Heidi Richards Mooney is an author, business coach &entrepreneur. Mother of 3– Jennifer, Alexis (deceased), and Suzannah, grandmother to 3 beautiful children – Devon, Madison and Logan, wife to Timmy and friend to many. Heidi grew up in California and moved to Florida in ‘74. Heidi says: “I was born to be an entrepreneur, starting with my own bottle collecting route at six. I got 3 cents apiece! I’d walk around the neighborhood pulling my 2 year old brother in his red flyer wagon and we made about a dollar a week. In high school while others were having fun and participating in after school activities, I was ironing clothes, babysitting, working in a car wash and cleaning other people’s homes. I have owned a child care center, bar, restaurants and have owned a flower shop for 28 + yrs.” A writer and professional speaker, Heidi enjoys traveling to new countries, learning new cultures & sharing a woman’s perspective on marketing, leadership and running a business. She has written 8 books and co-authored 2, published and edited 5 ebooks and publishes a quarterly international magazine – WE Magazine for Women. Heidi is the Founder & CEO of the Women’s ECommerce Association International (WECAI™) ~  a virtual organization of women in ecommerce. Heidi’s passion is social media marketing and she help her clients develop their internet strategies, get their “blog on” and show them how to leverage social networking to grow their business. Her latest projects include: Cashing in on Info Products to Grow Your Business which is available at www.CashinginOnInfoProducts.com; and Quirky Marketing: 365 Ways to Promote Your Business Using Zany and Non Traditional Holidays available atwww.QuirkyOffer.com. Connect with Heidi online at: Facebook LinkedIn Xing Twitter RYZE ecademy MySpace

In January 2005 Heidi was named one of the Top 50 Virtual Women Shaping the Internet for 2005. That same year Heidi was inducted into the Broward County Women's Hall of FAME. In 2009 Heidi was named a Twitter Woman to follow by Only2Clicks.com. In 2010 she was named Social Media Leader of the Year by the South Florida Chapter of the American Business Women's Association, Media Leader of the Year by the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and 100 Outstanding Women of Broward by the Boys & Girls Club. And she has a day named after her ~ Heidi Richards Day is June 26th