What do the executive producer of the popular box office hit “Lord of the Rings”, a Stay at Home Mom (SAHM), the most influential woman in social media, and a Harvard Business School professor have in common? They are all on the “Hot Mommas Project” case competition judging panel announced today. Case-authors participating in the competition, which will run through January 31, have the opportunity to have their story published in a leading Prentice Hall textbook and featured in PINK Magazine.
“Everyone on our panel is accomplished professionally and personally. It’s what the Hot Mommas Project is about: Teaching hard-skill business lessons plus key personal leadership and life lessons. With only one side of that, you’ve got half a role model,” said Kathy Korman Frey , founder of the “Hot Mommas” project and adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Business where the Hot Mommas Project is housed. “Our goal is for educators to use the case studies in the classroom. We could also see the cases supporting a new breed of leadership book club.”
Judges will read and rate a maximum of five cases. The cases will be rated based on quality of: Professional/business and personal issues set forth in case, as well as discussion questions, teaching notes, and appendices and links.
Karen Kerrigan, judge and founder of Women’s Entrepreneurs Inc., commented on the importance of the project’s work, “At leadership conferences I have participated in ranging from Harvard Business School to the Middle East, women want to succeed in both their professional and personal/family lives. The case study database resulting from the ‘Hot Mommas Project’ case study competition is a major step in the right direction.”
The Hot Mommas Project 2009 Case Competition Judging Panel
Adriana Alarcon Efrach – Part-time SAHM (Stay at Home Mom), part-time interpreter. Former Mexican diplomat and Executive Director of The Latino Coalition Foundation.Ann Handley – Chief Content Officer at MarketingProfs, a marketing and social networking resource. Voted #1 most influential woman in social media.
Ashgar Mostafa – President and Chief Executive Officer of Entourage Systems, Inc. Winner of GW’s 2008 Award for Distinguished Entrepreneurial Achievement.
Barbara Kasoff – Co-Founder, President and CEO, Women Impacting Public Policy, Inc. (WIPP).
Cynthia Good – Founding Editor and CEO, PINK Magazine.
Donna Messer – Canada's leading expert in networking. President of ConnectUs Communications Canada.
Ellen Mishkind Thrasher – Director, Office of Entrepreneurship Education, the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Eric Svendsen – Editor-in-Chief for Business Publishing at Pearson Education.
Karen Kerrigan – President & CEO of Women Entrepreneurs Inc., Founder of Small Business & Enterprise Council.
Lisa Osborne Ross - Executive VP of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Specialized Communications. Former Deputy Director, Federal Glass Ceiling Commission.
Marc Silverstein – Nationally-known host of Food Network and Discovery shows. Founder and CEO of On the Marc Media.
Mark Ordesky – Executive Producer, Lord of the Rings trilogy. Founder, Court Five Productions.
Myra Hart – Harvard Business School Professor (retired), founding officer of STAPLES.
Sameera Bazaz – SAHM (Stay at Home Mom), MBA, JD, CPA, former PWC & McKinsey consultant and Freemarkets Business Unit Leader .
Susan G. Duffy – Assistant Professor of Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership at Simmons College.
Susan M. Phillips Dean of the George Washington University BusinessSchool and former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Shashi Bellamkonda – Head of Social/New Media Strategy at Network Solutions.
Susan Wilson Solovic – Founder and CEO of SBTV.com. Best-selling author: The Girl’s Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business.
Stacy Debroff - Nationally acclaimed parenting expert and bestselling author. Founder and CEO of www.MomCentral.com
Sharon Oliver – Cofounder of Meany & Oliver Companies, a commercial real estate brokerage. Commercial Realtor of the Year Award Recipient.
The “Hot Mommas” project is housed at the George Washington University School of Business and is included in the mission of the GWSB Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence. The Hot Mommas Project and is the recipient of a 2006 Coleman Foundation National Case Award, and is supported in part by a gift from Linda Rabbitt, founder of Rand Construction. To participate in the project, or nominate a dynamic female role model over 18, email support@HotMommasProject.org or visit www.HotMommasProject.org. Winners will be announced on March 10, 2009 in concert with International Women’s Day.
For up to the minute news on the Hot Mommas Project, see our #casewriter08 Twitter stream or the judges page on main site at www.HotMommasProject.org.To nominate a role model (yourself included) email us.
