Monica Mehta is a sought after small business and finance expert with 20 years of hands-on experience as an investor, operator and advisor to hundreds of entrepreneurs.Monica is currently a Managing Principal at Seventh Capital, a Texas based investment firm. She has written columns for WSJ Experts, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, INC Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine and has appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher, O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Cavuto, Fox & Friends, Fox Business, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, PBS, CNBC and ABC News. Her advice has been covered by Forbes, The New York Times and recommended by The Small Business Administration and National Federation of Independent Business.Monica’s first book The Entrepreneurial Instinct (McGraw-Hill | Sept 2012) explores the connection between behavior, brain science and entrepreneurial success. The book has received praise from the CEO Mastercard, former CEO Comp USA, former CEO Borders, The Wharton School, Dartmouth Tuck, INC Magazine, BloombergTV, MSNBC Your Business, among others. The book was awarded Best Start-up Book of 2012 by Small Business Trends, Finalist for Best Book of 2012 in Business & Economics by Foreword Reviews and Best Book of 2012 by the NFIB.