Road to Innovation

Mary Vincent - Reinventing by Coming Full Circle

Mary Vincent's career path has taken her on a journey that would make a good movie. It was after reading the U.N. climate change report in 2006 that Mary decided to shift her focus on how she could make a difference reducing climate change conditions using clean technology. 

Today, Mary's consulting business, Green Star Solution, along with her Gratitude Gourmet site has her circling back to a decades-long passion. Following her mini-workshop on ecopreneurship at this year's She's Geeky Unconference held in the Bay Area, Mary shared the interesting path her career has taken her on the road to fulfilling a life mission.

Rich Kleinert - From Gummi Bears to Coffee Concepts

It's been nine years since Rich Kleinert left his Bay Area industrial job of almost twenty years to become his own boss. But it took him only two weeks to decide to give notice after his wife saw a coffee cart business for sale in Santa Cruz, CA.   

Rich operates Coffee Concepts as a Northern California mobile business where he covers conferences, such as the She's Geeky 2008 Unconference where he kept the lattes and cappuccinos flowing to local weddings and office parties.

She's Geeky Unconference 2008 - Kaliya Hamlin

I caught up with event organizer Kailya Hamlin following this year's Bay Area She's Geeky Unconference where she explained the "unconference" concept and took time out to enjoy her team's success.