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ConvertYourFollowers.com, Miami, FL: Sophie Bowman, Founder & Director

Company: Sophie Bowman, ConvertYourFollowers.com Miami, FL
Nomination Submitted by: convertyourfollowers.com
Company Description: Convertyourfollowers.com won multiple awards in 2021, the year it launched, for pro bono efforts helping small business owners in America thrive rather than survive the pandemic by teaching them how to convert their social media followers to customers in a simple way, utilizing innovative strategies that require little to no marketing budget.
Nomination Category: Entrepreneur Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Entrepreneur of the Year - Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
2022 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: Sophie Bowman, Entrepreneur of the Year 2022

  1. Which will you submit for this nomination, an essay of up to 650 words about the achievements of the nominated entrepreneur since January 1 2020, OR a video of up to five (5) minutes about the same? CHOOSE ONE:
    An essay of up to 650 words
  2. If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video:
     
  3. If you are providing an essay of up to 650 words, place it in this space:

    Total 645 words used.

    Sophie is a Forbes and Entrepreneur.com expert business contributor, multi-award-winning entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Sophie was shocked to discover how many brands had little to no marketing knowledge essential to saving their businesses during the pandemic. Sophie has won several awards since 2020 for her Pro Bono efforts in helping business owners in America thrive rather than survive.

    Sophie has achieved the impossible by using innovative ideas to drive conversion that requires little/no budget. A collaboration she orchestrated between fashion powerhouse BALMAIN and an eCom billionaire resulted in increasing sales of the entrepreneur's beauty brand by 38% within 3 weeks. These impressive results curated Sophie’s proven process and saw her win the Gold Stevie within 9 months of launch. To ensure all budgets have access to her wisdom, Sophie’s next book How to Convert Your Social Media Followers to Customers will hit stores on March 29, 2022.  What sets Sophie apart from other entrepreneurs is her ambition to succeed while genuinely wanting to help others and help make the world a better place.

    "You found the Holy Grail. Increasing sales by 38% quickly at low to no cost makes Convertyourfollowers.com a service everyone needs to know about. " - Kevin Harrington, Shark Tank. 

    After finding her father's dead body on the way to school one morning, Sophie found herself wandering lost for years. It wasn't until age 26 that Sophie decided to accept her own challenge, setting out to prove everyone in her life who’d told her she'd never achieve anything, wrong. Sophie turned her side hustle and passion for branding, marketing, and writing into an online creative agency, realizing she could design the life she wanted. And thus, the ultimate entrepreneurette was born. Over two years, Sophie built her startup while traveling the world. 

    An avid Richard Branson fan, Sophie embraced the lifestyle inspired by one of his quotes; 'Say yes to every opportunity, and figure out how to do it along the way.' 

    After breaking her jaw in an accident in 2019 Sophie lost weight on a 2-month liquid diet, got scouted, and paid to walk the runways of Miami Swim Week. Sophie sees opportunity in everything, making her one of the most dangerously resilient and ambitious entrepreneurs the world has possibly ever seen. Her story was picked up by the press, resulting in her being chosen to be the face of the Amer_ICAN project, blasting her face across billboards in Times Square, NYC as an example of an inspirational immigrant, promoting a global diversity and community project.

    Sophie is currently disrupting the swimwear and lingerie industries. Her patented technology (thesophiacollection.com) just won a $10 million investment. The technology enhances a woman’s natural assets to mold the ‘perfect ‘ body. Hello, flat tummies, cinched waists, rounder hips, boobs, and bums. 

    Sophie will be launching a patented liquor line in late 2022. The recipe's infused with electrolytes and vitamins to prevent dehydration and hangovers while helping save lives by helping prevent alcohol poisoning. In classic Sophie style, she figured who better to tackle the dangers of alcohol than a liquor brand?! A percentage of sales will fund annual entrepreneur camps for children of addicts so that they can be kids and realize their potential away from miserable home lives, and will build state-of-the-art children's homes. Children of addicts are 6 x more likely to struggle with addiction in later life, a huge problem Sophie wants to help solve, especially after losing her father to suicide by alcohol. Sophie herself will be becoming a foster mom in 2023 and is an ambassador for charities in Florida tackling child sex trafficking and supporting foster kids who are highly vulnerable targets. 

    All the continued success, innovation, inspiration, and huge heart Sophie’s brought to the business world is proof of why she more than deserves to take the Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 crown. 

  4. In bullet-list form, briefly summarize up to ten (10) of the chief accomplishments of this nominated entrepreneur since the beginning of 2020.

    Total 149 words used.

    • Appeared on Shark Tank edition TV show, labeled Holy Grail by Kevin
    • Awarded 8+ awards including Gold Stevie Company of the Year 2021 (same year convertyourfollowers.com launched), Gold Hermes 'America's Most Influential Entrepreneur 2020', 'Gold MarCom 'Best Marketing Campaign,' Gold Hermes 'Outstanding Marketing Pro Bono During COVID,' Stevie 'Best PR for Small Businesses in America' & Gold MarCom 'Best influencer for Businesses'
    • New clients NASA & Google labeled theSOPHIAcollection.com 'a definite multi-billion-dollar business model.' 
    • Named 1 of 9 inspirational women to watch by Yahoo News
    • Awarded $10 million investment for patented swimwear, TheSOPHIACollection.com & liquor line
    • Given VIP speaker status at the $25K per ticket Wall St. conference & TEDx
    • Judge for Pepsi's global design contest
    • Became first bikini model/celebrity entrepreneur to sell NFT art and a magazine cover girl
    • Became a best-selling author
    • Face on billboards in NYC as an inspirational immigrant
Attachments/Videos/Links:
Sophie Bowman, Entrepreneur of the Year 2022
URL drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LibxvP279-V0GbdU-3yC--3UT92BUUbE