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2007 WBO Nellie Cashman Candidates for the Nellie Cashman award and WBO Member of the Year award are judged based on their entrepreneurial spirit, ethics and community spirit, financial and management skill, and the difficulty and risk they have endured to achieve their success. Women Business Owners congratulates
Luly Yang and all our distinguished finalists 2007
WBO Member of the Year and our distinguished finalist
Seattle business leaders seek Mueller out as a speaker. As a great believer in setting goals with great passion, her presentations on how highly successful people speak inspire many. She was featured on the cover of Washington CEO magazine's February 2007 issue as part of an article on "Million Dollar Women" and in the CEO segment of "About the Money" on KCTS Public Television. Mueller is a native of Iowa who was raised in Southern California. After earning a degree in English Literature from the University of California Santa Barbara, she worked for 10 years as an anchor and reporter at a CBS station. Her breaking news story about flooding in Portland, Oregon, won her a news and documentary Emmy. Married to Mark Gardener and happily living on Lake Washington, Mueller maintains an office with two full-time staff members. Working solely through referrals and workshops, she has earned the loyalty of hundreds of clients who appreciate her passion, her commitment and her winning approach to doing business.
Whether pursuing new business opportunities, overseeing client projects or facilitating strategy sessions, Parson focuses on the big picture. She is known for using her fine-tuned business savvy and creativity to identify the best synergies for success. Leading a team of eight other women and three "Parson's Pooches," she believes that balance is the key to a successful life. To provide that balance, she gardens, hikes, bicycles, travels and practices natural health. Parsons lives a core value of Parson's Public Relations - giving back to the local and global communities in which she works, lives and plays. Parson's GoodWorks contributes to a variety of organizations each year including Children's Home Society, Futurewise and Estación Las Tortugas (Sea Turtle Education Center in Costa Rica.)
Conforming to contractual obligations while also pursuing her own goals to make her dealership a success required patience, determination and ingenuity. Thompson has all three. In the thirteen years under her leadership, sales have increased to 10 times the original volume. Thirteen years ago, Eastside Harley-Davidson employed eight people. The company now provides substantial benefits and a thriving work environment to 70 employees. Previously located in 2,500 square feet in Kirkland, the dealership is now housed in a remarkable new 50,000 square foot facility in Bellevue. Beyond putting her entrepreneurial spirit to work in what many might see as a male-focused business, Thompson puts her heart into the community. Throughout her life, she has worked to prepare young women to accept leadership roles. She has served as director of a young women's youth camp for more than 10 years, both organizing and participating in each week-long survival camping and hiking trip. Eastside Harley Davidson continues to partner with KING TV and Northwest Harvest. The dealership organized the first ever Children's Ride to benefit Children's Hospital and Medical Center. In the ensuing years, this has become one of the major fundraisers for the hospital. Thompson married her college sweetheart and raised five children. Together, she and her husband are supporters and major donors to Mamma's Hands of Hope, a place where young mothers at risk can find safety, gain skills and gather their self-esteem.
Wilson began her career working for a small advertising agency. After six years, she was ready for bigger challenges and joined Cole & Weber Advertising. As media manager on national, regional and local accounts, she developed relationships within the industry as well as valuable expertise that have served Sunrise Media clients for many years. As a long-time Seattle resident, Wilson maintains a strong ties to the community. She has served on the marketing board of Boys and Girls Club and served on and chaired the School Commission at St. John School. For many years, she worked in fundraising for the Arthritis Foundation, Pete Gross House, Childhood Cancer Initiatives, KLQ Education Fund, Young Life and Northwest Harvest. She also sat on the Seattle Advertising Club board.
Yang believes that the woman and her body are the soul of each design. She loves to sculpt clothing around the organic shapes of the body and see it come alive in movement, creating a balance between form and function. At her Seattle studio boutique, she offers her clients a complete experience, which marries inspiration and art in a "fashion spa" environment. Life and art have been inseparable for Yang. Pursuing her passion for design was a natural outgrowth of her upbringing. Born and raised in Taiwan, her parents were a classical Chinese artist and an engineer. She gained the foundations for design while earning a degree in graphic design from the University of Washington. After working for five years in architectural design, Yang was inspired to begin designing for the human form. She drew on her knowledge of the body's movement, which she acquired by studying anatomy and physiology during several years as a fitness instructor. Each year, Yang orchestrates Seattle's largest privately produced fashion show benefiting Children's Hospital and Medical Center. The show launches her new collection for the following year.
Besides her publicity work, Juetten wrote the Media-Savvy-to-Go publicity toolkit in 2006. This collection of helpful tools guides business owners across the country to create their own favorable publicity. She has more Media-Savvy-to-Go products and services in development. She is also a newspaper columnist, ezine publisher, article author and speaker. Currently, her Media-Savvy-to-Go column runs in the Snohomish County Business Journal. In September, a new Media Savvy column will debut in the Puget Sound Business Journal. Juetten began her career working in marketing, promotion and publicity positions for leading fast food restaurants and as a marketing consultant for a Seattle broadcasting company. She earned a bachelor of science in business administration with a marketing emphasis from California State University at Northridge. During her college years, she helped pay her college tuition by winning thousands of dollars in essay contests.
Levine has been in the insurance industry since 1986. As the sole shareholder of DML Insurance, she provides valuable information to groups through the region with presentations on the value of risk management and the benefits of insurance. Recent audiences include the Small Business Development Center, King County Bar Association and WA Cash. Prior to her career in insurance, Levine received a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College in Helena, Montana. In 1997, she earned her Associate in Risk Management designation from the Insurance Institute of America. She is licensed in the states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, New York, South Carolina and Georgia. |
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