top-tier investment banks. In 2000, Pamela founded Blazent, Inc. from her loft in San Francisco. Blazent has grown to become a successful enterprise software company, now with offices all across the country. After two years as the company's CEO, Pamela left Blazent to form Crimson Holdings, a private investment firm focused on real estate investments and equity hedge strategies. The Crimson Funds, including Crimson Advisors and Crimson BridgePoint Funds, have performed exceptionally well, and the Crimson family of funds is quickly becoming a leader in the management of alternative investments.

    帕梅拉(旧金山,加利福尼亚州)投资公司合伙人

    帕梅拉32岁,是一位成功的和训练有素的企业主管,她白手起家创立了两个成功的公司。她拥有美国宾夕法尼亚大学经济学学士学位和哈佛商学院MBA学位。在90年代,她曾作为一个投资银行家在华尔街工作,承销首次公开发行,并为两家顶级投资银行的并购提供咨询。2000年,帕梅拉在她旧金山的阁楼中,创建了Blazent公司。 Blazent已经成为一个成功的软件公司企业,现在它的办事处遍布全国各地。做了该公司两年的首席执行官后,帕梅拉离开了Blazent,成立了深红控股公司,它是一个私人投资公司,以房地产投资和资产的对冲战略为重点。深红基金,包括了深红顾问和深红创业投资业基金,运作的异常好,并且深红家庭基金正迅速成为另类投资管理中的领导者。

     

    Kelly (Carlsbad, CA) Software Executive

    Kelly, 37, earned a BS degree in National Security and Public Affairs from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He earned an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA and a JD from the UCLA School of Law simultaneously. After graduating from West Point, Kelly completed Ranger School and served two years as a Military Intelligence Officer in the US Army. Kelly raised over $5M in equity financing for three start-up companies, and as the acting President led the sale of one of those start-ups (eteamz.com: the largest amateur sports portal on the web at the time) for eight figures to a company that has since filed for an IPO. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of a motor enthusiast community website called MotorPride.com, and is currently the President of CoreObjects, an outsourced software development company based in Los Angeles.

    凯利(卡尔斯巴德,加利福尼亚州)软件公司总裁

    凯利,37岁,曾经获得美国西点军校的国家安全与公共事务学理学学士,同时他还获得了加州大学洛杉矶安德森分校的MBA和加州大学洛杉矶分校的法律博士。从西点军校毕业后,他在Ranger工作了两年,之后又在美国军队服役。通过股权融资,凯利为三家初创企业筹集了500多万美元的资金,并担任一家初创企业的销售事务执行总裁(eteam.com:当时全球最大的体育门户网站),公司的销售额已经达到7位数字。目前,这家公司已经申请首次公开发型股票。他还是摩托车爱好者组织的一家网站合伙创始人兼董事长,该网站是MotorPride.com,凯利参赛时是CoreObjects的总裁,该公司位于洛杉矶,专门从事外包软件的开发。

     

    Andy (Boca Raton, FL) Recent Harvard Graduate

    Andy, 23, was born and raised in South Florida where he recognized early on what it would take to succeed in business. At the age of 13, Andy co-founded a concert package company that focused on both corporate and individual clients. As the youngest of four boys, Andy learned to use his speaking skills to defend himself at an early age. In 1999, he utilized those verbal skills to win the U.S. National Debate Championship in Commentary Speaking. Andy is a recent graduate of Harvard University, where he was a founding member of an organization dedicated to fighting infectious diseases in developing countries. A competitive tennis player, Andy is looking forward to continued success both in and out of the Boardroom.

    安迪(博卡拉顿,佛罗里达州)刚从哈佛大学毕业的学生

    安迪,23岁,出生并成长在南佛罗里达州提出的,他很早就意识到怎样才能成功创业。在13岁,安迪和别人共同创建了音乐会包装公司,致力于公司和个人的客户。作为四个男孩中最年轻的一个,安迪学会使用他的演讲技巧来从小捍卫自己。 1999年,他利用这些口头技能在评论演讲这一项赢得了全美辩论赛的冠军。安迪是一个刚从哈佛大学毕业的学生,在学校里他是一个致力于减少发展中国家的传染病的组织的创始成员,他也是一位有竞争力的网球选手。安迪期待着继续在会议室外和会议室内取得成功。

     

    Chris (Long Island, NY) Stockbroker

    Chris, 30, was raised in New York, and was an entrepreneur since he was 11. He started with a candy business, which followed with a landscaping business by 14. He sold flowers every holiday and Christmas trees in the winter. After being a stockbroker for 7 years, he opened his own firm. In less then 5 months he was ranked 13th out of a field of over a thousand brokers, and his branch was 8th out of 171. Perhaps most impressively, Chris has achieved all this with only a high school degree.

    克里斯(长岛,纽约)股票经纪人

    克里斯,30岁,他在纽约长大,从他11岁开始,他就是一个创业者了。他起初开展关于糖果的业务,然后在14岁的时候,从事于园艺业务,他在每个假日销售鲜花,并且在冬天卖圣诞树。做了7年股票经纪人后,他开了自己的公司。不到5个月,他就被列为包含一千多名经纪人领域的第13位,他的公司位列171位中的第八位。也许令人印象最深刻的是,克里斯仅凭高中学历就取得了这一切。

     

    John (San Francisco, CA) Marketing Director

    John, 24, has lived the majority of his life in the San Francisco Bay area. He attended University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated in 2003. While at Cal, John won three division one national titles in the sport of Rugby. After graduation, John submitted a business plan to an Automotive Magazine, The Rodder's Journal, where he was then hired as Marketing Director. John also co-founded a real-estate development company in San Francisco, and is currently in the midst of a number of projects. When not at the office, John spends the majority of his free time with his other passion, auto racing.

