Women around the world will be recognized virtually, during the 17th annual awards ceremony on December 9
Hartsdale, NY (Oct. 2, 2020) – Krystina Murawski, Owner and Founder of Noomi® [new-me], was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Solo Entrepreneur of the Year category in the 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. Winners will be celebrated during a virtual awards ceremony on Wednesday, December 9. Registration for the ceremony is now on sale.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in over 100 categories. Murawski won in the Female Solo Entrepreneur of the Year category; she was recognized for her achievements through Noomi®, the organic peanut butter company and lifestyle brand she founded in April 2018.
“This year has been filled with a lot of unforeseen challenges for the small business community, but I always try to remember why I started Noomi in the first place,” said Murawski. “Yes, my one true love for peanut butter was a very big part of it, but Noomi® is also a mindset that inspires people to do what they love—to find their ‘new me.’ It’s that same passion that founded Noomi® that really keeps me going. This is an incredible moment, and I’m excited to be recognized alongside other women who are out there dreaming big, and achieving even bigger.” To learn more about Noomi®, visit www.noomibrand.com.
More than 180 business professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select the winners for this year’s Stevie Awards for Women in Business. According to one of the judges, “Noomi’s organic peanut butter is the brainchild of Krystina Murawski who has earned many accolades in her industry, including the coveted Specialty Food Association’s 2019 sofi™ Award in a $140 billion specialty food industry. She demonstrated her ability to market the product through the company’s e-commerce store and retailed in various specialty food shops, including Wegmans. Her story is that of a true entrepreneur seeking to build a successful company around her passion—driven by living a fulfilled life, and getting amazing results.”
Maggie Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards, said, “In a year like no other in our lifetimes, we’ve produced a cohort of amazing, Stevie-winning women, organizations, and achievements like no other. At all times, our winners show themselves to be fearless and indomitable, but their leadership and example are especially valued this year. We congratulate all of our winners and look forward to celebrating them.”
Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of 2020 winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.
About Noomi®
Noomi® [new-me] is an artisan producer of organic small batch peanut butter (PB) and lifestyle brand out of Hartsdale, NY. The company was established in April 2018 by Owner and Founder, Krystina Murawski, a passionate, self-proclaimed PB connoisseur. Noomi’s vision is to inspire people to pursue what they are passionate about and find their “new me.” Using organic and all natural ingredients, Noomi creates nutritionally-balanced, clean label products, free of artificial sweeteners, refined and added sugar; hydrogenated vegetable oils; and palm oil. This allows Noomi to produce a more sustainable peanut butter, and deliver healthy, high-quality products to its customers. Noomi’s signature blend of organic peanut butter won the Specialty Food Association’s 2019 “New Product” sofi™ Award in the Nut Butter, Seed Butter category. Future plans include expanding into additional specialty food stores throughout the New York tri-state area, and introducing creative new forms of peanut butter consumption to the market. To learn more, visit www.noomibrand.com.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. 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 www.StevieAwards.com.
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