Last week, 60 women executives, business owners and companies were named winners of the 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. More than 1,200 nominations from around the world were submitted for the 5th annual competition in 50 categories.
Some of the 2008 Stevie Awards winners are:
- Best Executive: Ilene Gordon, president of Alcan Packaging, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
- Best Executive: Jamie Entzminger, president of Mach 1 Global Services, Inc. (Tempe, AZ)
- Best Entrepreneur: Jessica Rovello, president and co-founder, Arkadium (NYC)
- Best Entrepreneur: Heidi Flammang, CEO and founder of Camp Bow Wow (Boulder, CO)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Maxine Clark, founder, chairman and chief executive bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (Clayton, MO)
- Mentor of the Year: Pam Wolf, founder of New York Kids Club (NYC)
- Most Innovative Company of the Year: ewoman, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
Congratulations to all the winners. You can see the full list of winners, get more information about the Stevie Awards and request an entry kit for the 2009 awards on the Stevie Awards for Women in Business website.
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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