PRESIDENT ’ S VIEW
CIANJ ’ s 2021 Enterprising Women in Commerce Awards
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By Anthony Russo President , CIANJ
This issue features CIANJ and COMMERCE magazine ’ s first annual Enterprising Women in Commerce Awards that will celebrate women who are achieving great things in their respective industries . These women inspire and encourage others daily and are leaving their mark in their chosen profession .
In addition to industry-specific awards , CIANJ and COMMERCE are proud to celebrate two extraordinary women with our Headline Awards — One to Watch and the Enterprising Women in Commerce Platinum Award . One to Watch will celebrate a woman who is just getting started in her career ( or second career , or third career , etc .) but is already setting the world on fire . The Enterprising Women in Commerce Platinum Award will celebrate a woman who has reached the C-suite or pinnacle of her career and celebrates her tremendous accomplishments .
A salute to these amazing women is this month ’ s cover story , which begins on page 8 . We offer a special thank you to this year ’ s sponsors in this issue and will do so again when we honor the award winners at a celebration breakfast on August 18 , 2021 , at the Glen Ridge Country Club in Glen Ridge , New Jersey . Thank you to the event sponsors listed below :
Champion Sponsors :
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center ; Inspira Health Network ; Kaufman , Semeraro & Leibman , LLP ; Lakeland Bank ; New Jersey City University ; and PSEG .
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Supporting Sponsors :
AECOM ; Balady Promotions ; Corethia V . E . Oates , Vice President , Portfolio Manager , Financial , Morgan Stanley ; Data Access Corp .; FLOMO USA ; JD Companies : Mazars USA ; MSPC ; PNC Wealth Management ; Safari Solutions ; and ZaGo Manufacturing .
While we are proud to be honoring the important role that women are playing in business success , the secret is out and more businesses are recognizing that supporting the rise of women in their professions , careers and promoting them to leadership positions is good for the bottom line as well .
According to a new study from Goldman Sachs , companies with more women in leadership positions perform better . “ The greater the representation of women higher up in organizations , the better the performance uplift from having a larger percentage of women ,” the report reads .
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