Elaine Buxton

Confero, Inc. provides customer experience research services to national brands, multi-unit and independent growth companies. Its services include customer experience services, mystery shopping and mystery shoppers, telephone mystery shopping, customer surveys IVR/web, customer exit interviews, employee recognition and on the spot rewards, and competitive and business intelligence. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Women Presidents' Organization is a global organization that was founded in 1997 by Dr. Marsha Firestone. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY, and the CEO of the company is Camille Burns. The organization brings together women business leaders worldwide to share insights, support, and encourage each other in their professional development and business strategies. Each WPO chapter serves as a professionally-facilitated peer advisory group for members where they can harness the momentum of their successes and cultivate new strategies that will take them even further. WPO members have guided their business to generate at least $2 million USD in gross annual sales (or $1 million USD for a service-based business).

The American Marketing Association operates professional associations for marketers. The company offers services to marketing professionals including best practices and research studies, job resources, publications and directories. Its publications include flagship semi-monthly magazine Marketing News, as well as journal of marketing, journal of public policy and marketing and a variety of newsletters. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Cary Chamber of Commerce is an organization that aims to help businesses in the local community. The organization is based in Cary, NC, as indicated by their Program of Work for the 2022-23 Chamber year. The non-profit company provides a roadmap for the year and a list of goals for each division. The Chamber emphasizes the importance of making connections to spread the word about your business, regardless of whether you are new to the community or an established company. The company also offers easy sponsorship opportunities for businesses looking to support the Chamber.