Search past winners/finalists


  • MESA logo

2021 Stevie Award Winners

The following nominations were selected as Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners by the average scores of more than 160 professionals worldwide on eight specialized juries. Winners were celebrated during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

Watch the Entire Virtual Awards Ceremony
Watch the Individual Awards Presentation Videos | Downloadable Versions
Browse Virtual Red Carpet Photographs
Watch Interviews with Stevie Awards Winners | Downloadable Versions

Individual Categories | Company/Organization Categories | Product Categories | Communications & Marketing Categories | Media Categories | Achievement Categories | COVID-19 Response Categories | Thought Leadership Categories | Red Ladder Women in Technology Categories, Sponsored by HCL Technologies

Individual Women Awards Categories

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Business Products –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Bold Metrics inc. San Francisco, CA USA: Daina Burnes, Co-founder and CEO

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Business Products –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
QMENTA, Inc., Boston, MA USA: Dr. Vesna Prchkovska, Co-Founder and CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Creatio, Boston, MA USA: Katherine Kostereva, Founder and CEO
Empire Eagle Food Co., Ltd., Taichung City, Taiwan: Mindy Jen, Founder and CMO of BOBA CHiC
Full Harvest, San Francisco, CA USA: Christine Moseley, Founder & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Vesta, New York, NY USA: Susan Frech, Co-Founder & CEO
Optimum, Houston, TX USA: Nooshin Yazhari, President and Managing Director
Replicon, Red Wood City, CA USA: Lakshmi Raj, Co-CEO

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Business Products –More Than 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company, Cambridge, MA USA: Jill Zunshine, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Real Estate, Facilities, and Procurement

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Business Services –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Anneli Blundell, Greater Melbourne, VIC Australia: Anneli Blundell, Professional People Whisperer, Speaker, Author
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
BDMT Global, Boston, MA USA: Suzy Im, Managing Partner
Curator24 of Solana Beach, CA USA: Shannon Carlson, CEO & President
Goodlife Institute, North Palm Beach, FL USA: Kathleen Byars, Founder & Chief Well-Being Officer
Kate Langford Career Consulting Queensland Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia: Kate Langford, Founder & CEO
The V.O. Dojo, Burbank, CA USA: Tish Hicks, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
4C1H, Istanbul, Turkey: Pinar Yarar, Founder & Culture Director
Antoinette Oglethorpe Ltd., Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom: Antoinette Oglethorpe, Leadership Development, Career Management and Mentoring Trainer and Coach
Backwoods Promotions Inc., Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada: Jessica Kline, Founder & CEO
CIIC PR, Nyack, NY USA: Carolyn Izzo-Feldman, Founder & President
Construction Advocacy Professionals LLC, Moosup, CT USA: Antonietta Roy, Owner
DeannaMichel Inc. Pearland, TX USA: Deanna M. Laster, President & CEO
KC Projects, Birmingham, AL, USA: Krista Conlin Robinson, Founder & President
KLA Productions Company, Weehawken NJ USA: Kelly Lynn Adams, Founder
The Migration Agency, Sydney Area, NSW Australia: Sarah Thapa, Founder & Managing Director
The Mumpreneur Lawyer, NEWPORT, NSW Australia: Davina Borrow-Jones, Founder and Solicitor Director
Tech Trailblazers, Surbiton, London, UK: Rose Ross, Founder & Chief Trailblazer

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Business Services –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
VSA, Inc., Haddonfield, NJ USA: Valerie Schlitt, Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Censia, San Francisco, CA USA: Joanna Riley, Co-Founder & CEO
DEZIRE Project Consultant, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Sinimol Noushad, Founder & CEO
Mediastruction, Norwell, MA USA: Marilois Snowman, CEO
NGNG Enterprises, Firestone, CO USA: Amber Vilhauer, Founder
Vaco Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Frances Moreno, Co-Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Chargeback Gurus, McKinney, TX USA: Srii Srinivasan, Co-Founder & CEO
Engagys, Burlington, MA USA: Kathleen Ellmore, Co-Founder, Managing Partner
GingerMay PR, London, United Kingdom: Victoria Usher, Founder & CEO
Impact Point Group, Denver, CO USA: Erica Spoor, Founder & CEO, Chief Event Strategist
Jennings Social Media & MarTech, Overland Park, KS USA: Valerie Jennings, Founder & CEO
MultiVerse Advertising x BAD, Bangkok, Thailand: Linda Lim, Managing Director & CEO
Paradigm Human Performance, Plymouth, United Kingdom: Teresa Swinton, Founding Director
Tapcheck, Tarzana, CA USA: Kayling Gaver, COO
Unstoppable Entrepreneur LLC, Delray, FL USA: Kelly Roach, Business Growth Strategist, Founder and CEO

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Products –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
House of Indi, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka: Indi Yapa Abeywardena, Owner & Creative Director
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Desiderate Jewelry, Thirroul, NSW Australia: Janine Leghissa, Founder, Director & Head Designer
The Mach 1 Group, Austin, TX USA: Katherine McLane, Founder & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
The Functional Chocolate Company, Evergreen, CO USA: Nicole Smith, CEO
iland co., Terrigal, NSW, Australia: Jodie Minto, Founder & Director
Noomi, Hartsdale, NY USA: Krystina Murawski, Founder & Owner
Pure Culture Beauty, San Francisco, CA USA: Joy Chen, Co-Founder & CEO
Visdon Pty Ltd, Sydney NSW, Australia: Hui Tang (Lara), Founder

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Products –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Bug Bite Thing, Port St. Lucie, FL USA: Kelley Higney, Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
It's a 10 Haircare, Miami, FL USA: Carolyn Aronson, Founder & CEO
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA: Wendy Lewis, Founder & COO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Name Bubbles LLC - Ballston Spa, NY USA: Michelle Brandriss, Founder & President
Sleepm Global, Inc., Toronto, ON Canada: Emma He, Founder and CEO
SLMD Skincare, Culver City, CA USA: Dr. Sandra Lee, Founder

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Services –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
AIBY, Kiev, Ukraine: Olya Osokina, Founder
DevelopHer, Dallas, TX USA: Lauren Hasson, Founder & Keynote Speaker

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Services –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Magnus Health, Beenleigh, QLD, Australia: Shelley Jacks, Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons, Chicago, IL USA: Nasutsa Mabwa, President

Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Services – More than 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA: Patty Arvielo, Co-Founder & President

Female Solo Entrepreneur of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Kids on the Spectrum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Anita Aherne, Founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Beauty Boss Business, Sydney, Australia: Melanie Burnicle, Founder
Eliasan Consulting, LLC - Seattle, WA USA: Alyson Segawa, Founder & CEO
Neuro-mar, Istanbul, Turkey: Seda Genç, Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Black Platinum Gold B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands: Viola Palescandolo, Founder & CEO
EQ-i Coach, St. Louis, MO USA: Roberta Moore, President & CEO
Helbig Enterprises, Lakewood, Ohio USA: Diane Helbig, Business Advisor
Stephanie Michelle LLC, Novato, CA USA: Stephanie Michelle, Leadership & Life Coach

