Tameka Raymond, Towanda Braxton, & More Celebrate Women Biz Leaders at ‘Pink Power Gala’ [PHOTOS]

The honorees, co-founders, and presenters.

On Thursday (Aug 14), several celebrities and business leaders gathered together for the Pink Power Awards Gala, held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.  The event was held to celebrate women who have exhibited power, confidence, success and the ability to conquer adversity. business.

Celebrities in attendance were Towanda Braxton (actress/tv personality) – who emcee’d the event — Tameka Raymond (Kiles World Foundation), Renee Lawless (actress, Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots”),and  Dr. Heavenly Kimes (entrepreneur/tv personality). Also in attendance were Dr. Evelyn Wynn-Dixon (Mayor of Riverdale, GA) and Pink Power Conference co-founders Felicia Phillips and Kim N. Carswell.

Several business leaders were honored at the gala. The honorees were: Champion Award – Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum (Spelman College); Community Award – Deidra Cunningham (IKEA); Visionary Award – Karen Sterk (YWCA Atlanta); Pink Award – Kathleen Bertrand (BronzeLens); PinkPreneur Award – Indigo Triplett (Careers In Transition); Mentorship Award – Nikki Arora (UST Global); Pioneer Award – Edie Fraser (STEMconnector); and the Spirit Award – Jamie Foster Brown (Sister 2 Sister Magazine)

The gala sponsors included IKEA, MYX Fusions Moscato, and Skimpy Mixers.

Check out a few photos from the event:

Tameka Raymond speaking to the audience.

Tameka Raymond

Towanda Braxton, “The Braxtons”

Dr. Evelyn Winn-Dixon, Mayor of Riverdale, GA

Dr. Heavenly Kimes, “Married to Medicine”

Rene Lawless

Shante Bacon & Saposta Foster

Michelle Brown, StraightfromtheA.com

Pink Power co-founders Kim Carswell & Felicia Phillips

Kathleen Bertrand

The conference that accompanied the star-studded gala provided workshops on various business and lifestyle topics. These topics included personal branding, equal rights, wellness, sustainability, social media as well as leadership, mentorship, and entrepreneurship. Pink Power is supported by Microsoft, The U.S. Census Bureau, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The American Business Women’s Association Hidden Hills Chapter, Marriott Marquis, Persona Affairs, Fillips International, the Atlanta Dream, IKEA and many more.

To learn more about the Pink Power Conference, please visit www.PinkPowerConference.com.
Photos: Chris Mitchell and Robin Marshall

Source: 135th Street Agency