Women of Distinction Awards Presented by NAWBO

 

Photos by Nikki Artale

The National Association of Women Business Owners 15th annual Women of Distinction Awards was held on May 3, 2013 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas NV to honor many amazing woman for their contribution, dedication and empowering all women through their accomplishments. www.nawbosnv.org 

NAWBO has over 10 million women owned businesses in the country and consists of women who share their knowledge and information through workshops, networking, mentoring and empowering women worldwide. WODA President Valerie Parker welcomed everyone and paid tribute to the 34 women finalists for their accomplishments and the impact they have made in people’s lives.

Paula Francis was the emcee for the awards luncheon and always does a great job of hosting the show. Paula is our local TV 8 News Anchor at KLAS TV and reports the daily news at 5:00pm 6:00pm and 11:00pm daily and has won as being the best TV Anchor in Las Vegas from 2000 to 2012. 

Women have always been a source of inspiration and it is always an honor and privilege to take the time to acknowledge them and to show their visions, as they are the true visionaries of the world.

Kimberly Gyuran-Miles won the Women of Distinction Award for Entrepreneur of the Year.  Kimberly is President of The Payroll Company with over 25 years of management experience with over 5000 clients nationwide. She was the 2011 Past President of NAWBO. Boss Lady is the new Reality T.V. Show that will debut in the fall and is the next adventure in her interesting wonderful life. Upon meeting her you will see the twinkle in her eyes, see a huge smile, get a firm hug, hear a sincere greeting and you will instantly know that you are meeting someone special, but you won’t know why, at the moment but you will know later on. That is how I felt when I first met Kimberly, but as I got to know her, I knew why. Kimberly is a special lady and behind every good woman is her man.

Kimberly Miles and G. Miles

 

Kimberly Miles also received the Excellence Award celebrating the accomplishments of Minority Business Enterprises and Major Corporations in the State of Nevada that excels in programs and services. www.nvmsdcorg

 

Congratulations to all the women who were nominated and to all the winners for their accomplishments for their services in our communities during the course of the year.

We continued the party afterwards at the Poppy Den at Tivoli Village in Summerlin with Chef Angelo Sosa.

Kimberly Miles Chef Sosa Joan Black