Lacy has been a business reporter for 10 years and is currently writing a book on global entrepreneurship. Her first book, Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0, was published by Gotham Books in May 2008. She also blogs for TechCrunch.
Lara Lee is a directing associate of Jump Associates and former VP of Enthusiast Services at Harley-Davidson.
Alaina Love, President of Purpose Linked Consulting (www.thepurposelink.com) is a nationally recognized leadership expert and speaker. She is co-author of The Purpose Linked Organization: How Passionate Leaders Inspire Winning Teams and Great Results (McGraw-Hill, 2009). The book identifies and explores the impact of the 'Passion Archetypes' of great leaders, provides a process for leaders to maximize the individual passions on their teams, and offers free access to The Passion Profiler™ online tool, where readers can discover their own passions and how to apply them to their roles at work.