EY congratulates the 23 founders chosen for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America Class of 2024

• Class features ambitious entrepreneurs with scalable companies across 10 industries.
• Winners are disrupting tradition, creating experiences and breaking barriers in male-dominated fields while also having cultural influence across a variety of industries.

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) is proud to announce the 23 founders who have been selected for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America (Winning Women) Class of 2024. Now in its 17th year, the program identifies talented female entrepreneurs with scalable companies in the United States and Canada and connects them with the networks and resources they need to accelerate growth and scale their businesses. Participants receive customized executive education, introductions and access to the Winning Women community around the world, as well as the entirety of the EY global entrepreneurial ecosystem, including members of the Entrepreneur Of The Year^® and EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) programs.

“The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women program was founded based on a mission to help more female entrepreneurs capture market share and grow their businesses by providing access to resources, mentors and the EY network. The success we have seen in these women is astounding, and we are so excited to welcome another remarkable class to the program,” said EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Global and North America Program Executive Sponsor Cheryl Grise. “When women succeed, so does the economy, and we are so proud to play a small part in that and excited to see what these ambitious entrepreneurs do next.”

Members of the Winning Women Class of 2024 have drive, creativity and a desire to build a better world in common. They are addressing market gaps head-on by creating solutions that didn’t previously exist, manufacturing cleaner products and food, and offering differentiated experiences for their customers. Others are influencing culture in the workplace; innovating in the construction and security space; and changing the way consumers buy, sell and trade. The founders selected for the program exhibit unparalleled creativity, business prowess and formidable determination that made them stand out among the crowd.

“The women selected for this program each year never cease to amaze me with their creativity, grit, passion and strategic prowess,” said EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women North America Program Leader Maranda Bruckner. “Not only are they all leaders in their respective fields, but many are leaders in their individual communities, creating a better world not only at work but within every part of their lives. I am excited to work with this group of disrupters and help them to bring their best-in-class businesses to the next level of success.”

The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women North America program serves women business owners who are founding CEOs of any privately held US or Canadian company. Company revenues must be at least US$2m for the two previous consecutive fiscal years, and there is no cap on maximum revenues to qualify. The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women program participants become part of an active and vibrant evergreen global peer community, which spans across all continents.

The Class of 2024 will be officially recognized in November at the Strategic Growth Forum^®, one of the nation’s most prestigious events for ambitious, high-growth, market-leading business leaders.

The members of the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women North America Class of 2024 are:

A to Z Media Inc. | Sarah Robertson – New York, NY

A to Z Media facilitates the manufacturing and printing of physical media and merch for entertainment companies, including vinyl records, CDs, books, hard goods, apparel and soft goods.

Boarderie | Rachel Solomon – West Palm Beach, Fl.

Boarderie is the first and only company in the world shipping fully arranged, artisan cheese and charcuterie boards nationwide; its products feature the highest quality, globally sourced meats, cheeses and accompaniments and are perfect for gifting and hosting on any occasion.

Catalyst Agents | Florence Leung – Vancouver, British Columbia

Catalyst Agents services upscale brands in the North American market and provides one-stop-shop cross-cultural marketing services for its clients, including media planning and buying, digital marketing services, influencer marketing campaigns, social media content creation, and online community management and growth.

Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Ice Cream | Tamara Keefe – St. Louis, Mo.

Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Ice Cream manufactures ice cream, runs its own brick and mortar parlors, distributes wholesale, and sells online for national distribution.

Clutch | Anne Descalzo – Rancho Cordova, Calif.

Clutch sees its clients’ challenges as opportunities to be the solution. With a values-based approach to doing business, Clutch matches its clients to the resources they dream about with a team empowered to do great work.

Daily Crunch | Laurel Orley – Nashville, Tenn.

Daily Crunch is a mental health mission-driven company that makes Uniquely Crunchy™ sprouted nut snacks that taste as good as they make you feel. Daily Crunch transforms ordinary nuts into Uniquely Crunchy™, easier to digest, more nutrient-dense nut snacks and is the highest protein tree nut on the market, with seven grams of protein per ounce.

Femi Secrets Health | Davielle Jackson – Atlanta, Ga.

Femi Secrets Health is the leading and healthiest FemTech brand on the market. An award-winning and science-led feminine care brand, Femi Secrets provides patented period technology and feminine care to the largest purchasing group in the world: women. With over 50,000 recurring subscribers each month and partnerships with major retailers and influencers, Femi Secrets is positioned to be the leading period brand in the world. Creating healthier and happier women each month, Femi Secrets is dedicated to finding a cure for fibroids while continuing to empower women and the future of women each day.

Founders First Capital Partners | Kim Folsom – San Diego, Calif.

Founders First Capital Partners is a mission-driven alternative investment platform committed to fostering social impact and cultivating an inclusive economy. Its core focus lies in empowering small businesses led by diverse founders, providing them with essential non-dilutive, patient growth capital, and resources to flourish. With a strategic emphasis on cultivating premium-wage job opportunities and fostering wealth creation within underserved communities, Founders First champions an intentional pathway for these businesses to evolve into mid-market enterprises. Its platform democratizes the ability for impact investors to make investments in small businesses, providing a diversified, predictable income stream to support their retirement strategies.

Grade A Construction, LLC | Rachelle Reigard – Mount Juliet, Tenn.

Grade A Construction, LLC is a heavy civil contractor in middle Tennessee specializing in carefully preparing the foundations for all types of projects and is 100% self-performing from blasting to paving. While leveraging its team's deep talent pool, Grade A provides the complex solutions that customers demand and is committed to adding value to its customers’ bottom line by completing every project safely, on time, and on budget every time. Grade A is the team that every successful general contractor needs, dedicated to shaping the very groundwork of every successful project.

Healthy Crunch | Julie Bednarski – Mississauga, Ontario

Healthy Crunch is on a mission to innovate everyday foods, making them better for you while still being super delicious. Their products include granola bars, crispy squares, seed butters, chia jams, baking chips, instant lattes, dark chocolate superfoods, and fruit and seed mixes.

Johnson Security Bureau, Inc. | Jessica Johnson-Cope – Bronx, NY

Johnson Security provides professional security guard services and armored car services to protect people, places and valuable property.

Landing International Inc. | Sarah Chung Park – Los Angeles, Calif.

Landing International is a B2B technology company specializing in digital tools that advance the future of retail and make the retail industry a more conscious, inclusive and empowering place. Landing provides technology and data solutions that create greater transparency to enable beauty retail sales.

LeadCoverage | Kara Brown – Atlanta, Ga.

LeadCoverage is the premier go-to-market consultancy serving the supply chain, logistics and transportation sectors.

Mine & Yours | Courtney Watkins – Vancouver, British Columbia

Mine & Yours is a luxury resale boutique operating across physical, online and pop-up platforms. Mine & Yours specializes in buying, selling and trading a curated selection of designer clothing and accessories. Its mission is to provide clients with sustainable, seamless opportunities to monetize their wardrobe through cash buyouts, trade-ins and competitive consignment rates.

NUGATE GROUP | Jamila Stanford – San Jose, Calif.

Nugate Group provides nationwide facilities maintenance services, including janitorial, grounds maintenance and facilities support services.

NULASTIN | Leah Garcia – Boulder, Colo.

Award winning NULASTIN® is on a mission to transform people’s lives with the innovative power of elastin. Using proprietary Elastaplex® Technology — a synergistic blend of biomimetic signal peptides and proteins — the clinically proven formulas revitalize hair, lashes, brows and skin. Backed by a 100% performance guarantee, the solution serums minimize fallout and premature shedding by fortifying follicles at the root, allowing hair to grow visibly longer and stronger. Leading the industry with a first-to-market collection, NULASTIN science boasts 39 issued US and international patents relating to elastin and hair growth.

Plum | Caitlin MacGregor – Kitchener, Ontario

Revolutionary workforce solutions provider Plum knows that when people flourish, business thrives. Using objective data, backed by scientific insights, to measure and match human potential to job needs, Plum provides personalized career insights, improves quality of hire and helps create high-performing teams. With unmatched scalability, the award-winning Plum platform enhances talent decisions across the employee lifecycle, making it possible to understand skills, quantify job fit and analyze organizational culture.

PROVEN Management LLC | Denita Conway – Washington, DC

PROVEN Management provides concierge-level project management, space planning, interior design, move management, furniture procurement, event planning and staff augmentation services surrounding real estate interiors.

PullSpark, LLC | Emma Pitts – Atlanta, Ga.

PullSpark is a full-service agency dedicated to crafting unforgettable moments through innovative content solutions, comprehensive communications strategies and immersive brand experiences. PullSpark consists of the dreamers and doers who take client projects from concept to lights, ready, action.

SHEJOBS | Swathi Nelabhatla – Dallas, Tx.

SHEJOBS is dedicated to creating opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities. It operates a job portal, www.she-jobs.com, with a focus on facilitating diversity hiring across various organizations. SHEJOBS initiatives include supporting women with career gaps by providing upskilling and reskilling opportunities to help them re-enter the workforce. It also extends its support to mothers of children with disabilities and autism.

STAT Wellness | Kristin Oja – Atlanta, Ga.

STAT Wellness is transforming healthcare by combining the best practices of Functional Medicine with Functional Movement to help patients become the best version of themselves through longer patient appointments, a multidisciplinary team, and a deeper understanding of the root cause of their symptoms.

The Working Assembly | Jolene Delisle – New York, NY

The Working Assembly is an award-winning design-led creative agency based in New York City and working globally. Its multidisciplinary teams collaborate with emerging and evolving brands on strategically driven branding, campaigns and experiences.

Two Hands Four Paws Inc. | Leslie Gallagher – Los Angeles, Calif.

Two Hands Four Paws provides physical rehabilitation services to animals recovering from surgery, accidents and cancer as well as PT for geriatric animals, obese animals and those suffering from mobility issues.

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