The 2010 BRAVO! Awards are set for the evening of May 19. We’re thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker will be best selling author and breakthrough specialist Lisa Nichols, and part of our proceeds will go toward funding a scholarship for a female business student at San Diego City College.

Click here to learn more about the event, including how to become a sponsor, nominate someone for an award, and register to attend.

Congratulations to our 2009 BRAVO! Award winners:

	Woman Business Owner of the Year Dr. Helen Eckmann, James L. Consulting Dr. Eckmann is passionate about helping businesses achieve success. She’s thriving in an enterprise area that tends to be male-dominated by using her well-developed relational skills with clients such as Sony and the U.S. Marine Corps. Dr. Eckmann also shares her expertise as a faculty member at several local universities and her community involvement includes a scholarship-providing foundation and organizations that support women.
	Signature Award Colleen Connery, CoCo & Associates Colleen has helped clients gain a competitive edge and succeed through well-conceived and executed marketing programs for the past 10 years. She also established one of the first sustainable trademarked graphic design programs in Southern California and encourages women business owners to form strategic alliances for their mutual benefit.
	Women’s Advocate of the Year Lorraine Fisher, Off Ramp Publishing Lorraine champions women business owners in many ways, including seeking them out as vendors and strategic partners for her business. She also holds a leadership position with the Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBEC) and is a co-founder of WOW (Women Organizing Women), a networking group for women business owners.
	Trailblazer Award Katherine Nelson, San Diego Natural Soap Company Katherine has steered her company to success over the last 8 years in a highly saturated market by offering unique lines of natural and organic products for bath, body and home. She began supporting local sources and manufacturing in ways that are harmonious with the environment long before it became popular to do so, making her a true trailblazer.
	Green Community Award Judith Seid, Blue Summit Financial Group Judith is a leader in the green movement, from being an early adopter of socially responsible investing to supporting green office policies whenever possible. Among her many green activities are operating a carbon-neutral office, going paperless, and hiring employees who live within five miles of the office to limit their commutes and resulting carbon footprints.