Julie Rankin

Rankin, JulieTitle: Owner
Company: New Hype Solutions
Location: Neenah, WI United States

An open and honest person, Julie Rankin listens to her customers’ needs first, and worries about the business later. She started New Hype Solutions in 2010 as a side job, but transferred to it full time as it has grown. The marketing and advertising company provides embroidery and screen printing for promotional products, like apparel, pens, bags and desk items. Ms. Rankin loves the fact that New Hype Solutions is small and close-knit; she works with local people, and is able to build relationships with her customers. She considers this to be her greatest accomplishment.

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Gaby Lockhart

Lockhart, GabyTitle: Loan Officer, Manager
Company: Security National Mortgage Company
Location: Wichita Falls, TX United States

Driven by her love for people and numbers, Gaby Lockhart decided to enter the mortgage industry. After taking tests and becoming a licensed loan officer, she made her start at Guild Mortgage Company. Ms. Lockhart transitioned to AC Residential Lending in 2014, before joining her current employer, Security National Mortgage Company, in 2015. As a loan officer and manager, she individually consults with clients to find the best solutions, from loans to refinancing options. If there was one thing Ms. Lockhart could change in the mortgage industry, it would be to make the entire process easier to understand. A simpler and clearer system would help people comprehend it with less confusion.

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Frances H. Hampton, Esq.

Title: Attorney
Company: F. Hunter Hampton, P.C.
Location: Norfolk, VA United States

After two decades of professional experience, Frances H. Hampton has developed an impressive repertoire of specialties, including tax matters, trust and estate planning, and business law.  She began her career as a certified public accountant, and gained experience in corporate finance before deciding to pursue a career in law. Following a long journey, Ms. Hampton opened F. Hunter Hampton, P.C., a boutique law firm specializing in taxation, estate planning, wills and trusts, probate and estate administration, and business law and succession planning for both individuals and companies. She is passionate about her clients, and takes pride in the personalized attention she is able to provide.

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Michelle Fontaine

Title: President
Company: Midagraphics, Inc.
Location: Baltic, CT United States

Exhibiting drive and tenacity, Michelle Fontaine has been in the packaging industry for more than two decades now. She got her start with Midagraphics, Inc., her family’s business, in 1991, and has continued to grow. The imaging solutions company specializes in inkjet comps, printed mockups, prototypes, and extended gamut proofs. They work with customers to bring their creative packaging ideas to life, and their state-of-the-art technology ensures satisfaction. As the current president of the company, Ms. Fontaine is responsible for marketing the company, networking with other professionals, overseeing the financial performance of the company, and working with new technologies.

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Diane Esposito, Ph.D.

Esposito, DianeTitle: Chief Research Compliance Officer
Company: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Location: Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States

Being hired by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory was a high point in Diane Esposito’s career, as the institution has shaped biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and quantitative biology. She is proud of her tenure and continued growth within the company; she started out as a cancer and genetics research investigator, and has since transitioned to her current role as the chief research compliance officer. In this capacity, Dr. Esposito ensures the provision of comprehensive regulatory guidance to the research community and has developed a research compliance program that includes changes in regulation, as well as the distribution of written policies, procedures and standards of conduct that promote adherence to applicable federal and state laws and institutional policies. She says that there is still inequality between the genders, both in pay and in opportunities, but her organization, persistence, communication and listening skills have aided her in her professional journey.

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