Enterprising Women Names Deborah Garry to its Advisory Board

RALEIGH, N.C., November 30 – Monica Smiley, CEO and publisher of Enterprising Women magazine, has appointed Deborah Garry, Marina Ilari and Nancy Watt to the Enterprising Women Advisory Board. Each leads an award-winning business enabling organizations to communicate more effectively, and is dedicated to the advancement of women throughout the talent pipeline. As such, they embody the leadership values of Enterprising Women and its network of successful women business owners across North America and globally.

“Deborah Garry, Maria Ilari and Nancy Watt are outstanding communicators and business leaders in their respective fields of marketing communications, language translation and speaker training and empowerment. Each devotes her time to enabling other women to pursue their dreams and avocations. Enterprising Women is proud to welcome them to lend their wisdom and passion to our organization and become ambassadors for our magazine around the world,” said Smiley.

Enterprising Women, the nation’s only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners, chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women in 185 countries. The organization extends this influence through thought leadership conferences, recognition, online learning and the Enterprising Women Foundation advancing vital mentoring for high school young women.

Joining the Enterprising Women Advisory Board are:

Deborah Garry, CEO & President of BBG&G Advertising & Public Relations. She leads a full-service marketing communications team of designers, content and social media strategists, programmers, digital specialists, videographers, copywriters and other professionals to develop award-winning and effective integrated branding and marketing programs for clients in a broad range of industries. Garry founded BBG&G in 1997.

A Certified Account Planner and Marketing Automation Specialist, Garry contributes regularly to business journals and the agency blog, and leads seminars on marketing for businesses, students, and niche industries. She has been a guest educator at NYU and Mount Saint Mary College, and enjoys sharing her experience and knowledge with the next generation of marketing leaders, as well as finding, hiring, and mentoring young women of talent.

She is a winner of the 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Award.
BBG&G contributes to their community through various fundraisers and pro bono services, including Heroes Run, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, and the Hudson Valley Foodbank, and has also spearheaded Brandathon, a daylong event in which the entire agency donates its branding and marketing services to an area not-for-profit.

Garry currently serves on the Orange County Citizen’s Foundation Placemaking Committee, the Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Board and Strategic Planning Committee, and the Marketing Committee for Leadership Orange, as well as serving on Leadership Orange’s Board. She is a past recipient of the Hudson Valley Women in Business award. Garry is a member of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Orange County Partnership. www.bbggadv.com

Originally posted on EnterprisingWomen.com