Women Business Owners: Get Ready for Us

Tiffany Jonas, our chapter president and the founder of The AIO Group | AIO Design LLC, a marketing consultancy and design agency specializing in helping companies successfully market to America's most profitable consumer group: women living in households earning $75,000 to $200,000 per year. AIO has helped firms achieve sales growth, command premium prices, increase competitive differentiation, and improve their reputations in the marketplace. Tiffany graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in advertising from the Missouri School of Journalism, a top journalism school known worldwide. She’s a member of Mensa, an organization for those who have tested in the top 2% of the population on a standardized intelligence test, and was chosen as one of the Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 in 2008.

Heather Mueller, our chairperson of programs and the founder of Mueller Writing, is a certified search engine optimization (SEO) copywriter and web content specialist. She helps businesses improve their online presence. Mueller Writing is certified by SuccessWorks, the leading firm in SEO copywriting strategies and techniques, and offers SEO copywriting, web copywriting that sells, and small business SEO. She holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and history, and has held positions at Rawle Murdy, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Community Development Publications, the Indianapolis Star, the News Corporation in Australia, and National Geographic Television International.

Ashley T. Caldwell, our chairperson of communications and the founder of The Modern Connection, has a passion for people, Facebook, forward thinking, and good business. In 2009, after moving to South Carolina, she recognized a need for simple yet effective social media strategy and training for small business owners, and built The Modern Connection on a foundation of integrity, excellent customer service, goodwill, and good old-fashioned hard work. She is actively involved in the community, serving in volunteer positions not only for NAWBO SC but the Charleston Jaycees, the Social Media Club of Charleston, and the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. She holds a bachelor's degree in communication and media management, and fomerly worked in print and TV journalism, marketing, and public relations.

Sandy Morgan, our board secretary and the founder of Morgan & Associates, has served clients at her Columbia-based company since 1998. Prior to opening Morgan & Associates, she served as the senior vice president for a firm handling the insurance needs of the hospitals of South Carolina. Sandy has earned the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Claims designations. She and her husband enjoy boating and motorcyle riding.

Cathryn Cato, CPA, our board treasurer and an independent wealth counselor currently based at Legacy Wealth Management, has a mission to provide her clients with strategies that help them make the most of their own accomplishments and lead an independent life. She has more than 25 years of client experience in the financial services industry as a CPA, financial planner, and investment advisor. Cathryn holds a master's degree in personal financial planning and a bachelor's degree in accounting. She is active in several nonprofits, serving in leadership positions not just for NAWBO SC but for the Charleston Center for Women and the Historic Charleston Foundation's annual Festival of Homes and Gardens.

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