10th Annual 2018 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards

11th Annual 2018 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards

Female Individual Awards

Female Entrepreneur of the Year | 1 – 10 Employees
Gold Winner
Brittany Stewart, Chief Operating Officer/Co-Founder | USA | BURST Oral Care (Venice, CA USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Since launching in August 2017, BURST exceeded 20,000 subscribers, and has grown its network of hygienists and dentists who sell directly to their customers to nearly 3,000 professionals, plus an active online community of 6,000.
Silver Winner
Elaine Orler, CEO & Founder | Worldwide | @ Talent Function Group, LLC (San Diego, CA USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Consulting) A compassionate and pointed listener as she considers all people and options in her business decisions, creating a sound loyalty base among her employee’s, colleague’s and clients.
Bronze Winners
Roselene Thomas M, Director & Founder | Europe(UK)| Thomas UK Consulting Services (Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom | 1 – 10 Employees | Information Technology Software) Rose is the Director & Founder of Thomas UK Consulting Services(Software Testing Company). An incredible,inspiring individual whose journey to becoming an Entrepreneur has been extremely eventful! Providing excellent software testing services and innovative strategies, Thomas UK Consulting Services is on route to creating a magnanimous presence in the IT world!
Tsay, Charng-Chi, Chief Executive Officer | Asia-Pacific | Eastgold Co., Ltd. (New Taipei City, Taiwan | 1 – 10 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Charng-Chi has prompted industry relations in unlimited way and created the new industrial value through her creative and communicational ability. She not only helps reduce the cost of enterprises but helps enterprises to establish brand value.

Female Entrepreneur of the Year | 11 – 99 Employees
Gold Winner
Nicole Sahin, Chief Executive Officer | Worldwide | @ Globalization Partners (Boston, MA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Human Resources) Year after year Nicole consistently grows the company in every sense: revenue, headcount, and presence of our services globally.
Silver Winners
Poonam Jain, Director | Asia-Pacific | @ International Star Assistance Private Limited (New Delhi, Delhi, India | 11 – 99 Employees | Diversified Services) Poonam being the strong and only woman leader in this industry segment, brings ’empathy’ to the commercial business. That is most impactful element when ISAPL deals with humans in distress of life / death.
Stephynie Malik, President & CEO | USA | MalikCo (Walnut Creek, CA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Consulting) In addition to the business accomplishments, Stephynie remains committed to “truly” making a difference with today’s youth via mentorship programs within school that are challenged economically and with a shortage of staff to run entrepreneur programs after school.
Susan Thomas, Chief Executive Oficer | USA | @ 10Fold (Pleasanton, CA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Leadership and team development
Bronze Winner
Deborah Edirisinghe, Founding Director | Asia-Pacific | @ Child Action Lanka (Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka | 11 – 99 Employees | Non-Profit or Government Organizations) Having put her own personal resources into starting Child Action Lanka in 2006 because of the heart she had for a community that had no voice.
Kym Faylor, President | USA | @ Azzur Labs (Schnecksville, PA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Pharmaceuticals) Her success in achieving a 3004.8% revenue growth
Michelle Bauyon, CEO and Owner | Philippines | @ The Alpha Enterprise (Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines | 11 – 99 Employees | Chemicals) Personally sees the development of her own brand of Chemicals for drinking water and has been successful in making the brand Omega Pure and Winchlor a household name in Philippine Water Districts.

Female Entrepreneur of the Year | 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
Jennifer Kyriakakis, Founder | USA | @ MATRIXX Software (Saratoga, CA USA | 100 – 499 Employees | Telecommunications) Jennifer’s leadership and vision, MATRIXX Software launched the most substantial product upgrade for MATRIXX Digital Commerce Platform, with a focus on cloud-scaling.

Female Entrepreneur of the Year | 500 – 2,499 Employees
Gold Winner
Kim Perell, Chief Executive Officer | Worldwide | Amobee, Inc. (San Diego, CA USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Kim has positioned Amobee as a strategic partner to brands with the ability to dynamically create and customize the digital advertising experiences for each consumer, on every device, based upon demographic, behavioral, weather, time and location data.
Silver Winner
Wendy Lewis, Founder and COO | Worldwide | @ Jeunesse Global (Lake Mary, FL USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Guides the company’s mission to give back through their nonprofit, Jeunesse Kids, which raised $1.58 million in 2017 to help kids in need.

