Deborah Collins Stephens is the cofounder and managing partner of the
Center for Innovative Leadership, which consults with leaders and
organizations on improving customer service, creating inspired teams,
and building the link between employee motivation and customer loyalty.
Ms. Stephens is the author of six books, three of which have been
best-sellers: Maslow on Management, One Size Fits One, and Revisiting
the Human Side of Enterprise.
Michealene Cristini Risley is an entrepreneur who has created some of
the largest deals in consumer products and entertainment industries. As
an executive with twenty-plus yearsı experience, Ms. Cristini Risley
launched the first-ever branded maternity line in association with
Adidas. As vice president of licensing and character development for
Sega of America, she championed the Sega Girlsı Task Force. She has also
produced, directed and funded a short film called Flashcards, which won
Best Cinematography at the California Independent Film Festival, Best
Short film at the New York International Independent Film and Video
Festival, and the film screened at the Cannes Film Festival ³Shorts Du
Jour² program. The film is currently being distributed by American
Public Television on PBS stations.
Jackie Speier is a state senator who was elected to the 8th Senate
District in California in 1998 with more than 79 percent of the vote.
The chair of the Senate Insurance Committee, she also sits on the
committees of Appropriations, Energy, Utilities and Communications, and
Transportation; the Select Committee on Bay Area Transportation; and the
Joint Legislative Audit Committee. Senator Speier earned a B.A. from the
University of California-Davis and a law degree from the University of
California Hastings College of Law. She was a candidate for lieutenant
governor in California in the 2006 election. 
Jan Yanehiro is the host of Appraise It!, which can be seen on Home and
Garden TV, and also hosts Women of Vision and The New Americans on KCSM
TV.Jan reports on KCBS AM 740 News Radio and produces her own weekly television program called Pacific Fusion. Jan has a degree in journalism from California State University, Fresno, and was host of Evening Magazine on KPIX TV in San Francisco for fifteen years. Winner of three Emmys, Jan consults with businesses on communications strategies.