IOOGO’s Christy Albarello talks about DEC’s 2024 State of Entrepreneurship Award winners » Dallas Innovation

Christy Albarello, co-founder and COO of IOOGO, said: [Photo: IOOGO]

Christy Albarello
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Iogo
…from LinkedIn about a coincidence of events considering Friday is International Women’s Day.

Today is international women’s dayand many women entrepreneurs across North Texas are still basking in the glow of something that happened Thursday night: As Albarello said in her post, DEC network 2024 Current state of entrepreneurship The event featured an all-star cast of female Entrepreneur Award winners.

“This was not intentional,” Albarello wrote of the coincidence. Cheers to these women and all those who continue to break through barriers. ”

Last month, Dallas Innovates told you about the nominees for DEC’s 2024 awards category. The award recognizes the key contributors driving DFW’s dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, from startup evangelists to up-and-coming founders to growth-driving investors.

The winners of last night’s event are:

Corporate Supporter of the Year 2024:
Texas Woman’s University Women’s Entrepreneurship Center

Institutional investors in 2024:
University of North Texas Fort Worth Health Sciences Center

2024 Angel Investor of the Year:
Stella Robertson: Cowtown Angels

High Growth Entrepreneurs of 2024:
Jenica Oliver: Blueprint Marketing Group & DFW CPG

Entrepreneurs to watch in 2024:
Brianna Lightfoot Smith: Bree’s Brand

Student Entrepreneur of the Year 2024:
Kirstin Green: Kristin’s Care, LLC

2024 Female Entrepreneur of the Year:
Tara Franklin: Precious Cargo Academy

BIPOC Entrepreneur of the Year 2024:
Tiffany Jones Lewis: TJL Collection

2024 Startup Evangelist of the Year:
Tamara Payne: Ensemble Coworking & Sparkyard

In the statement, jennifer chandlerpresident of bank of america dallas, The company, which was a featured sponsor of the event, said that without our diverse entrepreneurial community, North Texas would not be the economic powerhouse and global business destination it is today. ”

“We know that innovation and entrepreneurship go hand in hand, and there is no better place to celebrate achievements in both fields than at the DEC Network State of Entrepreneurship event,” she said. said.

Supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses “is at the heart of the work we do in communities across the country,” Chandler added. “It’s incredible to see the entrepreneurial spirit grow year after year.”

Albarello founded a successful tax and accounting firm with her husband. josh In 2017, we’re proud to say we’ve built a company comprised of over 65% talented women.

Albarello “gets” entrepreneurs.Go back Iogo was born, the couple struggled to find a tax and accounting firm that could provide high-quality business solutions quickly and at an affordable price. So they decided to fill that gap. Now, they say they have leveraged their technology and experience to simplify accounting and other business solutions.

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