Pat Huddleston is a former Enforcement Branch Chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the author of The Vigilant Investor. Pat has served as a court-appointed Receiver in three SEC fraud cases and succeeded in recovering assets that funded substantial distributions to defrauded investors. He has served as a court-appointed Receiver in two nationwide telemarketing cases for the Federal Trade Commission. He has also been appointed Chapter 11 Examiner by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, tasked with investigating self-dealing by officers and directors of a public company. He represents investors and serves as an expert witness in securities litigation and arbitration.

Pat’s desire to protect investors from the scams that crowd the investing landscape led him to found Investor’s Watchdog LLC, (“IW”) in 2006. Investor’s Watchdog hosts a popular blog, investorswatchblog.com, which tracks breaking investment scams and teaches investors and financial advisers effective due diligence tactics.  Investor’s Watchdog has conducted investigations for clients all over the world and helped save millions in assets that otherwise would have been lost to cleverly disguised frauds.

In addition to The Vigilant Investor; Pat has written for Risk Management, The Prosecutor, Benefits, Registered Rep, Physician’s Money Digest, Church Executive, Medical Life (Australia), and RIA Biz.  He appears frequently as a subject matter expert on television and radio. He has appeared on ABC News, CBS Moneywatch, Fox Business News, Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack, Chicago’s Monsters and Money in the Morning, and local news programs in Seattle, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles. He has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Forbes, the Financial Times, Investment News and USA Today, among other publications. The Vigilant Investor has been published in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom, in addition to the United States. In an endorsement on the back cover, Princeton Professor Burton Malkiel (author of the bestselling A Random Walk Down Wall Street), calls Pat “the investors’ perfect teacher.”

Mr. Terry is a member of the Page Perry’s Regulatory Practice Group, advising and representing individuals, broker-dealers, and investment advisors in regulatory and enforcement matters.  He also provides advice and representation to clients in connection with other corporate matters.

Mr. Terry has many years of varied experience in securities regulation, compliance and enforcement, as well as other areas of the law. From 1997 until 2001, and again from 2007 until 2011, Mr. Terry served as the Director of the Securities Division of the State of Georgia.  He also as Chief Compliance Officer for a major regional broker-dealer, and,  In addition to his regulatory service and compliance roles, Mr. Terry has represented firms and individuals in connection with a wide variety of securities and other matters in private law practice.

As Georgia’s Securities Division Director, Mr. Terry oversaw a major legislative revision of the Georgia Securities Act of 1973 and, later, the adoption of the Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008.  In addition, he and his staff conducted numerous investigations of violations of Georgia’s securities laws, both independently and in cooperation with other states, resulting in the return of millions of dollars to investors as well as the imposition of administrative, civil and criminal sanctions against offenders. Mr. Terry served in many leadership roles within the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), including two terms as a member of the Board of Directors, service on many enforcement task forces and Vice Chair of the CRD Steering Committee.  He has received two Outstanding Service Awards from the NASAA membership.

Mr. Terry received his B.S. degree in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia and a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.  Mr. Terry is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of Georgia, and also the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Keith Green has worked with thousands of individuals who are preparing for retirement.  He responded to critical gaps in the U.S. retirement system by founding the American Retirement Initiative in which he serves as its president.  The American Retirement Initiative is a national conversation that facilitates best practice-sharing among trusted advisors.  ARI provides thought leadership on employer-sponsored retirement plans and the retirement landscape in general in the US.  He brings to this role over 20 years in leadership roles for leading financial services companies offering retirement solutions to individuals and organizations.

In his early career with TIAA-CREF, Keith worked as an Institutional Consultant, collaborating with colleges and universities on their retirement plan designs.  Keith then joined Aetna Financial Services as its Regional Manager in its Michigan office and ultimately became vice president for its Southeastern Region.

After ING’s acquisition of Aetna Financial Services in 2000, Keith held progressively responsible roles, including Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Senior Vice President of Domestic Emerging Markets.  He was then appointed Senior Vice President and executive-on-loan to Hemisphere, Inc., an organization tasked with bringing the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas to Atlanta.  Much of his time during that period was spent in Latin American and the Caribbean capitols promoting trade and working on economic development issues with diplomats and democratically elected leaders.

