Throughout his twenty-five-year career as a number-one sales producer and vice president of business development for a firm that grew from $1 million to over $100 million, Ed Wallace learned that creating outstanding business relationships is the true secret to success. He founded The Relational Capital Group so he could bring his proven relationship-building principles to corporations and their client-facing professionals. The firm provides professional development and consulting services to help organizations and individuals develop the key relationships that most impact their business performance--leading to improved profitability and sustainability in the global marketplace. Ed was a Teaching Fellow at Drexel University's College of Business, where he earned his MBA, has a B.S. in Accounting (cum laude) from Villanova University, and a CPA designation in the State of Pennsylvania. He is currently on the advisory board of DeVry University. Ed resides in the Philadelphia area with his wife, Laurie, and their two children.