Introduction Bio for Darcie

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Darcie Harris is a champion for women. 

As a business consultant, mentor, coach, and advocate for female business owners and executives, Darcie has helped countless women realize their professional dreams.  She finds the fulfillment of her own dreams by encouraging women to think big, pursue their passions and achieve their personal best.

A dynamic speaker, consultant, facilitator and trainer, Darcie particularly enjoys facilitating leadership skills training for woman at all stages in their careers, giving them the encouragement, confidence, and inspiration to grow.

She founded and grew EWF International into a successful company offering peer advisory groups, coaching and consulting for female business owners and executives. 

Darcie is a respected media resource on women’s leadership and entrepreneurship and a regular editorial columnist for The Journal Record newspaper, the Executive Women’s Journal (published by EWF International) and is widely published on the internet.  She is a member of the Advisory Board for Harwood International™.    

Darcie serves as a volunteer for Peace Through Business, a program devoted to teaching business skills and providing mentors to women in developing countries.  In addition to classroom teaching, speaking on leadership, and finding classroom instructors and mentors for Peace Through Business students, in May of 2009, Darcie travelled with the  Peace Through Business staff to Kigali, Rwanda, to meet with the 2009 candidates, graduates and alumni. 

In 2010,the Small Business Administration honored Darcie as their Champion of Women in Business Award Winner and The Journal Record named her as one of the Fifty Making a Difference honorees, their program to recognized women leaders in business and community service. 

The Oklahoman, selected her as one of five finalists for Woman of the Year, and the Edmond, OK Chamber of Commerce selected her as one of three finalists for Woman of the Year. 

As a believer in the mantra, “Do what you love and love what you do,” Darcie’s passion for creating a sense of community makes her work a labor of love. She describes her work with women as the most rewarding of her career.