Female Innovator of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Civic Responsibility Project, Washington, D.C. USA: Ashley Spillane, Founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Julia Skupchenko, Co-Founder & Head of SDG Actions
Lisa Cox, Brisbane, QLD Australia: Lisa Cox, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Ocean Rescue Alliance, Apollo Beach, FL USA: Shelby Thomas, Founder & CEO
Tavuun Welfare Association, Lahore, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, Chairperson

Female Innovator of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Nawal Alhanaee, Acting Director of Future Energy department

Female Innovator of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –More Than 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
STEMi Makers Africa, Lagos, Nigeria: Amanda Obidike, Executive Director
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER S:
CommonSpirit Health, Chicago, IL USA: Adrienne McDowell, SVP, IT & Digital Performance and Effectiveness

Female Executive of the Year – Business Products –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Sharpen Technologies, Indianapolis, IN USA: Pamela Hynes, COO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
AIG, New York, NY USA: Terri Fiedler, President and CEO, AIG Financial Distributors
Businessolver, West Des Moines, IA USA: Rae Shanahan, Chief Strategy Officer
Call Center Sales Pro, Seymour, TN USA: Lisa Phillips, Vice President of Operations
Contentsquare, New York, NY USA: Niki Hall, CMO
Definitive Healthcare, Framingham, MA USA: Kate Shamsuddin Jensen, Chief Product Officer
IWBI, New York, NY USA: Rachel Hodgdon, President & CEO
Madwire®, Fort Collins, CO USA: Rachel LaFollette, Chief Customer Officer
Sarcos Robotics; Salt Lake City, UT USA: Kristi Martindale, EVP, Chief Marketing and Product Officer
SomaLogic, Boulder, CO USA: Melody Harris, President & COO
SUSE, Nürnberg, Germany: Melissa Di Donato, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Conga, San Mateo, CA USA: Ash Finnegan, Digital Transformation Officer
Everbridge, Burlington, MA USA: Valerie Risk, VP, Public Warning Systems
HelpSystems, Minneapolis, MA USA: Kate Bolseth, CEO
HRCI, Alexandria, VA USA: Dr. Amy Dufrane, CEO
Kinaxis, Ottawa, ON, Canada: Anne Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer
MATRIXX Software, Foster City, CA USA: Glo Gordon, CEO & Board Member
Post University, Waterbury, CT USA: Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Chief Academic Officer and Provost
Stratifyd, Charlotte, NC USA: Meredith Albertson. CMO

Female Executive of the Year – Business Products –More Than 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA USA: Marija Zivanovic-Smith, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
FLEETCOR, Atlanta, GA USA: Crystal Williams, CHRO
PandoLogic, New York, NY USA: Jennifer Ravalli, VP of Marketing
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, New York, NY USA: Karen Abramson, CEO

Female Executive of the Year – Business Services –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
You Want Group, Melbourne, VIC Australia: Iris Du, Co-founder & Leadership Mentor
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
J. Robbins Enterprises, LLC, Herndon, VA USA: Jeanne A. Travis, President & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Pushed Ltd, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom: Karen Meadows, Marketing Director

Female Executive of the Year – Business Services –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Integral Ad Science, New York, NY USA: Lisa Utzschneider, CEO
Ruby, Portland, OR USA: Kate Winkler, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Alter Agents, Los Angeles, CA USA: Rebecca Brooks, Founder & CEO
Diligent, New York, NY USA: Amanda Carty, CMO
Forcura, Jacksonville, FL USA: Annie Erstling, Chief Strategy Officer
Living Security, Austin, TX USA: Ashley Rose, Founder & CEO
Magnite, Los Angeles, CA USA: Catherine Dale, Regional Vice President, CTV Platform
The Marketing Store, Chicago, IL USA: Vanessa Kentris Smith, Managing Director
Sounding Board Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA USA: Christine Tao, Co-Founder & CEO
Tinuiti, New York, NY USA: Dalton Dorné, CMO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Adrea Rubin Marketing, Inc., New York, NY USA: Adrea Rubin, Founder & CEO
Coast Professional, Inc., West Monroe, LA USA: Lisa Reese, Sr. Director of Compliance
ICON plc, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA: Kim Boericke, President, ICON Commercialization and Outcomes
LiveVox, San Francisco, CA USA: MeiLee Langley, Senior Director, Channel Marketing
Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC, Muscat, Oman: Areej Mohsin Haider Darwish, Chairperson
Navisite, Boston, MA USA: Gina Murphy, President & COO
Skai, San Francisco, CA USA: Margo Kahnrose, CMO
TMT Development, Portland, OR USA: Vanessa Sturgeon, President & CEO
The Trade Desk, Ventura, CA USA: Amber Browne, Vice President, Client Development
Vested, New York, NY USA: Binna Kim, Co-Founder & President
VTEX, New York, NY USA: Astha Malik, COO

Female Executive of the Year – Business Services –More Than 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Stericycle Inc., Bannockburn, IL USA: Cindy J. Miller, President & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Alcon, Fort Worth, TX USA: Jeannette Bankes, President & GM Global Surgical Franchise
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Boston, MA USA: Jessica Rascionato, EVP, Head of Portfolio Management & Underwriting
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Kitty Chaney Reed, Vice President of Enterprise Operations
Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA USA: Elizabeth Ruetsch, GM, Quantum Engineering Solutions (QES)
Publicis Health, New York, NY USA: Alexandra von Plato, CEO
Publicis Sapient, Boston, MA USA: Teresa Barreira, Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Southern Company Gas, Atlanta, GA USA: Kim Greene, Chairman, President & CEO
ValueLabs, Hyderabad, Telangana, India: Kadambari Sahu, Senior Vice President, Design
Volt, Orange, CA USA: Linda Perneau, President & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
AT&T, Dallas, TX USA: Stacey Marx, President - AT&T National Business and Channels
HGS, Lisle, IL USA: Dr. Lisa Doggett, Senior Medical Director, AxisPoint Health
Schneider Electric, Andover, MA USA: Shannon Sbar, Vice President of Channels, North America, APC
Wolters Kluwer, Waltham, MA USA: Stacey Caywood, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Division

Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Products –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Tertill, North Billerica, MA USA: Helen Greiner, CEO

Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Products –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Lifeway Foods, Inc., Morton Grove, IL USA: Julie Smolyansky, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Interim HealthCare Inc. and Caring Brands International, Sunrise, FL USA: Jennifer Sheets, President & CEO
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA: Wendy Lewis, Founder & COO
Minim, Inc., Manchester, NH USA: Nicole Zheng, President & CMO
SDCCU, San Diego, CA USA: Teresa Campbell, President & CEO
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Lake Forest, CA USA: Teresa Sternhagen, General Manager, Toner Products Division
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Allianz Partners, Richmond, VA USA: Elena Edwards, CEO, USA
ASCIRA Global, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Belynda Lee, COO
Niagara, Flower Mound, TX USA: Jenni Steele, VP of Marketing
QNET, Hong Kong: Malou T. Caluza, CEO
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Marlborough MA USA: Stacy Wu, MD, Vice President, Head of Global Clinical Research Neurology

Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Services –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
The Sales Institute Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia: Annette Lackovic, Co-Founder, Sales and High Performance Coach

Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Services –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Nature's Sunshine, Lehi, UT USA: Kelly Rich, VP, US Sales
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Coursera, Mountain View, CA USA: Kim Caldbeck, CMO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Vui's Kitchen, Nashville, TN USA: Rachel Layton Smith, Managing Partner
Primrose Schools®, Acworth, GA USA: Jo Kirchner, CEO

Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Services –More Than 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA: Christy Bunce, COO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Imane Ghazaoui, Key Account Advisor

Female Executive of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Julia Skupchenko, Co-Founder & Head of SDG Actions
Ocean Rescue Alliance, Apollo Beach, FL USA: Shelby Thomas, Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Bir Dilek Tut Dernegi | Make-A-Wish Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey: Füsun Kuran, CEO
The Families and Workers Fund, Whitehouse Station, NJ USA: Rachel Korberg, Co-Founder & Executive Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
California Retailers Association I Sacramento, CA USA: Rachel Michelin, President & CEO

Female Executive of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –11 to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
EMBERS, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Marcia Nozick, Founder & CEO
GLAAD, New York, NY USA: Sarah Kate Ellis, President & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Baltimore, MD USA: Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, President & CEO
Morris Animal Foundation, Denver, CO USA: Tiffany Grunert, President & CEO
STEMi Makers Africa, Lagos, Nigeria: Amanda Obidike, Executive Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia: Ingrid Stonhill, CEO
Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Boca Raton, FL USA: Elizabeth Crews, Director, Quality and Regulatory Compliance
National Association of REALTORS®, Chicago, IL USA: Victoria Gillespie, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Female Executive of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –More Than 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
York University School of Continuing Studies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Tracey Taylor-O'Reilly, Assistant Vice President & Founder

Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Asia, Australia or New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Amazon Web Services, Singapore: Mani Thiru, Space Industry Development Asia Pacific
My Naturopath Gold Coast, Burleigh Waters, QLD, Australia: Teressa Todd, Naturopath, Biochemist, Microbiologist, Author, Speaker
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Rufus & Coco, Sydney NSW, Australia: Anneke van den Broek, Owner & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Real Estate Copywriting, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia: Lauren White, CEO

Female Executive of the Year in Asia, Australia or New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Memories Group Limited, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Rachael Cairns, COO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Lumination, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Rebecca Bendikov, Head of Education Programs

Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Canada
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
JMCC Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Diane Scott, Chair & CEO
Rockwood Custom Homes, Calgary, AB, Canada: Allison Grafton, President
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services, Markham, Ontario, Canada: Kimberly Khoury, Chief Commercial Officer and VP of Sustainability
PONY Communications, Encinitas, CA USA: Alexandra Pony, Founder & Principal
Replicon, Red Wood City, CA USA: Lakshmi Raj, Co-Founder & Co-CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Sleepm Global, Inc., Toronto, ON Canada: Emma He, Founder and CEO

Female Executive of the Year in Canada
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services, Markham, Ontario, Canada: Kimberly Khoury, Chief Commercial Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Centrilogic, Mississauga, ON, Canada: Shalini Duggal, Chief Marketing & People Officer

Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Europe, the Middle East & Africa
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Aster DM Healthcare, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Antoinette Oglethorpe Ltd., Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom: Antoinette Oglethorpe, Leadership Development, Career Management and Mentoring Trainer and Coach

Female Executive of the Year in Europe, the Middle East & Africa
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
hearX Group, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa: Seline van der Wat, COO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Bambuser, Stockholm, Sweden: Maryam Ghahremani, CEO
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mehnaz Hakim, Customer Retention and Care Advisor
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Mobile Guardian, Cape Town, South Africa: Robyn Hobson, Head of Sales and Marketing

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Accounting & Finance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Creative Business, Inc., Brooklyn, NY USA: Jeanne Hardy, Founder & CEO

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Zalando, Berlin, Germany: Natalie Wills, Global Marketing Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
PONY Communications, Encinitas, CA USA: Alexandra Pony, Founder & Principal

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Business Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Jenzabar, Boston, MA USA: Ling Chai Maginn, President, Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
LiveVox, San Francisco, CA USA: MeiLee Langley, Senior Director, Channel Marketing
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
LVL-Up Strategies, Arlington, VA USA: Rona Jobe, Founder & Chief Advisor

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Franchising
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Muffin Break, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Natalie Brennan, General Manager

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Government or Non-Profit
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
CommonSpirit Health, Chicago, IL USA: Suja Chandrasekaran, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Julia Skupchenko, Co-Founder & Head of SDG Actions
How Many Elephants, Alresford, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Holly Budge, Founder & Chair
Lisa Cox, Brisbane, QLD Australia: Lisa Cox, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Nawal Yousif Ibrahim, Director of Future Energy department
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Serving Our Superheroes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Sarah Gardner, Founder & Chair
STEMi Makers Africa, Lagos, Nigeria: Amanda Obidike, Executive Director
Tavuun Welfare Association, Lahore, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, Chairperson
USANA Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT USA: Michelle Benedict, Director of USANA Kids Eat

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Healthcare
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Definitive Healthcare, Framingham, MA USA: Kate Shamsuddin Jensen, Chief Product Officer
Quil, Philadelphia, PA USA: Carina Edwards, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Lisa Langer, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor, NY USA: Lisa Langer, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland: Jessica Bensch, Engagement Partner, Culture Coalition Lead
Medicalincs, LLC, Silver Spring, MD USA: Dr. Nkem Okeke, Founder & CEO

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Industry
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Hugo Alexander Property Group, Brisbane, QLD Australia: Rebecca Fuchs, Client Experience & Growth Lead
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Sleepm Global, Inc., Toronto, ON Canada: Emma He, Founder and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
IBM, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Georgia Watson, IBM’s Enablement and Skills Transformation Lead for Europe, Middle East & Africa

Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Technology
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Air Protein, San Francisco Bay Area, CA USA: Dr. Lisa Dyson, Co-Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
AT&T, Dallas, TX USA: Sarita Rao, President of AT&T Integrated & Partner Solutions
hearX Group, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa: Seline van der Wat, COO
Minim, Inc., Manchester, NH USA: Nicole Zheng, President & CMO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Brandless Draper, UT USA: Cydni Tetro, CEO
CentralReach, Matawan, NJ USA: Cheryl Michael, Chief Product Officer
Conde Nast, New York, NY USA: Danielle Carrick, Engineering Lead, Manager, Data Visualization
Deloitte, London, United Kingdom: Sherry Comes, Managing Director of the Cognitive and Analytics Practice
Omada, Copenhagen, Denmark: Lisa Berg Rydsbo, CMO
Veeam, Baar, Switzerland: Lindsey Costello, Director of Design & Development

Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
ZÓ Personalised, Sydney West, NSW Australia: Zoe Seymour, Founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Zoe Simmons Communications, Ringwood East, VIC, Australia: Zoe Simmons, Founder, Journalist, Copywriter and Editor
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Olivia Jenkins Consulting, Adelaide, SA, Australia: Olivia Jenkins, Business & Marketing Consultant, The CEO's Wing Woman

Maverick of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Let's talk about safety pty ltd, Castle Hill, NSW, Australia: Patrizia Cassaniti, Key Note Speaker and Advocate to Safety
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA: Patty Arvielo, Co-Founder & President
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Coal Creative, Wilkes-Barre, PA USA: Holly K. Pilcavage, Owner & CEO
PeopleReady, Tacoma, WA USA: Taryn Owen, President
Transact, Phoenix, AZ USA: Erica Bass, Vice President of Product Management
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
CommonSpirit Health, Chicago, IL USA: Adrienne McDowell, SVP, IT & Digital Performance and Effectiveness
Deloitte, Chicago, IL USA: Marianne Stanke, Lead Client Service Partner, Client Relationship Executive
Ekata, Seattle, WA USA: Noelle Wiggins, Product Manager
EY, New York, NY USA: Ellen Polansky, Managing Director and Coordinating Partner
F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland: Jessica Bensch, Engagement Partner, Culture Coalition Lead
IBM, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Georgia Watson, IBM’s Enablement and Skills Transformation Lead for Europe, the Middle East & Africa
MIG Living, Colorado Springs, CO USA: Jaime Cross, Founder
MISHKA, San Francisco, CA USA: Olia Rosenblatt, CEO
nFLXn Consulting Services, Plano, TX USA: Nancy Coblenz, Senior Vice President
PECO, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA: Liz Murphy, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and External Affairs

Lifetime Achievement – Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Replicon, Red Wood City, CA USA: Lakshmi Raj, Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Susan Davis International, Washington, D.C. USA: Judy Whittlesey, EVP
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
EY, New York, NY USA: Ellen Polansky, Managing Director and Coordinating Partner
Nature's Sunshine, Lehi, UT USA: Tracee Comstock, VP of Human Resources
Zebra Technologies, Lincolnshire, IL USA: Julie Johnson, Vice President of Product Management, Portfolio & Strategy, Mobile Computing
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Navjivan Health Service, Panchkkula, Haryana, India: Dr. Monica B. Sood, CEO

Mentor or Coach of the Year – Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Newberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX USA: Neena Newberry, President
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Caroline Kennedy Group, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Caroline Kennedy, CEO
You Want Group, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Iris Du, Co-founder & Leadership Mentor
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
brandRUSSO, Lafayette, LA USA: Jaci Russo, Founder & CEO
Kelli Thompson, LLC, Elkhorn, NE USA: Kelli Thompson, CEO, Women’s Leadership Coach, Speaker
Sputnik ATX, Austin, TX USA: Dr. Oksana Malysheva, Managing Partner & CEO

Mentor or Coach of the Year – Consumer
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Stressfree Super Mum, Melbourne, VIC Australia: Katrina Wurm, Empowerment Coach
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
MIG Living, Colorado Springs, CO USA: Jaime Cross, Founder

Mentor or Coach of the Year - Finance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA: Patty Arvielo, Co-Founder & President

Mentor or Coach of the Year – Government or Non-Profit
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Julia Skupchenko, Co-Founder & Head of SDG Actions
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
STEMi Makers Africa, Lagos, Nigeria: Amanda Obidike, Executive Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Tavuun Welfare Association, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, Chairperson

Mentor or Coach of the Year - Health/Wellness
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Your Fertility Hub, Perth, Western Australia, Australia: Karenna Wood, Founder & Fertility Coach
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Michelle Arscott, Nairobi, Kenya: Michelle Arscott, The International Life Coach & The International Kids Life Coach
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
NOVA Periodontal Care And Dental Implants, Vienna, VA USA: Dr. Keren Sperling, Founder, Periodontist and Implant Surgeon

Mentor or Coach of the Year - Marketing/Public Relations/Social Media
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Jeneration PR, Sherman Oaks, CA USA: Jen Berson, Founder & President
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Kylie Chown Consulting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Kylie Chown, LinkedIn Coaching, Training & Mentoring
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
HelloFunnels, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Kate McKibbin, CEO

Women Helping Women – Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Goodlife Institute, North Palm Beach, FL USA: Kathleen Byars, Founder & Chief Well-Being Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Maria Augusta Bastos Torres, Co-Lead BRGND - Neurodiversity Group, IT Leader, Sales & Q2C Solutions - IBM CIO
Newberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX USA: Neena Newberry, President
Stressfree Super Mum, Melbourne, VIC Australia: Katrina Wurm, Empowerment Coach
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Blissful Living 4 U, San Antonio, TX USA: Rochel Maire Lawson, Founder & Owner
Experian, Costa Mesa, CA USA: Donna DePasquale, Executive Vice President of Global Decisioning
Pipette and Purecane (Amyris Brands), Greater Seattle Area, WA USA: Daya V. Fields, President
Teknosa, Istanbul, Turkey: Teknosa Mother Mentors
Wealthramp, Osterville, MA USA: Pam Krueger, Founder & CEO

Women Helping Women - Social Change
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Story Changes Culture Media & Consulting, Hillsboro, OR USA: Jennifer Cloer, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Jane JungAh Han, Korea Market Leader for Quote-to-Cash Operations of Enterprise Services and Operations
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
State of Illinois, Chicago, IL USA: Margaret Croke, Illinois State Representative - 12th District
Vinaj Ventures, Redwood City, CA USA: Faye Sahai, Managing Director
Women@Work, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Anneli Blundell, Founder, Speaker, Author

