Company Recognized for Highest Standards of Social and Environmental Performance

Huntsville, AL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/02/2016 -- Transcend, an award-winning leadership development company, has become the first company in Alabama to become a Certified B Corporation®. Called "the highest standard for socially responsible businesses" by Inc. magazine, B Corp™ certification recognizes companies who voluntarily meet standards of transparency, accountability and social impact. Transcend joins a growing community of more than 1,900 Certified B Corporations globally, including Warby Parker, Etsy, Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia, and is the first company in the state to meet the rigorous standards that measure a company's impact on its employees, suppliers, community and the environment.

"We're proud to become a Certified B Corporation. It validates our commitment to grow 'Fearless Leaders' as we impact our employees, our clients and our community," said Transcend CEO and Founder Laura Huckabee-Jennings. "B Corporations are all about using business for good. They are important because they inspire all businesses to compete not only to be the best in the world, but to be the best for the world. That's a perfect fit with our core values and the big picture view that drives our company."

In addition to recognizing existing efforts, B Corp Certification also provides companies with a community of like-minded business owners to continually progress and innovate. "Our vision is to improve both businesses and the lives of the people who work there," said Huckabee-Jennings. "Better leadership builds stronger communities and we want to be a catalyst for community in the workplace."

Transcend was named 2016 Business/Professional Services Business of the Year by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce and Huckabee-Jennings is the recipient of the Women's Business Center of North Alabama's WBC Entrepreneur of the Year award. The company was also named a Fastest Growing Partner by Wiley, a powerful force in the workplace learning industry.

About B Corporations
Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good. They meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and aspire to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. There are more than 1,900 Certified B Corporations in 130 industries and 50 countries with one unifying goal: to redefine success in business.

About Transcend
The Transcend team has been serving executives, senior-level teams and promising entrepreneurial organizations since 2002. The company works with self-aware leaders to identify the barriers to growth and overcome them by building strategies, teams and cultures that drive growth. Transcend delivers practical solutions for better leadership to build a stronger local and global community.

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"Fearless" CEO Postponed Surgery to Attend Event

Huntsville, AL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/01/2016 -- Transcend, The Fearless Company, was named Business/Professional Services Business of the Year last night at the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County's 31st-annual Small Business Awards. "This is a tremendous honor for our company," said Laura Huckabee-Jennings, Transcend CEO. "We congratulate the other winners and nominees, and are proud to be part of such a thriving business community."

Award winners were chosen from more than 1,700 nominations and covered 14 different categories. A panel of judges from Vail Valley Partnership, a regional chamber of commerce in Colorado, determined the winners.

Huckabee-Jennings looked "fearless," sporting a bandaged broken wrist and admitted that she had postponed surgery to attend the awards celebration. "My doctor wanted to schedule the surgery on Tuesday," she said. "I knew that I didn't want to miss being with our team, in case we won." She was quick to give credit to other Transcend team members, "We specialize in helping companies build high-performing teams, so to see our team be recognized for its hard work is especially gratifying."

The Small Business Awards were established by the Chamber to honor small businesses that make an impact in the Huntsville/Madison County community. The event was held at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.

About Transcend
Transcend has been serving executives, senior-level teams and promising entrepreneurial organizations since 2002. The company works with self-aware leaders to identify the barriers to growth and overcome them by building strategies, teams and cultures that drive growth.

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Celebrates During Small Business Week

Huntsville, AL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/05/2016 -- As part of National Small Business Week, Laura Huckabee-Jennings, Founder and CEO of Transcend celebrates graduation from the Babson Cohort of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses. This national program was created to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to education, capital and business support services. Huckabee-Jennings joined over a hundred entrepreneurs from 33 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico in completing the program that delivers intensive entrepreneurship training and practical training from Babson's business experts and peers alongside educational teams.

"Small Business Week is the perfect time to celebrate this achievement," said Huckabee-Jennings. "The training was very intense over a short period of time, with a blend of online and in-person sessions. A customized Growth Plan was one result of the program and it has already proved invaluable in growing our company. It's exciting to be able to apply what I've learned to achieve measurable results." The program also included one-on-one business counseling and a network of support from other small business owners, as well as leaders in the business world.

"We're proud of our graduates of the largest cohort ever of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative," said Kerry Healey, President of Babson College. "These entrepreneurs put forth incredible effort to complete this program and we are confident their efforts will continue in growing their businesses. We are excited to watch their many successes."

Babson has partnered with Goldman Sachs and others on the 10,000 Small Businesses program since 2010. More than 3,500 U.S.-based small business owners have completed the program and graduates consistently grow their revenues and create jobs at rates that outperform the broader economy.

About The Transcend team
The Transcend team has been serving executives, senior-level teams and promising entrepreneurial organizations since 2002, supporting the development of leadership, strategy and organizational culture to create sustainable growth. Transcend works with leaders of mid-sized to large organizations to hone thinking, conversations and execution to get the most from existing resources. Founder Laura Huckabee-Jennings is co-author of the bestselling "Ready, Aim Influence" alongside Marshall Goldsmith and other leadership experts, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post Business Blog.

