Title: 1) President 2) President 3) President 4) President
Company: 1) TK Inc. 2) Future Industries 3) European Wax Centers 4) Massage Envy
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Ms. Meade-Bentlage speaks and presents often on entrepreneurship and women in business. In five years, she intends to have her region fully developed with numerous successful sites.
Title: Vice President of Intellectual Property Council
Company: Kate Spade & Company
Location: Mineola, N.Y.
Attributing her success to passion, motivation and hard work, Geri Mankoff-Elias continues in her 14th year at the fashion design, distributor and licensor, Kate Spade & Company. Currently as vice president of intellectual property council, she works with 150 licensees, drafts licenses and intellectual property, manages three reports of international trademarks, and reviews all marketing and social media policies. Wielding a JD in law from Nova Southeastern University, she took this position at Kate Spade & Company because she has always been attracted to intellectual property,knew that she either wanted to go into fashion or entertainment, and found that her education in law would prove useful.
Ms. Mankoff-Elias has been a speaker at numerous International Trademark Association annual meetings and leadership meetings on various topics, that include green marketing, licensing, social media and anti-counterfeiting. As a woman in today’s world what has contributed to Geri’s success is her drive, motivation, and passion for what she does. The advice she would give the younger generation of women entering the workforce is that no one is entitled to anything to achieve success. You have to work hard, be dedicated, and be passionate. In five years, Ms. Mankoff-Elias hopes to continue to excel in the industry.
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
Company: First Choice Transport
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Weidling 24 years of operations management and logistics, Calra Luig rolls on as president and chief executive officer at First Choice Transport. As a transportation and trucking company, First Choice Transport relies on her leadership to provide transportation of goods and trucking and brokerage service to 42 additional states, as well cross-dock, partial load, consolidation, warehousing, and multi-stop services. In the coming years, Ms. Luig seeks continued growth for her company. Continue reading
Title: President
Company: Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Seven years ago, Shantel Lipp began working with the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association board of directors on advocacy and strategic planning, and governance to increase the stability of the association. Now as president, she promotes and supports strong involvement in the association through committee opportunities and social and educational events. Ms. Lipp has grown the association from 165 members to 220 in under four years. She is known for saying, “If something big is happening, that’s where you’ll find our members working. If the earth moved, it was us.” Continue reading
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Company: Chozzen Empire
Location: Temecula, Az.
Felecia Lindsey has had two singles – “All Good” and “Ghetto Cowboy” – on the Billboard Charts for 18 weeks each. Currently, she’s building her record label Chozzen Empire into a major independent entertainment company. Continue reading
