Shelly Sun Offers Valuable Insights during Event Aimed at Advancing Women in Leadership
BrightStar Care CEO Attends UPWARD’s “Starting Your Own Franchise”
Program; Looks to Further Progress Female Professionals
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BrightStarCare–In an effort to help other women advance their careers in today’s
challenging professional landscape, Shelly Sun, CEO and Co-Founder of BrightStar
Care, presented as a key-note speaker for an exclusive UPWARD
(Uniting Professional Women Accelerating Relationships & Development)
event. The program, ‘Starting Your Own Franchise’, was hosted by
Lisa Lambert, founder and CEO of UPWARD, and took place on June 8, 2016.
UPWARD is a global collaborative organization of like-minded, senior
level, female professionals who come together to discuss the challenges
women face and to identify creative solutions to overcome them. The
organization provides a supportive place to build trusted relationships,
share ideas, learn new skills, and grow within one’s career in order to
navigate today’s challenging business world. UPWARD looks to help other
women advance with less friction, making it a perfect fit for Shelly
Sun, who has dedicated much of her career to helping women succeed in
business.
“Having the opportunity to share my entrepreneurial experience,
specifically in franchising, with other senior-level professional women
is a great honor for me,” said Sun. “What Lisa has done to help the
advancement of women in the workplace is truly remarkable and through
this program, my hope is to shed light on the franchise industry and the
opportunities that are available within it—particularly for talented,
driven women.”
Since its founding in 2013, UPWARD has blossomed and thousands of women
worldwide have joined as evidence that women are hungry for a group that
can help them grow and advance professionally. Others guest speakers at
the program are Joyce Mazero, co-chair, global supply network and
partner, Gardere; Catherine Monson, CEO and president, FASTSIGNS
International, Inc.; and Therese Thilgen, co-founder and president,
Franchise Update Media Group.
Topics discussed by Sun and other guest speakers at the program included:
- Understanding the basics of franchise investment
- Researching specific franchise industries and brands
- Determining if franchising is right for you
- Choosing the right franchise opportunity
- Managing and growing a franchise
“As a female CEO who started a business from scratch and developed it
into an industry leader, I feel a huge responsibility to share my
insights and best practices with other professional women,” added Sun.
“There is no better way to do that than to sit down with a group of
motivated women in order to help each other overcome stereotypes and
move UPWARD in our careers.”
About BrightStar Care
Based in Chicago, BrightStar Care is a national private duty home care
and medical staffing franchise with more than 300 locations which
provide medical and non-medical services to clients within their homes,
as well as supplemental care staff to corporate clients. BrightStar Care
franchise locations across the country employ over 2,500 registered
nurses who play a unique role in overseeing the care for each individual
client, a service that no other private duty home care provider offers.
In addition, BrightStar Care is the only national home care franchise to
receive The Joint Commission’s Enterprise Champion for Quality award
every year since the award’s inception. In 2015, the company ranked No.
177 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list, No. 27 on Crain’s
Chicago “Fast Fifty,” ranking and was included for the ninth consecutive
year on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Inc. 5000 list. For more information
on BrightStar Care please visit www.brightstarcare.com;
to find out more about BrightStar Franchising, visit www.franchise.brightstarcare.com.
Contacts
Fishman Public Relations
Julianne Kennelly, 847-945-1300 x239
jkennelly@fishmanpr.com
