Grace started her career in fashion, working as a fashion designer and pursuing her love of photography on the side. While the fashion world might seem glamorous to most of us, Grace soon tired of the endless administrative paperwork and arguing with factories about 1/8th inch errors on patterns. One might think that moving into fashion photography would be a logical change but the aloof and staged world of fashion photography was not what interested her.

A business can be created in the most unlikely of circumstances. For Caitlin Crosby, acting, singing and songwriting were, and are, her forte. She grew up in Los Angeles and naturally mingled in the Hollywood scene thanks to her father’s career managing some of the most iconic actors and entertainers of our time.

Some of the biggest names in leadership and business gathered at the second annual OC Business Summit at Saddleback Church in Lake Forrest, California on March 8th. The list of powerhouse speakers included: Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post Media Group, bestselling author and writer Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, Rich Karlgaard of Forbes Magazine, and Eric Spitz of Freedom Communications and the Orange County Register.

Starting a new business is always a daunting task. There are so many details to think about and decisions to make. According to research done by the US Small Business Administration only about half of new companies survive their first five years in business. So if you’re just starting a new company, how can you be sure that you’re laying the foundation for success? One of the most important exercises you’ll need to do as a new business owner is to define your Unique Selling Point (USP). We met ...

"It takes time, and it takes learning, and it takes flexibility. There were many days that I was ready to give up, there were many nights when I cried myself to sleep because I thought I'd goofed and I would never get another job, and then found out you pick yourself up. You can come back. You just have to keep at it. " – Margo T. Krasne

"You cannot fear, you have to get up. Sheryl Sandberg is right – you have to lean in and you have to really learn to put those fears behind you because they're useless.

Ready to franchise? How do you know? Dana Knowles of Taste of America shares her experience with different distribution channels and the decision to franchise.

Womenalia.com is the first social network worldwide for professional women, boasting more than 226,000 users in only 20 months. The media are already calling Womenalia "the LinkedIn for professional women", but Womenalia offers other tools that are designed specifically to help he professional woman in her day-to-day. We learn more about this initiative and about Womenalia's CEO and co-Founder , Maria Gomez del Pozuelo .