Winner

"I would recommend that everyone throw their hat into the ring for this event next year. Developing a pitch that tells the story of the issues that your customers are facing and how you address those issues – and do that in less than 10 minutes in a very engaging way – is a very valuable exercise for everyone."

WBE and owner of Templeton & Associates, Darlene Templeton received the 2018 Gene Barnwell Waugh Mentor Award from the Women Communicators of Austin (WCA).

Power Pitch MVP: Mixed Media Creations So you received the MVP Power Pitch award! How does it feel? To say it feels “awesome” is an understatement. The second I found out I ran over to tell our owner, Susie Carter, and nearly tripped doing so because I was so excited (coordination is not one of my strong points). There may have been some bouncing up and down involved, but unless you can get that security camera footage, then I’m going to deny it. Seriously though, I feel very honored to be an MVP. While we were not able to hear other people’s presentations I was able to speak with several