Enterprising Women Magazine Announces

Enterprising Women Magazine Announces
Prestigious Awards Program and Introduces List of Honorees

CARY, NC:  – Monica Smiley, Publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine, has announced the winners and finalists (champions) of the 2026 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards, an annual tribute to the world’s top women entrepreneurs. Both the Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winners and Enterprising Women of the Year Champions will be recognized at the 24th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration & Conference to be held from Sunday, March 8 to Tuesday, March 10 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New Orleans.  

The Enterprising Women of the Year Awards is widely considered one of the most prestigious recognition programs for women business owners. To win, nominees must demonstrate that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women and girls involved in entrepreneurship and stand out as leaders in their communities. Many of the honorees also serve as leaders of the key organizations that support the growth of women’s entrepreneurship.

Award winners are recognized in eight categories this year: annual sales revenues of more than $100 million; annual sales revenues of more than $25 million and up to $100 million; annual sales revenues of more than $10 million and up to $25 million; annual sales revenues of more than $5 million and up to $10 million; annual sales revenues of more than $3 million and up to $5 million; annual sales revenues of more than $2 million and up to $3 million; annual sales revenues of more than $1 million and up to $2 million; and annual sales revenues of up to $1 million.

For the Champion award category, all revenue levels are represented. While the Enterprising Women of the Year Award winners are receiving a once-in-a-lifetime award and may not apply again in future years, Champions may apply again to earn the Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner designation.

Below are the 2026 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winners:

Businesses with more than $100 million in annual revenues:

●              Kelly Skalicky, Stearns Bank N.A, St. Cloud, MN

Businesses with $25 million in annual revenues and up to $100 million in annual revenues:

●      Beth Goff McMillan, SKG and FOLIO , Austin, TX

●      Lalitha Sneha Nandyala, Smart Folks Inc, McKinney, TX

●      Isabella Pina, Inspired Solutions Inc., Manassas, VA

Businesses with $10 million in annual revenues and up to $25 million in annual revenues:

●      Kathleen McCarron, Portland Pet Food Company, Portland, OR    

●      Dr. Lesley Steele, Steele Veterinary Group, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

●      Cimin Ahmadi Cohen, Idea Peddler, Austin, TX       

●      Emma Dickison, Home Helpers® Home Care, Blue Ash, OH          

●      Johanna Faigelman, HumanBranding, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

●      Sima Ladjevardian, Earth Stone & Colours, Houston, TX    

●      Nancy Gail President, Commercial Quality and Food Safety Solutions, Atlanta, GA    

●      Kristyn Butler, Ability Matters, Dublin, OH    

●      Marsha Stone, Foundation Stone Family of Programs, Austin, TX  

●      Lindsey Haught, HTR Logistics, Virginia Beach, VA

●      Ellen Wood, VCFO, Austin, TX         

●      Kristi Matthews, Promethean General Contractors, LLC, Jefferson, LA     

Businesses with $5 million in annual revenues and up to $10 million in annual revenues:

●      Suni Jani, Community Behavioral Health, Cambridge, MD

●      Hannah Hembree Bell, Hembree Bell Law, Austin, TX

●      Rachel Formaro, Collabry, Des Moines, IA

●      LaJuanna Russell, Business Management Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA

●      Alexis Thompson, River Fox Realty, Richmond, VA

●      Christine Hopkins, Advanced Supply Chain International and ASCI Federal Services, Anchorage, Alaska

●      Annette Valle, Social Kapture, El Segundo, CA

●      Allison Beers, Events North, Traverse City, MI

●      Barb Smith, Journey Steel, Inc., Cincinnati, OH

●      Jovanah McKinney, Sierra Sotheby's International Realty, Truckee, CA

●      Jennifer Shaw, Shaw Law Group, PC, Sacramento, CA

●      Dr. Ana Everett, SolutionsAe, Inc., Atlanta, Ga

●      Jackie Lightner, Lightwork Therapy and Recovery, Woburn, MA

●      Sarah Brohm, UA Designs, Califon, NJ

 Businesses with $2 million in annual revenues and up to $5 million in annual revenues:

●      Brittany Quintana Marti, Quintana Law, PA, Miami, FL

●      Shaurice E. Mullins, The Elite Group, Inc. dba Elite Disaster Consulting, Mint Hill, NC

●      Sonya Hopson, HIRE Strategies, Raleigh, NC

●      Thyme Sullivan and Denielle Finkelstein, UNICORN, Duxbury, MA

●      Emily LaRusch, Back Office Betties, New Braunfels, TX

●      Cathy Lindemann, Evolution Creative Solutions, Cincinnati, Ohio

●      Michelle Marks, Ideas On Purpose, New York, NY

●      Amelia Cook, Goodwinds Composites, Mount Vernon, WA

●      Jenn Kammerdiener, Clearpath Learning Group, LLC, Knoxville, TN

●      Lisa Bradley, R.Riveter, Southern Pines, NC

●      Julie Brufke Wenger, Phoenix Tax Consultants LLC, Phoenixville, PA

●      Audra Brehm, Brehm Media, Highlands Ranch, CO

●      Michelle Ray, Blackwell HR, Wilmington, DE

●      Khaliah Moody, Steady Strides Behavior Solutions, Philadelphia, PA

●      Erin Phillips Cukor, Pennington Gray, Scottsdale, AZ

●      Joyce Onyango, Informatix Health, Inc, Brockton, MA

Businesses with $1 million in annual revenues and up to $2 million in annual revenues:

●       Adi Klevit, Business Success Consulting Group, Lake Oswego, OR

●      Leila Rao, Cultural Cartography, Decatur, GA

●      Gwen Griggs, ADVOS Legal, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

