Toronto, ON Canada (PressExposure) June 29, 2010 -- Romana Mirza, president and founder of brand consultancy Studio Pinpoint™, is nominated for a 2010 International Femtor® Award presented by eWomenNetwork™, an international businesswomen's organization. This international award recognizes and honours one businesswoman who consistently mentors, networks and generally helps other entrepreneurs to succeed. Mirza, founder and president of brand consultancy Studio Pinpoint™, is the only Canadian finalist for the 2010 Business Matchmaker Award.
An engaging entrepreneur, Mirza is known for her integrity-based, results-driven approach and draws from more than 20 years of marketing expertise to cleverly demystify brands and build business strategies helping businesses accelerate growth and increase profits. In addition her personal passion is networking.
"Just being nominated for this award is a huge validation for my work as a brand strategist," says Mirza. "I've found that it's only possible to really help someone when you really know what they're about, only then can you make a real and honest connection. People regularly tell me that when I make introductions I really 'get' what they're looking for. That I understand the type of person or company that would be a right 'fit'. I'm a huge believer in knowing who you are. My consultancy, Studio Pinpoint, helps companies understand their true unique selves. Once you present yourself in a genuine way you build trust with your customers and that breeds success for your company. I guess I've been breeding success in the connections that I've made over the years because it's what I look for - that authentic connection."
"Romana has heart, personality and tenacity for helping others," adds Karen Hung, Chief Marketing Officer, Direct Supply, a privately-held Long Term Care company. "In fact, her entire mindset and business model is about impacting others. On a Toronto community level, she created significant networking events to help others connect, find professional connections and career opportunities. Her relentless drive towards this calling has been felt by so many who have attended. I remember her inaugural networking event. She sponsored the entire event out-of-pocket when she was just a start-up entrepreneur. Further, she was very creative about how to share business cards, creating a business card table so dynamically; it was more productive and less threatening to exchange cards. She has sponsored and organized subsequent events that have grown tremendously. Her events, for the sole purpose of helping others connect, have had very strong turnouts, grown in attendance, been very vibrant and had very high interactive and dynamic energy."
Her peers in eWomenNetwork are now recognizing Mirza's hard work with this Femtor nomination. A registered trademark of eWomenNetwork, the term Femtor means "a wise and trusted woman providing knowledge, inspiration and practical information to other women." Femtor acknowledges the mentoring work done from a female experience and knowledge base. These experienced women seek out ways to teach, share their wisdom and help other women find their wings.
The award will be presented during the Foundation's International Femtor Awards Ceremony on July 15th, 2010, the opening night of the 10th Anniversary eWomenNetwork International Conference and Business Expo in Dallas, Texas. This four-day event is attracting more than 2,000 professional women and is the largest women's business development event of its kind in North America.
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