Laurel J. Delaney

Laurel J. Delaney was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Her passion for going global goes back to 1985 when she first started her business, GlobeTrade. Since then, she has devoted more than 60,000 hours of work in the area--from consulting to writing to teaching.

Her first book, "Start & Run a Profitable Exporting Business," was considered a beginner's guide to exporting with an expert's range and scope. In 2013, she authored "Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably" and in 2014, she authored "Exporting Essentials," a short, hard-hitting book covering just the essentials to exporting.

She is the creator of The Global Small Business Blog (http://www.globalsmallbusinessblog.com), which is ranked No. 1 in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global and Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (http://www.womenentrepreneursGROWglobal.org).