it's the middle of the day in new york city, and alexia connally has made a coffee date with a friend of one of her colleagues. but this isn't just a fun, chatty time-out from work. for alexia, this is work. >> tell us about what inspires you? >> alexia is in charge of finding the next crop of interns for her company, lover.ly. a website geared towards today's brides. founder kellee khalil started the site in 2012 with just herself and a web developer. the team quickly grew to six full-time employees, but it didn't take long for them to realize 12 hands was not enough. >> we realized we were getting more content than we could handle and we had more retail partners reaching out to us. we couldn't onboard fast enough and we needed low-cost help. but we needed smart help. >> the solution? interns. but from the beginning, kellee knew that it wasn't just about filling seats. and it certainly wasn't about exploiting talent. she created a well-organized, paid internship program. >> we want them to feel valued. and so i think it's important to compensate their interns for the work that they'r