WELD Names Catherine Lang-Cline as Notable Woman Leader
Whalen & Company is a majority women-owned business, and the partners are Laura Wojciechowski, Lisa Shuneson and Richard Crabtree. A number of the firm’s clients are women-owned businesses, and we are very involved in organizations that support the growth and development of women business owners.
We were very pleased to learn recently that one of our clients, Catherine Lang-Cline, president and co-founder of Portfolio Creative, has been recognized as one of 12 “Women You Should Know!” in 2014 by Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD).
Each year WELD recognizes a diverse group of 12 women in the central Ohio community who are high impact leaders within their organizations, support the leadership development of other women, give time, talent and resources to their community and invest in the growth of women-owned businesses. The organization honors the achievements of these notable women in its annual Twelve Women You Should Know™ calendar.
Catherine spent more than 20 years in the creative industry as a designer working for ad agencies, in-house marketing departments and as a freelancer. In 2005 she and Kristen Harris started Portfolio Creative to help artists find work and clients find talent. Today Portfolio Creative is the nation’s fastest growing creative staffing and recruiting firm connecting clients with creative talent in all areas of design, marketing, communications and advertising. It also provides direct hire, educational resources and payroll services.
Catherine is a Certified Staffing Professional with the American Staffing Association. She is also an active member of Columbus Society of Communicating Arts, Advertising Federation of Columbus, Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Women Presidents’ Organization, and is a committee member for the National Association of Women Business Owners®.
The company has been recognized with awards from Staffing Industry Analysts, Columbus CEO magazine, the Columbus Chamber, Enterprising Women magazine, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the American Staffing Association, the Ohio Department of Development and the National Association of Women Business Owners.
In 2013 Portfolio Creative had average satisfaction ratings quadruple the industry average, as measured by the Inavero Best of Staffing list. It has been an Inc. 5000 fastest growing company for the past four years.
The Twelve Women You Should Know™ calendar will be unveiled at a reception on November 13 at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WELD was founded with the mission to develop and advance women’s leadership to strengthen the economic prosperity of the communities it serves. For more information about WELD and its 2014 calendar, click here.