“DEFINING SUCCESS IN BUSINESS: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL”

Breakfast Panel Presentation
8 – 9:30 AM

The conference will kick off with an exciting panel presentation featuring five highly successful Colorado women business owners, describing their path to success. Each panelist will share her personal stories of business creation and growth. Learn from and be inspired by these Colorado women business owners as our moderator leads this year’s panel through a lively, candid, and open discussion about the challenges of entrepreneurship.

Our Panelists Include:

• Beatriz Bonnet, President and CEO, Syntes Language Group, Inc.
• Denise Burgess, President and CEO, Burgess Mechanical
• Sharon Hwang, Owner, The Wellness Center, Inc.
• Diana Nelson, President and CEO, Kazoo and Company, Inc.
• Cyd Szymanski, Founder, Nest Fresh Eggs

Moderator:

• Peggy Sundstrom, Principal, Sundstrom and Associates

Beatriz Bonnet is president and CEO of Syntes Language Group, Inc, an international communications firm. Ms. Bonnet has led Syntes through steady revenue and profitability growth over the years to become one of the most financially stable and respected companies in the translation industry. Under Ms. Bonnet’s leadership, Syntes Language Group is regularly listed on Colorado Biz magazine’s Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses in Colorado, Top 100 Minority-Owned Businesses in Colorado and Top 250 Private Companies in Colorado. Syntes was also the recipient of the 2006 Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Minority-Owned Business of the Year award.

Denise Burgess is President and CEO of Burgess Mechanical, a heating and air conditioning business located in the Denver area. Burgess Mechanical prides itself on professionalism, excellent work and satisfied clients, and has successfully completed numerous large construction projects for both public and private sector clients. Ms. Burgess is very active in the Denver business Community through various appointed and volunteer positions. Among other commitments, she serves as a Commissioner for the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, and a member of the Business Disparity Study Task Force for the City of Denver.

Sharon Hwang is Owner of The Wellness Center, a holistic health care center, and Pure Massage, a massage therapy center. Following graduation from college, she spent two years in the Peace Corps in Nepal, returning to Denver to complete a Masters degree. She started her business in 2000. In 2005 Ms. Hwang was honored with the Women’s Advocate Award given by the Colorado Regional Office of the Small Business Administration. She has also been honored as a top women and minority owned business by Colorado Biz magazine in both 2004 and 2005.

Diana Nelson is President and CEO of Kazoo and Company, Inc., a rapidly expanding landmark toy retailer, and KazooToys.com, an online seller of quality toys. She also helped found the Good Toys Group Catalog, a seasonal cooperative catalog for 70 privately-owned toy stores around the nation. Prior to becoming a toy store owner, Ms. Nelson owned and operated a massage therapy and holistic medicine practice. Kazoo and Company, Inc. and KazooToys.com have received numerous awards from the Toy Industry Association, including Top Toy Internet Site 2006, and Top Toy Store in the USA in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Kazoo Toys has been recognized by the Colorado District Office of the Small Business Administration as one of the top 50 businesses in Colorado each year since 2003.

Cyd Szymanski founded Nest Fresh Eggs, Inc. in 1991. Nest Fresh Eggs products are cage, antibiotic and pesticide-free, and are distributed widely throughout more than a dozen western states. The company contracts for many of its products with small farmers who otherwise could not compete with large agribusiness. Ms. Szymanski has been featured in Entrepreneur and FASTCompany magazines, and was recently featured on the cover of the January 2007 Millionaire Blueprints magazine. She has received numerous local awards, including the 2004 Small Business of the Year Award from the South Metro Chamber of Commerce.