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Residence: Potomac.

Age: 47.

Family: Three children.

Profession/business: President and founder of Strelmark, a business development consulting company in Washington, D.C. Fordwich holds "boot camps" for companies, providing "motivational, tactical and practical wisdom on how to gain and retain clients in a depressed economy and work to create a positive return on investment for companies, with an emphasis on building relationships." Previously, for more than a decade she headed global business development for international accounting and consulting firm KPMG in New York City, Washington and Amsterdam.

Hobby: Golf. Fordwich has appeared regularly as a business and golf expert on News Channel 8's "Capital Golf Weekly" and as a regular commentator of "Hilary's On Course." She also lectures and helped design the curriculum for the University of Maryland's Golf for Business and Life program, a new PGA-sponsored three-credit course offered to graduate business students.

Last book read: "Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf," by Ben Hogan.

Last movie seen: "Gran Torino."

Next vacation spot: Lewes, Del.

Latest accomplishment: "One of my clients, Susan Moser, managing partner, Cherry Bekaert & Holland [an accounting firm], invited me as her guest to join her at The Masters golf tournament, so having a client who pays me to join her at such a fabulous tournament was quite delightful."

How she keeps fresh ideas coming: "I listen to books on tape in the car, as I am always driving between clients and events. After checking and responding to voice mail and briefly listening to the news, it's amazing how much one can learn from fitting in books on the go."

Quote: "Do what you love, as every day you need to be fired with passion or else you will be fired with passion."