PALO ALTO, CA, APRIL 2, 2018 —Kicking off next week’s 15th Annual Skoll World Forum, the Skoll Foundation announced the six winners of the 2018 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations disrupt the status quo, drive sustainable large-scale change, and are poised to create even greater impact on the world. “It is a special moment when our ‘family’ of extraordinary social entrep...

$120,500 Total Cash and Prizes Available to 10 U.S. Based Small BusinessesMEMPHIS, Tenn., February 20, 2018—FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the launch of its sixth annual FedEx Small Business Grant Contest, which recognizes passionate and innovative small businesses from across the country who aspire to take their businesses to the next level. This year, the contest offers a total prize pool of $120,500 to ten U.S. based small businesses,...

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 17, 2018 – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced today that Judith McKenna will be promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Walmart International, the company’s second-largest operating segment. She will be succeeding David Cheesewright, who has been in role since 2014 and recently shared his desire to retire from a full-time role. McKenna, currently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Oper...

Shaila Rao Mistry has been invited by the US State Department to represent the United States as an official delegate to the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit. GES 2017 will be held at the Hyderabad Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India and participation is by invitation only. This year’s GES highlights women business owners, and Shaila is passionate about prominent issues that affect women from issues of trafficking to women on boards. She has ...

(COLUMBUS, OH) – October 12, 2017 – Thirty-One Gifts is helping the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) launch the Independence Project to help survivors of domestic violence build credit scores. The project is a credit-building through micro-lending program to help survivors build economic independence and is the first national project of its kind in the U.S. The program launched in a few states in February 2017 and continues its n...

[DALLAS, August 10, 2017] – HOBI International, Inc. is receiving the 2016 AT&T* Supplier Sustainability Award in the ‘Reverse Logistics and Circular Economy’ category. HOBI is being recognized for developing a parts recovery and testing process in support of AT&T mobile phone refurbishment operations. The award recognizes suppliers for their support of AT&T and its goals toward sustainable operations. “Sustainability is vital to AT&a...

As a brand strategist, author, and public speaker, I rely upon my voice and storytelling ability to make a living. I’ve observed that my interpersonal communication style is less 1:1 and more “broadcast” in nature. I get in a room full of people, position myself directly in the center, and hold court. At a leadership conference featuring 10-hour days of training and intense strategy sessions for 1500 member leaders and staffers of a global organi...

The best subscription companies don't just thrive; they excel at solving anongoing problem for subscribers and help them achieve their goals.Membership Economy expert Robbie Kellman Baxter weighs in on some of the mostinteresting subscription brands today and shares insights on why they are successful. San Francisco, CA (July 2017)—In recent years, the Membership Economy has been disrupting the old methods of doing business in a major way. Essent...

“The best boards are rethinking their assumptions about everything they know – from what business they are in, to how their corporate culture defines their company, to what needs disrupting and what doesn’t,” said Susan Stautberg, CEO and chairman of the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation (WCD). “This has major implications for strategy discussions in the boardroom.” At the recent WCD Global Institute in New York, top global board leaders, CEOs, ...

Nina Vaca founded the “TRI For Homes” campaign to build homes for families displaced by the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador. DALLAS, TX - July 25, 2017 - Pinnacle Group Chairman and CEO Nina Vaca will participate in the Ironman 70.3 in Manta, Ecuador on Sunday, July 30, 2017, to raise funds and awareness for victims of the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador, which left thousands homeless. The race begins with a 1.2 mile swim in the Pacific Ocean, followed by ...

Kathleen Steele, Shonda Scott And Caron Ng To Serve As Board Members ForWomen Business Owners’ Publication RALEIGH, N.C., June XX, 2017 –Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine, has appointed Kathleen Steele, Shonda Scott and Caron Ng to serve on the publication’s advisory board. The board is comprised of a select group of women and men who support the publication and give back to the women business owners’ community by pr...

American Express OPEN, the small business division of the financial services company recently recognized two women owned businesses for continued success working with the federal government. Details on these remarkable business owners can be found below:Red Carrot, a Hispanic woman-owned small business based in Miami, was recognized as the On the Rise Government Contractor of the Year. Over 80% of Red Carrot’s revenue is currently generated throu...