In January 2006, Mr. Green was appointed Vice President of Government Relations for ING, responsible for ING’s state government relations in twenty US states.  He held this role until 20ll when he founded the American Retirement Initiative.

Keith received both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan.

Everett helps CEOs build world-class B2B sales and service. He founded Catalytic Advisors in 2011 to focus on manufacturing and distribution clients with revenues between $50 and $250 million. His point of difference is his operating experience combined with a passion for competitive strategy. Catalytic Advisors is known for delivering outstanding value to clients by drawing upon a network of specialists in areas such as lead generation, sales compensation, CRM implementation, sales training, and leadership development.

Everett is a veteran of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Rohm & Haas, and DuPont whose first career was in sales for small manufacturing companies.

In his most recent operating role, Everett was SVP and General Manager for a $250 million unit of Hostess Brands, which included 850 unionized Route Sales Representatives and a key account team calling on mass merchandiser, grocery, drug, and convenience store customers in the southeast. Prior to that, he was a senior executive at Coca-Cola Enterprises, formerly Coca-Cola’s largest bottler worldwide. As Vice President, On Premise Sales and Foodservice, North America, Everett was responsible for the gross profit performance of a $1 billion business with a sales force of 1,200.

Everett established his General Manager track record of driving simultaneous top-line growth and cost control by building great teams, developing a shared vision, installing metrics and management routines, and applying technology to standardize high-volume business processes. He has built and optimized numerous field sales, key account sales, call center, and technical service organizations in addition to distribution operations. He has been a featured speaker in sales and technology forums.

Bob Kelly is Chairman of The Sales Management Association, a global, cross-industry association for sales management and sales operations.  The Sales Management Association serves members in 30+ countries with research, content, workshops, and peer networking resources.

In October, SMA hosts the annual Sales Productivity and Performance Management Conference.  From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Kelly was Vice President of Sales Operations and Strategy at Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC).

Previously, Mr. Kelly was Senior Director of Business Planning, and Director of Marketing Strategy at MCI WorldCom; from 1994 to 1998 he was a management consultant in The Alexander Group’s sales force effectiveness practice, supporting clients in the technology, telecommunications, and healthcare industries.

Robert Kelly holds an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and a B.A. from Washington and Lee University.

Jill Pollard began her professional career at U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (USFS), a national hotel franchise company, headquartered in Atlanta, GA.  She held positions in marketing, sales, and operations while at USFS.

In 2001, Jill transitioned into academia, when she returned to Emory University, her alma mater.  She joined the BBA Program at Emory’s Goizueta Business School as the Assistant Director, and in 2002, became the Associate Director, overseeing advising for all BBA students and advisor training.

Jill earned her MBA from Goizueta in 2007 with a focus in Organization & Management, and specifically Leadership Development.  She also worked with the school’s senior leadership to develop a leadership competency model for Goizueta that is the foundation for leadership programming for all degree programs across the school.

In 2008, she developed and launched the BBA Leadership Program, including an internal 360 degree assessment and individual coaching sessions, and was promoted to Director, Advising and Leadership Development.  Under Jill’s direction, the BBA Leadership Programming continued to expand, with service leadership as a central component.  In 2011 Jill left her position at Emory to focus exclusively on coaching.

She began coaching at the senior executive level at The Coca Cola Company in January 2010.  Jill became a Birkman certified consultant and completed a coaching training program at the Center for Creative Leadership in 2010.  She has been coaching at CSX since January 2011.  She is also a coach in Emory’s Executive Education program.

Jill has played a major role and has been instrumental in the creation, organization and development of Head Coach, Inc.  Among her coaching interests are high-potential mid-career leaders, managing work-family activities and responsibilities, and the complementary development of physical and mental fitness.

Jill resides in Atlanta with her husband and their three children and is an avid runner.

Duane Gingrich is a strategic marketing and business development leader. He effectively develops strategic and competitive advantage – and creates customer and enterprise value.  He advances strategies and plans for reaching and serving the right customers, in the right markets, through the right channels, with the right products, and the right value proposition. Duane has led the marketing and business development efforts in several significant and successful business and product startups with rapid and sustained profitable growth – strategically developed to gain and sustain market-driven and customer-focused competitive advantage and value.

