Small Business Expert Award Nominees

Linda Richardson is the Founder and Chairwoman of Richardson, a global performance company. Linda has won the coveted Stevie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sales Excellence for 2006, while in 2007 she…   Read More

Brent Kahlen, Executive Director and a Principal Trainer and VALCOR, has over 30 years leadership in providing solutions to small businesses suffering problems due to short cash-flow, lack of credit and…   Read More

David Weber is the founder and President of the NYC Food Truck Association (NYCFTA), which brings together small businesses that operate premium food trucks in NYC focused on innovation in hospitality,…   Read More

Tea Silvestre, aka The Word Chef, is a writer and branding consultant with a passion for teaching small business owners how to market their unique offerings (aka their Secret Sauce) online. She is the…   Read More

Adrian Ott is CEO of Exponential Edge, a top Silicon Valley strategy and go-to-market consultancy. She assists start-ups and large businesses to gain a market edge in today’s fast-changing economy. Adrian…   Read More

PENINA RYBAK, MA/CCC-SLP, founder/ CEO Socially Speaking LLC, earned her degree from New York University in speech-language pathology. She has provided services to young children with special needs in…   Read More

Julie Weeks is the President and CEO of Womenable, a for-profit social enterprise benefiting women entrepreneurs. Weeks is an expert in the field of women’s enterprise development, with experience…   Read More

Clara Shih is an engineer, an author and a successful entrepreneur. She is the CEO/Founder of Hearsay Labs, a company that helps companies build relationships using social media. Clara's book, "The Facebook…   Read More