Tree Ring Digital, located in Colorado is now certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). WBENC is the largest certifier of women’s business enterprises in the U.S. and a leading advocate for women business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs.
ABOUT Paige Wiese, Founder & CEO
Paige Wiese (she/her) is the founder and CEO of Tree Ring Digital, one of Denver’s top-ranked marketing agencies. Paige leads a team of nearly a dozen specialized marketing professionals who collaborate to create successful campaigns customized to each client’s unique needs. Since 2010, Tree Ring Digital has offered a complete panoply of digital marketing solutions focused on increasing revenue and brand awareness, including website design and development, search engine optimization (SEO), social media, reputation marketing, and more.
We recently had a chance to speak with Paige and asked her the following questions:
- What prompted you to obtain your WBENC certification through WBEC-West?
Paige: We sought certification so we could have the honor of being a part of this powerful group of women-owned businesses who are achieving impactful levels of success. Being drawn to the program due to the desire of developing new relationships with both internal connections and external opportunities, we were excited to hear of the potential accelerated growth through networking within a larger pool of power partners and corporations looking to work specifically with women-owned businesses.
- Since being certified, what benefits have you/ your business experienced?
Paige: By surrounding ourselves with other like-minded, minority-owned businesses, we bring continued visibility to the ingenuity, strength, and integrity of this community. Through the ambassador program, we have been able to connect with a mentor who has offered guidance through the many offerings that the WBENC certification offers. We have also been featured in press and media as a recently certified business on the rise which has brought in a variety of new leads.
- How do you useyour certification? (i.e., through online marketing, social media, print media, website, business cards, in stores on my product, etc.)
Paige: We feature the certification on our website and market through online, social media, and print media sources. Tree Ring Digital also utilize the educational workshops by attending and leveraging the relationships in exciting and mutually beneficial ways.
- What advice would you share with a fellow Women Business owner who are looking to become WBENC certified?
Paige: The opportunities are endless with a WBENC certification and the process is fun and interesting. The relationships you’ll build are critical in taking your business to the next level and it’s been exciting to watch my business grow as a result of the certification. Whether you’re looking to network with other women, you’re interested in the educational offerings, or you simply want to gain confidence in pitching to large corporations, you’ll find support here.
About Women’s Business Enterprise Council-West (WBEC-West)
WBEC-West is a regional partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), a coalition of corporations, WBEs, and regionally focused women’s business organizations. As an affiliate organization, WBEC-West implements the certification standards of WBENC throughout Arizona, Colorado, Southern California, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam. WBENC certification is nationally recognized and accepted by more than 10,000 major corporations. We also support corporations in their efforts to include WBENC Certified WBEs in their supply chain. To learn more about the organization, visit www.wbec-west.com.
