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Vicky Collins

Vicky Collins is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified College Planning Specialist. Vicky was a founding partner of a Dallas-Fort Worth Top 25 CPA firm. After starting her family, she decided to form a different kind of CPA firm, one that is devoted exclusively to home-based business owners. As a home-based business owner herself, her mission and passion are to help this unique group save money through legal tax deductions, business planning and financial education programs.

Vicky knows how damaging poor money management can be to one’s health and happiness. With more than fifteen years in the accounting profession, she has seen first-hand the impact that fear and lack of understanding of money issues have on people’s lives. During this time, she began to see a common thread that tied together people of all income levels and backgrounds. This common thread is comprised of a lack of understanding, fear and embarrassment, which are impacting too many people’s fiscal and physical health.

She wanted to make a difference, and created programs that can help anyone understand money, with fun and life changing information – but without jargon or intimidating financial terms.

Vicky has studied home-based business tax law extensively. She has written and produced and audio program and workbook called Managing Your Business Finances, offers teleclasses and speaks at many conventions around the United States.

Vicky is a Dallas native and cum laude graduate of the University of Texas. She lives in Dallas with her husband and two daughters.

Jeff Crilley is an Emmy Award winning TV reporter in Dallas. During his 20 years in television news he has made hundreds of national news appearances including CNN, CNN Headline News, FOX News, The Discovery Channel, Good Morning America and The CBS Early Show.

He has been recognized by his peers with dozens of national and regional awards including the Emmy, the National Headliners Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Thurgood Marshall Award and in 2004 was named by the Texas Associated Press, "The Best TV Reporter in the state."

As a general assignment reporter he covers a wide range of topics from presidential elections to Spam cooking contests at the State Fair. His day-to-day news gathering experience has given him special insight into what the news covers and why.

When he is not covering the news as a reporter and anchor, he’s teaching people how to get covered on the news.

Nicki Keohohou started as a distributor in the direct selling profession more than 30 years ago. She built successful organizations, held executive positions in several companies and consulted to hundreds of start-up and mature direct selling companies. She co-authored, along with Jane Deuber and Grace Keohohou, the best-selling book Build it Big and is excited to have taken More Build It BIG: 101 Insider Secrets from the Top Direct Selling Experts, to "Best-Seller" status in March of 2006.

She was named one of the 2006 Top 25 Business Women in the state of Hawaii and one of the Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs in America. The DSWA was also recently recognized in Las Vegas as the National Advocate of the Year for Working Mothers.

Nicki is the CEO and co-founder of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance, the association that serves independent direct sellers from around the globe.

Sheri is the President and Founder of the National Association of Women Writers and the Association of Web Entrepreneurs. She teaches women writers and entrepreneurs how to discover, create, and profit from their intellectual knowledge. She is an entrepreneur, publisher, author, writer, and coach. She has a Masters of Arts in Organizational Management and a Bachelors in Social Work.

Her books include Women On Writing-From Inspiration to Publication, Feminine Writes-Women, Writing, and Wisdom, The Woman’s Book of Powerful Quotations, and Over 100 FAQs Women Asked About Writing.

In February 2007, she published Create Your Association–The Complete Blueprint and Tool Kit for Building a Profitable and Sustainable Membership-Based Business (2 manuals plus 6 CDs) for anyone wanting to create a profitable membership-based business from their home.

Visit www.sherimcconnell.com to see all of Sheri’s companies and to access her free article archive. Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband and their four children.

LeAnne Ozaine-Smith is the founder and president of Ascend Financials and the creator of the Pink Plan. She is a licensed financial planner with the nationally acclaimed firm, Waddell and Reed. She lives in Spokane, Washington with her husband Chad, dog Walter, and two cats Bert and Ernie

LeAnne came into Mary Kay out of corporate America, where she used to run a 4-million-dollar indirect sales channel. LeAnne had a very successful consultant business, but got tired of watching successful women fail because of money mis-management.

You will see that she is passionate about helping women in this area of their lives. LeAnne and her staff are helping thousands of women achieve financial peace.

Her goal today is to help the women of Mary Kay have a full store to sell from, and zero debt in their personal and business lives. She wants to help each of you see how you can leverage your money to build wealth with your business.

