Tena Krouse is Top Ten Business Woman

Tena Krouse, president of Y Not Now, a marketing, team-building and sales training company based in Richmond, has been named one of the 2009 national Top Ten Business Women of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA).

Each year, 10 ABWA members are recognized nationally for exceptional career achievements when they're chosen as the Top Ten Business Women of ABWA.

They are women who’ve excelled in meeting career goals and enhancing their education. They give back to their communities and take time for their families and themselves. The Top Ten represent success and serve as important role models for our members.
 

Candidates are judged by a panel of business women from the Kansas City area on criteria established by ABWA national headquarters and are asked to answer a number of questions about their personal goals, ABWA historical profile, formal education, career accomplishments and community involvement.

Tena is President of Y Not Now, a marketing, team-building and sales training company.

She has been a member of ABWA and RCEN since August 2003. She co-chaired the Souvenir Program Committee for the 2004 national conference in Richmond and has worked on various RCEN committees. She joined the board last year as Vice President of Programming and this year will serve the network as President-Elect. She has helped grow RCEN and the association by sponsoring, at last count, eleven new members.

Tena received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Strayer University and holds a Masters degree in Business Technologies from Marymount University.

She not only has worked with RCEN at the Central Virginia Food Bank and on several Habitat for Humanity projects, she has volunteered at the William Byrd Community House and Embrace Richmond.

Tena says that everyday she is reminded of the power of ABWA when she sees her husband’s grandmother’s ABWA badge with all the pins and ribbons signifying her accomplishments as a 25 year plus member. “I am a walking, talking billboard for ABWA,” she says. “Any time someone asks where should they network, I ‘pull out’ my ABWA commercial!”

The Top Ten receive special recognition at the National Women's Leadership Conference, including a formal introduction and commemorative award at the General Session. This year's conference will be held October 2-4 in Covington, KY.

Each Top Ten also competes for the highest honor of American Business Woman of ABWA at the national convention. A panel of three ABWA member judges interview each Top Ten to choose who is to represent the Association as the 2009 American Business Woman of ABWA.