2014 Pillar Award for Community Service, Northeast Ohio
Rachel Talton
Founder and CEO
Synergy Marketing Strategy & Research Inc.
www.synergycem.com
Empowering Women
CEO Rachel Talton instills in her company, Synergy Marketing Strategy & Research Inc. and its employees the importance of giving back. And being a woman business owner, Talton leads by example when supporting women and entrepreneurial causes.
Through Talton’s membership at The Links Inc., Synergy Marketing created a program to assist Haven of Rest Ministries, which serves homeless women who are looking for resources, mentoring, inspiration and hope. In addition, Synergy Marketing donates at least 20 hours every year in services to female- and minority-owned businesses and firms.
This year, Talton founded the Flourish Conference for Women in Leadership, a conference consisting of high-achieving businesswomen in public, private and nonprofit sectors. Designed to provide attendees with the tools needed to thrive as well as connections and networking with other attendees, this support system from like-minded communities has already led to lasting relationships.
Synergy Marketing values and supports all entrepreneurs. Thus far, it has invested $25,000 in the North Coast Angel Fund, a fund that assists emerging entrepreneurs. Synergy Marketing also made volunteer contributions to JumpStart Inc., a nonprofit with the focus of accelerating the success of entrepreneurs. The company also supports the leaders of tomorrow at Cuyahoga Community College, donating $2,500 yearly through its foundation’s fundraisers.
In addition to all its efforts, Synergy Marketing and its employees manage to find the time to donate more than 150 hours every year to board service and participate in charitable programs.
