Tara Eden Pearl
Tara Eden Pearl is an American entrepreneur, business strategist and real estate executive who has founded several companies. She designed and manufactured a line of furniture pieces, distributed through wholesale channels as well as her own retail chain stores. Edie Cohen of the Chicago Tribune credited her with launching a multimillion-dollar futon industry in the United States, and creating what has been called the "Western" or "American Futon"—prior to her 21st birthday. In addition to her other business interests, Pearl is currently an executive and a founder of Universal Medical Access Corporation, a Palm Beach, Florida-based health information technology firm.