Louisa Lindquist knew before college that she was going into the wine business. Her knowledge and passion led her towards Spanish varietals and, eventually, the West Coast, where she met her winemaker husband. Today, their California vineyards produce the wine Verdad, Spanish for "the truth," which Louisa seems to have found.
Eva Rosenberg is TaxMama, a columnist, podcaster, and Web celeb who gives tax information with a mother's touch. Her online tax site was named one of the 7 best by Inc. magazine, and she's a regular guest on TV and radio shows. She offers a wealth of free advice to novices and tax professionals and has fun doing it.
Nyakio Komoche, lives up to her name, which means 'hard-working woman in the sunshine.' She used her family's beauty secrets, passed down through her Kenyan heritage, to create a line of bath and body products derived from natural ingredients. With the help of her L.A. publicist partner, she got celebrities to try the products and used their feedback to improve.
