Talane Miedaner, Master Certified Coach, is the author of the international bestseller, Coach Yourself to Success: 101 Tips from a Personal Coach for Reaching Your Goals at Work and in Life (Contemporary, January 2000).
Maxine Clark created a retailing phenomenon with her Build a Bear Workshops. Who says you can't start a $200 million business in your 40s? Not this Chief Executive Bear.
Kelly Lynch is the embodiment of California real estate -- starting small and growing exponentially. She built her company from the ground up, beginning with residential mortgages and adding services and woman-power to create a full-service real estate firm with offices in Sherman Oaks and Palm Springs.