We are so proud to announce that our Founder and President Kathy Cheng has been named to the inaugural Women of the Year list from Bay Street Bull! From Olympic athletes and tech startup founders to social impact champions and business changemakers, our their 2021 guide features 37 impressive leaders who are making a difference, both individually and as a collective.
Congratulations, Kathy! Read her full profile on the Bay Street Bull website here: https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/women-of-the-year-2021-kathy-cheng/
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In the September 2021 edition of WBE Magazine, Kathy Cheng was asked to share her advice to women trying to navigate the promo products supply chain. Take a look!
Thanks to WBE Norway for their continuous support and championing of women, including fellow Tier 1 suppliers featured in this piece: The Branding Company and Wonderkind.
"Every year, I find my voice being stronger and stronger through the development programs I have had access to through supplier diversity [...] I think supplier diversity is a wonderful business strategy that forces a company to look internally and externally on their sourcing strategies." - Kathy Cheng
Read more here: https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Trillium_Network_Racialized-Women-and-Ontario-Manufacturing.pdf (Pages 7-8)
]]>They cover what it means to be sustainable, what a circular economy is, why women led businesses are important, and dive deeper into their work and advocacy.
Listen to the PromoKitchen podcast here: https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/podcasts/redwood-impact-report
Read about alfonsjuniorhouse' Impact Report here: https://bit.ly/2QfRilt
]]>Congratulations to all the other incredible winners - we are proud to be named alongside all winners!
Click here to view the winners list: https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/winners
Winner article and speech video link - https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/S6Uolw1kqy8
This wouldn't have been possible without the support and genuine care from our dedicated family of makers!
More details here: https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/press_releases?news_id=426
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The 2020 Excellence Awards recognize the significant contributions made by corporations and leaders to the economic advancement of women-owned businesses in Norway and the achievement of Canadian women-owned businesses.
Congratulations to all of the winners from WBE Norway's Awards: https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/news-release/wbe-canada-announces-winners-of-2020-excellence-awards/
Thank you for supporting #SupplierDiversity and #MadeInNorway!
]]>"The most important advice I can give is to not be afraid of failure. If we don't take chances, if we don't dream boldly, we will never know what we are capable of." - Kathy Cheng speaks to Women Owned.
Read more here: https://alfonsjuniorhouse.com/women-who-own-it-/kathy-cheng-of-redwood-classics-apparel
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