    约翰(旧金山,加利福尼亚州)营销总监

    约翰,24岁,他大部分时间都住在旧金山海湾地区。他进入了加州大学伯克利分校,并于2003年毕业。在加州的时候,约翰所在的橄榄球队获得了三个区域冠军和一个全国冠军。毕业后,约翰向一家汽车杂志提交了一份商业计划,然后他被聘为Rodder杂志的市场营销总监。约翰还在旧金山共同创办了一家房地产开发公司,目前已经接手了一些项目。当约翰不在办公室的时候,他把大部分的空闲时间花在了其他的激情上,例如赛车。

     

    Kevin (Chicago, IL) Law Student

    Kevin, 29, grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and then went on to attend the Wharton School of Business. He gave up his pursuit of a professional football career when his brother was diagnosed with leukemia. He later received an MBA in M&A and Finance from Emory. He is currently working toward earning his law degree at the University of Chicago. He and his brother have founded their own software company.

    凯文(芝加哥,长岛)法律学生

    凯文,29岁,成长于马里兰州的银泉,进入了沃顿商学院。当他的弟弟被诊断为白血病时,他放弃了对职业足球生涯的追求。后来,他获得了埃默里并购及金融方面的工商管理硕士学位。他目前正在芝加哥大学的攻读法学学位。他和他的弟弟都成立了自己的软件公司。

     

    Raj (Vail, CO/Philadelphia, PA) Real Estate Developer

    Raj, 28, received his secondary education at The Hill School, a boarding school outside Philadelphia, and later earned degrees in both Economics and History from Boston College. Moving on from a successful stint in investment banking at the firm of Violy & Co. in New York, Raj founded Automovia Technology Partners at the age of 23. The company worked closely with some of the largest and most respected firms in the automotive industry to develop custom-built cutting-edge technology related to the valuation and distribution of pre-owned automobiles. After his time in the technology sector, Raj turned his focus to real estate and created Vanquish Enterprises. This led to the acquisition of a hotel, retail, and condominium project in Vail, CO. Through an extensive renovation and repositioning of the asset, the project is on track to increase revenue by three hundred percent.

    拉吉(维尔,费城,PA)房地产开发商

    拉吉,28岁,在希尔学校接受了中等教育,那是在费城外的一所寄宿学校,后来他获得了波士顿学院的经济学和历史学双学位。毕业后成功进入了纽约Violy公司的投资银行,拉吉在23岁的时候,创立了Automovia技术合作公司。该公司与在汽车行业规模最大,最受尊重的公司紧密合作,开发专为顾客定制的关于二手汽车的评估和分配的最前沿的技术。在技术部待了一段时间后,拉吉把他的重点转移到了房地产上,并且建立了Vanquish公司。它致力于兼并在vailCO的酒店,零售,和公寓,通过彻底的翻修和对资产的重新配置,该项目有望增加百分之三百的收入。

     

    Rob (Frisco, TX) Corporate Branding Salesman

    Rob, 32, grew up in Plano, Texas, and later earned a football scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University where he started four years at the linebacker position. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Texas, he and his wife founded Flanagan Enterprises, Inc. and grew it into a multi-million dollar business selling corporate-branded items and custom solution packaging products worldwide. In November 2003, Rob partnered with HotLink, Inc., an industry leader utilizing marketing automation based in Austin, Texas, where he is VP of Dallas Sales. Along with raising his two young children, Rob enjoys golf, SCUBA diving, playing his guitar, and fishing.

    罗布(弗里斯科,德克萨斯州)公司品牌推销员

    罗布,32岁,成长于德克萨斯州的普莱诺,获得了东北密苏里州立大学的足球奖学金,在那儿做了四年的后卫。以德州大学理学学士毕业后,他和他的夫人创办了弗拉纳根公司,并把它发展成为一个致力于销售公司品牌项目和为全球包装制品提供解决方案的百万美元的企业。200311月,罗布和HOTLink公司合作,那是一个以得克萨斯州奥斯汀为基地,使用营销自动化的行业领导者。罗布是达拉斯销售公司的副总裁,除了抚养两个年幼的孩子,他还喜欢打高尔夫,潜水,弹吉他和钓鱼。

     

    Wes (Atlanta, GA) Private Wealth Manager

    Wes, 28, grew up as the son of a veterinarian, and the oldest of four rambunctious siblings, learning responsibility and leadership at a very young age. Wes hails from Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with his wife Lynne. He holds an Economics degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Post-graduation he moved to Atlanta, and within 5 years he became a Vice President with one of the world's largest global investment firms. Wes leads a large team specializing in investment management for wealthy individuals, families, and large corporations. He is in his sixth year as a Financial Advisor and one of the nation's youngest Certified Financial Planner Practitioners. He also serves as an instructor at Emory University's prestigious High Net Worth Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.

    韦斯(亚特兰大,佐治亚州)私人财富管理

    韦斯,28岁,是一名兽医的儿子,同时也是四个喧闹的兄弟姐妹中的老大,也因此在很小的时候,就拥有了责任感和领导才能。韦斯与他的妻子林恩住在佐治亚州的亚特兰大。他拥有教堂山的北卡罗来纳大学经济学学士学位,毕业后他搬到亚特兰大,并在5年里,成为了全球最大的投资公司之一的副总裁。韦斯领导着一个庞大的投资管理团队,专门为富有的个人,家庭和大型企业服务。他已经做了六年的财务顾问并且也是全国最年轻的注册理财规划师之一。他还在位于佐治亚州亚特兰大的埃默里大学里的著名的高净值研究所担任讲师。