ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

It’s almost unfair that my name is on this book because the inspiration, motivation, and information came from others.

First, Rodney Sweeney (the cowboy) gets a special thanks, of course. My parents, Fred and Teresa Benton, taught me about being a solid citizen: good-natured, undaunted, hardworking.

Zachery Gajewski, my editor at McGraw-Hill, provided exceptional advice and direction that kept me on track. And Fortier Public Relations got the word out.

Scott Regan of Apigee and Allison Saltzer of Microsoft came up with the premise for this book.

And the many people who answered my questions and shared their experiences are listed in alphabetical order. If ranked in importance, they’d all be number one:

Ana Arias

Lynn Batara

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