Teresa M. Young has been a consultant to entrepreneurs since 1986, in both retail and B2B sectors. She has served as chairwoman of the International Sign Association and of the California Sign Association. Young currently sits on multiple boards including the Dynamic Signage Expert Group, Signs of the Times Editorial Advisory Board, the American Sign Museum, and the California Sign Association. Her company, Sign Biz, Inc., has launched more than 200 new entrepreneurs into their own sign businesses. These brick and mortar shops are located across 43 states and six countries, today known as the Sign Biz Network. In 2005, Young established LobbyPOP ®, a consulting firm and content provider for sign industry professionals who seek guidance in dynamic signage. LobbyPOP is a trade-only entity supporting the sign industry’s assimilation of dynamic signage as content providers. She is an in-demand speaker, engaging business owners with topical and powerful business insights and strategies, under her MintyWorks and Coffee with T brands. 200 click-and-mortar enterprises were established under the Sign Biz business model, including her business development program which has secured over $19,000,000 worth of SBA-backed funding for these businesses. Young is an in-demand speaker, and a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), engaging business owners with topical and powerful business insights and strategies. The School of Sign Arts, her education initiative, offers on-demand tutorial videos. These cutting edge education sessions are syndicated across YouTube. Specialties: Business management, marketing, and small business growth strategies.