Our CEO Kennette Burgess secures North Carolinas 40 UNDER 40 AWARD

BERMUDIAN ENTREPRENEUR KENNETTE BURGESS SECURES TOP BUSINESS AWARD IN NORTH CAROLINA

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD, THIS AWARD IS FOR YOU!”

 

Bermuda – from Piedmont Triad  (Greensboro/High Point) North Carolina – Thursday, February 22, 2024 at High Point University, the Triad Business Journal hosted their Annual 40 Under 40 Award Ceremony to honor 40 leaders in business and community in the Triad North Carolina region. This celebration put the spotlight on their amazing accomplishments and highlighted their contributions to the Triad region. Among the 40, daughter of the soil, Kennette J. Burgess was one of the awardees to receive this prestigious award after nominations and selection process. The recipients ranged from CEOs, educators, bankers, human resources professionals, community leaders, lawyers in every sector you can imagine.

Kennette and the other recipients were told to make a close to brief speech to which she said “Good evening. First Giving all honor to God. Special thanks to my mother Lovette, family, friends, church family and clients for supporting me.  2023 was a tough year with my father passing, so this award is dedicated to him.”

Kennette, named after her father Kenneth ‘Pop’ Leroy Simmons Jr, lost her father last year March and February 28th would be his 66th birthday, so accepting this award in memory of her dad came at the right time. Kennette knows her father Pop is smiling down at her happy for her award after he raised her working hard to put her through school and then support her businesses. Everyone who knew Pop, knew he was her biggest supporter.

At the ceremony, pictured, Kennette was accompanied by her mother Lovette Burgess Pemberton, family, friends and Pastor.

Read the Newspaper Article Feature February 23, 2024 - Triad Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Here is the special write up on Kennette Kennette Burgess of FOCUS Marketing & Development Solutions Inc. of Kernersville among TBJ's 2024 40 Under 40 - Triad Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Meet all the Honorees Announcing TBJ's 2024 class of 40 Under 40 honorees - Triad Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

 

 

 

 

ABOUT KENNETTE, THE CEO & FOUNDER

International strategic marketer and business coach, community leader, speaker, and social media enthusiast, Kennette J. Burgess is a Bermudian entrepreneur living between North Carolina, USA and Bermuda with over 19 years of combined marketing and business experience, heightened by years of international business experience. She is the CEO of FOCUS Marketing & Development Solutions, which also has a clothing line Distinct Apparel. She is the winner of the 2022 Winston-Salem State University Alumni Achiever Award, Bermuda’s BEDCs 2021 Female Entrepreneur of the Year after winner 1st Runner Up just the year before in 2020, winner of the impressive 40 Under 40 Alumni award from Winston-Salem State University , a Best of Bermuda Awards for ‘Best 2011 Mobile App’ for a local Bermudian tourism based app despite tough private and government competition, was ranked top 20 of Bermuda’s influential social media rankings, and also a winner of the prestigious Who’s Who Awards in America. Kennette can be seen globally speaking to empower future leaders , female business owners and minority entrepreneurs to become market leaders and follow their dreams, regardless of the obstacles in their way. She has spoken and presented at conferences, schools/academic programs, Universities, in the news, nonprofit events and award shows.

For 10 years she was the International Product Development & Marketing Manager  for North Carolina based one-to-one marketing and direct selling global giant SHOP.COM | Market America managing, launching products and opening business operations globally in Australia, Europe, Canada, Asia and Mexico. As a global celebrity marketing manager, she was responsible for managing brands for celebrities such as Carmelo Anthony  and wife La La Anthony, Bob Marley's son Rohan Marley (owner of Marley Coffee), Fat Joe and Scottie Pippen.

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