2025 SC Women in Business Awards

Join us at this annual awards celebration on Wednesday, July 16th to celebrate the spirit and culture of Women in Business in South Carolina. Women professionals return to this event year after year to network, share their stories, and find inspiration and ideas to power their journey forward.

These incredible women will be featured in the June/July issues of Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, Charleston Business Magazine, B2B: Pee Dee Business and B2B: The Grand Strand. 

Sponsorship of this event supports a commitment to diversity, and recognition of the impact that women have in our business communit

y. The luncheon offers an opportunity to meet business leaders, share information about your organization and programs, and show appreciation to women employees, clients, and partners by inviting them to attend.

Keynote Speaker- Dr. Rebecca Heiss

Rebecca knows fear. As a stress physiologist, Dr. Rebecca Heiss is dedicated to helping us overcome our instinctual limitations - the ancient, often subconscious fears that hold us back from our optimal performance and our happiest live

s. Her research has been designated "transformative" by the National Science Foundation and it is waking up audiences around the world.

As the author of two books, Springboard and Instinct, founder and CEO of the leadership 360-review mobile application, icueity, and highly sought-after professional speaker, Rebecca has found her calling in helping others recognize the power of biological applications in their lives. A former educator, Dr. Heiss spent much of her earlier career in the classroom at both the high school and college levels and was recruited to be a founding member of an innovative charter school with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking and impact-based learning. Today she shares her Fear[less] Stress formula to transform fear to fuel from stages around the world as a full-time speaker and facilitator of her Fearless Masterclass. She continues her research on how we can turn trauma into Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) rather than PTSD.

Rebecca's "fear(l

ess)" message inspires hope and actionable insights to train our brains to work for us, rather than against us in times of change and uncertainty. Wi

th surprising humor and palpable energy, no matter if Dr. Heiss is delivering virtually or on stage, she wins over her audiences with interactive, inspiring, an

d timely takeaways.

Rebecca lives in South Carolina with her spoiled rotten dogs named Guinness & Murphy and every day tries to live her life motto: "Spread Happy."

Emcee-MELISSA BARKER -Women Entrepreneurs Inc. Founder & CEO

Recognized as #1 on the ForbesWomen Must-Watch list, Melissa Barker is a prominent marketing a

nd #VISIBILITY expert.
With a focus on empowering women to show up authent

ically—and wildly dissatisfied with conventional methods of gaining exposure—Melissa, a former Coca-Cola Global Marketing Executive, is on a mission to prove there’s a better way to get #VISIBLE. 
Her award-winning membership platform, Women Entrepreneurs Inc., stands as a testament to her branding, design, and digital marketing expertise, offering a supportive community of ambitious women, 1:1 coaching, and trainings from industry experts. 
After helping hundreds of women build dream businesses—and cultivate a path to #VISIBILITY that truly excites them—Melissa’s book, “Why #VISIBLE Women Will Win,” guides women entrepreneurs to make their mark on the world in a way that feels authentically aligned with who they are and the story they want to tell.