Melissa Wong of Retail Zipline Wins Silver Stevie® Award in 2019 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 21, 2019 – Melissa Wong of Retail Zipline has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year category in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.

After receiving more than 1,500 entries, the judges recognized Melissa in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year category for Business Services.

Melissa is the Co-Founder and CEO of Retail Zipline, the industry’s leading communication and execution platform for retailers who believe in the power of the store experience. After failing to find a solution to the communication woes she experienced in retail, Melissa and her co-founder, Jeremy Baker, created Retail Zipline’s software to help HQ streamline and coordinate communications in a way that makes their store teams happier and more productive. 

Backed by Emergence with participation from Serena Williams through her venture firm, Serena Ventures, Retail Zipline serves more than 55,000 users across 8,000 stores globally. Leading brands including Lush Cosmetics, BevMo!, Morphe, Cole Haan, the LEGO Group and TOMS rely on Retail Zipline’s software to improve store execution and employee engagement.

“I’m humbled to be recognized as a Female Entrepreneur of the Year in this year’s Stevie Awards for Women in Business,” said Wong. “Over the past year, my team and I have worked so hard to improve the way retail works from the ground up -- we look forward to continuing our mission to create a brighter future for brands and their workforce in 2020.” 

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 150 business professionals around the world, working on eight juries.  

Maggie Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards, said, “In its 16th year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business received an outstanding body of nominations from women in organizations of all types, in 25 nations. We are gratified by how meaningful it is to women to win a Stevie Award, and how impactful it can be on the futures of their careers and their organizations. We congratulate all of this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.”

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.  

About Retail Zipline

Retail Zipline is the leading communication and execution platform for retailers who believe in the power of the store experience. Built with the complexities of retail in mind, Retail Zipline helps HQ streamline and coordinate communications with the field, in a way that makes store teams happier and more productive. The company’s goal is to improve the lives of one million retail employees by 2025, and the platform is already used by leading brands such as Lush Cosmetics, BevMo!, Cole Haan, The LEGO Group, TOMS, Torrid, Lumber Liquidators, and others. Retail Zipline is a 100% distributed company with employees across North America and Europe. They are backed by leading venture capitalists including Emergence, Serena Ventures, and Hillsven Capital. To learn more, please visit retailzipline.com. 

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the new Middle East Stevie Awards. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

HCL Technologies sponsored the Red Ladder Women in Technology Awards in the 2019 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Contact Information

Kayla Abbassi

Account Manager

VSC for Retail Zipline

kaylaa@vsc.co