In the continuous search for the perfected Renaissance life, Wendeen Eolis has embraced a multi-faceted career. She is an experienced CEO, entrepreneur, boardroom advisor, legal consultant, career/life coach, negotiator, public official, commander of a post 9/11 task force, journalist, motivational and keynote speaker, gaming industry insider, and the first woman to cash in the World Series of Poker, Main Event and the first woman to do so twice!

She is a graduate of New York University, with honors, including the Chester H. Lane Prize in argumentation and debate. She is a certified arbitrator and has been qualified as an expert witness in federal and state courts on employment matters. She also holds certifications as an executive consultant and professional coach. And, she has served as a director or advisor to public company boards and not-for-profit organizations.

In her spare time, Wendeen hones her negotiating skills in international poker tournament competitions, when not cooking up a storm for family and friends, playing a Liszt Rhapsodie on the piano, slicing a ping pong ball down the edge of the table, or surrendering control to her dance partners in a ballroom.

Wendeen has been featured in numerous profiles and news stories - in print, broadcast, and digital media outlets including The New York Times, A&E Biography, The Wall Street Journal,  The American Lawyer, BBC, GQ Magazine, ABC News, and Court TV among others.

Over the years Wendeen has achieved global reach by cultivating a wide range of connections; making friends equally easily at the neighborhood diner over coffee as power lunches at elite lunch clubs. She also allocates substantial time to attend and participate in programs with women leaders. Ultimately, she says it is her dinner parties at home, invariably visited by an eclectic group of guests that promote the most interesting new business opportunities.