Female Employee of the Year - Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland: Jessica Bensch, Engagement Partner, Culture Coalition Lead
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Susan Atmaja, Senior Manager
Inspiring Vacations, Melbourne, VIC Australia: Laura Coop, Email Marketing Manager
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
DMAC Architecture, Evanston, IL USA: Kavitha Marudadu, Associate Principal
EY, London, United Kingdom: Farrah Ekeroth, Head of Employer Brand
TELUS, Vancouver, BC Canada: Allison Fary, Senior Program Manager
WarnerMedia, New York, NY USA: Kim Yates, SVP, Head of Client Sales & Partnerships, WarnerMedia Ad Sales
Wolters Kluwer Asia Pacific, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Diana Winfield, Associate Director - Content, Asia Pacific
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Arlington, VA USA: Mary Corcoran, Sales Leader, AWS WWPS Global Channel Partner team
Grosvenor Services, Dublin, Ireland: Marianne Lambert, Head of Operations and Services UK & Ireland
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Diana Lim, Asia Pacific and ASEAN Services Process Expert
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Kanagavalli Parthasarathy, Automation Technical Kaizen Squad Leader in IBM Finance & Operations
Ingeus UK, London, Uited Kingdom: Jayne Garner, Head of Integration
Spartan Invest, Birmingham, AL USA: Stephanie Devine, Director of Property Management
Veeam, Baar, Switzerland: Alyse Qaqish, Global Program Manager, Renewals & Customer Success
Verticurl, Singapore: Christina Lee, Sr. Client Success Director

Female Employee of the Year - Government or Non-Profit
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
South Australian Tourism Commission, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Alexandra Paxinos, Project Manager, Product Development
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Tavuun Welfare Association, Lahore, Pakistan: Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, Chairperson

Social Change Maker of the Year - Disability
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Keeley's Cause Limited, Ballan, VIC, Australia: Keeley Johnson, Founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Kids on the Spectrum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Anita Aherne, Founder
Lisa Cox, Brisbane, QLD Australia: Lisa Cox, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Speech Pathway, Oklahoma City, OK USA: Emily Hathaway, Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
IBM, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil: Maria Augusta Bastos Torres, Co-Lead BRGND - Neurodiversity Group, IT Leader, Sales & Q2C Solutions - IBM CIO
OSec Media Special Projects, PCOO, Metro Manila, Philippines: Alleine Nicole S. Namuco, Development Management Officer and Media Planner
Serving Our Superheroes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Sarah Gardner, Founder & Chair
Total Support Services, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Sandy Liddell, Co-Founder & Managing Director

Social Change Maker of the Year - Gender
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
We Are We, London, United Kingdom: Sinead Rose, Founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
The Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development of Moscow, Moscow, Russia: Women Metro-Drivers Program
DevelopHer, Dallas, TX USA: Lauren Hasson, Founder & Keynote Speaker
Healthy Horizons, Burlingame, CA USA: Sheila Janakos, CEO
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA: Patty Arvielo, Co-Founder & President
Newberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX USA: Neena Newberry, President
Women Tech Council, Salt Lake City, UT USA: Cydni Tetro, President
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
1903 Public Relations, Fresno, CA USA: Katherine Verducci, Co-Founder & CEO
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Julia Skupchenko, Co-Founder & Head of SDG Actions
DHL Supply Chain, Bonn, NRW, Germany: Jaclyn Pannell, Head of Global Marketing Campaigns, Ladies Circle International Volunteer
STEM Punks, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Fiona Holmstrom, Co-Founder & Director

Social Change Maker of the Year - LGBTIQ
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Empowering Differences Inc, Tampa, FL USA: Ashley T Brundage, Founder & President
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
OSec Media Special Projects, PCOO, Metro Manila, Philippines: Vinci A. Beltran, Director

Social Change Maker of the Year - Race
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Cindi Bright, Seattle, WA USA: Cindi Bright, Author , Speaker, Media, Radio Host, Activist, Consultant
Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Boca Raton, FL USA: Evie Goldfine, Supporter
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Claro Enterprise Solutions, Miramar, FL USA: Camila Casale, Chief Marketing and External Engagement Officer
John Hancock, Boston, MA USA: Marianne Harrison, President & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Anokhi Life, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Raj Girn, Founder, President & CEO
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA: Patty Arvielo, Co-Founder & President
Northrop Grumman, Falls Church, VA USA: Sandra Evers-Manly, Vice President of Global Corporate Responsibility

Woman of the Year - Accounting & Finance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
KB Tax Deviser CPAs, Center Valley, PA USA: Minal Babaria, Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
FLEETCOR, Atlanta, GA USA: Alissa Vickery, Chief Accounting Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), New York, NY USA: Marna Ricker, EY Americas Vice Chair – Tax Services

Woman of the Year - Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Publicis Health, New York, NY USA: Alexandra von Plato, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
C-Strategies Inc., Chicago, IL USA: Becky Carroll, President & CEO
The Marketing Store, Chicago, IL USA: Vanessa Kentris Smith, Managing Director, Portfolio & Growth, North America
PeopleReady, Tacoma, WA USA: Caroline Sabetti, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Conde Nast, Santa Monica, CA USA: Vanessa Henao, Senior Director of Marketing, Data Products
Evoke KYNE, Philadelphia, PA USA: Molly Devlin, Media Relations Manager
Hudson Davis Communications, Agoura Hills, CA USA: Amanda Davis, Founder & CEO
Huge, Brooklyn, NY USA: Christie Allport, Managing Director
Jane, Lehi, UT USA: Meagen Johnson, SVP of Marketing

Woman of the Year - Business Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC, Muscat, Oman: Areej Mohsin Haider Darwish, Chairperson
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Caroline Kennedy Group, Melbourne, VIC Australia: Caroline Kennedy, CEO
Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA USA: Marie Hattar, CMO
You Want Group, Melbourne, VIC Australia: Iris Du, co-founder & Leadership Mentor
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
ASRC Federal, Beltsville, MD USA: Jennifer Felix, President & CEO
PeopleReady, Tacoma, WA USA: Taryn Owen, President

Woman of the Year - Franchising
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Muffin Break, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Natalie Brennan, General Manager
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Face Foundrié, Minneapolis, MN USA: Michele Henry, Founder & CEO

Woman of the Year - Government or Non-Profit
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Julia Skupchenko, Co-Founder & Head of SDG Actions
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
EMBERS, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Marcia Nozick, Founder & CEO
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Baltimore, MD USA: Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, President & CEO
Serving Our Superheroes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Sarah Gardner, Founder & Chair
STEMi Makers Africa, Lagos, Nigeria: Amanda Obidike, Executive Director
Tavuun Welfare Association, Lahore, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, Chairperson
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
City of Philadelphia - Division of Aviation, Philadelphia, PA USA: Chellie Cameron, CEO
The Financial Literacy Youth Initiative, Cranston, RI USA: Marcy Reyes, Founder & CEO
Limage Media Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Steph Limage, Founder & CEO
Lisa Cox, Brisbane, QLD Australia: Lisa Cox, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Purpose DRV'N, Woodbury, MN USA: Alicia Kali, Founder & Director

