Carla Browne was instrumental in choreographing the takeover of a group of real estate brokerages by a larger corporate entity only to find herself leading the un-merger of those same businesses just a few short years later. Carla will share her experience of being in both the small business and the corporate worlds before finding herself applying lessons learned to a new start-up venture.

Tara Black, owner and founder of Origin Gluten Free Bakery is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to her motivation for starting a business - she wanted to work less hours than her executive position was requiring of her. She also gets real about the unrealistic demands that come with trying to keep employees happy and opens up about the breakdown in her business partnership before making the decision to go global.

International business, to small start-up, to social enterprise, to academia, Robert has done it all. And with that much business experience, there tends to be some pretty good stories. Robert discusses the challenges of being in business with family, balancing social impact with business self-interest and how education can impact a business journey. Every path through business is different, there is no question that Robert's is very unique.