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2023 Trusted Advisor Winner

Vicki Lam is the President & Founder of Promo Victory, an award-winning promotional marketing company helping clients to market successfully with innovative promotional products & apparel that tells the story of their brand. Vicki started her company 15 years ago during the peak of the recession. She has single-handedly grew the company from 0 clients to almost 500 clients nationwide. Vicki has 26 years of experience in Marketing and Advertising. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Marketing Management from Goldey-Beacom College and is a Certified Advertising Specialist; only 5% in the promotional industry hold this highly recognized credential. Vicki is a self-taught graphic designer and an avid networker. She won the ‘Top Female Networker’ Award in 2011 and her company won the 'Superstars In Business' award for excellence and outstanding achievements in 2018. For over 10 years, Vicki volunteers her time to the business community by teaching free marketing workshops at many non-profits to help businesses sustain and grow.

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2023 Trusted Advisor Winner

Barbara has a long history of creating powerful brands for many clients, including Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and WBEC-East. She specializes in award-winning change management campaigns that cut through the clutter and keep audiences informed, inspired, and engaged.

Barbara graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, The Tuck School of Business, the Executive Program at the Kellogg School of Management, and is an Alumni of the Goldman Sacks 10KSB.

BD+C deploys inspired and effective strategic communications plans to facilitate change management. Bosha Design’s award-winning creative team has more than 30 years of experience providing the best user experience to B2B companies. Our expertise includes branding strategy, print and digital design, internal communications, SharePoint solutions, and video animations.

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2022 Trusted Advisor Winner

Heather is co-founder and CEO of The Spearhead Group, a company dedicated to the design, development, manufacturing and procurement of Physical Brand Enhancements(TM). A leader in packaging innovation for spirits, food, beverage and beauty brands, The Spearhead Group delivers customized packaging solutions that enable clients to stand apart from the competition. As a global manufacturing and product development leader, The Spearhead Group is a woman-owned business committed to the advancement of women and diversity in their industry.

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2022 Trusted Advisor Winner

Cynthia (Cindy) Towers is co-founder and CEO of JURISolutions, a company dedicated to delivering innovative and value-driven legal solutions to corporations, law firms and government entities across the country. The company’s offerings include highly skilled project attorneys, full-service legal staff augmentation, end-to-end litigation support, government support services, and executive legal search. Cindy is a nurse turned lawyer who began her legal career in 1991 specializing in products liability and medical malpractice litigation.

Cindy is a huge supporter of women in business and JURISolutions has become a true catalyst in bridging the gap between diversity and the law. To this end, Cindy holds several Board seats including the Vice Chair of the Women’s Business Enterprise Center East (WBEC East) Board of Directors, a multi-term Board member of both Women Owned Law (WOL) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Regulatory Fairness Board and an active member of Women Influencing Public Policy (WIPP) and Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), where she has previously served on the Board of Directors and continues to serve on essential Board committees. JSL is a Corporate Partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), where Cindy also serves as Co-Chair of the National Legal Industry Council (NLIC) which focuses on increasing opportunities for NGLCC-certified law firms and advancing supplier diversity throughout the legal ecosystem. JSL is also a Business Partner of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), a sponsor of Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC), and a Friend of Buying Legal Council (BLC), where Cindy is a member of the Diversity Working Group.

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2020 Trusted Advisor Winner

Peggy Del Fabbro is the CEO of M. Davis & Sons, Inc., an industrial construction company that builds, installs and maintains plants and facilities for national and international companies. M. Davis has been headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware for 150 years.

Peggy has served in leadership positions at M. Davis for more than 30 years and assumed the role of CEO in 2008 as the fifth generation of the Davis family to lead the company.

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2019 Trusted Advisor Winner

Peggy Gionta is the President and Founder of Partner’s Consulting, Inc., the first and only woman-owned project leadership company that helps enterprises meet the changing demands of technology. Under her direction, Partner’s Consulting has been recognized for its remarkable growth by the Inc. 5000, Philadelphia 100, Philadelphia Business Journal and Philadelphia SmartCEO, was named the 2017 Professional Services Excellence Award winner by The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

"One thing that keeps me going in business is remembering that Courage doesn’t mean you aren’t afraid. It’s being afraid but moving forward anyway. Eleanor Roosevelt said 'You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face'."

~Peggy Gionta