Woman of the Year - Healthcare
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Publicis Health, New York, NY USA: Alexandra von Plato, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Speech Pathway Oklahoma City, OK USA: Emily Hathaway, Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
NOVA Periodontal Care And Dental Implants, Vienna, VA USA: Dr. Keren Sperling, Founder, Periodontist and Implant Surgeon

Woman of the Year - Industry
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
DHL Supply Chain, Bonn, NRW, Germany: Louise Barber, VP, Global Marketing
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA: Wendy Lewis, Co-Founder & COO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Procter and Gamble, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Shruti Samant, Digital Marketing Lead

Woman of the Year - Manufacturing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Flex, San Jose, CA USA: Barjouth Aguilar, Head of Global Sustainability Program & Foundation Officer

Woman of the Year - Social Media
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
CitizenNet, A Condé Nast Company, New York, NY USA: Mata Kranakis, Senior Director of Client Services

Woman of the Year - Technology
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Welltok, Denver, CO USA: April Gill, Chief Strategy Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Iterable, San Francisco, CA USA: Bela Stepanova, VP, Product
Living Security, Austin, TX USA: Ashley Rose, Founder & CEO
Ridecell, San Francisco, CA USA: Deepti Tiku, Senior Director of Corporate Marketing
SAP, Newtown Square, PA USA: Nanette Lazina, Vice President, Midmarket Channels
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, CA USA: Kara Taylor, EVP, Marketing
Domo Inc., American Fork, UT USA: Catherine Wong, Chief Product Officer, EVP Engineering
Ground Labs, Waltham, MA USA: Swati Shekhar, Head Of Engineering, Singapore
Intermedia Cloud Communications, Sunnyvale, CA USA: Urvashi Sheth, EVP, Client Services
PagerDuty, San Francisco, CA USA: Olivia Khalili, VP, Global Social Impact & Philanthropy
PeopleScout, Chicago, IL USA: Anna Turner, Vice President of Product
Teltech, New York, NY USA: Giulia Porter, Vice President of Marketing

Company/Organization (Women-Owned or -Led) Awards Categories

Company of the Year – Business Products – 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Convert Your Followers, Miami, FL USA

Company of the Year – Business Services – 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Eliasan Consulting, LLC, Seattle, WA USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Brainchild Studios, Milwaukee, WI USA
Olivia Jenkins Consulting, Adelaide, SA Australia
The V.O. Dojo, Burbank, CA USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
C3Workplace, Montclair, NJ USA
East of Ellie, an events co., Shelton, CT USA
Geriatric Resources LLC, Peoria, AZ USA
Think RAPT, Eltham, VIC Australia

Company of the Year – Business Services – More Than 10 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Leaderology, Santa Ana, CA USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Boardroom Insiders, Fort Mill, SC USA
GingerMay PR, London, United Kingdom
The Ricciardi Group, New York, NY USA
VSA, Inc., Haddonfield, NJ USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Big Purple Dot, Irvine, CA USA
Bitcoin of America, Chicago, IL USA
Citi Ventures, San Francisco, CA USA
The Tambellini Group, LLC, Irvington, VA USA
Vested, New York, NY USA

Company of the Year – Consumer Products – 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
iland co., Terrigal, NSW Australia
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Bocchetta Plush Toys- FurTastic Friends, Gold Coast, Australia
Desiderate, Thirroul, NSW Australia
Tertill, North Billerica, MA USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Luma Brighter Learning, Mount Pleasant, SC USA

Company of the Year – Consumer Products – More Than 10 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Rufus & Coco, Sydney, NSW Australia
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Bug Bite Thing, Port St. Lucie, FL USA
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA

Company of the Year – Consumer Services – 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Karen Dwyer Enterprises, Leinster, Ireland
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Sea Horse Diamond Beach, NSW, Australia
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Editor World: Editing & Proofreading Services, Blacksburg, VA USA
SEIR Beauty School, Sydney New South Wales, Australia
Stay Calm & Start CPR, LLC, Ambler, PA USA
The Day Spa, Emu Plains, New South Wales, Australia

Company of the Year – Consumer Services – More Than 10 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA

Organization of the Year – Government or Non-Profit– 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, Newtown, CT USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Bir Dilek Tut Dernegi | Make-A-Wish Fdn Turkey, Istanbul
Civic Responsibility Project, Washington, D.C. USA
Ocean Rescue Alliance, Apollo Beach, FL USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Ardour Academy, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Enthuse Foundation, New York, NY USA
Serving Our Superheroes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Tavuun Welfare Association, Lahore, Pakistan

Organization of the Year – Government or Non-Profit– More Than 10 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
EMBERS, Vancouver, BC Canada
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
New Heights Educational Group, Inc., Defiance, OH USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
HRMDO, LGU, General Santos City, Philippines

Startup of the Year - Business Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Elizion Tech, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
QMENTA, Inc., Boston, MA USA
WeavInsight (WeavAir), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Olivia Jenkins Consulting, Adelaide, QLD, Australia
Honeylight Enterprises Pty Ltd T/A Greenville Development, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Startup of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Elizion Tech, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Living Security, Austin, TX USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Curator24, Solana Beach, CA USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
1903 Public Relations, Fresno, CA USA
AWL Strategies, Silver Spring, MD USA
BMcTALKS Press, Chandler, AZ USA
New Build Database Ltd. (NBDb), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Olivia Jenkins Consulting, Adelaide, Queensland, Australia
Prima Donna - Business Diva, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Sales Institute Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Secret SisinBiz Society, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Startup of the Year - Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
HYYH / EQUO International, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Serving Our Superheroes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
SolaAir Sequin Walls UK, Mansfield, North Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
The Functional Chocolate Company, Evergreen, CO USA
New Build Database Ltd(NBDb), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Pure Culture Beauty, San Francisco, CA USA

Startup of the Year - Consumer Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Kids on the Spectrum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Le Lievre Enterprises, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Magnus Health, Beenleigh, QLD, Australia
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
CreAZ, Paris, France
Metamorphosis Group, Quezon City, Philippines
Travel Moore, Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia

Most Innovative Company of the Year – 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
DevelopHer, Dallas, TX USA
Luma Brighter Learning, Mount Pleasant, SC USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Lacy Maxwell Experiential, Benicia, CA USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Aspire, Phoenix, AZ USA

Most Innovative Company of the Year – More Than 10 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Cala Health, Burlingame, CA USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Digital Air Strike, Scottsdale, AZ USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
CooperSurgical, New York, NY USA

Fastest Growing Company of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
New American Funding, Tustin, CA USA
SnapNurse, Atlanta, GA USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
The Conjure by Lala Inuti Ahari, Atlanta, GA USA
Dexatel OU, Tallinn, Estonia
MG Empower, London, United Kingdom
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Adapex, Inc, New York, NY USA
Chargeback Gurus, McKinney, TX USA