Duane has three decades of strategy, marketing and business development leadership experience with world-class, industry-leading logistics and supply chain management organizations. His experience includes over fifteen years in management with UPS, a Fortune 50 company that is one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world, and where he successfully developed a global product portfolio in excess of a billion dollars.

He was one of two partners with UPS Supply Chain Solutions from the original startup team to $8 billion in annual revenue, and was also Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Schneider National, another multi-billion dollar market leader.

Recognized as a positive, customer-focused, results-oriented professional with integrity, business acumen and common sense, Duane’s professional competencies include researching and assessing market, customer, competitive, and internal environments. He also assesses market positioning, product offerings, and capabilities and resources to competitively deliver customer value.

Duane holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in International Business and lives in Atlanta, GA.

With an aging work force, retirees outnumbering the active employees and a volatile economy; employers are searching for the solution to reduce their retiree medical costs. We have created a turn-key operation to reduce the risk, cost and exposure to medical claims. This turn-key operation can be customized to meet each employer’s individual needs as well as remove the burden from Human Resource Division.

It was a fateful day that brought a telephone call from her grandmother that set her on this path. She had received notification that the corporate retiree medical plan had been cancelled, leaving her grandparents anxious and not knowing where to turn. Through this process, Cambria realized that there wasn’t anywhere to turn to learn about Medicare but there were plenty of people “selling” Medicare products.

As she worked with more and more people on the individual front and realized there has to be a better way to protect people, she created Transitions, RBG. Where Retirees receive the “Soft Landing” they deserve. Transitions RBG was created as a result of this situation, a firm that believes in education, counseling and full customer service support.

Cambria graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Child and Consumer and Sciences and a minor in Elementary Education from Florida State University.  Cambria currently lives in the Atlanta area with her husband of 11 years and her two daughters Addison and Meghan. As a person who has always wanted to make the world a better place, she is doing it now by helping people navigate their Medicare needs.

BARRY OGLE, with 20 years plus executive experience is a seasoned professional in the area of organizational and executive development. At BMG, he providesleadership development, performance driver intelligence, change management, executive coaching, hospitality training, and more.  Recent clients include a major hospitality service provider, a national sports merchandise company, and mega-churches. He earned a B.S. Degree in Business and Master of Arts degrees’ in Counseling and Education. He has spoken at global executive conferences including but not limited to the Linkage GILD (Global Institute of Leadership Development).

His tenured business career includes hospitality giants such as Marriott, Walt Disney World, and Wyndham Worldwide, as well as banking institutions First USA and Chase Paymentech. Prior to BMG, he served as VP Leadership Enrichment & Hospitality Training for Wyndham where he was responsible for developing 1,400 leaders and providing operational and customer service training for approximately 6,000 employees at 150 global resorts and contact centers. With years of experience honing his skills as an expert in corporate leadership development, he’s adept at building a pipeline of successful leaders and engaging all levels of employees for greater productivity.

Recently, Barry served on the Advisory Board of the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce and chaired the Chamber Ministry Business Alliance (CMBA), a sub-group with over 80 member organizations. CMBA’s mission is to Unite Ministries and Businesses to Build, Equip and Serve Together.

In 1996 Dianne founded Business Momentum Group.  With 20 years plus of solid business expertise, Dianne’s experience has ranged from growing and small to mid size businesses to working with Fortune 500 companies.  Her accomplishments range from creating, launching and growing a 501c3 professional CEO peer group organization with chapters in Dallas and Houston to building healthy growth for other non profits.  Dianne’s infectious passion motivates in assisting companies grow and develop their organizations from the inside out.

Dianne loves to come alongside leaders infusing her expertise to help them fulfill their visions as well as their personal and professional aspirations. As an executive coach, she has helped her clients soar to new heights.

In 2011, Dianne launched a C-Level Women’s Executive group in Orlando, Florida called Areté-Executive Women of Influence.

Dave is a leading authority on how to plug 21st-century strategic marketing techniques and enabling technology into businesses to drive performance.

Dave co-authored Enterprise Marketing Management: The New Science of Marketing. This ground-breaking book puts ROI at the center of everything Marketing does by enabling companies to create sustained, profitable, organic growth.

