Marion Women's Business Council

Inspiring women to reach their full potential

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Our Mission

The Marion Women’s Business Council inspires women to reach their full potential through mentoring, networking, education, and recognition.

Marion, Ohio is a community of dynamic women leaders in business. In 1994, a group of women with a sense of need for change formed the Women’s Business Council to foster and promote self-employed entrepreneurial women and women working in the corporate environment.

The purpose was clear from the beginning.
Women need to share their experiences and network their talents.

Recent News

Meadows Honored as 2020 ATHENA Leadership Award Recipient

Beth Meadows (left) receives the 2020 ATHENA Award from Kathy Seckel.
Beth Meadows (left) receives the 2020 ATHENA Award from Kathy Seckel.

“I’m speechless,” said Beth Meadows as she took the mic after having been announced as this year’s Athena recipient, “and I’m almost never speechless.”  Meadows was awarded the 2020 ATHENA Leadership Award®  by the Marion Women’s Business Council in festivities that took place Monday, March 9, in The Barn at All Occasions.

As advisor of volunteer services for more than 15 years, Beth Meadows has sustained and enhanced a program that today boasts nearly 200 volunteers who contribute more than 22,000 hours of time each year to Marion General Hospital.  Additionally, she supports the work of seven TWIG organizations who collectively host 14 fundraising events, operate two full-time gift shops, and contribute back to the hospital over $100,000 each year to purchase equipment, pay for services and support continued education.

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2020 ATHENA Nominees Announced

The Women’s Business Council (WBC) of Marion, Ohio is honored to again sponsor the ATHENA Leadership Award®.  The ATHENA was inspired by the goddess of Greek mythology known for her strength, courage, wisdom and enlightenment – qualities embodied in the ATHENA Leadership Model.  The Award is unique in both scope – local, national and international – and the ATHENA mission upon which it is based. The ATHENA Leadership Award is presented to a woman – or man – who is honored for professional excellence, community service, and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.

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