602-TOP-DOGS (602-867-3647) topdog@topdogbizboosters.com

An entrepreneurial, results-oriented professional with over 25 years of diverse business experience, Eileen Proctor has enjoyed successful tenures with a number of industry-leading corporations. Additionally, as owner of Graphic AdVentures, she developed compelling graphic and marketing campaigns that drove sales, profits and success for hundreds of small-to-medium sized businesses.

Fulfilling her passion and actualizing her vision of creating a successful business that improves the quality of life for dogs and the people that love them, Top Dog Eileen pioneered the dog daycare industry within the Valley of the Sun, launching award-winning It's A Ruff Life! in October 2000.
    
In response to persistent requests from small business owners and fledgling entrepreneurs, Eileen launched Top Dog Business Boosters in 2005 as a means of sharing the proven success strategies, programs and tools that have given her a "leg up" on the competition and positioned her as undisputed Leader of the Pack.
 
A professional member of the National Speaker’s Association, Eileen is an inimitable communicator with the uncanny ability to inform, inspire and entertain audiences of all types and sizes. Whether face-to-face or as an engaging radio or television talk show host, Eileen consistently combines her vast range of knowledge with sharp, extemporaneous wit. Anyone looking for a keynoter or emcee to liven up an event, a charismatic media personality, or a compelling spokesperson to attract customers and spread your message? Look no further than The Top Dog!
 
Eileen is also a coveted contributing columnist for numerous print and online publications and the author of “Top Dog’s Top Tips for Tip Top Dog Care: What Your Best Friend Wants You To Know”. Her pioneering business exploits and acumen earned her a chapter within the hot-off-the-presses homage to entrepreneurship, a book titled “Guts-Imagination-Vision: Conversations With Innovators-Changemakers” by renowned businesswoman Shirley G. Schmitz.
 
Eileen is a zealous advocate for spay/neuter, adoption, and harmonious lifelong relationships between people and their pets. Since selling It’s A Ruff Life! in April 2007, she’s has been sniffing out opportunities and focusing her expertise, talents and passions within the $41 billion U.S. pet industry where she consults, influences and aligns businesses, consumers and animal welfare organizations to improve the quality of life for dogs and the people who love them.
 
In her “spare time”, the Top Dog serves as the President of the Women's Enterprise Foundation (WEF) and on the Boards of NAWBO Phoenix, the Arizona Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA-AZ) and the Phoenix Animal Care Coalition (PACC911) where she spearheads marketing, public relations and fund raising efforts for dozens of animal welfare organizations.
 
A native New Yorker, Eileen currently resides in Phoenix, AZ with her human SO and very significant fur kids: brighteyed & bushytailed Border Collie mix Dizney, 14 Karat Golden Retriever Cassie, indescribably adorable All American mixed breed Tracey, and, lest she be known as a species snob, charismatic Calico cat Autumn… all adopted, of course!
 

4012 East Broadway, #307, Phoenix, Arizona 85040
602-437-3634, susan@exhibitexpertsaz.com

Susan Ratliff, President of Exhibit Experts, is an award-winning entrepreneur and author with 30 years experience in sales and marketing.  Susan started a home-based business in 1989 and learned her trade show talents from the trenches, selling personalized children’s books on weekends at swap meets and craft fairs. As her knowledge of exhibiting evolved, she expanded her goals, sold the book business and started Exhibit Experts in 1994.  Her company provides exceptional display products, extraordinary service, and offers extensive resources and booth staff training that helps her clients increase profits, stand out from the competition and capitalize on marketing opportunities at tradeshows and events. Susan is a nationally recognized authority on exhibit sales and marketing techniques and the author of three books and numerous articles on the subject, including “How to Be an Exhibit Expert, Making Money at Tradeshows, Job Fairs and Events”.

In 2004, Susan created the Women Entrepreneurs’ Small Business Boot Camp. Her inspiration for this event was fueled by her desire to provide a forum for creating synergy, support and celebrating the successes of local women running companies with under 10 employees. Her goal was to gather experts who would teach no-nonsense, practical, tactical tips and techniques that could be easily and immediately implemented to improve and grow their business.

Susan has a passion for sharing her knowledge and experience with other entrepreneurs and small business owners to help maximize their business potential. Her creative ideas, practical approach and hands-on knowledge will not only educate and motivate attendees, but inspire action, generate leads, increase visibility and improve sales.
 
She teaches three popular seminars:  45 Tools for Tradeshow Success, Network Your Way to the Bank, How to Get Your Name in the News and her keynote: How to Succeed When You Don’t Feel Successful.

Some of Susan's Awards Include:

·         2007 Finalist – Enterprising Woman Magazine - Women of the Year

·         2006 Finalist – Mirrassou Business Optimist Award

·         2005  Winner – Pioneer Award- NAWBO

·         2005 Finalist Great Phoenix Chamber – Small Business Person of the Year

·         2003  Winner – Scottsdale Chamber Sterling Award for Micro-Business