Female Executive of the Year | 1 – 10 Employees
Gold Winner
Daniela Ciocan, Director of Marketing | USA | @ Cosmoprof North America, North American Beauty Events (Las Vegas, NV USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Consistently innovates new events, activities, strategic partnerships, activations and collaborations to strengthen the brand.
Silver Winner
Tracey Middlemas, Senior Partner | Worldwide | @ Talent Function Group, LLC (San Diego, CA USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Consulting) Tracey possesses the unique ability to identify and understand client issues and offer creative solutions.

Female Executive of the Year | 11 – 99 Employees
Gold Winner
Reem Rahim Hassani, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer | USA | @ Numi Organic Tea (Oakland, CA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Through leading in sustainable product packaging choices, conserved: 5,046 trees worth of paper, 10 garbage trucks full of solid waste, 6 swimming pools of water, 56 cars worth of GHG emissions, and 33 homes a year in net energy.
Silver Winner
Anne Bonaparte, Chief Executive Officer | USA | Appthority (San Francisco, CA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Others – Software & Internet) Under her leadership, Appthority has experienced a strong growth trajectory, which has been led by the financial services, professional services and manufacturing sectors. Appthority has also raised the mobile threat protection bar through partnerships and advanced technology.
Bronze Winner
Anita Pandey, Vice President of Marketing | Worldwide | @ Velostrata (San Mateo, CA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Cloud Computing/SaaS) Implemented a multi-touch recruitment campaign to bring new partners into Velostrata’s channel ecosystem.

Female Executive of the Year | 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
Stina Ehrensvard, CEO & Founder | Worldwide | Yubico, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA USA | 100 – 499 Employees | Security Hardware) Stina has succeeded as a female CEO in a male-dominated role and industry, but she’s done it her way – slowly and without massive funding. Her many accolades and sought after expertise prove her entrepreneurial success.
Silver Winners
Alison Holmlund, Chief Customer Officer | USA | @ Host Analytics (Redwood City, CA USA | 100 – 499 Employees | Others – Enterprise Software (SaaS/Cloud) for Corporate Finance) Alison’s ability to execute has resulted in increased margins, additional investment from existing customers and a more predictable revenue stream.
Erika Etlen, Marketing & Communications Director | USA | @ Bloomberg Tax (Arlington, VA USA | 100 – 499 Employees | Information Technology Software) Her hands-on approach has helped her double the size of the company’s marketing operations, help sales achieve double-digit revenue growth and land the biggest Fortune 100 sales engagements in the company’s history.
Bronze Winners
Cynthia Emiry Roy, President & CEO | USA | @ Regional Hospice and Palliative Care (Danbury CT USA | 100 – 499 Employees | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech) Innovative way of facilitating hospice care
Inbal Lavi, Chief Executive Officer | Worldwide | @ Webpals Group (Tel Aviv, Israel | 100 – 499 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Inbal has overseen three successful acquisitions this year leading to record profits and expansion in new territories and markets.

Female Executive of the Year | 500 – 2,499 Employees
Gold Winner
Tina Hodges, Chief Executive & Chief Experience Officer | USA | @ Advance Financial (Nashville, TN USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services) Tina’s passion for community service and support led Advance Financial to volunteer more than 3,500 hours and contribute more than $450,000 to Tennessee communities in 2017.
Silver Winner
Katie Ford, Chief Client Officer | Worldwide | Amobee, Inc. (Chicago, IL USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Katie’s impact on the organization’s business is immeasurable; she’s led the way on new business and client development to help drive Amobee’s revenue goals.
Wendy Lewis, Founder and COO | Worldwide | @ Jeunesse Global (Lake Mary, FL USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Helped lead Jeunesse to annual sales of more than $1 billion for third straight year ($1.3 billion) and to the top tier of the direct selling industry (No. 14 on DSN Global 100).
Bronze Winner
Debbie Cates, Sr. Director Technical Support & Client Management | USA | @ Securus Technologies (Carrollton, TX USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Diversified Services) Built and oversaw the Securus Technical Team’s growth from serving 170 sites and 28,000 inmates to 3,450 sites and 1.2 million inmates currently.
Pimkhwan Bunjitpimol, Vice President | Local Country | @ Minburi Medical Co., Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech) She led the team to provide the hospital’s community-benefit programs including health corners, one stop health check-up service and free-of-charge surgery for people-in-need in the hospital surrounding community.

