| They say "It takes a village". In this case, it took a good number of states as well as a couple of countries! Meet the SOCTOPUS BABIES (R) brand team members. . . |
| Shelley Adamowicz Production Manager Canada www.customplushtoys.com |
| Mary Alice Catherina Creator/Inventor Virginia |
| Jess Perna Illustrator Extraordinaire! California www.jessperna.com |
| Chief toy tester--Emma--and the market test team (from left to right) Richie, Taylor, Zachary, Starla, Regan, and Teddy. Pennsylvania & Virginia |

| Kathy Stepp, Howard Rothwell, Ken Eaton, Dolores Otto, and Kevin Dorsey Financial Planning and Investment Management Experts Kansas www.steppandrothwell.com |

| Steve Morrone 3-D Renderings and Merchandising Expert New Jersey www.imaginefactory.com |
| Laura McGinnis Media Relations Consultant Washington, DC |

| Barbara L. Wrigley Executive Director, Women's Business Center of Northern Virginia (a program of the Community Business Partnership) Virginia www.cbponline.org Photo Courtesy of Susan Rook Photography |

| Brenda Quiroz-Maday Director, South Fairfax Small Business Development Center (a program of the Community Business Partnership) Virginia www.cbponline.org |

| Becky Chown Press Writer Michigan |

| George Woglom Accountant and Marketing Expert Virginia www.woglomcpa.com |




