Clementine’s Ice Cream Tamara Keefe Selected for EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America Class of 2024
St. LOUIS, MISSOURI], SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 – Ernst & Young LLP (EY) is proud to announce that Tamara Keefe, CEO and Flavor Temptress of Clementine’s Ice Cream, is one of the 23 women founders selected for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America (Winning Women) Class of 2024. Now in its 17th year, the program identifies talented entrepreneurs with scalable companies in the United States and Canada and connects them with the networks and resources they need to accelerate growth and scale their businesses. Participants receive customized executive education, introductions and access to the Winning Women community around the world, as well as the entirety of the EY global entrepreneurial ecosystem, including members of the Entrepreneur Of The Year® and EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) programs.
"Being named one of Ernst & Young's Winning Women for 2024 is deeply personal. My mom would have been so proud to see how far a family tradition has come—what started as making ice cream at home has grown into something I've been able to share with the world through Clementine's. For the past ten years, I've poured my heart into building this brand, and I'm beyond honored to stand among such remarkable women who are also making their mark,” said Tamara Keefe.
“The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women program was founded based on a mission to help more female entrepreneurs capture market share and grow their businesses by providing access to resources, mentors and the EY network. The success we have seen in these women is astounding, and we are so excited to welcome another remarkable class to the program,” said EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Global and North America Program Executive Sponsor Cheryl Grise. “When women succeed, so does the economy, and we are so proud to play a small part in that and excited to see what these ambitious entrepreneurs do next.”
Members of the Winning Women Class of 2024 have ambition, creativity and a desire to build a better world in common. They are addressing market gaps head-on by creating solutions that didn’t previously exist, manufacturing cleaner products and food, and offering differentiated experiences for their customers. Others are influencing culture in the workplace; innovating in the construction and security space; and changing the way consumers buy, sell and trade. The founders selected for the program exhibit unparalleled creativity, business prowess and formidable determination that made them stand out among the crowd.
“The women selected for this program each year never cease to amaze me with their creativity, grit, passion and strategic prowess,” said EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women North America Program Leader Maranda Bruckner. “Not only are they all leaders in their respective fields, but many are leaders in their individual communities, creating a better world not only at work but within every part of their lives. I am excited to work with this group of disrupters and help them to bring their best-in-class businesses to the next level of success.”
The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women North America program serves women business owners who are founding CEOs of any US or Canadian privately held company. Company revenues typically range from at least $2m to $30m annually. The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women program participants become part of a global peer community, which includes more than 900 entrepreneurs in 55 countries and on every continent.
The Class of 2024 will be officially recognized in November at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious events for ambitious, high-growth, market-leading business leaders.
About Clementine’s Ice Cream
Clementine's is a St. Louis-based microcreamery churning award-winning Naughty, Nice and Vegan ice creams. Clementine's s has a trade secret process for infusing alcohol into frozen decadence for Naughty ice cream flavors like Maple Bourbon Pecan, a unique array of flavors for every Nice palette, such as the best-selling Gooey Butter Cake, and creamy vegan and dairy-free ice creams, the most popular of which is Vegan Lemon Poppyseed.Clementine's operates eight brick-and-mortar ice cream shop locations, offers special event catering, and runs a nationwide shipping program.
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The EY organization is committed to seeing women lead. EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ is a global program for successful entrepreneurs whose successful businesses show more potential to scale. Through access to global EY networks throughout the entrepreneurial ecosystem, pioneering founders on every continent secure the resources, advice and connections they need to scale their businesses sustainably. This one-of-a-kind community of founders is rewriting rules and remaking markets. Visit ey.com/us/winningwomen.