For this year’s Inspirational Women Forum & Awards, L.A. Times B2B Publishing received numerous nominations from friends and colleagues. Each of these extraordinary female business leaders on the next few pages has demonstrated noteworthy success and accomplishments during the last 24 months in their respective fields and made significant contributions to their organization, the business world and the community at large. Their stories and backgrounds are as varied as the industries they represent, and each nominee serves as an example of what hard work, perseverance and resilience can achieve. More importantly, each plays an important role to inspire the next generation of powerful women leaders.