jillian melcher. co-founder of uja shea and a small business expert. inside or outside the beltway? i m so excited. i m so excited to see a woman running. she has an incredible amount of experience. i venture to say she has more experience than many people in congress today and quite a few of the republican candidates running. if her name was carl would we be having this discussion? it s interesting. dr. benny carson got into the race and he is a former neurosurgeon. he doesn t have political experience. do you think it s a good or bad idea? i think as a small business owner, i completely understand the merits of being able to run a small business and how that overlaps with being a good politician potentially. i think a lot of the things mitt