James E. Stauffer

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is a third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women. The non-profit company is based in Washington. WBENC is a leader in supporting consumer-oriented female entrepreneurs and those who do business with them by raising awareness for why, where, and how to buy women-owned. Founded in 1997, WBENC has over 18,000 certified women's business enterprises, 14 national regional partner organizations, and more than 500 corporate members, most of which are Fortune 500 companies. Pamela Prince-Eason has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.

Paragon Trust Co is a company based in New Haven, CT that provides private client services in the tax, financial services, and trust industries. As licensed professionals in these industries, the company has seen and heard various approaches from firms and institutions regarding private client services, and they aim to provide trustworthy and reliable services to their clients. Paragon Trust Co was founded in 1994 and the CEO is Anthony J. DeAngelo.