NAWBO Louisville

On March 1, 2012 , women and business leaders from all over our community gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding women business owners in our region. Our message, "Start Something", especially rings true when you consider that the estimated 93,233 privately held, majority women owned firms in Kentucky generate $9.3 billion in sales and employ 71,566 people.

Hosted by the Louisville Chapter of NAWBO, the 18th Annual EPIC Awards Dinner & Silent Auction,  honoring the Woman Business Owner of The Year, brought together a diverse audience from the business community, representing sole proprietorships to large corporations with hundreds of employees. It is by celebrating the economic development successes of women owned businesses that our entire city succeeds.

The event was held at Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center with hostess for the evening Dawne Gee of WAVE-3 TV

2012 EPIC AWARD WINNER

Ingrid Hernandez, InGrid Design, LLC

2012 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION

2012 EPIC Award Finalists:

• Julie Raque Adams, Adams & Call, Inc.
• Linda Dumstorf, The Trend Companies of Kentucky, Inc.
• A Holland Houston, A Holland Houston, Attorney At Law
• Kamica Winstead, Immaculate Education 4 Us, Inc.

The 2012 Live Auction featured:

• 2012 EMMY Tickets (courtesy of Conrad Bachmann & Lesa Seibert of the Louisville International Festival of Film) a luxurious room at a fabulous in Hollywood (courtesy of Advanced Electrical Systems and Evelyn Strange)
• 2 Tickets to Jimmy Buffet concert with dinner for 2 at Vincenzo's Restaurant (tickets courtesy of Patsy Bargo of Bargo & Associates and dinner courtesy of Vincenzo's Restaurant)
• Fligh Simulator Ride (courtesy of UPS)
• Girls Day Out Pool Party with massage and pool boy (courtesy of Sueanna Masterson of Masterson's Catering)