Katie Gailes

This award was presented at the Annual Moving Forward with Purpose Conference. It recognizes my body of work in supporting women entrepreneurs.

BPW is proud to present the Annual BPW Woman of the Year Award, recognizing professional women in our community who exemplify outstanding leadership, professional accomplishment, and service to the community

The Award will be presented at the 2018 BPW Awards Program on JUNE 22, 2018. The following criteria will be used to select our finalists and award recipient.
The nominee's achievements can be representative of a lifetime's work or for more recent successes.
Her leadership… Show more

BPW is proud to present the Annual BPW Woman of the Year Award, recognizing professional women in our community who exemplify outstanding leadership, professional accomplishment, and service to the community

The Award will be presented at the 2018 BPW Awards Program on JUNE 22, 2018. The following criteria will be used to select our finalists and award recipient.
The nominee's achievements can be representative of a lifetime's work or for more recent successes.
Her leadership and accomplishments should be regarded as a model for all women.
The nominee should be gainfully employed in a full-time professional position or an entrepreneur. (full time volunteering does not meet the criteria).
Any professional woman of color in the Triangle area is eligible for nomination.
The nominee does not have to be a member of BPW. Nominee must reside AND do business mainly in the Triangle area.
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Wake Tech received this award because of our demonstrated leadership and excellence in partnering and collaborating with other community organizations to further the entrepreneurial culture and opportunities in Wake County. The proof of our commitment was in the programs offered by the Wake Tech/Wells Fargo Center for Entrepreneurship, Wake Tech Entrepreneurship Initiatives, the Wake Tech Small Business Center, and other programs like The Business of Barbering, How to Start a Food Truck… Show more

Wake Tech received this award because of our demonstrated leadership and excellence in partnering and collaborating with other community organizations to further the entrepreneurial culture and opportunities in Wake County. The proof of our commitment was in the programs offered by the Wake Tech/Wells Fargo Center for Entrepreneurship, Wake Tech Entrepreneurship Initiatives, the Wake Tech Small Business Center, and other programs like The Business of Barbering, How to Start a Food Truck Business, Beer Brewing, Natural Hair and Cosmetology and other small business training and support programs. Through these programs we have partnered with over 30 other organizations. Show less

This award was given in recognition of exemplary humanitarian service, profound leadership, and dedication in helping to create and implement LaunchRALEIGH and LaunchMyCity.

Each year, TBJ recognizes Triangle women in several business leadership categories . The award recognized my role behind the scenes as a collaborating partner and program provider that help entrepreneurs and small business owners succeed. Mentioned in the justification for the award was the VEA, LaunchMyCity in Wake County, and StartUp@Wake Tech.

Wake Tech Entrepreneurship Initiatives partnered with the HUB office to increase the number of certified women, minority, and disabled owned businesses. We created a half-day, hands-on course that stepped them through registering for the Electronic Vendor Portal (eVP), the Interactive Procurement System (IPS), and completing the HUB Certification Application. The we packaged our recipe, gained commitment from the SBC Directors in five other locations the HUB office targeted for this training,… Show more

Wake Tech Entrepreneurship Initiatives partnered with the HUB office to increase the number of certified women, minority, and disabled owned businesses. We created a half-day, hands-on course that stepped them through registering for the Electronic Vendor Portal (eVP), the Interactive Procurement System (IPS), and completing the HUB Certification Application. The we packaged our recipe, gained commitment from the SBC Directors in five other locations the HUB office targeted for this training, and did a online train-the-trainer session on the process. This will now become an annual project. Show less

This award is named after Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary International. It is in appreciation for tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among people of the world. Specifically, this was in recognition for my work with LaunchRALEIGH, a program that began in Southeast Raleigh and has grown into LaunchMyCity, an international initiative.

The Wake Tech offered it's first all veterans entrepreneurship program, and 8-week curriculum that included dinner before class, as a pilot. All guest speakers and the co-facilitators were veterans and dinner was purchased form a veteran-owned catering business. The pilot was successful and led to offering a second class in the fall of 2015. This class was active duty and spouses and was officially named the Veterans Entrepreneurship Advantage (VEA).