LeAnne enjoys wine tasting w/ her husband and downhill skiing. Visit www.ascendfinancials.com

Mark Semple is the dedicated supporter of his wife, Cheri, in her Direct Selling business and has been passionate about sharing the journey with her since day one. He knows what being the ‘other side’ of the business is all about.

Having met many wonderful women who don’t have the support they desire, he realized an opportunity to change that.

Mark began writing & speaking on the topic of spouse support, to both sides of the business. His journey introduced him to the awesome profession of Coaching which provided the means to really make a difference in the Direct Selling world.

He founded Successful Together Coaching to provide a unique perspective to Direct Selling success.

Mark is a contributing author to 2 books, including the best-selling More Build It Big, by the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance. He has written several e-books on the topic of spouse support and his work has been featured in The Network Marketing Magazine.

Mark is a regular speaker at regional & national Direct Sales conventions where he presents to the Direct Sellers, their partners or both.

Successful Together is not just the name of Mark’s business – it is the foundation of his life with Cheri and the dream he shares with others.

The Queen of Cold Calling, is a sales trainer, sales coach and author. She helps entrepreneurs, business owners and sales professionals gain confidence, reach more prospects, close more sales and make more money. She started her business 15 years ago, representing clients on the telephone and setting new business appointments. While Wendy no longer “dials for dollars” (except for her own business), all of her workshops, seminars, products and individual sales coaching are based on practical, real-life, hands-on experience.

Wendy has trained thousands of sales professionals and entrepreneurs in the techniques that she developed. Clients include Avon Products Inc., ADP Inc., Sprint, Newmark Real Estate and thousands of entrepreneurs throughout the country.

She has been featured in BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur Magazine, Selling Power, Target Marketing and various other business and sales publications. Her e-mail newsletter, Opening Doors & Closing Sales has an international readership and her columns are syndicated to 168 different print and Internet publications.

Wendy is the author of Cold Calling College and Cold Calling for Women: Opening Doors & Closing Sales.


