LAURIE CAIRNS President Laurie Cairns is founder and President of e-stakes and LEC LTD, an integrated advertising, marketing communications and interactive agency. During her seventeen-year career, Laurie has counseled more than fifty global companies on branding, marketing strategy, advertising and promotions, corporate identity, marketing communications and web development. LEC LTDs client roster includes: Ameritech, Sears, 3Com Corporation, PNC Bancorp (PNC Mortgage Corp. of America), First Chicago (Bank One), Old Kent Bank, PCQuote.com, The Chicago Transit Authority and many others. Laurie has earned more than fifty awards for her work from multiple national and international earned professional associations, including: American Corporate Identity, Chicago Association of Direct Marketing, Printing Industries of America, Direct Marketing Association of America, AME Marketing Excellence, Best of Software Marketing Association, Creativity 27, HOW Magazine and Mar.com Best in New Media.