Becky Sterling, CD2 Learning, named as Finalist for 2016 Stevie® Awards for Women

KANSAS CITY, MO - Oct. 25, 2016 – CD2 Learning, a leading learning and development technology, announced that President Becky Sterling was named a finalist for the 2016 Stevie® Awards for Women –Female Executive of the Year category.

Ms. Sterling is a pioneer in the elearning industry. Her current area of focus is championing a learning and development platform for today's workforce – under her tutelage, CD2 Learning has been recognized and awarded dozens of industry honors for innovation and for empowering organizations to provide strategic and engaging learning. She has over 25 years of progressive advancement and standout achievements in sales, management, and executive experience making her a sought after speaker and authority on learning technology and talent management. She is passionate about her service as a Great Plains Regional youth volleyball coach (mentoring young women), her membership on the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Friends Council, and her history of developing young women as leaders in the industry and community.

“It's an honor to be selected as a finalist in these prestigious awards and humbling to be in the company of such amazing business professionals and leaders. It’s exciting to be recognized for achievement in efforts that I’m both committed to and love. What great inspiration and incentive for both organizations and future leaders." said Sterling.

Preliminary judging by more than 110 business professionals worldwide selected the finalists. Finalist nominations will be reviewed and rated again by the members of five specialized final-judging committees, and their average scores will determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements. The results will be announced at the 13th annual awards dinner on Friday, November 18th in New York City.

"In the 13th year of the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the judges were very impressed with the quality of each nomination that qualified as a Stevie Finalist. The competition has grown each year because there are so many high-achieving women all over the world, who serve as an inspiration to those who would like to start, grow or lead a business," said Michael Gallagher,
founder and president of the Stevie Awards. "We're looking forward to recognizing these outstanding women in New York on November 18."

Dena Bartlett, C.O.O., and Co-Founder of CD2 Learning said, “I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor. Being in the talent development technology industry, we know the importance of skilled coaches, nurturing mentors and inspirational role models. Becky Sterling is the definition of these traits, combined with amazing industry knowledge, a history of innovative success, and true dedication to her clients and team members. CD2 Learning is a majority women-owned company and that makes being recognized by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business especially meaningful.”

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run - worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards. Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Friday, November 18. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend. The event will be broadcast on Livestream and the pre-show from the red carpet will be streamed on the Stevie Awards' Facebook feed. Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at

About CD2 Learning

CD2 Learning is an award-winning learning and development technology providing a portfolio of products designed to meet the needs of the modern workforce. CD2 offers a single, cloud-based solution that takes an innovative approach to traditional development. Through the CD2 platform, organizations can create, manage, library and deliver content/learning to internal and external users from any device at any time.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at

Contact:

Dena Bartlett, CO-Founder, CD2 Learning

913-706-8751