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STAFFORD, Va – Stafford resident and business woman Kara Vanderpool Ward was named as the United States Recipient of The Hot Mommas® Project. The project honors women from across the world whose stories can serve as teachable case studies to women in business. “You don’t have to be a momma to be a ‘Hot Momma.’ Our venture celebrate diverse, dynamic women around the globe,” said Kathy Korman Frey, Founder of The Hot Mommas® Project and Entrepreneur in Residence at the George Washington University School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
Vanderpool Ward was nominated last fall and was then asked to write her story. Her Case Study made it to the finals where it was read and judged by a panel of globally recognized leaders in business, government, media, academia and nonprofit sectors including Lesley Jane Seymore, Editor in Chief of MORE Magazine, Maryam Bannikarim, Chief Marketing Officer of Gannett, Diane Tomb, President and CEO of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Ellen THrasher, head of Small BUsiness Association’s Office of Entrepreneurship, Princess Fay Al Jahan Ara, President of the RACH Charity Foundation, and Katherine Johnson, former Senior Vice President of Integrate Marketing for the Oprah Winfrey Network.
The project awarded three global awards, 9 category awards and seven regional awards from various regions of the world including The Africa Award, The Canada Award, The East-Central Europe Award, The Middle East Award, The Southeast Asia Award, The Northern Europe Award, and The United States Award, for which Vanderpool was awarded.
“Realizing your story had a global impact is a life altering experience. I still have so much to learn and feel as if this designation will allow me to grow in ways I could not have ever imagined.” said Vanderpool Ward.
For more information visit: https://hotmommasproject.com/2013/05/hot-mommas-project-announces-winners-of-2012-2013-global-case-study-competition/
