headmark MD Sharne Patient named finalist in annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business

Sharne Patient, managing director of creative agency headmark , has been named a finalist in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year category in the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honour women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run – worldwide.  The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards. More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 90 categories. 

Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Friday, November 18.  Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend. The event will be broadcast on Livestream and the pre-show from the red carpet will be streamed on the Stevie Awards’ Facebook feed.

Patient will be attending the ceremony in New York as a Finalist in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year category. Patient began her career at a Boston-based advertising agency, where she spent over four years cutting her teeth on some of America’s most renowned brands, including Subway, Midas and PepsiCo.

Upon returning to Australia, Patient spent eight years as marketing manager at Foodco Group looking after brands Muffin Break, Jamaica Blue and Dreamy Donuts in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and China. Her experience spans brand strategy, marketing planning and activation, budget management, media buying, guest speaking and events management.

In 2006 Patient co-founded headmark, a full-service creative agency. The name headmark encapsulates the agency’s vision to leave a tangible imprint, take ownership and deliver bold, innovative results for clients ranging from big brands to small business. Headmark now has a loyal client list that includes Lindt and Yokohama, and is differentiated by an agency culture that approaches a client as though their business is their own.

Says Aimee O’Reilly from Yokohama Australia: “Sharne and the team at headmark have been instrumental in our brand’s development. They’re continually innovating to solve communication challenges and meticulously executing ideas to build the brand and drive sales. Their passion for what they do is only matched by their dedication for high quality work, delivered on deadline and within budget for each and every project.”

Finalists for the Stevie Awards were chosen by more than 110 business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.  Members of five final judging committees will determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging October 17-26.

Says Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the Stevie Awards: “In the 13th year of the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the judges were very impressed with the quality of each nomination that qualified as a Stevie finalist. The competition has grown each year because there are so many high-achieving women all over the world, who serve as an inspiration to those who would like to start, grow or lead a business.”

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of finalists in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.