Community Involvement Program of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Morreale Communications, Chicago, IL USA: Connecting Communities to COVID Resources - Pandemic Public Health Navigator Program
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Civic Responsibility Project, Washington, D.C. USA: Civic Responsibility Project: Ashley Spillane, Co-founder and CEO

Management Team of the Year at a Women-Owned or -Led Organization – 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Hunter Plastic Surgery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia: A Five Star Female Management Team Breaking Records at Hunter Plastic Surgery

Women-Run Workplace of the Year - 10 or Less Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Goodlife Institute, North Palm Beach, FL USA
Lacy Maxwell Experiential, Benicia, CA USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Curator24 of Solana Beach, CA USA
Mission Partners, Benefit LLC, Rockville, MD USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
The Leets Consortium, Las Vegas, NV USA
Park Place Payments, Los Angeles, CA USA
The Roundtable, Toronto, ON, Canada

Women-Run Workplace of the Year - More Than 10 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Publicis Health, New York, NY USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Leaderology, Santa Ana CA USA
Name Bubbles LLC - Ballston Spa, NY USA
RKPR, Rachel Kay Public Relations, San Diego, CA USA
Rockwood Custom Homes, Calgary, AB, Canada
Volt, Orange, CA US
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
BBR Creative, Lafayette, LA USA
IWBI, New York, NY USA
The Social Element, London, United Kingdom

New Product & Service (Developed for/by Women) Awards Categories

Best New Product or Service of the Year - Business Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Nurch PTY LTD,  Australia wide: Nurch Childcare Loyalty Rewards 
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Top Score Writing, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA: The Top Score Writing Digital License

Best New Product or Service of the Year - Business Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
CDR Companies, LLC, Stafford, TX USA: CDR-U Coach

Communications & Marketing (Developed for/by Women) Awards Categories

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Community Engagement
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Vesta, New York, NY USA: The Power of Community: Vesta's Veggies Made Great Campaign

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Community Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Leaderology, Santa Ana CA USA: Leaderology: Lights, Camera, Leadership - Putting HR in the Spotlight

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Corporate Responsibility
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
OPET, Istanbul, Turkey: OPET Women's Power

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Crisis Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
C-Strategies Inc., Chicago IL USA: Returning Vaccines to Loretto Hospital

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Events & Observances
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Everbridge,Inc. Burlington, MA USA: Everbridge COVID-19: Road to Recovery Symposium - Spring 2021

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing - Business to Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
PrestigePEO, Melville, NY USA: In with the New - How rebranding a 20-year-old enterprise fostered record growth

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing - Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
E29 Marketing, Larkspur, CA USA: Foster Farms Smart Crust Pizza Launch Campaign by E29 Marketing

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Non-Profit / Charity
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Full Capacity Marketing, Inc, Encinitas, CA USA: Coalition on Adult Basic Education #MoveAheadWithAdultEd National Awareness Campaign

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Public Affairs
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
C-Strategies Inc., Chicago IL USA: Right to Return to Work
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
The Mach 1 Group, Austin, TX USA: Mach 1 Public Affairs Campaign for TOCC

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Reputation/Brand Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Molex, Lisle, IL USA: Molex Thought Leadership Brand Campaign

Marketing Campaign of the Year - Insurance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
MultiVerse Advertising x BAD, Bangkok, Thailand: Against the Odds: Manulife Launch in Myanmar by BAD

Marketing Campaign of the Year - Packaged Food
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
E29 Marketing, Larkspur, CA USA: Foster Farms Smart Crust Pizza Launch Campaign by E29 Marketing

Marketing Campaign of the Year - Energy/Nutrition Products & Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Brand825, Brentwood, TN USA: Brand 825: I Am Manduu

Media (Developed for/by Women) Awards Categories

Book of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Cindi Bright, Seattle, WA USA: The Color of Courage: Crushing Racism in Corporate America

Event of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Forbes, Jersey City, NJ USA: 2020 Forbes Power Women’s Summit

Podcast of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Doctor Me First Podcast, Winslow, IN USA: Doctor Me First Podcast
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Long Live Lodging, Atlanta, GA USA: Lodging Leaders podcast
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
DHL Supply Chain, Bonn, NRW, Germany: Addressing the elephant in the room podcast nomination

Achievement Categories

Achievement in Customer Satisfaction
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
The Roundtable, Toronto ON, Canada: The Roundtable Exceeds Customer Expectations

Achievement in Developing and Promoting Women
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Halkbank, Istanbul, Turkey: Halkbank Supports Women
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Women's Business School, Sydney, NSW Australia: Online Incubator For Women In Business
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
DHL Global Forwarding, Bonn, Germany: Woman at DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF)

Achievement in Finance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Halkbank, Istanbul, Turkey: Halkbank Supports Women

Achievement in Growth
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Groups Recover Together, Burlington, MA USA: Growth initiatives by Colleen Nicewicz, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
WorkBoard software, Redwood City, CA USA: WorkBoard Inc. Grows Exponentially Since 2019

Achievement in Human Resources
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
DHL Global Forwarding, Bonn, Germany: Woman at DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF)
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Sabanci Holding, Istanbul, Turkey: Sabanci Group HR Initiatives on Women Empowerment and Gender Equity
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Akcansa, Istanbul, Turkey: Akçansa Human Resources' Improved Communications

Achievement in International Expansion
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Bug Bite Thing, Port St. Lucie, FL USA: Bug Bite Thing Offers Insect Bite Relief Worldwide, Expands to 25 Countries

Achievement in Product Innovation
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Transact, Phoenix, AZ USA: Transact's CampusPay for Cashiering
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Driving Innovation in Sales

Achievement in Promoting Work-Life Balance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
John Hancock, Boston, MA USA: Prioritizing Employees' Well-being
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
AppFolio, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA USA: Hybrid workplace model
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Iterable, San Francisco, CA USA: Commitment to Work-Life Balance

Achievement in Sales or Revenue Generation
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
City of Philadelphia - Division of Aviation, Philadelphia, PA USA: Stephanie Wear's COVID-19 Air Service Recovery and Incentive Program (CASRIP)

Achievement in Science or Technology
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Morris Animal Foundation, Denver, CO USA: Morris Animal Foundation Advances the Health of Companion Animals and Wildlife

Achievement in Women-related Corporate Social Responsibility
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
OPET, Istanbul, Turkey: OPET Women's Power

COVID-19 Response Categories

Backline Medical Hero of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Better2Know, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, United Kingdom: Anthea Morris, Owner
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Serving Our Superheroes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Sarah Gardner, Founder & Chair