●      Salome Johnson Tinker, TSC Enterprise LLC, Suitland, MD

●      Yolonda Higdon, HH Logistics Planning LLC, Washington, District of Columbia

●      Sonja Anderson, zö agency, Bend, OR

●      Michelle Rohrer Lauer , Michelle's Interiors Ltd., Grayslake, IL

●      Anne Marie Principe, Affinity Healthcare Advocates, Inc., Fort Lee, NJ

●      Rochanne Douglas, Loving 2 Learn Child Care Center, Hyattsville, MD

●      Magaly Chocano, Sweb Development, San Antonio, TX

●      Selena Fu, RSVP MED Spa & Cosmetic Eye Institute, Overland Park, KS

●      Barrie Cohen, Barrie Cohen Public Relations (BCPR), Denver, CO

●      Cynthia Grizzle, Artemis Consulting Collective Inc., Safety Harbor, FL

●      Lakila Bowden, iSee Technologies, Stone Mountain, GA

●      Dr. Paula Anderson, PACE Consulting, College Park, MD

●      Linda A. Hamilton, Linda A. Hamilton, CPA LLC and Grow Profit Scale LLC, New York, NY

Businesses with up to $1 million in annual revenues and up to $2 million in annual revenues:

●      Selena Rodgers Dickerson, SARCOR, LLC, Birmingham, AL         

●      Nicole Martin, HRBoost LLC, Libertyville, IL 

●      Darby Affeldt, North Star Resource Group, Denver, CO      

●      Jayme Limbaugh, Crystal Coast Wellness and Performance, Morehead City, NC      

●      Kelly Primeau, CEA Marketing, Clearwater, FL        

●      Denise Jones, J2 Design Studio, Bedminster, NJ    

●      Que Alicea, Q & A Consulting LLC, San Francisco, CA       

●      Dawn Barnes, RGD Construction, Las Vegas, NV   

●      Inna Korenzvit, KORE Accounting Solutions, Scottsdale, AZ          

●      Bukeka Blakemore, FAVUnite LLC, Overland Park, KS       

●      Bhawna Aggarwal, Cognifi, Fort Mill, SC      

●      Wendy Roberts, NorthStar Strategic Partners, Inc., Campbell, CA 

●      Cathy Dimarchos, Solutions2you Pty Ltd, Newtown, Australia

●      Riana LeJeune , Repinned Luxury Upholstery, Des Moines, IA      

●      Tricia M. Taitt, FinCore, Far Rockaway, NY

Below are the 2026 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Champions:

●      Rosalee Frank Murugan, Blackstorm Security, Sugar Land, TX

●      Sheena Eizmendiz, The WellBiz, Coral Gables, FL

●      Shannon Sutherland, Simple Impact LLC, Reno, NV

●      Lauren Pimpare, Tomorrow’s Women Today, Cohasset, MA

●      Kim Miller Hershon, Kim Miller-Hershon Coaching & Consulting, Inc., Concord, CA

●      Shay Cook, Crusaders for Change, LLC, Glen Burnie, MD

●      Leslie Graham Andrews, Daisy Ventures LLC/Leslie Andrews Consulting, Detroit, MI

●      Dr. Kimle Nailer, Nail-Rite Construction Company Inc, Detroit, MI

●      Alexandra Suchman, BarometerXP, Washington, DC

●      Jacqueline Whitmore, The Protocol School of Palm Beach, Mount Dora, FL

●      Hana Alkilani, Hana Kilani Design Studio, South Lyon, MI

The 2026 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration & Conference will bring together dynamic women business owners from North America and around the world for two full days of top-notch workshops, networking opportunities, corporate sponsor exhibits, and awards presentations. The celebration will shine the spotlight on honorees, with award presentations at the Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Gala Dinner. During the annual “Hall of Fame Luncheon,” two women entrepreneurs will be inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame.  The Enterprising Women Business Icon Award will also be presented at the Gala Awards dinner.

The event will shine the spotlight on the work of the Enterprising Women Foundation, the sister nonprofit to Enterprising Women magazine.  The Foundation’s core initiatives include Entrepreneurs of Purpose, the Young Enterprising Women Mentoring Forum program, and the Peace Through Business program.

The event is open to award honorees, corporate supporters, members of the Enterprising Women Advisory Board, Entrepreneurs of Purpose, VIPs in the women’s business community, readers of Enterprising Women magazine, and members of the many partner organizations affiliated with Enterprising Women.

Partner organizations represented on the Enterprising Women Advisory Board and supporting the 2026 event include:

●       Women Presidents Organization (WPO)

●       Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)

●       Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

●       National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

●       Women Business Collaborative (WBC)

●       Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute

●       The Global Initiative for Women’s Entrepreneurship Research

●       Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC)

●       The BOW Collective

●       KNOW Women

●       Quantum Leaps

●       Springboard Enterprises

●       National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB)

●       Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC)/Women Entrepreneurs Inc. (WE)

●       Women’s Leadership Exchange

●       The International Alliance for Women (TIAW)

●       Asian Women in Business (AWIB)

●       eWomenNetwork (EWN)

●       Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC)

QUOTES:
“The recipients of the 2026 Enterprising Women of the Year Award represent an amazing group of women entrepreneurs from across the United States and globally,” said Monica Smiley, Publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women and Founder and President of the Enterprising Women Foundation. “We could not be prouder to recognize their accomplishments as CEOs of fast-growth companies, community leaders, and role models and mentors to other women and girls. We look forward to shining the spotlight on them at our 24th annual awards event in March.”

DETAILS:
- For more information or to register to attend the 2026 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration and Conference, visit https://enterprisingwomen.com.