Prestigious Coach of the Year SILVER STEVIE® Award

East Orange, NJ – October 7, 2020 – Accelerations Group founder and CEO Emily
Nichols-Mitchell has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Mentor or
Coach of the Year – Business category in the 17th annual Stevie Awards for Women in
Business, selected from more than 1,500 applications across the globe.

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.

The Stevie Awards considers women in business 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, among others
across the world. This year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were
determined by the average scores of more than 180 business professionals worldwide,
working on seven juries.

“It is a wonderful honor to be recognized with this distinguished award,” founder and
CEO, Emily Nichols-Mitchell said. “We love helping leaders and organizations disrupt,
redefine, and reshape themselves and the planet. I owe this award to the past and present
private clients and organizations that I have allowed me the opportunity to help them to
accelerate their leadership capabilities and develop radical solutions to increase the
businesses’ bottom line.”

Maggie Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards, said, “In a year like no other in our
lifetimes, we’ve produced a cohort of amazing, Stevie-winning women, organizations,
and achievements like no other. At all times, our winners show themselves to be fearless
and indomitable, but their leadership and example are especially valued this year. We
look forward to celebrating them during our December 9 virtual ceremony.”

About Accelerations Group

Accelerations Group is a global leader in defining and reshaping how organizations and
leaders embody their full leadership potential and own their executive S.P.A.C.E. Since
its inception in 2012, Accelerations Group has grown to serve clients in over 12
countries. Accelerations Group specializes in minority and women leadership
development, talent acquisition, inclusion and belonging consulting, and coaching –
small and medium-sized businesses, executives, and group coaching. The company is
headquartered in East Orange, New Jersey. Emily Nichols-Mitchell is a proud member of
Alpha Kappa Alpha and a graduate of Spelman College. View the client testimonials and
learn more about Accelerations Group at https://accelerationsgroup.com

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the
German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa 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 12,000 entries each
year from organizations in more than 70 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 http://www.StevieAwards.com.