Young Entrepeneurial Council

Susan Solovic is an award- winning entrepreneur and journalist, best-

selling author, media personality, and attorney. As the CEO and co-founder of It’s Your

Biz powered by SBTV.com –Solovic led the company from a concept to a multi-million

dollar enterprise. Her successful entrepreneurial experience and legal background

provides her with a unique vantage point from which to share information and insight

with business owners around the world.

Solovic is a sought-after keynote speaker having spoken to approximately

half a million small business owners worldwide. As a small business contributor for

ABC News, her segment “Minding Your Business with Susan Solovic” airs on the

network’s “Good Money” show. Her popular radio show, “It’s Your Biz with Susan

Solovic” airs in multiple markets around the country. She is also a small business

contributor for Fox 2, KTVI-TV and appears on ABC America This Morning, MSBNC,

Fox Business News, Good Day New York, WABC, WCBS and many other stations

across the country. In addition to television and radio appearances, Solovic is a featured

blogger on numerous sites including Huffington Post, AllBusiness.com, Constant Contact

and Fast Company. Recently, in conjunction with PBS, she created a feature program

called: “Reinvent Yourself Now: Become Self-Reliant in an Unpredictable World.”

Solovic has written three best-selling books: “The Girls’ Guide to Power and

Success”; “Reinvent Your Career: Attain the Success You Desire and Deserve”;

and “The Girls’ Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business.” Watch for her next

book, “It’s Your Biz: The Complete Guide to Becoming Your Own Boss”, to be released

in October 2011.

Solovic serves on the advisory board for the John Cook School of Business

Entrepreneurial Studies at Saint Louis University – one of the top rated entrepreneurial

schools in the U.S. She serves as chairperson of Women Impacting Public Policy’s

(WIPP) Executive Advisory Board and is Vice President of the Executive Committee

of the organization’s Board of Directors. In 2009, Solovic received the Institute for

Women’s Entrepreneurship Leader of Distinction Award, and she was the first recipient

of AT&T’s Innovator of the Year Award for being a pioneer in a new industry in 2008.

WIPP honored Solovic with the President’s Award in 2007, the organization’s most

prestigious recognition. In 2006, Solovic accepted the Stevie Award on behalf of

SBTV.com for the Most Innovative Company under 100 employees and that same year,

SBTV was voted the Best Investment Opportunity presenting to a Venture Forum event

in the Silicon Valley.

Previously, Solovic served on the National Women’s Business Council which

counsels the President, Congress and the SBA on issues impacting women business

owners. She is also a past member of the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard