Here at Capitalist Chicks we like to change the perceptions of who and what a capitalist is. By featuring a different, real world, capitalist each month we hope to help counter the Scrooge-like stereotype often used to depict those support the idea of capitalism. This month's Capitalist Next Door: "Kristi Segovia"

With its tiny snout and button eyes, it seems that the teddy bear needs no improvement. But when Maxine Clark founded Build-a-Bear Workshop, she transformed the teddy bear for the better. By giving children the power to imagine and create their own personal toy, Clark made the teddy bear an even more beloved addition to every child’s toy box.

In 1946 and again in 1947 the Associated Press honored Shaver with an “Outstanding Woman in Business” designation. With an annual salary of $110,000, she rivaled Hollywood starlets in income. She became widely known as the “First Lady of Retailing.”

Kori Barnum of the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division recently provided her insight for women who might be interested in pursuing forensics as a career.

I'm not college educated. Not even close. I dropped out of high school at age 16. By 17 I was pregnant and by 18, I was a teen mom. See a pattern here? I claim to have been an unfocused teen. The vast majority of people, however, would probably have just called me a loser. And they would have been correct.