National Spotlight Shines on North Carolina Marketing Strategist

Award Winning Entrepreneur and Author, Olalah Njenga, has been named a Finalist in the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. She is competing with five other women business owners in the Lifetime Achievement Award—Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations category.

This is the second year in a row Njenga has been nominated for a Stevie Award. The President and CEO of YellowWood Group, Inc., in Raleigh says, “Serving the business community in a way that allows me to impact the lives of people is personally rewarding. The honor of being recognized publicly for my commitment is incredibly humbling.”

Njenga’s business received an average score of at least 7.0 out of a possible 10 in the preliminary judging, which took place over five weeks in September and October. This year’s Finalists represent the top 30% of all entries submitted.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business Awards. The Stevies are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards.

The final results of the 7th annual competition will be announced at an awards dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Friday, November 12. More than 1,200 nominations were submitted this year, a record total for the competition, for consideration in 54 categories by organizations in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A.


About Olalah Njenga
Olalah Njenga is the CEO and Senior Marketing Strategist at YellowWood Group, a marketing firm that specializes in helping companies align marketing strategies with sales goals. She is also the creator of the Marketing With Ease(tm) System for small and solo business owners. As a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Olalah speaks nationally on business impacting topics, including strategic marketing, entrepreneurship, business planning, differentiation, social media and branding. In 2009, Olalah was honored as a Stevie(r) Awards Women In Business Finalist in the Lifetime Achievement category. Olalah sits on several advisory boards and serves as a volunteer counselor for SCORE. SCORE, the “Counselors of America’s Small Business Owners”, is a national association dedicated to helping small business owners form and grow their businesses.

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