Bruce J. Fernie is an entrepreneur who has conceived, financed, established, and successfully sold five businesses in the USA over the last 25 years. Bruce’s strength is in start-up, brand development, team building, marketing and concept follow-through, along with financing and budgeting new ventures. Bruce’s last venture, Tealuxe Inc., a chain of specialty tea cafés established in 1996, was the first mover in this category and sold to a private

Katherine Bowen Walsh is the principal of KB Walsh Design Ltd. (KBWD), a full-service architectural renovation and interior design firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and Florence, Italy. KBWD Ltd. specializes in high-end, luxury homes and specialty retail. Katherine handles all facets of development from property acquisition through decorating and is proficient in all aspects of design, construction management, budgeting and control.