WISE Retail Pitch Competition and Finalist Profiles A hint of the excitement that was to come Syracuse, NY: On Thursday, May 19th, 2022, The WISE Women’s Business Center hosted a Retail Pitch Competition for local businesses at La Casita Cultural…
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Women’s History Month Spotlight: Marisol Hernandez
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Marisol Hernandez Introduction written by Carolyn Tucker In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting these inspiring local women entrepreneurs. Each business owner featured here has been selected by the WISE Women’s Business Center for…
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Emily Lee
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Emily Lee Introduction written by Carolyn Tucker In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting these inspiring local women entrepreneurs. Each business owner featured here has been selected by the WISE Women’s Business Center for…
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Melody Johnson
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Melody Johnson Introduction written by Carolyn Tucker In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting these inspiring local women entrepreneurs. Each business owner featured here has been selected by the WISE Women’s Business Center for…
Spotlight: Kawther al-Edwan, Bulbul
WISE Client Spotlight: Kawther al-Edwan, Bulbul Kathy, owner of BulBul restaurant in Liverpool, first learned about WISE when she attended a networking dinner. “It was eye-opening. I got to meet a lot of women around here doing different, fabulous things.…
Spotlight: Diana Jaramillo, Kin Architecture
WISE Client Spotlight: Diana Jaramillo, Kin Architecture When Diana Jaramillo looked around at the many entrepreneurs she met at a WISE symposium, she thought, “These people are amazing. But that’s not me.” However, a couple of years later, with her…
WISE Client Spotlight: Seema Sureshkumar – Anjani Dance Academy
WISE Client Spotlight: Seema Sureshkumar – Anjani Dance Academy Seema Sureshkumar works at Syracuse University as a database administrator, and, on the side, runs a dance academy which is highly technical in its own way. Indian dance has a curriculum…
WISE Client Spotlight: Kerry Heckman – Knitty Gritty Yarns
WISE Client Spotlight: Kerry Heckman – Knitty Gritty Yarns Kerry Heckman, owner of Knitty Gritty Yarns, decided to leave her career in higher education to build something of her own. She spent a year researching, finding resources, and honing her business…
WISE Client Spotlight: Claire McKenney – Right Mind Syracuse
WISE Client Spotlight: Claire McKenney – Right Mind Syracuse Claire McKenney, an artist with a gift for connecting people through creative projects, decided to go it on her own after a few years working with PaintNite, based in Boston. “I…
WISE Client Spotlight: Eileen Baugh – Admin on Call
WISE Client Spotlight: Eileen Baugh – Admin on Call When she was living in Virginia, Eileen Baugh helped an entrepreneur friend organize her paperwork and create systems to stay on top of it. Eileen did such a good job that…
Client Spotlight: Kelly Davis, Wo-manly
WISE Client Spotlight: Kelly Davis, Wo-manly Kelly, founder and CEO of Wo-manly, started her company with one thing in mind: women deserve to thrive in male-dominated interests and career fields. They deserve a support system and network of fierce women…
Client Spotlight: Me’Shae Rolling – Executive Director of UMEA
WISE Client Spotlight: Me’Shae Rolling – Executive Director of UMEA When she relocated to CNY in 2007, Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling became the Director of Special Events & Public Relations at The Burton Blatt Institute and later the Director of Special Events…
Client Spotlight: Donna Glassberg – OrangeHousing.com
WISE Client Spotlight: Donna Glassberg – OrangeHousing.com Donna Glassberg founded OrangeHousing.com in 1997 as a way for area students to find housing, and her business is still going strong 23 years on. Part of what’s fueled her on-going success is her ability…