Industry analysts such as Forrester Research, Gartner Group, AMR Research, and publications such as Fortune, Forbes, Business 2.0, CEO, and The Advertiser regularly look to Dave for strategic marketing insight.

In his work with clients, Dave delivers a truly unique package of credentials and expertise: blending the art of a marketer with the science of an engineer and the business acumen of a former public company CEO.

Global 2000 organizations seek out Dave to help them develop compelling marketing and sales strategies to grow their businesses. His clients have included McDonalds, Blockbuster, Coca-Cola, ConAgra Foods, Eli Lilly, Georgia-Pacific, Kimberly-Clark, Miller Brewing and RaceTrac.

Leslie Becker is Vice President of Sales and Operations at 32^nd St. Media.  Her previous experience as an executive at AT&T prepared her for this role. Leslie knows how to build winning sales teams and develop strategic partnership with customers. She has found these skills necessary to lead the sales and operation initiatives for the company.

Leslie has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience. She has held sales leadership assignments in New Jersey, North Carolina, Minneapolis before relocating to Atlanta. Leslie led a team of sales executives and managed a revenue base of more than $200M. Leslie supported some of the largest customers, including Best Buy, US Bank, 3M and Norfolk Southern.

Leslie won numerous awards for her sales and marketing leadership.

She is an AT&T Leaders Council winner, a premier award of distinction, for sales leadership. Leslie was also named by The Business Journal of Minneapolis as one of the “25 Women to Watch”.

Leslie served on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest and Downtown YMCA. In her role as Executive Committee member she was instrumental in supporting the planning and development of the organization. Leslie is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Fine Arts.

Regenald J. Flake has 30 years of experience in broadcast TV and a passion for technology and media services. He and Leslie L. Becker, a former sales executive with AT&T, had a vision to create content for businesses on the web. It became a company known as 32^nd St. Media.

32^nd St. Media creates content for companies that allows them to tie brand exposure to a “call to action”. Companies are investing in social media and marketing campaigns to gain a better return. Customers who purchase content from 32^nd St. Media are uniquely positioned to understand how viewers of their videos will translate into digital touch points.  This content will create awareness for companies that can differentiate their products from the competition.

Rodney Mims Cook Interests is committed to enriching the human condition by improving the built environment. The company is a classical and traditional design firm, specializing in historical restorations, interiors and furnishings for clients involved in a spectrum of residential, commercial and institutional projects.

Rodney Mims Cook is also an authority on the design, construction and programming of modern classical monuments around the world. The firm of Rodney Mims Cook is based in the Millennium Gate Museum, the largest classical monument constructed since the Jefferson Memorial. It is owned by The National Monuments Foundation of which Mr. Cook is president. The mission of the Millennium Gate is as follows:

Novus Ordo Seclorum – The Millennium Gate is dedicated to peaceful accomplishments that have shaped the Western world, The United States of America, and the city of Atlanta over two millennia since the birth of Christ. A symbolic portal into the city, the ensemble refers to the Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations, the foundations of Western culture. The statues of Justice and Peace represent Egypt and Greece respectively. The Arch represents Rome and is based on the Arch of Titus.

In celebration, the twenty-first century National Monuments Foundation and her patrons gift this Arch to the people of Georgia and her capital, Atlanta. The Millennium Gate is built in the hopes that we may, in the words of Plato and Jefferson, become ennobled through the nurturing qualities of beautiful architecture – Rodney M. Cook, Jr.

It is in this tradition that the Millennium Gate and the National Monuments Foundation celebrates all that is exemplary regarding Classical excellence.

Wright Mitchell practices in the areas of labor and employment law and civil litigation.  Mr. Mitchell has developed extensive expertise in assisting employers in a wide variety of workplace issues, including development and implementation of workplace policies and procedures, drafting employment agreements, restrictive covenants and separation agreements.

In addition to his employment law expertise, Mr. Mitchell has also handled numerous tort liability cases and served as a Special Assistant Attorney General to the State of Georgia, which required him to defend the state against claims brought under the Georgia Tort Claims Act.

In 2005, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Mr. Mitchell to the Executive Center Fine Arts Committee, which is responsible for preserving and refurbishing the priceless Federal Period antique collection at the Georgia Governor’s Mansion.  Mr. Mitchell’s duties with the Committee involve rendering services as General Counsel and occasionally appearing in the media as a spokesman for the Committee’s efforts.

