Grace Bonney is the creator of "Design*Sponge", a daily website dedicated to home and product design. A native of Virginia Beach, she has worked as a contributing editor at publications such as "House & Garden, ""Domino", and "Craft Magazine". In 2006 Bonney founded the Design*Sponge Biz Ladies series, a traveling event designed to connect women running their own design-based businesses with free legal, financial, and marketing advice.