Female Executive of the Year | 2,500 or more Employees
Gold Winner
Julie Tay, Senior Vice President and Managing Director | Asia Pacific | @ Align Technology (San Jose,CA USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech) Successful launch of major healthcare-branded products in the orthodontic and dental fields.
Silver Winners
Brenda Dennis, VP, Customer & Partner Services Americas Regional Operations | USA | @ Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Information Technology Hardware) Through Brenda’s comprehensive Workforce Plan, she has implemented a rigorous talent program, developing diverse talent that has had a tremendous impact on the success of Cisco and on transforming the tech industry overall.
Michelle Finneran Dennedy, VP and Chief Privacy Officer | Worldwide | Cisco – Security & Trust Organization (San Jose, CA USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Security Software) Championed Cisco’s extensive cross-organizational efforts to sustain its top-level Optimized privacy mature status.
Bronze Winners
Kristin Patrick, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Strategy & Development | Worldwide | @ PepsiCo (Purchase, NY USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Her ideas power new marketing models that are adapted by multiple brands, noteworthy in a very large company
Marie Hattar, Chief Marketing Officer | Worldwide | @ Keysight Technologies (Santa Rosa, CA USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Electronics) Led the recent launch of PathWave, an industry first for accelerating product development from concept through manufacturing and deployment.

Female Professional of the Year
Gold Winner
Jenna Box Sarkissian, Deputy Director of Public Relations | USA | @ Sachs Media Group (Tallahassee, FL USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Jenna has demonstrated an advanced level of expertise in conceiving effective strategies and developing and implementing the tactics to execute them successfully.
Silver Winner
Stacey Cameron, Managing Principal Consultant | USA | @ DirectDefense, Inc. (Englewood, CO USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Security Services) Her passion for leadership, commitment to the professional development of others and focus on providing high-quality client service.
Bronze Winner
Parvinder Kaur, Director | Local Country | @ Eternal Taal (Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | 1 – 10 Employees | Others – Entertainment) Pioneer in Female Dhol Drumming UK; Inspirational Sikh Women breaking through a male dominating industry
Yulanda Hopkins, Customer Service Supervisor | USA | @ Securus Technologies (Carrollton, TX USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Diversified Services) She is a team player and volunteers her non-working hours to help any agent that wants to achieve more.

Female Employee of the Year
Gold Winner
Tamara Portis, Field Service Technician 2 | USA | @ Securus Technologies (Portland, OR USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Diversified Services) Supports and maintains two adult facilities and one juvenile site of approximately 180 inmate phones, 40 visitation phones and 92 video visitation terminals at primary county.

Woman of the Year | Lifetime Achievement
Gold Winner
Lisa Fitzpatrick, President | USA | @ Bloomberg Tax (Arlington, VA USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services) Since her appointment to VP and General Manager and then President, Bloomberg Tax, the division has realized double-digit new sales growth.
Silver Winner
Wendy Lewis, Founder and COO | Worldwide | @ Jeunesse Global (Lake Mary, FL USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Wendy’s execution of strategic growth tactics has landed Jeunesse in the top 1000 of the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies in America for fourth consecutive year (No. 867) and as one of only three billion-dollar companies in top 1000.

Maverick of the Year
Gold Winner
Brenda Champion, Field Services Manager | USA | @ Securus Technologies (Tampa, FL USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Diversified Services) Managed Securus’ Field Services Teams response to Hurricane Irma in Florida.
Silver Winner
Daniela Ciocan, Director of Marketing | USA | @ Cosmoprof North America, North American Beauty Events (Las Vegas, NV USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Consistently innovates new events, activities, strategic partnerships, activations and collaborations to strengthen the brand.

