New featured presenter: Wendy Coulter @wendycoulter, CEO of Hummingbird Creative Group

As we get closer to Ignite Raleigh we’ll be making a few announcements about music, featured speakers and other entertainment for you. Today we’re excited to announce Wendy Coulter @wendycoulter, CEO of Hummingbird Creative Group in Raleigh, N.C. as a featured presenter.

About Wendy Coulter:
With more than twenty years of experience in marketing, advertising and design, Wendy Coulter, CEO of Hummingbird Creative Group in Raleigh, N.C., is widely recognized as a principal professional in her field. Hummingbird is a creative services firm specializing in building brand identities through effective marketing, advertising, graphic design, public relations and technology services. Wendy opened the company in 1995, and she and the team at Hummingbird have won numerous design awards including two American Corporate Identity Awards in 2007, two American Corporate Identity awards in 2007, three American Corporate Identity awards in 2006, Triangle ADDY Awards in 2004 and 2005, and silver and bronze international Summit Awards in 1999, 2000 and 2008.

Wendy was named a Woman Extraordinaire by Business Leader Magazine in 2007, and she received the 2007 Movers & Shakers Award and the 2008 Impact Women Business Owners Award awarded by Business Leader Magazine. She also was honored as one of Triangle Business Journal’s prestigious Women in Business Award in 2005, as well as the 40 Under 40 Leadership Award in 2004. The company was also honored by the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce with a Pinnacle Award in the Small Business Category in 2008, as well as named by the Cary Chamber of Commerce as Business of the Year in 2007, Employer of the Year in 2001 and with a Successful Achievement Award in 1999.

Wendy is actively involved in a variety of community and civic endeavors and she is frequently asked to present on topics such as branding, marketing, advertising and design.