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Kay Chiodo Receives 2004 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
At a special awards ceremony on October 20 at San Antonio’s Omni Hotel, the San Antonio chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) honored Ms. Kay Chiodo, President/CEO of Deaf Link. Chiodo was just one of seven winners from San Antonio, receiving the "Inspirational" award sponsored by Sterling Bank.
The event´s program published the following about Chiodo: "Kay Chiodo has made it her life’s work to improve communications between the deaf and hearing worlds. Fifteen years ago she created Vital Signs to provide interpreting services to hospitals, police, stores and anywhere else a deaf person needs services. She established the first sign language training facility in San Antonio. Deaf Link, which was started by Kay about a year ago, uses video conferencing technology to connect the deaf to the hearing world by providing real time interpretation services."
"I´ve always believed that women can do anything they set their minds to, and the same holds true for deaf women," Chiodo said following the ceremony. "They are only limited by how big they can dream. With Deaf Link, it is our hope that we can make more dreams become reality."
In San Antonio there are nearly 30,000 women-owned businesses employing over
65,000 people and generating $8.8 billion in sales. NAWBO is the largest national
organization representing women business owners, and the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Awards event is the only San Antonio awards ceremony that exclusively recognizes
women who have done an extraordinary job building their own businesses.
Kay Chiodo Receives 2004 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
At a special awards ceremony on October 20 at San Antonio’s Omni Hotel, the San Antonio chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) honored Ms. Kay Chiodo, President/CEO of Deaf Link. Chiodo was just one of seven winners from San Antonio, receiving the "Inspirational" award sponsored by Sterling Bank.
The event´s program published the following about Chiodo: "Kay Chiodo has made it her life’s work to improve communications between the deaf and hearing worlds. Fifteen years ago she created Vital Signs to provide interpreting services to hospitals, police, stores and anywhere else a deaf person needs services. She established the first sign language training facility in San Antonio. Deaf Link, which was started by Kay about a year ago, uses video conferencing technology to connect the deaf to the hearing world by providing real time interpretation services."
"I´ve always believed that women can do anything they set their minds to, and the same holds true for deaf women," Chiodo said following the ceremony. "They are only limited by how big they can dream. With Deaf Link, it is our hope that we can make more dreams become reality."
In San Antonio there are nearly 30,000 women-owned businesses employing over 65,000 people and generating $8.8 billion in sales. NAWBO is the largest national organization representing women business owners, and the Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards event is the only San Antonio awards ceremony that exclusively recognizes women who have done an extraordinary job building their own businesses.
