The Sego Awards, business awards specifically honoring female CEOs and founders in Utah, held its second annual awards show Friday night, honoring approximately 60 women for their business success, community impact and more.

New this year was the addition of two new categories for finalists: community and culture, and food and restaurants.

The two categories, according to Sego Awards co-founders Amy Stellhorn and Trent Mano, were added to recognize women who were having an impact in their spheres, the arts, music or the nonprofit space.

“We … wanted to make sure that we’re recognizing entrepreneurs and leaders in the community that can’t get recognized off of their revenue,” Mano explained.

The additional two categories bring the total number of categories in women can be nominated for to nine. But that’s not the only reason the second annual Sego Awards was bigger in its second year. Last year, 200 women were nominated. This year, 550 were nominated, with just seven judges sifting through the nominations to select finalists and eventually, winners for each category.

Despite having “winners,” Stellhorn and Mano emphasized that they want all of the finalists to be recognized as well.

“Last year, the focus very quickly went to the first- and second-place winners,” Stellhorn said. “This year, we are also trying to make sure visibility is created for all of the finalists as well.”

Another goal the Sego Awards co-founders shared, is their desire for the awards to be recognized for their legitimacy.

“It’s not like tokenism to have these awards,” Stellhorn said. “It’s recognizing people that should be recognized that in many cases are not being recognized.”

The full list of the 2019 Sego Awards winners and finalists, along with the names of their companies, is as follows:

Student Founder: 1st place, Katie Apker, Katemaxstock; 2nd place, Marissa Barlow, Nani Swimwear; Jeanna Ryan, Prevo; Olivia Tuttle, Maame; Tobi Yoon, Coloclean.

Food and Restaurants: 1st place, Jen Castle, Hell’s Backbone; 2nd place, Sarah Wilson, Chip Cookies; Missy Greis, Publik Coffee; Lavanya Mahate, Saffron Valley; Tami Mowen Steggell, Rubysnap LLC.

Community and Culture: 1st place, Sally Dietlein, Hale Centre Theatre; 2nd place, Leah Barker, Choice Humanitarian; Tori A. Baker, Salt Lake Film Society; Beccy Bingham Craig, Beehive Bazaar; Natalie El-Deiry, Spice Kitchen IRC; Tanei Atagi Henry, Introducing Tomorrow and Provo Girls Summit; Gloria Mensah, GK Folks Foundation; Jerilyn Pool, Queermeals; Cyd Tetro, Women Tech Council; Ann Marie Wallace, Women’s Business Center of Utah.

Social Media: 1st place, Christine Andrew, Hello Fashion Blog; 2nd place, Cara Brook, Maskcara Beauty; Susie Bulloch, Hey Grill Hey, LLC; Sandy Chang, Sandy a la Mode; Mindy Gledhill; Destiney Green, Mom Crush Monday; Anna Macfarlane, Marj Media; Ashley Reeves, Ashley’s Fresh Fix; Courtney Rich, Cake by Courtney; Tiffany Roe, Mindful Counseling.

Innovation in Technology: 1st place, Aliston Wistner, Upwell; 2nd place, Julie Eggington, Center for Genomic Interpretation; Kelsey Boyce, Canny Kids; Andrea Ibanez, Streemly; Linda Klug, Airin.

e-Commerce: 1st place, Vanessa Quigley, Chatbooks; 2nd place, Elizabeth Findlay, Albion Fit; Kate Allen, Rustica Hardware; McKenzie Bauer, Thread Wallets; Ali Hynek, Nena and Co.; Shea McGee, McGee and Co.; Kylee Middleton, Piper and Scoot; Betsey Mikesell, Beddy’s; Rachel Nilsson, Rags; Susan Petersen, Freshly Picked; Devyn Sharp, Liam and Company; Mallory Stevens, Taft; Jenny Wecker, Fawn Design; Kristi Woolley, Beauty Industry Group.

Fastest Growing Company Under Five Years: 1st place, Shea McGee, McGee and Co.; 2nd place, McKenzie Bauer, Thread Wallets; Kylie Chenn, Acanela Expeditions; Rachel Parcell, Rachel Parcell, Inc.; Lindie Royall, Little Poppy Co.; Sarah Wilson, Chip Cookies.

Highest Overall Revenue: 1st place, Shauna Smith, Four Foods Group; 2nd place, Teresa Whitehead, Citywide Home Loans; Kate Allen, Rustica Hardware; Amy Antonelli, Humanitarian Experience, Inc.; Elizabeth Findlay, Albion Fit; Kathleen Lopez, Sentinel Sales and Management; Susan Petersen, Freshly Picked; Vanessa Quigley, Chatbooks; Mallory Stevens, Taft; Kristi Woolley, Beauty Industry Group.

Also recognized were advocates for women in business, the only category in which men can be nominated and win. The advocacy winners were Kimmy Paluch of Beta Boom, Ben Capell of Peterson Ventures, and Gavin Christensen of Kickstart Seed Fund.

Learn more about this year’s winners and the Sego Awards by visiting https://www.segoawards.com.