<p>Kelli Grant has covered consumer finance since joining SmartMoney.com in June 2005. Her Deal of the Day column and accompanying 3 Tips video segments tell consumers how to save money and spend it wisely. </p> <p>Before joining SmartMoney.com, Kelli worked at MarketWatch.com as a reporter. </p> <p>She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and anthropology from Ithaca College.</p>
Jennifer Delaney works as a Senior Manager of Large Enterprise Product Solutions for Paypal. Prior to this role, she worked at a tech startup, Shopkick.
Jennifer Delaney received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her MBA from Cornell University.
Rachel Martin is the Director of Partner Operations for Cornell start-up YEXT. Rachel Martin has an undergraduate degree in engineering from Cornell University and a graduate degree in engineering from Stanford University.
Ellie Cachette is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Koombea.
Prior to Koombea she was the founder of ConsumerBell a software company focused on product recalls and Springboard alumni . Ellie has received recognition from the California State Senate and California University systems as "Distinguished Alumni" as well as an "Outstanding Educator" and listed as a Top 6 Women in Technology. Ellie is a strong supporter of Women2.0 and empowering female led companies.
Ellie Cachette received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Humboldt State University.
Sarah Kennedy Ellis manages strategy & product marketing for Sabre's world-leading hospitality solutions portfolio, in addition to supporting all of Sabre's hospitality-related M&A activities. Since joining Sabre in 2007, she has held a variety of product marketing, strategy and technology management roles including her most recent as head of Sabre Labs, the dedicated emerging technology incubator & trends research lab at Sabre's global headquarters. Sarah Ellis holds a BBA in Business Management & Journalism from Baylor University, as well as an MBA specializing in Marketing & Strategy from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Sheila Laderberg is co-founder of Punk's Backyard Grill, a fast casual backyard cookout restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland. Her co-founders are Jeffrey Sloan and David McCabe. Laderberg, Sloan, and McCabe came up with the idea for Punk's Backyard Grill while collaborating on a project in the Master of Management in Hospitality program (MMH) at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. After years of refining the concept, planning, and raising capital, they opened Punk's Backyard Grill in February 2009. In its first year Punk's was named one of Washingtonian magazine's "Top 100 Bargain Restaurants" and What's Up! Annapolis magazine's "Best Bang for Your Buck." Prior to launching Punk's Backyard Grill, Laderberg was general manager of Marvelous Market Capitol Hill and worked with other hospitality companies in operations and marketing. Sheila Laderberg is a 2006 graduate of the Master of Management in Hospitality program (MMH) at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. In addition to her Cornell MMH degree, Laderberg holds a BA degree from the University of Virginia.
Lindsay Hyde is founder and executive director of Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc. (SWSG), a Massachusetts not-for-profit organization which helps at-risk girls in grades 3-5 build positive self-esteem and skills.
Hyde was named one of Glamour Magazine's "Top Ten College Women" in 2003. She was also awarded the Seventeen Magazine National Youth Volunteerism Award.
Lindsay Hyde is a graduate of Harvard University.
Jessica Feinstein is AVP of Marketing for L\'Oreal Jessica Feinstein received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her MBA from Columbia University.