2024 BWP Pillar Awards
Friday, November 15, 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
Sheraton Station Square
If you attended the first ever Pillar Awards in 2023 you know you don’t want to miss the 2024 event! Our first awards luncheon brought together 135 women and men, recognized 27
nominees, and celebrated 6 winners.
Not too shabby for year one!
On November 15, 2024, we were honored to once again host this event and welcomed special guests from the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The County, City Council, and Mayor each recognized the efforts of BWP by delivering a proclamation and added to celebration of our day.
We are grateful for the more than 300 people who joined us to celebrate the bravery and leadership of our nominees and honorees! Our many sponsors added their unique personalities to the celebration.
As we reflect on this incredible milestone, both the BWP Board and each and every woman honored, we pause to recognize Beth Caldwell, who received the honor of being named our 2024 Bravery in Action award recipient.
Nominee Categories
Engage - The Professional Matchmaker
She excels in bringing people together for greater good.
The Engage award winner understands the meaning of strong relationships and connecting
people for a mutually beneficial outcome. She is a networking guru; she knows half the room
and sets out to meet the other half at every event. She’s your “wing woman” - inviting you to
events and connecting you with the people who will give you opportunities for growth.
Encourage - The Cheerleader
She excels in guiding other women and supporting their endeavors.
The Encourage award winner is the woman who is always raising up other females and making
their efforts known. She’s the woman who pushes other women to go above and beyond their
comfort zone and asks, “Why not you?”. She listens and acknowledges your fears and celebrates
your successes. She doesn’t just talk the talk - she walks the walk - pulling her friends around the
toughest turns.
Empower - The Advocate
She excels in building other women’s confidence.
The Empower award winner continually shows her friends their value and helps them achieve
greatness. She is the woman who makes you feel you can accomplish great things. She knows
how to open opportunities and delegate properly. She guides people to carry out their roles,
showing them they have the power to control their own lives. She ensures you feel capable and
confident.
Educate - The Teacher
She excels in formal or informal instruction to build others and has a portfolio of knowledge and
experience.
The Educate award winner is always willing to share her skills and experience to better those
around her. Her love for learning and expanding her knowledge is apparent because she
continually educates others and fills their cup with practical, actionable information that will help
them in their career and personal life.
Evolve - The Change-Maker
She excels in her own growth. She’s self-aware and socially minded.
Simply said, the Evolve award winner has grown leaps and bounds in the past few years – on a
personal level, professional level, or both. This woman has reinvented herself or developed
exponentially. She’s the one who concentrates on making herself better to have a greater impact
on those around her. She understands that being her very best is how she makes those around her
their very best.
The 2023 Pillar Awards
Questions?
General event questions are directed to Kelli Komondor at kelli@k2creativellc.com