The Donna Bender Company is a creative partner to clients and constantly explore new opportunities to help them grow their business and further develop their corporate and personal image, by incorporating promotional strategies and creating brand awareness. A major focus for Donna over the past few years has been on: GREEN and Eco-Friendly products and how she can help her clients not only enhance their public image, but how they in turn can show their own clients that “everyone can make a difference to our environment.” Donna Bender’s 28 year career in Marketing and Advertising began in the Fashion Industry with licensing’s best-known marketer and pioneer, Calvin Klein himself. After working at Calvin Klein as Vice President for 9 years, Donna ran the Women’s Division of Salvatore Ferragamo, created her own children’s clothing company, Mixed Pieces, and then devoted her talent and experience as a Marketing Consultant to other respected brands including Laura Ashley, Eddie Bauer, New Balance, and Major League Baseball. Donna has been the creative developer of new products, licensing programs, merchandising and marketing management. The Donna Bender Company is extremely honored to have been nominated to receive the Women’s Business Council Southwest’s WBE RISING STAR AWARD in January of 2009 and WBE ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR in January of 2010.