The Women Presidents’ Organization Welcomes Mad Monkey’s Lorie Gardner as Newest Member of Prestigious Women’s Business Organization
May 21, 2013
COLUMBIA, SC – May 21, 2013 – The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), a peer advisory group for million dollar plus women-led companies, announced Lorie Gardner, CEO, Mad Monkey Productions, as the newest member of the Columbia, SC Chapter of the WPO.
“I am very pleased to welcome Lorie to the WPO,” said Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., President and Founder of the WPO. “As a peer advisory organization for women business leaders of multi-million dollar companies, WPO membership is highly selective. Lorie’s membership in the WPO is a testament to her incredible success in business.”
Mad Monkey specializes in the creation of award-winning brand stories packaged as commercials for broadcast, the web and mobile applications. The team, led by Gardner and three partners, is unique among South Carolina production companies offering clients services beyond those of a traditional production company. In addition to writing, directing, producing, and editing, Mad Monkey is a nationally acclaimed animation, motion graphics, and interactive design elements house — as well as web design and programming company. Since its founding in 2000, Mad Monkey has won more than 100 gold and silver ADDYs, 13 Best in Broadcast, seven local Best in Shows, as well as 20 Regional Gold Addys, including a Regional ADDY “Best in Show” and National ADDY. Mad Monkey has also won 55 In-Show Awards and a Certificate of Merit at the International One Show Awards in New York City.
Clients include The South Carolina Education Lottery, Turner Broadcasting Corp, UPS, Boeing, Humana, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, (SCPRT) and Colonial Life as well as regional healthcare and financial institutions. Mad Monkey’s online reel can be viewed at www.gomadmonkey.com.
“Being invited into the WPO is like entering a Master Class in business leadership,” said Lorie Gardner, CEO, Mad Monkey. “I am honored to benefit from the collaborative energy and business acumen of these proven leaders.”
“We could not be more excited to have Lorie join the Columbia SC Chapter of the WPO,” said Columbia SC Chapter Chair Ann Elliott, President, The Berkana Company LLC. “Through confidential and collaborative peer learning groups, WPO members learn new strategies for taking their businesses to the next level.”
Requirements for membership to the WPO include annual revenue of at least $2 million ($1 million for service-based companies) and an ownership interest in the company. For more information about membership to the WPO, contact Bari Ray, Membership Coordinator, at [email protected] or 212-688-4114.
About the WPO
The WPO is the premier peer advisory organization connecting women who own multi-million dollar companies. In monthly meetings across five continents, chapters of 20 women presidents from diverse industries invest time and energy in themselves and their businesses to drive their corporations to the next level. Local WPO chapters are coordinated by a professional facilitator and meet monthly to share business expertise and experience in a confidential setting. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit www.womenpresidentsorg.com.
