Brigitte O’Michaels LLC Earns WBENC Certification

Puyallup, Washington – Brigitte O’Michaels LLC, a Tacoma, Washington-based firm, achieved a significant milestone on October 18, 2024, by earning the prestigious Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Pacific certification. This recognition underscores the company’s commitment to advancing professional development and leadership excellence nationwide.

This internationally recognized company, specializing in leadership development and professional management services, now belongs to a select network of certified women-owned businesses. This certification, considered a gold standard in the U.S., confirms Brigitte O’Michaels LLC’s leading role in providing workforce excellence solutions.

Brigitte O’Michaels, Founder and CEO, stated that the WBENC certification is a key achievement in their mission to empower diverse leadership. With over a decade of international experience across three continents, she emphasizes the importance of diverse perspectives in driving innovation and growth. The certification validates their commitment to excellence and enhances their ability to positively impact leadership development, particularly supporting other women-owned businesses and diverse leaders.

The rigorous WBENC Pacific certification process involves a comprehensive business review and on-site inspection, verifying that the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by women, and possesses robust structure, strategic business planning, and implementation.

By partnering with women-owned businesses, corporations and government agencies show their dedication to fostering diversity and advancing their supplier diversity programs. This empowerment of women as leaders contributes to a more diverse, balanced, and sustainable economy.

The WBENC certification, combined with professional development and networking opportunities within the WBENC network, provides women-owned businesses with unparalleled year-round access to growth and expansion opportunities through various events, programs, and connections with major corporations and other Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs).

This certification arrives at a crucial moment as corporations increasingly prioritize diverse suppliers and innovative perspectives in leadership development. Already holding federal WOSB, DBE, and MBE certifications, Brigitte O’Michaels LLC offers a unique cross-cultural approach to leadership training, leveraging extensive experience in banking, government, and NGO sectors globally.

About Brigitte O’Michaels LLC

Brigitte O’Michaels LLC is a leading, internationally recognized, woman-owned firm specializing in leadership development and professional services. As a certified WBENC, WOSB, DBE, MBE, and WBE firm, the company provides transformative leadership solutions through consulting services, workshops, immersive retreats, speaking engagements, and seminars focused on leadership excellence, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), and mental health. With expertise spanning banking, government, and NGO sectors across three continents, the company helps organizations achieve peak performance through innovative and effective leadership strategies.

About WBENC:

Founded in 1997, WBENC is the nation’s leading women’s business development organization and the premier third-party certifier of women-owned and operated businesses. With over 18,000 certified Women’s Business Enterprises, 14 national Regional Partner Organizations, and more than 500 Corporate Members (many Fortune 500 companies), thousands of corporations, states, cities, and other entities seek and accept WBENC Certification. Through the Women Owned initiative, WBENC supports consumer-oriented female entrepreneurs and those who do business with them by promoting awareness of why, where, and how to buy Women Owned. For more information, visit and www.buywomenowned.com.

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Phone: (425) 900-3881

Email: Brigitte@brigittemichaels.com