Awards & Press

2009

  • Featured in A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneur’s Spirit, Vol II

2008

  • Winner, United Way 2008 Young Leader of the Year Award
  • Finalist, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2008, 2004, 2002, 2000)

2007

  • Gave birth to boy/girl twins!

2006

  • Featured in Introduction to Business (textbook), published by McGraw Hill

2005

  • Profile in Tribeza Magazine
  • Named one of “Austin’s Most Loved Women” by Austin Monthly Magazine
  • Awarded American Association of University Women “Women of Distinction Award“
  • Nominee, Girls Scouts Women of Distinction
  • Finalist, Austin Business Journal’s “Profiles in Power”
  • Nominated, Outstanding Young Texans Award by the Austin Chamber of Commerce
  • Finalist, Ethics in Business Award, Good Samaritan Center

2004

  • Cover story Austin Woman Magazine

2003

  • Recognized by Fast Company Magazine as a “Fast 50” leader in innovation
  • Awarded Five Outstanding Young Texans of 2003, Texas Jaycees

2002

  • Featured in the book Girlwise: How to be Confident, Capable, Cool, and In Control by Julia DeVillers
  • Featured in Essence Magazine
  • Special feature in Glamour Magazine as part of  the “WOW” women feature
  • Special feature in Working Mother magazine as Winner, “GE’s Women Helping Women” award
  • Featured on front page of the Austin Chronicle
  • Named by Fast Company Magazine as “Fast 50 Champions in Innovation” global challenge
  • Awarded “Rising Star” Award, Austin Business Journal
  • Awarded GE’s Women Helping Women award

2001

  • Awarded “Use Your Life Award” on The Oprah Winfrey Show

  • Dewey Winburne Award for Community Achievement in Multimedia. SXSW
  • Glamour Magazine’s list of WOW women
  • Feature story in American Way in-flight magazine
  • Featured in Ms. Magazine special issue: “Saluting Champions”

2000

  • Winner, Austin Under 40, Youth and Education Category
  • Awarded Association of Fundraising Professionals Outstanding Fundraising Executive of the Year
  • Named “Entrepreneur to Watch” Entrepreneur’s Tour of American Radio Show
  • Awarded Oxygen’s Women of Strength Award
  • Named one of Top Ten Rising Stars in Technology, Austin American Statesman
  • Named Best Role Model for Girls, Austin Chronicle
  • Featured in cover story in the Dallas Morning News
  • Featured in Austin Home and Living Magazine
  • Featured on the cover of Austin American Statesman’s Technopolis,  as one of the Top Ten of Austin’s Rising Technology Stars,“The Bright Stuff”
  • Featured in USA Today and Wired

1999

  • Featured in Texas Monthly Biz magazine, cover story, “Top Multimedia Whizzes in Texas Under Thirty”