Mr. Mitchell is also President and Chairman of the Board of the Buckhead Heritage Society, a group he founded in 2006 to preserve, protect and promote the historic resources of Buckhead, a community in Atlanta.  In 2011, Mr. Mitchell was honored as Buckhead Boy of the Year for his efforts on behalf of that community.  Mr. Mitchell has also used his legal skills to further his passion for historic preservation.  In 2009, Mr. Mitchell filed a successful pro bono lawsuit against a developer to stop the removal of Mt. Olive Cemetery, a historic African American burial ground.

Mr. Mitchell is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina in 1992 where he was a member of the varsity football team.  Following his graduation from the University of South Carolina, Mr. Mitchell studied Spanish in Argentina before obtaining his law degree from Emory University in 1996 where he was a member of the Moot Court Society and President of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.

For two decades, Mike Wittenstein has helped business leaders around the world differentiate their brands by dramatically improving their customer experience.  In the process, those clients have gained market dominance, increased their sales, and/or discovered new, unexpected revenue streams.

Now an expert in customer experience design and customer experience strategy, Mike is a sought-after designer, speaker, and consultant.  He works in the hospitality, retail, technology, healthcare, and entertainment industries, as well as other service categories.  He partners with both established and emerging brands.  He has helped retailers like Party City, Kinko’s, Jim Ellis, Alternative Apparel and SOHO Office elevate their retail customer experience, while making it a lot more engaging – and even fun – for all involved.  And his keen observational skills and plainspoken, approachable style have given clients like Apple, IBM, and iPay Technologies a new customer experience strategy so that their companies are perceived as different and better by everyday customers.

As an e-Visionary at IBM, Mike launched a consulting practice to help big brands like McDonald’s and Best Buy with customer and employee experience designs.  He was also co-founder and CEO of Galileo, a technology communications company nationally recognized for innovation and creativity.

His captivating stories teach companies how to move their products and services from commodities to objects of desire.  And he regularly wows audiences with his friendly, smart and witty style, as they learn how to turn everyday customers into enthusiastic brand advocates.

Dorothéa Bozicolona-Volpe is a strategic marketing executive who is fluent in 4 languages. She specializes in developing business for international brands (Fortune 500) via initiating and integrating enterprise social networking,  social media and digital strategies, strategic partnerships and marketing technologies. She also teaches marketers how to measure, optimize and build current new media efforts to increase value and develop strong relationships between brands and fans. Some of her clients include: Ryan Seacrest, Ryan Seacrest Productions, Chrysler, Cingular Wireless (AT&T), Georgia Tech, InterContinental Hotels Group, Mercer, Ogilvy & Mather, Reader’s Digest, Qualcomm, Turner Network Television, Coca-Cola. She is an avid skateboarder who tweets to relax.

Since 1992 Georgia Sales Development, a Sandler Training affiliate has been helping companies increase their sales, management and customer service effectiveness by focusing on the people and the processes.  Our approach centers around using a systematic sales process throughout a company.  To increase sales and sales management effectiveness, we focus on the whole person – attitude, behavior and techniques.

Prior to acquiring her Sandler Training franchise, Georgia Sales Development, Inc., Lissa had 19 years of sales and management experience in corporate America.  Her experience ranges from direct sales at a local then national level, to sales management of a $40 million Region for a national managed care company. Today Lissa works with Presidents, CEOs and Business Owners helping them acquire and retain sales teams with consistently superior performance.  This is done through a combination of evaluation tools, trained sales and management methodology based on a reinforcement model, and accountability based coaching.  Her Psychology degree from the University of Georgia coupled with her leadership experience makes her uniquely qualified to help companies increase sales and management effectiveness using the Sandler System.

Lissa currently is involved in several networking and philanthropic groups in the Atlanta area and serves on the Board for Georgia Executive Women’s Network.  She and husband Ron are blessed with a beautiful 10 year old son, Garrett.

For over eighteen years, Myra McElhaney has been a speaker, writer and corporate trainer. She has worked nationally with corporate clients, universities and professional trade associations designing and presenting keynote speeches, training programs and workshops on issues relating to workplace relationships.

