Tonya McNeal-Weary is a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Specialist, USASBE-Certified Entrepreneurship Lecturer, and Accredited Management Consultant with 16+ years of international consulting and entrepreneurship education experience. She is Founder and Managing Director of IBS Global Consulting and Founder of the Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs, which has delivered 150+ programs to 3,500+ women entrepreneurs. She is the author of Women Going Global: Real-Life Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Doing Business Across Borders. An Expert Member of the International Council for Small Business, she is an active researcher and practitioner at the intersection of women's entrepreneurship, international trade, and economic development.