Dr. Matthews is an internationally recognized expert on entrepreneurial leadership and business growth. She has founded three companies and was a member of the founding team at the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership where she developed programs and services to help entrepreneurs and CEOs accelerate growth. She's the co-author of seven books, including Lessons from the Edge: Survival Skills for Starting and Growing a Company, Leading at the Speed of Growth: Journey from Entrepreneur to CEO; and Building the Awesome Organization: Six Components that Drive Entrepreneurial Growth. In 2000, Dr. Matthews founded a company to help CEOs grow their companies (www.BoulderQuantumVentures.com). BQV specializes in rapid assessment of a company's strengths and weaknesses, identification of issues blocking growth, development of Action Plans, and implementation assistance. Dr. Matthews received her doctorate from Harvard.