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Event: WPO 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Companies Venue: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Date: Apr. 29, 2011 North America's trailblazing women gathered in the ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver for a conference hosted by the Women Presidents' Organization. The conference connects women who own multi-million dollar companies and gives them the opportunity to hear from noted speakers such as chairman of the board for Lululemon, Chip Wilson, and Sarah McLaughlin.
Winners Shelley Lynch (l) of Brightstar and Elise Mitchell of Mitchell Communications Group.
From left: Donna Walcyk and Joyce Usher-Mesiano of Ontario-based National Brokers Insurance, and Melanie Beauchamp of Beauchamp Law Office.
Heather Wells (l) of Amex Open, and Meryl Unger from New York law firm Katsky Korins LLP.
Jennifer Smith (l) of Innovative Office Solutions, and Beth Bronfman of LBLD Advertising.
Juli Betwee (l) of B.C.-based company Pivot Point, and Ronit Molko of Autism Spectrum Therapies.
Julie Rubin-Rodney (l) of Ontario’s Maximum People Performance, with Rahona Levine-Rubin of RLR and Associates.
Linda Price (l) of Ronin Enterprises, with Pilar Dea-Pern of Casuarinas College in Lima, Peru.
Lisa Jones (l) of Chubb, with Laurel Delaney, chair of the WPO Chicago chapter.
From left: Michelle Bailey of Blazing the Agency; Barbara Mowat of Impact Communications, and chair of the WPO Vancouver chapter; and Isabel Banerjee of Fielding Chemical.
Sherry Deutchmane (l) of Letterlogic, and Pat Shea of YWCF Nashville.
From left: Shirley Moulton of The Academi of Life, Roz Alford of ASAP Solutions Group, Beth Bronfman of LBLD Advertising, and WPO’s president Marsha Firestone.
Sosha Brink of Creative Resources, and Danielle Gorst of Chubb.
Susan Foster (l) of Staffclick, and Heather Heaman of WPO’s Toronto chapter.
North America’s trailblazing women gathered in the ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver for a conference hosted by the Women Presidents’ Organization. The conference connects women who own multi-million dollar companies and gives them the opportunity to hear from noted speakers such as chairman of the board for Lululemon, Chip Wilson, and Sarah McLaughlin.
In partnership with American Express Open, the WPO hosted a banquet acknowledging the 50 fastest-growing women-led companies in North America. Collectively in 2010, the top 50 generated $4.1 billion in revenues and employed 24,650 people.
Among the roster of winners was BrightStar, a home healthcare and medical staffing company that quadrupled their revenue in two years, and Sierra Nevada Corporation, an electronic systems provider that doubled their revenue and employment in the past two years. Here’s to honouring these powerful women and recognizing their triumphs.