Enterprising Women magazine announced the winners of its 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards, an annual tribute to the world’s top women entrepreneurs, and it’s no surprise that a large number of NAWBO members are among them. These NAWBO member honorees will be recognized in March at the 18th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration & Conference.
“Over $50 million in annual sales” category:
• Celeste Ford, Stellar Solutions, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
“Over $25 million and up to $50 million in annual sales” category:
• Nooshin Behroyan, Paxon Energy & Infrastructure Services, Pleasanton, CA
“Over $10 million and up to $25 million in annual sales” category:
• Tracy Watson, Go Watson Realty, Fuquay Varina, NC
• Seema Chawla, TekValley Corporation, Pleasanton, CA
• Jackie Locklear, Locklear Roofing, Holly Springs, NC
• Diana E. Dibble, Design To Delivery, Inc., Bethesda, MD
“Over $5 million and up to $10 million in annual sales” category:
• Rebecca Fyffe, Landmark Pest Management, Schaumburg, IL
“Over $3 million and up $4 million in annual sales” category:
• Theo Prodromitis, Spa Destinations, Tampa, FL
“Over $2 million and up to $3 million in annual sales” category:
• Julie Towner, Towner Communications, Mission, KS
“Over $1 million and up to $2 million in annual sales” category:
• Christy Jones, R Jones Collision 1, Des Moines, IA
• Mary Nutting, CorTalent, Bloomington, MN
• Sharon W. Reynolds, DevMar Products, LLC, Nashville, TN
• Nicole Middendorf, Prosperwell Financial, Minnetonka, MN
“Up to $1 million in annual sales” category:
• Jill Kerrigan, JAK Creative Design, LLC, Darien, IL
• Shaylyn Cullen, Cullen Construction Management, Chicago, IL
• Vikita Poindexter, Poindexter Consulting Group, Temecula, CA
• Brooke Foley, Jayne Agency, Highland Park, IL
• Stacey Grant, Koi-Fly Creative, West Chester, PA
• Jolene Risch, Risch Results LLC, Dallas, TX
• Wendy Coulter, Hummingbird Creative Group, Inc., Cary, NC
• Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions, Charlotte, NC
Enterprising Women Champions (Honorable Mention) — all revenue levels:
Elin Barton, White Knight Productions Inc., Vestal, New York
Emellie O’Brien, Earth Angel, Brooklyn, New York
Tonya Tiggett, Tiggett and Co., LLC, Columbus, Ohio
NAWBO itself is being honored at this year’s event, too, as the recipient of the 2020 Enterprising Women Legacy Award in honor of our 45th anniversary and in recognition of our outstanding leadership and role we have played in helping women entrepreneurs across the United States grow their businesses.