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Haile Fulton liked being an attorney, but she never loved it.

She handled criminal and civil cases, and she represented financial institutions in the foreclosure process for a Broward County firm for three years. Fulton gave up her law career 17 years ago to chase her entrepreneurial dreams, and while her second act is less lucrative, it's more personally rewarding.

The most recent reward is significant: Her Sarasota-based startup pillow toy company, Dream Frenz, was recently approved for sale on Walmart.com. The retail giant, says Fulton, chose Dream Frenz from a large count of toy companies to be part of the new and revamped Wal-Mart website. “They liked the design of the characters and thought Wal-Mart customers would as well,” Fulton tells Coffee Talk.