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LISA THROCKMORTON COO, SpeakerBox Communications speakerboxpr.com
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finalist for this month’s Washington Women in PR’s “PR Woman of the Year Award,” Throckmorton has helped give voice to area innovators and organizations by entrenching herself in the local tech scene, working pro bono at times and significantly raising the profiles of local companies and the region. Throckmorton put her personal touch on the launches and on-going visibility of 1776, Fortify Ventures, Foster.ly, ID.me, HiRise, Eastern Foundry and LifeFuels, and has been recognized with numerous awards for her contributions to the communications and technology industry, including the 2015 Smart CEO’s Brava Award for leadership.
SHANA GLENZER CMO, Aquicore aquicore.com
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q u i c o re, the energy management software firm that helps commercial real estate owners compile data from utility meters in real-time to ultimately reduce energy usage, snagged Glenzer away from another area tech company, SocialRadar, over the summer. She now leads Aquicore’s efforts to accelerate customer acquisition and build the brand.The blonde dynamo previously worked at Blackboard, where she helped close the largest Blackboard Mobile sale in history to a system of over 23 colleges. She is a frequent on-air contributor to Fox Business News and an organizer of DCFemTech, a brain trust of women tech leaders trying to increase diversity at local companies. Shana Glenzer and Lisa Throckmorton, photographed at The Jefferson Hotel.
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