Myra is author of Mama Always Says… and Musings on Major and Minor Matters that May or May Not Matter and has contributed to three anthology books including CLIMB: Leading Women In Technology Share Their Journeys To Success. Additionally, her writing has been featured in various business publications including Atlanta Woman, Customer Relationship Management, Competitive Edge, and USIndustry Today. Currently Myra writes a blog for ArtsCard on arts and entertainment. Her personal blog, “Enjoy Life and Do Good” emphasizes three areas: Work with Purpose, Live with Passion and Make a Difference.

Dr. Sally Jamara is a partner and the Leadership Practices Leader in the Atlanta office of Traversa Consulting.  She has been consulting and leading major organizational change in global organizations for over twenty five years.  Sally is retained to consult with Board of Directors, CEOs, senior executive team members and high potential leaders.  She works with executives as a trusted advisor to align their teams to support the efficient and effective delivery of the corporate strategy. Sally provides the road map to make organization change successful for both the organization and the individual.  She is the author of Culture Leverages Innovation Capability™ and has recently released an assessment series that helps individuals and companies understand their innovation style and capabilities.

Dr. Jamara has been consulting with companies in the consulting, consumer product, financial services, high technology, hospitality, non profit, and real estate industry.  Previously, Sally was Senior Vice President of America’s Human Resources for Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc. In addition to her significant Human Resources experience, she has been Vice President of Customer Service and Sales, managing the P&L and overseeing client development.   Sally has been the recipient of numerous executive leadership awards including: Executive Committee Award, Outstanding Teamwork Award and multiple Top Performer Awards in a number of different companies.

Dr. Jamara obtained her masters and doctorate degrees in organizational psychology from Professional School of Psychology in Sacramento, CA.  Her B.A. is in Economics from Simmons College in Boston, MA.  Sally is active and on the board of a number of non profit organizations.

Tamara O’Neill, President of Careers On Course, is a professional consultant and coach who specializes in career transition and executive development. In this role, she works as a “campaign manager” to help executives secure new careers. Additionally, Tamara coaches business professionals within organizations to achieve personal and professional success.

Her education and training include a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Arts, Master of Science Degree in Management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College. She is a Registered Corporate Coach and certified to administer and interpret the Hogan and DiSC® assessments.

Tamara is the 2012 Immediate Past President of SHRM-Atlanta, an organization that serves 2,600+ HR practitioners and affiliated resource partners. Tamara has served SHRM-Atlanta since 2004 in various leadership roles, such as Chair of “HR Helping HR.” SHRM-Atlanta focuses on education, skill building, the promotion of the profession, and creating better work environments.

Also, Tamara is an Innovation Coach for Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Leading Innovation and Growth, a mentor for Pathbuilders and has volunteered as Co-Chair for the Promotions Committee, NetWeaving – Pay It Forward, The Lost Boys Foundation, and the City of Atlanta’s Work Force Development Agency: Mayor’s Youth Program.

Elisha Bailez’s story began with art. She has been painting since she was a little girl,  her mother who is an artist had a studio in the house so she grew up painting. Elisha would be next to her mother in a small wooden easel. Today, the roles have reversed, Elisha is now on the big wooden easel and her children are on the little one right next to her int he studio.  Peek a Boo Rooms Collections  is a passion of Elisha’s, and each one has its own story; how it was inspired can be seen in all the details of the products.

Elisha’s style is an updated traditional that looks relaxed, practical and effortless.  One of Elisha’s beliefs is that rooms don’t need to be “perfect”, they need to be “perfect for their use”. When designing new collections, it always begins with a story that inspires color, texture, tone, and playfulness.  Art is a major player in Elisha’s work and it is clearly the center of all her designs. Elisha Bailez’s work  take on a life of their own in a child’s room. Peek a Boo Rooms Collections makes everything from bedding, window treatments, pillows, and décor to fabrics that are tasteful classics and grow from infant to preteen easily.  They are created with soft textures that never go out of style and can easily be updated with accent colors and more trendy pieces that reflect today’s Mom’s personal style.

Although Peek a Boo is thriving and Elisha is at her busiest, she walways makes sure to make time to paint and create with ehr kids at her studio.