Join NAWBO Columbus for the 2024 Visionary 614 Awards- Standing on Business, as we honor and hear from Central Ohio women business owners who have achieved success with their business while making notable contributions to their communities, their industries and to initiatives for other women in business.
Join us for inspiration!
The 2024 Visionary Awards will feature a conversation with Darla King, Owner & President, King Business Interiors and Betty Collins, Columbus Managing Director, Brady Ware & Company. Darla and Betty will share their journey as entrepreneurs, the lessons they have learned along the way and how they champion women business owners!
Join us to honor the 2024 Honoree! The 2024 Visionary Awards will honor Sheri Chaney Jones, President, Measurement Resources Company, Founder & CEO, SureImpact and Author of Impact & Excellence. Join us to hear Sheri's contributions and impact on her industries and what makes her a visionary leader!
MEET THE 2024 VISIONARY HONOREE:
About Visionary Sheri Chaney Jones:
Sheri Chaney Jones is a social entrepreneur, who has helped government, non-profit organizations and social enterprises gather and use data to change actions, outcomes and lives for more than 16 years. Sheri is the founder of Measurement Resources Company, and co-founder and CEO of SureImpact, a cloud-based solution that helps social sector organizations and collective impact initiatives measure and communicate their unique social impact. An author and internationally recognized expert, she regularly keynotes conferences and events, where she speaks about high-performance measurement cultures, data-driven strategy and decision-making, and using data to attract more funding. Sheri is also the author of the award-winning book, Impact & Excellence: Data-driven Strategies for Aligning Mission, Culture, and Performance in Nonprofit and Government Organizations, published by Jossey-Bass in 2014.
Meet our Speakers:
Darla King, Owner & President, King Business Interiors
With over 38 years of experience in the commercial office furniture industry, Darla started her family-owned company 26 years ago in 1998 with her husband Dave King. As President, she provides the strategic direction for the company, along with networking through community involvement and the Connecting the Dots program that supports local non-profits in our area. Her passion is giving back to the community and passing that along to her children who work in the family business, Christopher, age 41 in a VP Sales Manager position and Chelsea, age 34 is the VP of Design and Marketing. Prior to starting King Business Interiors, she worked at the local commercial furniture dealership for 12 years until they made a change to no longer have a furniture division. Read Darla's full bio HERE.
BETTY COLLINS, COLUMBUS MANAGING DIRECTOR, BRADY WARE & COMPANY
THERESA HARRIS, TMH $TRATEGIES
Theresa Harris has more than 35 years of progressively responsible experience in Management and Information Technology. Theresa is known for generating return on investments for her company, strategic business partners and customers. She prides herself in bringing clarity to technology offerings and ensuring that technology supports the business. Building relations and great customer satisfaction are a must to successfully implement mission critical projects. Theresa has managed activities between system integrators and third-party integration partner; ensured technical specifications were complete and accurate. Identified and tracked project risks and issues to insure timely resolution. Identified project deliverables and created deliverable specification documents, overall day to day activities of all staff. Theresa has saved her customers millions of dollars and has modernized business processes to enhance the way business is conducted. Theresa is best known for her “Warrior” atitude, an entrepreneur, business counselor, and a community leader. Theresa is passionate in helping organizations to thrive as well as creating personal development opportunities for her employees, consultants and business. Read Theresa's full bio HERE.
NAWBO COLUMBUS VISIONARY AWARD
NAWBO Columbus hosts this coveted award as a prestigious way to recognize and showcase the amazing women who not only own and operate businesses that are vital to Ohio’s economy but also find time and resources to identify needs and drive social change. These Visionary women make Central Ohio better and stronger for all of us.
Visionary Tickets include Visionary Reception drinks and appetizers and Awards dinner and drinks.
Registration closes Friday, April 26, 2024
Event Agenda:
- 4:30pm- Visionary Reception, Exhibitors and Cocktail Hour
- 5:15pm- Past Visionary Recognition
- 5:30- 7:00pm- Dinner, Keynote and Awards Ceremony
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