Stephanie Elie (@BizzieMommy) is a transitional entrepreneur and mother of two children under the age of four. The editor of BizzieMommy.com and was recently listed in the Power Moms 50 list by Neilson Online.
An introduction, gosh, where do I begin? I’ve always had an interest in writing since I was a little girl; I can [...]

I’ll admit it. I feel so stretched right now.
When Wendy first spoke with me about Sparkplugging I felt both a thrill of excitement and a stab of fear. The idea of stepping up to the role of General Editor was appealing on so many levels but one small part of me was really [...]

Imagine if your business could thank you, like someday you hope your children do. What would it say to you? I can only imagine.

After athletes spend an entire career practicing, competing, and becoming masters of their sport, when it’s time to retire, a lot of them realize there’s going to be a huge paradigm shift for their career.  Former Los Angeles Raider Joe Wells took his experience as an athlete and launched a successful career  offering a high [...]

After growing up in Long Island, Amos Zereoue went on to play football at West Virginia University.  After a successful run with the Mountaineers he enjoyed an amazing career with the NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Having retired in 2005, Amos now owns the West African/French Fusion restaurant that shares his last name, Zereoue’s, in New [...]

Than Merrill, former NFL player for the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is now scoring touch downs in real estate.  Than is the star of A&E’s “Flip This House” and founder of CT Homes, LLC and Fortune Builders, INC.  One of the most successful real estate investors in the nation, he has become [...]

When I take on a new client, I ask them to fill out a questionnaire before we begin working together. One of the questions is: “Success means different things to different people; what does success mean to you?”
It seems like a pretty basic question at first glance, but when you really think about it, [...]