The Global Banking & Finance Awards UK recently announced Dr. Sulochana Segera as the winner of ‘Business Woman of the Year Sri Lanka’. 2020 marks the first time a Sri Lankan female entrepreneur has been recognized as a winner of the Awarded and listed on the Global Banking & Finance Review website.
The Awards reflect the innovation, achievement, strategy, progressive and inspirational changes taking place within the Global Financial community and was created to recognize companies of all sizes which are prominent in particular areas of expertise and excellence within the financial world.
One of Sri Lanka’s top social entrepreneurs, trainers and motivational speakers with over 24 years of experience, Dr Segera is the Chairperson of the global brand Women in Management (WIM). The umbrella brand is mother to projects like ‘Professional Career Woman Awards’ and the ‘WIM Single Mother’ which has been instrumental in changing the national mindset towards recognizing, celebrating and motivating female entrepreneurship.
She is mostly known in the industry as a corporate trainer for multinationals with a passion towards rural and urban upliftment of standards of living, education and skill development. In the arena of MSME and SME sector Dr. Segera is considered a mentor, counsellor and a investor of good will, as she most often becomes the one to travel to rural areas and discovers what she calls “diamonds in the rough”.
Her efforts have encouraged boards to follow a more inclusive leadership in their top tier management structures. “Female entrepreneurship is a passion close to my heart from the time I can remember.”
The journey of WIM was founded on a very deep understanding of the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational impact of peer recognition which not only contributes to a boost of esteem but also brings forth hidden talent within many to reach higher knowing that their value will never go unappreciated,” said Dr. Segera.
“This award for me personally is a great honor and an opportunity to put Sri Lankan female entrepreneurship on the map.”
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