Dave Porter is the president and CEO of Baystate Financial Services, one of New England's most prestigious financial service firms. He was named one of Boston's Most Admired CEOs in 2011 by the Boston Business Journal which also has ranked Baystate as one of Boston's Best Places to Work.

Linda Galindo is a consultant, keynote speaker, leadership development facilitator, executive coach, and president of Galindo Consulting Inc. She has been named a Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, and is author of two books as well as a training package based on her book The 85% Solution. She is regularly quoted in periodicals, including Investor's Business Daily, Forbes, and Leader to Leader.

Sharon O'Malley is a writer, editor, consultant, and adjunct faculty member at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland.