Press Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women in Consulting (WIC) President Named One of Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s “Top 100 Women of Influence” in 2009Linda Popky and other winners to be honored at March 18 awards ceremony San Jose, CA – March 9, 2009—Women in Consulting (WIC), a collaborative community of professional consultants and small business owners in the San Francisco Bay Area, today announced that WIC President Linda Popky has been named one of Silicon Valley’s “Top 100 Women of Influence” by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Winners were featured in a special supplement in the March 6 issue of the publication, and the private awards ceremony and dinner will be held at the San Jose Fairmont on March 18. According to Business Journal Publisher James MacGregor, “The women listed exemplify many of the attributes that make Silicon Valley a global leader in business, philanthropy, and public policy. The experience and skills these women demonstrate have helped to innovate and shepherd the valley to success.” This year’s winners, nominated by their peers, were chosen by a panel of judges that included Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream; Connie Martinez, CEO of 1stAct Silicon Valley; Ysabel Duron, Latinas Contra Cancer Founder and Executive Director; and Wendy Beecham, CEO of Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives. Founder and President of L2M Associates, Inc., a strategic marketing company, Popky has worked with a wide range of organizations from startups and small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, including Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, NetApp, Autodesk, Applied Materials, Tech Data, CompeteNet, Triple Ring Technologies, and NovaRay Systems, as well as many nonprofit organizations and associations. Author of the recently published handbook, Marketing Your Career: Positioning, Packaging and Promoting Yourself for Success, she’s also program advisor for San Francisco State University’s Integrated Marketing Program and on the advisory board for UC Santa Cruz Extension’s Marketing Management Program. "On behalf of WIC, I’m honored to be chosen for this distinction and to share it with such a talented group of professionals,” said Popky. “For more than a decade, WIC’s leadership, programs, and burgeoning membership have supported women consultants and entrepreneurs in building thriving practices. This award reinforces the importance of leveraging the strength of the community to collectively achieve higher success.” About Women in ConsultingWomen in Consulting (WIC) is a vibrant, diverse, and powerful community of consultants and small business owners working to build strong businesses. Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998, WIC provides its 400+ members and affiliates a forum to connect and share with like-minded professionals. Established as a nonprofit, collaborative community to foster successful businesses for its members, WIC sponsors programs and activities to help members network, improve their skills, and thrive even in a tumultuous economic climate, and also provides consulting leadership and support to the community at large. For more information
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