2014 Women in Business Awards Luncheon – May 21, 2014

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Actress and Cambria brand advocate Mariel Hemingway spoke before a packed ballroom May 21 at the second annual Women in Business Awards luncheon at the newly opened Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage.

A Palm Springs Life event, Women in Business honors three Coachella Valley women in three categories as selected by a judging panel comprised of local women business leaders.

Denise Wilson, president and CEO of Desert Jet, received the Entrepreneur award, Charissa Farley, owner and CEO of Farley Interlocking Paving, was presented the Corporate Leader award, while Lisa Vossler Smith, executive director of Modernism Week, earned the Business Leader award.

Presented by SBEMP Attorneys, 2014 Women in Business Awards was sponsored by Cambria, Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers, The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, Wink Lash & Beauty Bar, and Just Blow Drys. The event benefited the Girlfriend Factor.

The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage, CA

Photography by Lani Garfield