We are excited to celebrate our five 2022 awardees from The United States this year. They will all be attending our 2022 15th Annual Conference in Madrid Spain Nov. 13-15th to accept their awards along with other successful women from around the globe.
Nominated by the Manhattan Chamber/Sunita Bajaj:
Wendy Lieber, Co-Founder/CEO, ContentBacon, www.contentbacon.com
Wendy Lieber is the entrepreneurial cofounder and CEO of ContentBacon, an inbound marketing resource that builds brands people know, like, trust, and buy from. Wendy has a passion for helping customers figure out and communicate their stories and their “whys” so that it resonates with target audiences. Content is her 2nd start-up. Prior to Bacon, she led her first company, Athena Marketing, a small boutique strategic marketing agency, for fourteen years. Her focus helps clients use marketing strategies to enhance the value of their business. Wendy is a member of Entrepreneur’s Organization and a Board of Trustee for Women in Distress.
The company’s clients are primarily in the United States but she has had clients in England, Switzerland, Canada and South America. Her team members are throughout the US, Mexico and the Philippines. Wendy would love to find clients anywhere in the world as her company’s strengths in creating more value for companies is of a global nature.
Nominated by the IWEC Foundation/Maureen Borzacchiello:
Wendy Pease, President, Rapport International, www.rapporttranslations.com
Wendy Pease is the President/Owner of Rapport International, a language services company that provides high quality written translation and spoken interpretation in over 200 languages. She’s the author of the book “The Language of Global Marketing”, and the podcast host of the “Global Marketing Show”. Wendy’s passionate about connecting people across languages and cultures. She lived in Mexico, Taiwan, and Philippines where she fell in love with differing cultures and came to understand that we are all human, no matter the language we speak. She has a BA from Penn State and an MBA from Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
Rapport is currently doing business in the US, Canada, Belgium, Japan, China, Kenya, Philippines & Germany. They wish to expand further in Germany, Scandinavian countries and Belgium
Nominated by the IWEC Foundation/US Chamber of Commerce:
Pooja Chandra Pama, CEO, ACE Foods, www.acefoods.org
Pooja Chandra Pama is widely recognized as a businesswoman, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and philanthropist. Single-handedly responsible for the establishment, implementation and oversight of multiple entrepreneurial enterprises, she also serves as the President and driving force behind several collaborative businesses. Through her business savvy and experience, innovation, ethical tenacity and commitment to approaches that support teaching both process and content, she has touched tens of thousands of lives, creating practical opportunities, supported and guided by experienced mentorship. Although her entrepreneurial successes are diverse, spanning healthcare, finance, real estate, and talent acquisition, her impact is best embodied in the work of ACE Health Foundation, an organization characterized by its emphasis on corporate citizenship.
The company does business in the United States & India and is interested in growing to the Middle East and Africa.
Nominated by the IWEC Foundation/Wendy Kemp:
Michelle Klassen Merrigan, Founder & President, Mana Group Holdings, www.themanaboutique.com , www.mkadvisors.org & www.manapacific.com
“MK” began her career in humanitarian aid, working frequently in resource-restricted environments. Since 2010, MK has worked to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of strategic solutions for resource equity needs, while also educating policymakers to support smart, affordable technologies that enable creative financial models. MK created an innovative model that allows for emerging technologies to be fielded, and commercialized at scale, inside of the communities that need the solutions most. Knowledge transfer, female empowerment, economic development, and clean climate solutions are the very foundation of this vision. MK’s personal mission statement: “To alleviate suffering in every room I am in.”
Michelle has business incubations or partnerships in 22 Pacific Island Countries, 17 Sub-Saharan African Countries and in the US. She is most interested in working in developing economies where resource resilience (sustainable energy & water & enduring agriculture) is challenged.
Nominated by the Women Presidents Organization:
Monica Hernandez, Founder & CEO, MAS Global Consulting, LLC, www.masglobalconsulting.com
Monica has 20+ years experience in the Technology space. Born and raised in Colombia, she moved to the US at the age of 21, after earning a software engineering degree in Colombia. Monica started her IT career in Texas, gained experience in the corporate world and started MAS Global 9 years ago. The company is a mid-size Agile software development and IT services company based in Florida with nearshore development hubs in Medellin, Colombia. Most recently, she started a foundation called MAS Future as part of MAS Global’s commitment to community impact and to continue to deliver on the promise that MAS is More.
The company does business in the US, Colombia, Argentina and Mexico. Monica would like to expand to Canada and Europe and hopes to recruit more talent from Asia.
Congratulations to these successful and powerful women!
