Jennifer Cloer wins top industry recognition for empowering women for social change
By Carly Driggers
Communications Manager, Story Changes Culture
Story Changes Culture CEO and Executive Producer Jennifer Cloer has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Women Helping Women for Social Change category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
A Gold Stevie Award is the top recognition for the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, which honors women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run and has been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.
Jennifer is the only PR executive in tech that has extended her storytelling and PR skills to elevate and amplify women's stories on her own media platform and through multiple formats. She is filling a gaping hole in tech for a feminine media brand and platform that shares the real experiences of women in the tech space, investing her own money in film, podcasts and more to lift up voices that wouldn't otherwise be heard.
Jennifer Cloer receives 2021 Stevie Award for Women in Business
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year. Winners will be celebrated during a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Registration for the ceremony is now on sale.
Jennifer wrapped up production on the incredibly popular Chasing Grace Project in 2019 and hosted the final in-person screening at the Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles with special guest Cheryl Strayed. She raised nearly $500,000 from tech companies like Comcast NBCUniversal, Google, Intel, PayPal, Autodesk and more to produce the three-part series and during the spring of 2020, as COVID hit, she coordinated an online series of screenings to make the episodes available to anyone anywhere. Thousands logged on to see the episodes that had only been accessible by attending a VIP screening in a major city. Jennifer knew she couldn't film any more episodes during COVID so pivoted quickly to create the Story Changes Culture blog and media platform, which expands upon the Chasing Grace Project to host more stories in more formats. She launched the blog/platform in April 2021 and since then has introduced the Story Changes Culture Book Club and the Story Changes Culture Retreat to create community and connection among women in tech, media and advocacy. She introduced ELEVATE, a quarterly program that awards financial and other support to storytelling projects that have the potential to change culture and also co-hosts the new podcast Hyped: How Public Relations Influences Everything.
Here’s what some of the judges had to say about Jennifer:
“Jennifer is a contributor to what today’s communication industry needs: innovation. She proves to also be a pioneer in proposing a new storytelling approach and has become an influencer in the field. For sure we will keep hearing about her future outstanding achievements.”
“Jennifer Cloer is excellent at bringing people together from a wide range of stories and cultural backgrounds by giving women a platform to tell their own stories.”
“Impressive to read how quickly Jennifer managed to pivot with the covid challenges and rapidly took action to present real-world results, having a positive impact on social change and putting real-life women in the spotlight.”
“Jennifer is a positive force for women in the tech industry. Using her own and the experiences of other women, she is working to influence the culture.”
Please join us in congratulating Jennifer on this amazing recognition. She’s on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. And if you have a project to discuss with her, please contact us at info@storychangesculture.com.