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	Bonus Speakers Vicky Collins Vicky Collins is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified College Planning Specialist. Vicky was a founding partner of a Dallas-Fort Worth Top 25 CPA firm. After starting her family, she decided to form a different kind of CPA firm, one that is devoted exclusively to home-based business owners. As a home-based business owner herself, her mission and passion are to help this unique group save money through legal tax deductions, business planning and financial education programs. Vicky knows how damaging poor money management can be to one’s health and happiness. With more than fifteen years in the accounting profession, she has seen first-hand the impact that fear and lack of understanding of money issues have on people’s lives. During this time, she began to see a common thread that tied together people of all income levels and backgrounds. This common thread is comprised of a lack of understanding, fear and embarrassment, which are impacting too many people’s fiscal and physical health. She wanted to make a difference, and created programs that can help anyone understand money, with fun and life changing information – but without jargon or intimidating financial terms. Vicky has studied home-based business tax law extensively. She has written and produced and audio program and workbook called Managing Your Business Finances, offers teleclasses and speaks at many conventions around the United States. Vicky is a Dallas native and cum laude graduate of the University of Texas. She lives in Dallas with her husband and two daughters. Visit www.vickycollins.com Jeff Crilley Jeff Crilley is an Emmy Award winning TV reporter in Dallas. During his 20 years in television news he has made hundreds of national news appearances including CNN, CNN Headline News, FOX News, The Discovery Channel, Good Morning America and The CBS Early Show. He has been recognized by his peers with dozens of national and regional awards including the Emmy, the National Headliners Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Thurgood Marshall Award and in 2004 was named by the Texas Associated Press, "The Best TV Reporter in the state." As a general assignment reporter he covers a wide range of topics from presidential elections to Spam cooking contests at the State Fair. His day-to-day news gathering experience has given him special insight into what the news covers and why. When he is not covering the news as a reporter and anchor, he’s teaching people how to get covered on the news. Nicki Keohohou Nicki Keohohou started as a distributor in the direct selling profession more than 30 years ago. She built successful organizations, held executive positions in several companies and consulted to hundreds of start-up and mature direct selling companies. She co-authored, along with Jane Deuber and Grace Keohohou, the best-selling book Build it Big and is excited to have taken More Build It BIG: 101 Insider Secrets from the Top Direct Selling Experts, to "Best-Seller" status in March of 2006. She was named one of the 2006 Top 25 Business Women in the state of Hawaii and one of the Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs in America. The DSWA was also recently recognized in Las Vegas as the National Advocate of the Year for Working Mothers. Nicki is the CEO and co-founder of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance, the association that serves independent direct sellers from around the globe. Visit www.dswa.org. Sheri McConnell Sheri is the President and Founder of the National Association of Women Writers and the Association of Web Entrepreneurs. She teaches women writers and entrepreneurs how to discover, create, and profit from their intellectual knowledge. She is an entrepreneur, publisher, author, writer, and coach. She has a Masters of Arts in Organizational Management and a Bachelors in Social Work. Her books include Women On Writing-From Inspiration to Publication, Feminine Writes-Women, Writing, and Wisdom, The Woman’s Book of Powerful Quotations, and Over 100 FAQs Women Asked About Writing. In February 2007, she published Create Your Association–The Complete Blueprint and Tool Kit for Building a Profitable and Sustainable Membership-Based Business (2 manuals plus 6 CDs) for anyone wanting to create a profitable membership-based business from their home. Visit www.sherimcconnell.com to see all of Sheri’s companies and to access her free article archive. Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband and their four children. LeAnne Ozaine-Smith LeAnne Ozaine-Smith is the founder and president of Ascend Financials and the creator of the Pink Plan. She is a licensed financial planner with the nationally acclaimed firm, Waddell and Reed. She lives in Spokane, Washington with her husband Chad, dog Walter, and two cats Bert and Ernie LeAnne came into Mary Kay out of corporate America, where she used to run a 4-million-dollar indirect sales channel. LeAnne had a very successful consultant business, but got tired of watching successful women fail because of money mis-management. You will see that she is passionate about helping women in this area of their lives. LeAnne and her staff are helping thousands of women achieve financial peace. Her goal today is to help the women of Mary Kay have a full store to sell from, and zero debt in their personal and business lives. She wants to help each of you see how you can leverage your money to build wealth with your business. LeAnne enjoys wine tasting w/ her husband and downhill skiing. Visit www.ascendfinancials.com Mark Semple Mark Semple is the dedicated supporter of his wife, Cheri, in her Direct Selling business and has been passionate about sharing the journey with her since day one. He knows what being the ‘other side’ of the business is all about. Having met many wonderful women who don’t have the support they desire, he realized an opportunity to change that. Mark began writing & speaking on the topic of spouse support, to both sides of the business. His journey introduced him to the awesome profession of Coaching which provided the means to really make a difference in the Direct Selling world. He founded Successful Together Coaching to provide a unique perspective to Direct Selling success. Mark is a contributing author to 2 books, including the best-selling More Build It Big, by the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance. He has written several e-books on the topic of spouse support and his work has been featured in The Network Marketing Magazine. Mark is a regular speaker at regional & national Direct Sales conventions where he presents to the Direct Sellers, their partners or both. Successful Together is not just the name of Mark’s business – it is the foundation of his life with Cheri and the dream he shares with others. Wendy Weiss The Queen of Cold Calling, is a sales trainer, sales coach and author. She helps entrepreneurs, business owners and sales professionals gain confidence, reach more prospects, close more sales and make more money. She started her business 15 years ago, representing clients on the telephone and setting new business appointments. While Wendy no longer “dials for dollars” (except for her own business), all of her workshops, seminars, products and individual sales coaching are based on practical, real-life, hands-on experience. Wendy has trained thousands of sales professionals and entrepreneurs in the techniques that she developed. Clients include Avon Products Inc., ADP Inc., Sprint, Newmark Real Estate and thousands of entrepreneurs throughout the country. She has been featured in BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur Magazine, Selling Power, Target Marketing and various other business and sales publications. Her e-mail newsletter, Opening Doors & Closing Sales has an international readership and her columns are syndicated to 168 different print and Internet publications. Wendy is the author of Cold Calling College and Cold Calling for Women: Opening Doors & Closing Sales.