Some Of Tennessee's Best Companies Battling for Pitch Competition Glory on August 14th

NEW ORLEANS – The Women’s Business Enterprise Council South (WBEC South) has revealed the nine finalists for the regional segment of the ACCELERATE Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) pitch competition. This event will showcase talented women entrepreneurs presenting their innovative products or services during a live online pitch competition on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. CDT.The finalists include:- Kay Baker, Co-Founder & CEO, Green Llama, Johnson City, Tennessee - Dr. Natalia Caylor, Founder, Hola Insights, Huntsville, Alabama - Ameka Coleman, Founder, Strands of Faith, Pearl, Mississippi - Abbi Jones, Founder & CEO, Medpaper, Northport, Alabama - Danielle Lombard-Sims, CEO, Talentergy, LLC, Memphis, Tennessee - Diana Sanchez-Vega, Founder & CEO, Sanchez-Vega Consulting, Hermitage, Tennessee - Deni Sobek, President, Assured Bio Labs, LLC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee - Rachel Tenenbaum, Founder, I AM Living, Nashville, Tennessee - Ashley Vega, Owner, US Fleet Pros, Nashville, Tennessee All finalists are nationally-certified women-owned businesses hailing from the WBEC South region (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Florida Panhandle), chosen for their innovative solutions presented in a one-minute video. The top four qualifiers from this round will gain the chance to compete nationally at the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council’s ACCELERATE Pitch Competition, vying for...