33 Women Entrepreneurs — helming the fastest growing, most resilient businesses of 2020 — challenging the status quo and reshaping it, head-on.
People Who Inspire (PWI) Next Gen Awards 2020-21| DKODING Media Inc. | Florida, USA: Women who crashed through corporate glass ceilings to challenge convention —Women who lit up an otherwise gloomy, pandemic-ravaged night sky with sheer brilliance — Women who displayed grit and gumption in the face of cynical prejudice. 33 Women CEOs and Entrepreneurs who were at the helm of some of the fastest growing businesses in 2020 — a year otherwise marked by economic doom across the world on account of the pandemic.
The women featured in the People Who Inspire (PWI) Next Gen Awards — Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2020-21 Edition 1 have stubbornly forged ahead despite the slowdown, refusing to be held back by the hurdles in their path. In fact, such restrictive conditions of doing business only further amplifies the substance of their achievement this year.
The Winners of the PWI Next Gen Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2020-21
Women in Global Workforce
Although women are coming out to work in increasing numbers across the world, in 2020 they formed only about 38.7% of the workforce globally, lower than that recorded in the early 2000s. In 2020, women did contribute a record number of CEOs to the global fortune 500 list, but that number was as low as 13, constituting only 2.6% of these businesses in terms of revenue. Moreover, not one woman of colour qualified to be on the list.
People Who Inspire (PWI) Next Gen Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2020-21 — ICONISM PARADIGM METHODOLOGY
DKODING’s proprietary ICONISM PARADIGM methodology breaks down the selection criteria into 4 I‘s —
- Imagine
- Innovate
- Influence
- Impact
Already persevering against innumerable odds and gendered preconceptions in the industry, these exceptional brave hearts deserve to be celebrated for running successful enterprises in this gruelling year and for rapidly transforming likely ventures into profit-generating businesses in less than a decade.
Through their imagination and innovative business ideas, these 33 women have made immense impact in their respective sectors, and enhanced the influence of women entrepreneurs on the business world.
DKODING Media, Inc. salutes these young remarkable entrepreneurs who stand out as role models for millions of women across the world — aspiring to strike big and make an impact.
Watch out for these groovy women and their up-and-coming establishments in the next few years.
The Winners — PWI Next Gen Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2020-21 (First Edition)
| Sr. No. | Name | Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | #1 | Allison Robinson | The Mom Project |
 | #2 | Amanda DoAmaral | Fiveable |
 | #3 | Amy DuRoss | Vineti |
 | #4 | Andrea Thomaz | Diligent Robotics |
 | #5 | Ayesha Khanna | ADDO AI |
 | #6 | Divya Gokulnath | Byju’s |
 | #7 | Eliza Blank | The Sill |
 | #8 | Eynat Guez | Papaya Global |
 | #9 | Flori Marquez | BlockFi |
 | #10 | Georgina Gooley | Billie |
 | #11 | Ghazal Alagh | MamaEarth |
 | #12 | Jennifer Fitzgerald | Policygenius |
 | #13 | Jenny Abramson | Rethink Impact |
 | #14 | Jessica Rolph | Lovevery |
 | #15 | Joelle Chartrand | RenoRun |
 | #16 | Julia Cheek | Everlywell |
 | #17 | Katharina Juenger | TeleClinic |
 | #18 | Katherine Homuth | Sheertex |
 | #19 | Kelly Seidl | BillGO |
 | #20 | Lucy Yueting Liu | Airwallex |
 | #21 | Maayan Cohen | Hello Heart |
 | #22 | Manisha Raisinghani | LogiNext |
 | #23 | Mathilde Collin | Front |
 | #24 | Michele Romanow | ClearBanc |
 | #25 | Michelle Davey | Wheel |
 | #26 | Miroslava Duma | Future Tech Lab |
 | #27 | Nicole Sahin | Globalization Partners |
 | #28 | Osnat Michaeli | INFARM |
 | #29 | Rachel Carlson | Guild Education |
 | #30 | Rachel Tipograph | MikMak |
 | #31 | Stephanie Strong | Boulder |
 | #32 | Swati Bhargava | CashKaro |
 | #33 | Victoria Van Lennep | Lendable |
*Note: This league of 33 extraordinary business women is Edition 1 of DKODING’s PWI’s Next Gen 99 Woman Entrepreneurs of the Year 2020-21. Watch out this space for Edition 2 and Edition 3.
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Managing Editor: Chitresh Sehgal | Executive Editors: Preeti Khanuja, Sourav Chatterjee | Deputy Editor: Arudhi Verma | Research & Intelligence: Smriti Bhalla, Shrishty Mishra | Product Head & Publisher: Harshdeep Singh Kohli | Web Production: Prateek Goyal | Digital & Publishing: Akshita Kirar, Dolly Singh | Graphics: Sandesh Chaudhary