Women Helping Women
Gold Winner
Shauna Son, Director of Operations | Worldwide | Motive Interactive, Inc. (San Diego, CA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) During her 12 years at Motive, Shauna has exhibited a deep knowledge of the mobile marketing industry and superior leadership abilities, contributing to an increase in Motive’s revenue by 25%.

Female Innovator of the Year
Gold Winner
Sharda Cherwoo, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, and EY Americas Tax Intelligent Automation and Robotics Process Automation (RPA) Leader | USA | Ernst & Young, LLP (New York, NY USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services) Was the first female Partner of Indian origin at any of the Big Eight firms in the U.S., first female Asian Partner in the firm in the U.S., first female Partner promoted in the firm’s Stamford, Connecticut, office.
Silver Winner
Jennifer Kyriakakis, Founder | USA | @ MATRIXX Software (Saratoga, CA USA | 100 – 499 Employees | Telecommunications) Jennifer’s leadership and vision, MATRIXX Software launched the most substantial product upgrade for MATRIXX Digital Commerce Platform, with a focus on cloud-scaling.
Bronze Winners
Bobbi Leach, CEO and co-founder | USA | @ FuturePay (Salt Lake City, UT USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services) Bobbi is a thought leader in the alternative payments industry. Not only does she bring change to the way we shop through leading the FuturePay team, she also creates conversation in the general industry. In sharing her expertise and asking questions, she paves the way for further innovation from female leaders.
Tsay, Charng-Chi, Chief Executive Officer | Asia-Pacific | Eastgold Co., Ltd. (New Taipei City, Taiwan | 1 – 10 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Charng-Chi has prompted industry relations in unlimited way and created the new industrial value through her creative and communicational ability. She not only helps reduce the cost of enterprises but helps enterprises to establish brand value.

Excellence in Business Woman of the Year | 1 – 10 Employees
Gold Winner
Brittany Stewart, Chief Operating Officer/Co-Founder | USA | BURST Oral Care (Venice, CA USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Brittany has dedicated her career to helping early stage/emerging companies launch, scale, and thrive, and creating opportunities for those in the community to give back.

Excellence in Business Woman of the Year | 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
Enit Nichani, Director of Marketing @ IGEL North America (San Francisco, CA USA | 100 – 499 Employees | Software & Internet) Building Lead Generation with Unconventional Style

Excellence in Business Woman of the Year | 500 – 2,499 Employees
Gold Winner
Kathy Lehne, CEO and President @ Sun Coast Resources, Inc. (Houston TX USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Energy & Utilities) Against all Odds.

Excellence in Business Woman of the Year | 2,500 or more Employee
Gold Winners
Brenda Dennis, VP, Customer & Partner Services Americas Regional Operations @ Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Information Technology Hardware) Lack of Diversity In Tech – Brenda Dennis was one of the first female leaders at Cisco 20 years ago.
Kristin Patrick, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Strategy & Development @ PepsiCo (Purchase, NY USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Building PepsiCo for the Future

Female Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Yu-Ting HU, Manager | Asia-Pacific | Eastgold Co., Ltd. (New Taipei City, Taiwan | 1 – 10 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Team includes: Ya-Chieh Chang, Charng-Chi Tsay | By creating the brand image and popularity of the enterprise, the world can see excellent enterprises and talents, and the public can create a better environment for the future, economic development, and strong competitiveness by following the spirit of the brand and full of goals and hopes for the future and help more enterprises to show their self-value and improve the world.
Silver Winner
Nicole Sahin, Chief Executive Officer | Worldwide | @ Globalization Partners (Boston, MA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Human Resources) Team includes: Debbie Millin, Nancy Cremins | This powerful team of women is breaking down barriers for not only companies looking to expand abroad, but for women all over. They’re reshaping the mold of the typically male dominated corporate structure and inspiring those who might want to follow in their footsteps.

Female Achievement of the Year
Gold Winner
Vivian Maza, Chief People Officer | USA | @ Ultimate Software (Weston, FL USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Information Technology Software) Achievement: An integral part of Ultimate’s successes by advocating access to meaningful work, fair pay, and advancement for women.

Best Overall Company of the Year
Gold Winner
Bobbi Leach, CEO and co-founder | USA | @ FuturePay (Salt Lake City, UT USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services) By modernizing how shoppers access credit and embracing the omnichannel shopping experience, FuturePay is facilitating a better shopping experience for customers, curbing cart abandonment and driving sales.

