Carol J Carroll - Founder and CEO of Grafton Staffing Companies and TalentSecure™ SoftwareCarol J. Carroll started her first business in 1990. CEO of Grafton Inc. dba Grafton Staffing Companies, a woman owned company, she has been in the recruiting business for over 28 years and used her expertise in the recruiting field to develop TalentSecure™, a nationally recognized Talent Management Software, with a global client base from her Overland Park offices. Her serial entrepreneurism keeps her involved with the Entrepreneur Exchange, an alumni of the Women Who Mean Business and The Women’s Capital Connection, supporting women entrepreneurs and small businesses. Her unique blend of business acumen, recruiting knowledge, and software development has brought great success to her companies: Inc 500 Fastest Growing companies winner 3 years in a row.Ingram’s Corporate Report 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Kansas City 10 years in a row.Business Journal #1 Staffing Firm in Kansas City 2003, in the top 10 for past 7 years.Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year 1993 & 1997.Emerging Entrepreneur Award, IBM and Price Waterhouse 1996.Recognized as a Woman Who Mean Business 2004Ms. Carroll is involved with the American Heart Association and has served on the following Boards in Kansas City: the Independent Staffing Alliance and the Entrepreneurial Exchange.

Currently involved as Chairperson reporting to Town Manager and Town Council on the International Exchange Students programs with Zamosc, Poland; Dierdorf, Germany, Ataco, El Salvador and Kasterlee, Belgium. They send 14-16 high school teens to live for 3 weeks with host students from FHUSD and their families. Then, our host students go to visit their new Sister Cities families in the summer to explore their countries, learn their history, and engage in activities for high school students for 3 - 4 weeks. Becoming lifelong friends. Improving global understanding and relationships. A Dwight Eisenhouser Program to create a global network to understand our world one person at a time. http://www.sci.org

Responsible for many fundraising events, lead recruiting team for new Executive Director, and involved with new governance procedures.

The Entrepreneurial Exchange is a not-for-profit organization creating a network of Kansas City CEOs leading the area's fastest growing companies. Founded on the premise that entrepreneurs learn best from fellow entrepreneurs, our mission is to help develop new entrepreneurial organizations in Kansas City through education and networking.Formed in the early 1990s, the Entrepreneurial Exchange has matured into a medium that explores and trades innovative business solutions to members’ business challenges. To spur entrepreneurial growth in the region, we bring together leaders and visionaries from some of the area’s most dynamic companies. Our members benefit from discussing business strategies, receiving feedback from peers on business opportunities and diagnosing problems inside a non-competitive environment of fellow entrepreneurs.