Welcome to the first official edition of the Growing Bolder Insider. As an Insider, you get an unvarnished behind-the-scenes look at our successes and failures as we start up an ambitious Internet-based content and social networking platform. You also get a sneak peak at some of the content we're working on and, as promised, you'll be allowed in to check things out before we launch. If you like the Insider, please use the "send to a friend" link and spread the word. We're about a month away from launching the site and are thrilled to have you as an Insider.

We've got a team of GB Gurus. These are the kind of people you want to sit next to at a dinner party. They're fun, interesting, acomplished and, best of all, they want to help you achieve your dreams. Growing Bolder Guru Roger McGuinn is the founder of The Byrds (you know -- Mr. Tambourine Man; Turn, Turn, Turn; Eight Miles High) and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. He's also 65 and still making incredible music. Coming soon -- the ultimate Insider experience -- a world premiere and Growing Bolder exclusive -- "Roger on Rails." What's that? Stay tuned.

As Director of Web Content, Jackie Shaner Carlin is our Spiderwoman. Jackie's a big-time talent who covered politics and the 2000 election for ABCNEWS.com, produced former White House chief correspondent Sam Donaldson's daily Webcast and helped launch Sam's nationally syndicated talk radio show. Jackie was on the Web staff at WESH.com, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, Fla., and covered the Torino Winter Olympics for NBCOlympics.com before joining the GB team. She likes to bowl with her husband Jim and hang out with her two dogs Lucy and Homer.