Company Growth of the Year (e.g. new products, new offices, new employees, etc.)
Gold Winner
Jeunesse Global (Lake Mary, FL USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Consumer Products and Services)

Fastest Growing Company of the Year (percentage wise growth in sales)
Gold Winner
Cosmique Global Inc. (New York, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) Cosmique has grown into a full-fledged advisory firm, with its primary focus on business branding, Trademark Registration, Quickbooks Consulting, E-commerce support, Website & Mobile App design.

Innovative Company of the Year
Gold Winner
Cosmique Global Inc. (New York, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) Cosmique has grown into a full-fledged advisory firm, with its primary focus on business branding, Trademark Registration, Quickbooks Consulting, E-commerce support, Website & Mobile App design.

Startup of the Year | Formed 2014
Gold Winner
Full Sun International Co., LTD (Huwei Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan | 11 – 99 Employees | Wholesale & Distribution) formed March 2014 | Full Sun focuses on marketing green agriculture by using IT tech and have created a revolutionary business model to retail and wholesale green agriculture products successfully.
Silver Winner
Community Policing (Gurgaon, Haryana, India | 1 – 10 Employees | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) formed April 2014 | Society needs to acknowledge Crime. We will not be able to eradicate Crime but we can minimize. Community Policing is for Healthier Society.

Startup of the Year | Formed 2015
Gold Winner
Better Air North America (Hollywood CA USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Others – Health Products & Services) formed May 2015 | Successfully demonstrated how its Enviro-Biotics™ system can help people in commercial buildings, residences, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, resorts, gyms and other indoor spaces.
Silver Winner
GREAT WINE, Inc. (Bellevue, WA USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Food & Beverage) formed January 2015 | Is introducing tech into an industry with long-traditions, revolutionizing how the industry should understand drinkers.
Bronze Winner
CoverWallet (New York, NY USA | 11 – 99 Employees | Insurance) formed December 2015 | CoverWallet is empowering small business owners by providing them with the tools they need to understand why insurance is important and what types of insurance they need.
SixPivot (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 11 – 99 Employees | Information Technology Services) formed June 2015 | Driving innovation across small, medium and enterprise business and governments that drives real change. Choosing to work with customers who are driving social change initiatives where we can have the most impact on bettering society.

Startup of the Year | Formed 2016
Gold Winner
BURST Oral Care (Venice, CA USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) formed January 2016
Silver Winner
Create A Wealthy Life (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 1 – 10 Employees| Financial Services and Banking) formed January 2016 | A wholistic view of a person – Create A Wealthy Life takes a 360 degree view of a person in terms of the biggest financial committment they will make in their life. True weatlh is more than just about making money. Create A Wealthy Life looks at the whole person and picture.

Startup of the Year | Formed 2017
Gold Winner
Opus Search (Chicago, IL USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Business Products and Services) formed October 2017 | Bootstrapped to profitability within 6 months of company inception, with over 6 figure revenues.

New Product, Service, Upgrade, and Innovation of the Year
Gold Winner
BURST Oral Care (Venice, CA USA | 1 – 10 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) for BURST Sonic Toothbrush

PR, Marketing, and Corporate Communications Achievement of the Year
Gold Winner
Tangoe (Parsippany, NJ USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Telecommunications) for Managing Communications Through a Corporate Major Restructuring
Silver Winner
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA | 2,500 or more Employees | Information Technology Services) for How Cisco Turned IT Professionals Into Rock Star Advocates

Champion of the Year
Gold Winner
Wendy Lewis, Founder and COO | Worldwide | @ Jeunesse Global (Lake Mary, FL USA | 500 – 2,499 Employees | Consumer Products and Services) Guides the company’s mission to give back through their nonprofit, Jeunesse Kids, which raised $1.58 million in 2017 to help kids in need.
Silver Winner
Deborah Edirisinghe, Founding Director | Asia-Pacific | @ Child Action Lanka (Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka | 11 – 99 Employees | Non-Profit or Government Organizations) Having put her own personal resources into starting Child Action Lanka in 2006 because of the heart she had for a community that had no voice.