(PRLEAP.COM) Las Vegas, Nevada – November 20, 2007 – Dr. Laureen Wishom, CSO of Masterpiece Solutions, LLC received the 2007 Women in Business Stevie Award Mentor of the Year. The gala event was held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Melody Thomas Scott, who stars as Nikki Newman on “The Young and the Restless,” was the emcee. More than 800 entries were submitted for consideration in over 40 categories.

Nicknamed the Stevie for the Greek word “crowned,” the Stevie Awards for Women in Business honors women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run — worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” (New York Post, April 27, 2005). The Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide. Distinguished members of the Awards Board selected the Stevie Award Winners.

The Stevie Awards (www.stevieawards.com/women) are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. The Stevie recognizes outstanding performances in the workplace by honoring companies of all types, sizes and the people behind them.

On October 19, 2007, Dr. Laureen received the 2007 Finalist Pinnacle Award from the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce. The Keynote Speaker was Cathy Hughes, Chair and Founder of Radio One.

Dr. Laureen is also the Editor-in-Chief of The Greater Houston Resource Guide© which debuted on September 25, 2007. The unveiling of the resource guide was held at the City Hall Rotunda. Whitney Casey of Great Day Houston was the emcee. The Greater Houston Resource Guide© is dubbed as cross-cultural information bank, resource guide, how to, and business directory all-in-one publication. It is designed for Houston’s New Millionaires, Entrepreneurs, Solo-Preneurs, Intra-Preneurs, Small Business Owners and Non-Profits. The resource guide sponsors are Sterling Bank, Assurance Capital, Inc., and Barefoot Winery. (http://www.masterpiecesolutions.biz/products.html).

Dr. Laureen is also the publisher of the 501(c)3 Newsletter, TheSource Newsletter™ and the Business Marketing Blog (www.bizmarketingsolutions.biz). Hailed as a sought after business writer, she has received Expert Writer status from EzineArticles.com.

As the CSO of Masterpiece Solutions, LLC she states that Masterpiece is recognized for: “specializing in sharing knowledge and providing masterful solutions. We are a team of Business Solutionaries, Image Management Strategists, Strategic Planners, Marketing and Branding Specialists, Listening and Communication Consultants, and Non Profit Solutionary Experts. Our goal is to expand an entity’s marketplace presence, enhance an entity’s footprint, enlarge an entity’s customer database and over time, increase the entity’s bottom line.”