Rochelle Moulton studied business with engineers (MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and led introverted brainiacs at some huge consulting firms: Towers Perrin and Arthur Andersen. She has worn the blue power suit AND the pearls. Rochelle pitched in Fortune 500 boardrooms, and made global partner at 31. But when she saw the twisty, soul-sucking machinations required to stay in the corner office, Rochelle put on her big girl pants and headed for the exit.

First stop: creating a loveably quirky company of hyper-qualified MBA moms. Qwest was a place where experts could do their best work on their terms and be celebrated for it. It landed them, amongst other places, on the cover of The Wall St Journal. Her next move was selling the firm to Arthur Andersen and teaching them (and others) how to make flexibility work in big-firm America. After one final tug at the ripcord (2007), Rochelle is indulging in her entrepreneurial appetite for freedom, creativity and no limits.