At the adventurous age of 18, Nancy Richardson left her hometown of Chicopee Falls, Ma. to find her own path.  Her first stop was Colorado where she worked in the cable television industry, attended Denver Metropolitan State College to pursue her interest in computer science and accounting and began her first entrepreneurial endeavor as a seamstress.  Knowing that true success can only be achieved by giving back, Nancy became a Big Sister to a 12 year old Mexican girl.  Still feeling unsettled, Nancy spread her wings and ventured to Mississippi for a short time and then on to Wrightsville Beach, NC to answer the summon of the sea.  A relationship moved her once more to Charleston, SC where she began her career in accounting while resuming courses in accounting/computer science at Trident Technical College.  Tired of making someone else’s dreams come true, Nancy quit her J-O-B and embraced her entrepreneurial spirit again.  She established Abacus Accounting in 1992 and successfully fills the needs of various small businesses throughout the lowcountry.  In 2010, she founded Cooperative Mission, a charity that helps others with medical and living expenses.  Her latest project, Pocket Liner, focuses on teaching others how to transform expenses into income.  Stay tuned, Nancy has a few more ideas brewing.

Lauren returns to Mt. Pleasant after taking courses in Nutrition and traveling throughout the United States.  Always an avid runner, she wanted to find a balanced body workout and injury prevention while completing the St. Jude's Marathon in Memphis, TN, in 2008.

It was then Lauren made Pilates a part of everyday life. Lauren is classically trained and certified in the Pilates Method of body conditioning by trainer Penelope Wyer Barrow under master teacher Romana Kryzanowska at Urban Body Studios in Atlanta, GA. She has since worked with Jay Grimes, Bob Liekens, Susan Moran, and Brooke Siler for continuing education.

Lauren believes that the strength, control and flexibility Pilates training offers is essential for all body types, ages, and levels of physical ability. She helps athletes improve their performance, and those who are new to Pilates change their bodies and quality of life. Lauren will help rehabilitate injury, alignment and body pain.

Mark R. Fuchs was born and raised in New Orleans, La and attended both Tulane University and Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Mark began his career with Southern Bell and South Central Bell when Southern Bell split into two separate companies. Mark worked in the engineering department and soon was promoted to Supervising Engineer with responsibilities private Branch Exchange Service throughout the state of Louisiana. Mark moved to South Central Bell’s headquarters in Birmingham, AL supporting engineering groups in the five states that were part of South Central Bell.

Mark moved to AT&T and was responsible for helping to redevelop the international engineering in the Network Systems group. Mark moved to Atlanta to support the 1996 Olympic Games and back to New Jersey when AT&T spun-off the Network Systems Group into a new company named Lucent Technologies. Mark helped to develop the sales teams supporting cable infrastructure in support of national and international telecommunications companies. Mark left lLuent Technologies to become Director of Systems Management for Pacer International. After helping Pacer to become a leading systems management company, Mark returned to AT&T to manager sales and service implementation of data and voice services to international customers.

After 7 years with AT&T, Mark and his wife Patricia have settled in Mt. Pleasant and are both in real estate with Dunes Properties of Charleston. Mark is serving as Director of Vacation Rentals and Property Care in the Isle of Palms office of Dunes Properties.

Steve Peck is CEO of Community Management Group. Steve has managed Associations and condominium regimes since 1991 and been involved with construction and development since the 1980s. He served six years on the Board of Directors for the Community Associations Institute (CAI-SC) and two terms as Vice President. He has earned the designations of Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) from the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers and Association Management Specialist (AMS) from CAI. Community Management Group’s 43 employees serve 98 Homeowners Associations and some 15,000 occupied homes in the Greater Charleston area. CMG grew with a sincere focus on making communities more livable, more comfortable and therefore more desirable and valuable places to live.

John S. Rizzo is CEO of GlobeOnDemand, a consulting firm that implements content marketing campaigns for businesses. Rizzo works with entrepreneurs on increasing their internet visibility and revenue.

He launched the company in 2007 while finishing his studies at the College of Charleston where he graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration.  He was awarded the Student Entrepreneur of the Year honor in addition to the Frank H. Stoll Award for Service for his work in the Charleston business and non-profit community.

As he continued to build on his vision for GlobeOnDemand, John landed a job as a consultant for Amazon.com's publishing group.  During his 3 years of staggering growth with the group, he consulted hundreds of authors, experts, and speakers from all over the world.

Since taking the entrepreneurial leap fully again in August 2010, he is now available to deliver more talks on the new world of internet marketing and publishing.  Past audiences have included the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Charleston Young Professionals, Students in Free Enterprise, Young Republicans of the College of Charleston, College of Charleston Alumni Association, The Association for Computing Machinery, The Center for Creative Retirement, The Center for Women in Charleston, The Sertoma Club of Charleston, The Citadel, Business Networking International and the eWomenNetwork.

Rizzo has continued to grow as a leader in the Charleston business community and now serves as a vice chair for the Charleston Young Professionals, a Charleston Chamber of Commerce initiative where he is leading the development of the group's first non-profit board training program.

As a Business Account Executive at Verizon Wireless, Rachelle helps businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency through wireless products and services.  Rachelle has been in the wireless industry with Verizon Wireless since 2004, with experience and expertise in a wide variety of channels within the company.

In her current role, Rachelle proactively reaches out to and aligns herself with small and medium businesses across the coastal South Carolina region.  Prior to Verizon Wireless Rachelle was in the hospitality industry where she learned the importance of delivering a positive customer experience.  She brings that experience to bear in her current role, focusing on building mutually beneficial relationships, taking a consultative approach to provide value-based information and guidance to her clients and prospects.

Rachelle has lived in the Charleston area all of her life.  She enjoys South Carolina football, boating, camping and spending time with her family.  Rachelle and her husband, Scott, have two sons.