WPO Member Inducted Into 2006 Enterprising Women Hall Of Fame

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WPO Member Inducted Into 2006 Enterprising Women Hall Of Fame
Judi Sheppard Missett Named
2006 Enterprising Women Hall Of Fame Inductee

NEW YORK – New Women Presidents’ Organization member Judi Sheppard Missett, WPO San Diego Chapter member and CEO of Jazzercise, Inc., will be inducted into the 2006 Enterprising Women Hall of Fame. The Enterprising Women Hall of Fame is dedicated to the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success. The elite inductees are also recognized as leaders who have had a profound impact on their community as well as the nation.

Sheppard Missett is the founder of Jazzercise, Inc., the world’s leading dance-fitness program. The 36-year-old company has established 6,300 franchises with 20,000 classes weekly in the U.S. and around the globe. Her success has included many awards and honors including Club Industry Fitness Business Pro Magazine’s “Lifetime Achievement Award,” induction into the National Association of Sport and Physical Education Hall of Fame, IDEA “Lifetime Achievement Award,” and “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” from the National Foundation for Women Legislators.

“Judi’s induction into the Hall of Fame is a tribute not only to her success, but also to her peers and the WPO,” said Marsha Firestone, president and founder of the WPO. “As a new WPO member, we look forward to both supporting and learning from her.”

About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women President’s Organization (WPO) connects top women entrepreneurs at the million and multi-million dollar level ($2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for service-based business) – locally and internationally – with greater personal and professional success. In monthly meetings across the US and Canada, chapters composed of 20 accomplished women presidents – from diverse industries and backgrounds – invest time and energy in themselves and their businesses to drive their corporations to the next level. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.

About Enterprising Women Magazine:
Enterprising Women, headquartered in Cary, NC, is the nation’s only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. The magazine provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum, and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women’s businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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