EXPERTISE

Branding/ Positioning	Customer Relations
Business Planning & Analysis	Referral Marketing
Competitive Analysis	Internet Marketing
Corporate Image & Identity	Strategic Involvements
Ideal Target Market Profiling	Public Relations
Marketing Planning & Strategy	Awards & Recognitions
Organic Business Growth	CRISP Principle: Power of Five®
Small Business Advocacy	Entrepreneurial Best Practices

ACHIEVEMENTS

2009	50 Most Influential Women in Business, Mecklenburg Times
2008	Power Player, Mecklenburg Times
2007	50 Enterprising Women, North America, Enterprising Women Magazine
	Golden Crescent Top Women Business Leader, Northeast Business Today
	Finalist, Queens University Business Woman of the Year
	IABC Charlotte Silver Crown Award, BMA Pro-Ad Awards
2006	SBA Women in Business Champion, Southeast and North Carolina
	Top 25 Women in Business Achievement, Charlotte Business Journal
	Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, Charlotte Chamber
	IABC Charlotte Silver Crown Award, BMA Pro-Ad Awards
	Int'l Economic Development Association Special Projects Award - LEDA
2005	IABC Charlotte Gold Crown Award, BMA Pro-Ad Awards
2004	National Business Advocacy Leadership Award, NRCC
2001	National Telly Award, Pro-Ad Awards
2000	40 Under 40, Charlotte Business Journal
	Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, Charlotte Chamber
1998	Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, Charlotte Chamber
1997	Woman Business Owner of the Year, NAWBO-Charlotte

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)Charlotte
- Past Presidents Council, Awards Panel
eWomenPublishing Network, Member
Women Impacting Public Policy – Member
Gaston College-Small Business Center - Advisory Board / Instructor
Catawba Valley – Small Business Center – Consultant / Instructor
Rowan/Cabbarus – Small Business Center - Consultant / Instructor
Lake Norman Business Group, Member
Lincoln Economic Development Association - Member
Lincoln Theatre Guild – Immediate Past President, Board of Directors
Metrolina Theatre Association - Nominator

GUEST COLUMNIST / CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Enterprising Women Magazine, Contributing Writer
Northeast Business Today, Savvy Business Owner Column

EDUCATION
Columbus College of Art & Design, Undergraduate / Advertising
Brescia College, Undergraduate / Business Marketing

Sherré DeMao is passionate about helping entrepreneurs prosper in life and in business, and has dedicated her twenty-five-year career to this purpose. Sherré is founder and Chief Marketeer of SLD Unlimited Marketing/PR, Inc., a full-service marketing consulting and strategy firm she established in 1984. Sherré helps owners of start-up and small to medium-sized companies become more savvy managers and marketers by providing innovative operational and marketing guidance, solutions and services.

Her firm’s creative solutions have won numerous awards, including the Telly, ProAd, PICA, Addy and IABC Crown awards. Her entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to small business has earned her local, regional and national recognition. In 2004, she was honored with a National Leadership Award for her small business advocacy. In 2006, she was recognized as a Small Business Woman Champion for the Southeast and the Carolinas by the Small Business Administration. In 2007, she was named among the 50 Top Enterprising Women in North America by Enterprising Women Magazine.

As an entrepreneurial business expert, Sherré frequently provides commentary and perspective to local and national media. She writes the monthly Savvy Business Owner column in Northeast Business Today and is a contributing writer to Enterprising Women Magazine, inspiring more than 200,000 business owners online and in print.

Sherre’ puts her unique philosophy and insights into practice, living a synergized life within her business, her three daughters and a wonderful group of extended family and friends. Her book entitled Me, Myself & Inc. A Synergized World … An Energized Business … Living Your Ultimate Life has every entrepreneur saying “it was like she knew exactly what I was going through … what I was thinking.” Sherre knows entrepreneurs and what being an entrepreneur is all about. Me, Myself & Inc. will be available in bookstores in January 2010.