RESA’s annual convention recognizes home staging professionals in local chapter, state and regional leadership positions, as well as professional home stagers and industry professional service providers. RESA has 5 regions throughout North America and honors professionals in both Rookie Stager of the Year and Professional Stager of the Year categories as well as REALTOR® of the year, innovator of the year, product of the year and several other categories. During the awards banquet the presentation was stopped to honor Shell Brodnax, the President/CEO of RESA as the Staging & Design Network’s Leader of the Year.
“We were very pleased to be a key sponsor of the 2012 RESA Convention. This was a fabulous event, packed with great information and resources for the staging industry. We are delighted to honor Shell Brodnax with the 2011 Staging & Design Network Leader of the Year Award. Staging & Design Network’s tagline “Share. Grow. Inspire.” Is all about growing our community and Shell most certainly embodies this mission! Shell has shared her time, talent and passion. She has fostered enormous growth in the staging industry through her development of RESA®, and she continues to inspire all of us with her positive outlook and persistence at breaking through any brick walls set in her way,” said Tricia Tomlinson, the organizations founder and CEO.
“I was more than shocked and completely honored when the awards ceremony I was hosting and presenting awards to industry professionals was brought to a complete stop in order for the Staging & Design Network to honor me. I absolutely love what I do and I am passionate about the goals and mission of RESA®. To receive recognition on this level is a privilege and honor I will never forget,” said Brodnax.
Staging & Design Network is a national online member-based community devoted to pooling resources together to grow the Staging & Design Industry. SDN hosts the only opportunity to store and rent inventory on daily terms, in convenient, organized and retail-focused warehouses. For more information about our program please feel free to call (425) 272-4430 Ext. 101 or email Tricia@SDNinc.net. Or visit www.StagingAndDesignNetwork.com .
About The Real Estate Staging Association®
The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) is the trade association for professional real estate stagers and redesigners For more information on the real estate staging and the convention visit www.RESAConvention.com For more information about real estate staging, or to find a professional stager or redesigner call 800-201-8687 and speak with Shell Brodnax, or visit the RESA® Web site at www.RealEstateStagingAssociation.com #### Connect with me on Google +Shell Brodnax

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide.  The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.

Winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 12th.  Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend.   The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A. by the Business TalkRadio Network.

“Many people have worked very hard at RESA® to grow our association and bring legitimacy to the Real Estate Staging Industry. I am very excited and an honored to be a finalist in the Stevie Awards, however I could not do what I do without the support of thousands of people that believe in RESA®.   This award is for every single member of RESA that has given their time, ideas and volunteerism in order to make RESA® what we are today. ” said Shell Brodnax President/CEO RESA®.

 “Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition.  We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”

Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.

The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) The trade association for professional home stagers that Shell Brodnax founded in 2007 was also named as Finalist in the Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses category in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide.  The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 13.  Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend.   The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A. by the Business TalkRadio Network. 

“Many people have worked very hard at RESA® to grow our association and bring legitimacy to the Real Estate Staging Industry. I am very excited and an honored to be a finalist in the Stevie Awards, however I could not do what I do without the support of thousands of people that believe in RESA®.   This award is for every single member of RESA that has given their time, ideas and volunteerism in order to make RESA® what we are today. ” said Shell Brodnax President/CEO RESA®. 

Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging. 

“Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition.  We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.” 

Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.  

About Shell Brodnax

Shell Brodnax is the President/CEO of The Real Estate Staging Association, the member run trade organization for professional real estate (home) stagers in North America. Shell is President of the Staging Career Center a service that provides business coaching to home stagers and she also offers business consulting and coaching through Shell Brodnax Consulting for small businesses outside of the real estate industry. For more information on Shell Brodnax or RESA contact Shell Brodnax or visit the RESA Web sites at www.RealEstateStagingAssociation.com   www.StagingCareerCenter.com www.ShellBrodnax.com or call 800-201-8687 or 209 623 5809 

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors of the 6^th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business (as of October 9) include the Business TalkRadio Network, Covario, Inc., and KeyBank.

Other finalists in both categories are:

Best Executive – Non-Profit or Government – Up to 100 Employees
Leigh Ann Pusey, President and CEO, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC
Jaime Lyons, Senior Interactive Producer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Farhana Huq, Founder and CEO, C.E.O. Women, Oakland, CA
Tanya Rodriguez, President, Frank Ski Kids Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Vikki Spruill, President and CEO, Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC
Karen Meades, President, Ottawa Health Services Network Inc., Ottawa, ON Canada
Shell Brodnax, President/CEO, Real Estate Staging Association, Valley Springs, CA
Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Service Officer, Executive Director, and co-founder, salesforce.com Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Lesia Bates Moss, President, Seedco Financial, New York, NY
Julie Abrams, CEO, Women’s Initiative, Fremont, CA

Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – up to 100 Employees – All Other Industries
Camp Bow Wow, Boulder, CO
FoodnTable, Seoul, South Korea
KESDEE Inc., San Diego, CA
MAC Presents, Nashville, TN
PetRays Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants, The Woodlands, TX
PK Walsh, Needham, MA
ProTrials Research, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Real Estate Staging Association, Valley Springs, CA
Serenity Hospice & Palliative Care, Phoenix, AZ

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