Speaking Engagements

​November 2017
Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo - Hershey, Pennsylvania
-Pet Pro Panel Discussion
-"Managing Risk in Off-Leash Play"
-"Attracting, Developing, & Retaining Excellent Animal Care Staff"

​May 2017
Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo - Burbank, California
Keynote: "Doggie Daycare - A Business Like No Other"

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2008
American Boarding & Kennels Association - Ocala, Florida
"Daycare Play"

Awards & Accomplishments

​August 2018
Pawtropolis mentioned on NBC Sports Online

February 2018
Received "Certificate of Appreciation" for "Outstanding Veteran Support" from Disabled American Veterans Athens, GA Chapter 2

​January 2018
Featured in VoyageATL

​January 2017
Honored as a "University of Georgia's Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses"

January 2016
Honored as a "University of Georgia's Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses"

January 2015
Honored as a "University of Georgia's Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses"

November 2013
Opened second location, 17,000 square feet indoor space on 2-acres

January 2013
Honored as a "University of Georgia's Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses"

January 2011
Honored as a "University of Georgia's Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses"

March 2007
Bought land and built 12,000 square foot facility on 1.75 acres of land

2007
Honored as one of the top three "Women Entrepreneurs of the Year" for Georgia

2007
Presented with the "Community Service" award by the American Boarding & Kennels Association for founding Helping Paws Rescue

2006
Named the Georgia Representative for the American Boarding & Kennels Association for 2006

2005
Named "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration 

2002
Featured as a success story for The Georgia Business Development Center

December 2001
Opened Pawtropolis in a rented building in a retail shopping center (6,500 square feet) just 7-months after graduation from The University of Georgia