Janet's training and experience as an on-camera host and buyer led her to over 13 years in television retailing for home shopping channels. During a long stint at the Fashion Channel, she was able to pick the brains behind major designer-labels and learn all about fabrics, cut and style. Working with buyers and designers to choose the right fashions for their customers, she has seen the good, the bad and the ugly of the fashion world. Today Janet is an e-commerce consultant and her client list includes fashion companies that are bringing their products to the internet.

Shirley's fashion education began on Seventh Avenue in New York, the fashion capital of the world. She was a showroom model who later moved on to twelve successful years behind and in front of the camera, including hosting the pilot episode of "Fashion Today". She learned the tricks of image making in over 100 television commercials and taught those skills to professionals at the Screen Actor's Guild. Today, Shirley is a successful screenwriter and playwright whose works, from Los Angeles to Sydney, have centered on the role of women in today's world. Her articles on self-esteem and women's empowerment have appeared in newsletters and e-zines across the Net.