World’s Top Honors for Women Entrepreneurs, Executives, Employees, and the Organizations They Run Were Presented in New York
Shining a spotlight on women executives, entrepreneurs, and organizations run by women, winners in the 2019 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business were announced on Friday, November 15.
More than 1,500 nominations from organizations and individuals around the world were submitted to the awards this year for consideration in categories including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Most Innovative Company of the Year, and Startup of the Year, among others.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition produced by the creators of the prestigious International Business Awards® and American Business Awards®. The Stevie is widely considered to be the world’s premier business award.
With more than 500 businesswomen and their guests in attendance, the awards were announced at a gala dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis. Nations represented at the event included Australia, Canada, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom , and the U.S.A., among others.
The presentations were broadcast live worldwide.
More than 1,500 nominations from organizations and individuals around the world were submitted to the awards this year for consideration in categories including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Most Innovative Company of the Year, and Startup of the Year, among others. More than 160 business professionals working in eight specialized judging committees determined the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners.
Grand Stevie Award trophies were presented to six organizations that submitted the best body of entries to the competition, in their own names or in the names of one or more clients. Winners were determined by the number of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards won in the competition. The Grand Stevie Award winners are:
- The Audacious Agency, Coombabah, QLD, Australia (#1)
- Melissa Sones Consulting, New York, NY, U.S.A. (#2)
- DP DHL, worldwide (#3)
- WDS Marketing & Public Relations, Overland Parks, KS, U.S.A. (#4)
- Harman International, Stamford, CT, U.S.A. (#5 TIE)
- Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL, U.S.A. (#5 TIE)