Delivery Hero of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
HRMDO, LGU, General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines: Dr. Lalaine Calonzo, Acting Assistant Department Head of the City Health Office
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Serving Our Superheroes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Sarah Gardner, Founder & Chair

Education Hero of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Mona Bharadwaj, Global University Programs - India Leader at IBM Research

Frontline Medical Hero of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc; South Jordan, UT USA: Dr. Nicole Priest, Chief Wellness Officer

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - COVID-19-related Information
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Morreale Communications, Chicago, IL USA: Connecting Communities to COVID Resources - Pandemic Public Health Navigator Program
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Hepsiburada, Istanbul, Turkey: Technology Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs

Most Exemplary Employer
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Visa Client Care in partnership with Visa Operational Resilience, Austin, TX USA
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Southern Company Gas, Atlanta, GA USA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
GlowTouch, LLC, Louisville, KY USA
Ritchie Bros.,Vancouver, BC Canada

Most Valuable Corporate Response
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
IWBI, New York, NY USA: IWBI Meets the Moment
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
GlowTouch, LLC, Louisville, KY USA: More Than a Company Motto: How GlowTouch Exemplified Putting People First
Hilton Supply Management, McLean, VA USA: Women-led Hilton Supply Management Pioneers Hilton CleanStay Initiative and Others during Pandemic
Simul8, Boston, MA USA: Fighting the Covid-19 pandemic with free simulation technology
Southern Company Gas, Atlanta, GA USA: Together in the Pandemic
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Helen Doron Ltd. Misgav, Israel: Helen Doron Educational Group's Inspiring Global Support During Covid Pandemic
NIO, San Jose, CA USA: NIO Corporate Response to COVID-19
Turtle Tots, Bristol, United Kingdom: Turtle Tots Survives The Pandemic

Most Valuable Government Response
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
City of Philadelphia - Division of Aviation, Philadelphia, PA USA: Chellie Cameron, CEO and the Runway to Recovery program

Most Valuable Non-Profit Response
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Boca Raton, FL USA: Gift of Life Marrow Registry innovates to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Making Lives Better with Alorica, Irvine, CA USA: Providing Pandemic Relief Through a Culture of Connection and Empowerment
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Blooming Magnolia, Hollywood, CA USA: Blooming Magnolia Long-COVID Support & Mental Health Advocacy

Thought Leadership Categories

new for 2021. Sponsored byTLL Logo

Achievement in Thought Leadership
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Women's Business School, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Online Incubator For Women In Business
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
American Confidence Institute (ACI), Westborough, MA USA: Alyssa Dver, Founder, Author, Speaker
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
AVROBIO, Boston, MA USA: AVROBIO’s Thought Leadership Program
The Tambellini Group, LLC, Irvington, VA USA: Tambellini Group's Thought Leadership Program

Thought Leadership Campaign of the Year - Business Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
adobo magazine, Makati City, the Philippines: Adobo SheCreative Network by Adobo Magazine – Thought Leadership Campaign of the Year

Thought Leadership Campaign of the Year - Business Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Impact Point Group, Denver, CO USA: Impact Point Group's Thought Leadership Campaign

Female Thought Leader of the Year - Business Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
3M, Maplewood, MN USA: Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Kinaxis, Ottawa, ON, Canada: Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, VP of Industry Outreach and Thought Leadership

Female Thought Leader of the Year - Business Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Publicis Sapient, Boston, MA USA: Teresa Barreira, Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
FiscalNote, Washington, D.C. USA: Becca Bycott, Director of Thought Leadership and Engagement
Helbig Enterprises, Lakewood, Ohio USA: Diane Helbig, Busness Advisor
IBM Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Gandhi Sivakumar, Distinguished Engineer
Newberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX USA: Neena Newberry, President
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
BioPharm Communications, New Hope, PA USA: Nadia Khatri, Director, Omnichannel Strategy
EuroHR Solutions, Lummen, Belgium: Inez Vermeulen, Founder & CEO
Fraud.net, Inc., New York, NY USA: Cathy Ross, Co-Founder & President
IBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Mona Bharadwaj, Global University Programs - India Leader at IBM Research, India
Limina, Longmont, CO USA: Maria Taylor, Co-Founder & Principal
Pink Mentor Network, Charlotte, NC USA: Stacy Cassio, Founder & CEO
Quantcast, San Francisco, CA USA: Somer Simpson, VP of Product
TLGG, New York, NY USA: Katrin Zimmermann, Managing Director, The Americas

Female Thought Leader of the Year - Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Air Protein, San Francisco Bay Area, CA USA: Dr. Lisa Dyson, Co-Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Switzerland: Marian Salzman, Senior Vice President, Communications
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
MIG Living, Colorado Springs, CO USA: Jaime Cross, Founder
STEM Punks, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Fiona Holmstrom, Co-Founder & Director

Female Thought Leader of the Year - Consumer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
IQAir North America, La Mirada, CA USA: Glory Dolphin Hammes, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Traveling with Me, Myself and I, Queensland, Australia: Yogita Ridgley, CEO, Author & Speaker

Female Thought Leader of the Year - Government or Non-Profit
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
AlterContacts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Julia Skupchenko, Co-Founder & Head of SDG Actions
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
How Many Elephants, Alresford, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Holly Budge, Founder & Chair
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Public Relations Society of America, New York, NY USA: Michelle Olson, National Chair

Red Ladder Women in Technology Categories

Sponsored byHCL Logo HCL Technologies

Excellence in Redefining the Next-Gen Workplace
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
BP plc, Houston, TX USA: Tracy Pyle, Head of Citizen Digital Center
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Ascension Health, Milwaukee, WI USA: Meghan Hendricks, Vice President of Relationship and Demand Management
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
T-Mobile, Bellevue, WA USA: Elizabeth Hunter, Senior Vice President - Technology

Leading Through Uncertainty
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Rogers Communications, Toronto, ON Canada: Shannon Bell, Senior VP - IT
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Stanley Black & Decker, West Hartford, CT USA: Leslie Scott, VP & CIO, IT Enterprise Services
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
SiriusXM Radio, Pompano Beach, FL USA: Christa Petros, Vice President, Product Development
The Standard, Portland, OR USA: Kelli Wilson, AVP, IT Infrastructure and Operations

New-Normal Digital Transformer
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
BMO Financial Group, Toronto, ON Canada: Bindhu Alvar Thiruvenkadathan, CIO, Wealth Management
InterContinental Hotels Group, Atlanta, GA USA: Michelle Griffith, VP, Security Governance, Risk & Compliance
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA USA: Deepika Manglani, VP, Product and Program Management
Merck & Co. Inc., North Wales, PA USA: Denise Allen-Williams, Vice President
Weyerhaeuser, Seattle, WA USA: Amanda McKinstry, IT Senior Director - Enterprise Systems