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North Alabama Startups Honored at Entrepreneurial Summit

Huntsville, AL -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/05/2016 -- The Women's Business Center of North Alabama (WBCNA) along with BizTech and AL.COM presented the 1st Annual Entrepreneur Awards today and Laura Huckabee-Jennings, Founder and CEO of Transcend, was named WBC Entrepreneur of the Year. The award is given to an outstanding female entrepreneur in the North Alabama Region and the winner is submitted to the Small Business Administration's Small Business of the Year Award National Award. Several other awards were presented, including Entrepreneur Champion of the Year, which was presented to Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle.

"I'm humbled to have been chosen," said Huckabee-Jennings. "There were so many great entrepreneurs present, today. This is a huge honor." WBCNA President and CEO Joanne Randolph said, "Not only has Laura grown her own company as a successful entrepreneur…the leadership development work she does helps other entrepreneurs achieve success."

WBCNA held a two-day Entrepreneurial Summit as part of Innovate Huntsville, a week long event designed to educate, inspire and engage entrepreneurs. The awards luncheon was the culmination of the Summit and was created to recognize outstanding entrepreneurs from the Huntsville and surrounding areas, as well as to bring more visibility to local organizations who serve entrepreneurs.

About The Transcend team
The Transcend team has been serving executives, senior-level teams and promising entrepreneurial organizations since 2002, supporting the development of leadership, strategy and organizational culture to create sustainable growth. Transcend works with leaders of mid-sized to large organizations to hone thinking, conversations and execution to get the most from existing resources. Founder Laura Huckabee-Jennings is co-author of the bestselling "Ready, Aim Influence" alongside Marshall Goldsmith and other leadership experts, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post Business Blog.

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Huckabee-Jennings Speaking at National Conference

Huntsville, AL -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/09/2016 -- Wiley, a powerful force in the workplace learning industry, has tapped Transcend as one of its fastest-growing partners and Laura Huckabee-Jennings, its founder, has been invited to speak at the Wiley 2016 Partner Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The MindLab48 Partner Conference offers high-quality learning and networking opportunities for Authorized Partners of Everything DiSC© assessment-based learning tools and the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ program.

Huckabee-Jennings will be part of the "Zero to 60: Fastest Growing New Partners" panel and will share how Transcend has jumpstarted their Wiley product business. "We are committed to delivering the best in leadership development programs and tools, and are excited to share our process with other partners as well as learn from their success stories," she said.

According to Wiley, "These speed-racers learned how to get started and how to get started fast (…) by educating key staff, creating new solutions for existing clients, and delivering products in unique ways."

Author Patrick Lencioni will be the keynote speaker at MindLab48; his international bestseller The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is the foundation for Wiley's Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ program.

About Transcend
The Transcend team has been serving executives, senior-level teams and promising entrepreneurial organizations since 2002, supporting the development of leadership, strategy and organizational culture to create sustainable growth. Founder Laura Huckabee-Jennings is co-author of the bestselling "Ready, Aim Influence" alongside Marshall Goldsmith and other leadership experts, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post Business Blog.

About Wiley
Wiley's Professional Development business creates products and services that help customers become more effective in the workplace and achieve career success. It brings to life the ideas and best practices of thought leaders in business, finance, accounting, workplace learning, management, leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, and education to serve these communities worldwide.

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Transcend Program Partners with Best-Selling Author, Patrick Lencioni

Huntsville, AL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/24/2014 -- Laura Huckabee-Jennings, founder of Transcend in Huntsville, Alabama, announced today that Transcend is now among an exclusive group of coaches and consultants authorized to provide The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ to their clients after successfully completing the required applications, authorization and training process. Wiley's Workplace Learning Solutions Group has partnered with Patrick Lencioni, the best-selling author of more than 10 books and one of the most sought-after business speakers in America, to provide a new tool designed to help organizations with their single most untapped competitive advantage: teamwork.

"In keeping with our philosophy of providing actionable tools for our clients, we are excited to partner with Wiley Workplace Learning Solutions to provide this valuable program," said Huckabee-Jennings. "This assessment-based facilitation tool and program gives us a powerful combination of actionable, often eye-opening data on each individual and the entire team. Problems can be more quickly identified and addressed, leading to a more cohesive and effective team, one of the keys to Fearless Leadership™," said Huckabee-Jennings.

The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team is an assessment-based learning program that outlines the essential behaviors to a healthy, well-functioning team: building trust, mastering conflict, achieving commitment, embracing accountability, and focusing on results. The model was first introduced by Patrick Lencioni, in his best-selling book, "The Five Dysfunctions Of a Team," and has been embraced by organizations of all sizes, from multinational corporations, small businesses, professional sports organizations, houses of worship and non-profits. Ninety-seven percent of people who have used the model said it will help their team perform better.

"We are happy to welcome Laura and Transcend to the global network of Authorized Partners who are now offering The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team to their clients," said Barry Davis, Vice President and General Manager of Wiley. "We know that employee engagement, workplace learning and business outcomes are hot topics in HR and organizational development circles. As part of that, we believe that this is the new model for helping organizations apply what the best minds in business have to teach us about how to run better, more effective organizations," said Davis.

"Our team is committed to delivering the best in leadership development programs to help build high-performing teams and Fearless Organizations™ and this new program will help us do just that," said Huckabee-Jennings.

About Transcend
The Transcend team has been serving executives, senior-level teams and promising entrepreneurial organizations since 2002, supporting the developing of leadership, strategy and organizational culture to create sustainable growth. Founder Laura Huckabee-Jennings is co-author of the bestselling "Ready, Aim Influence" alongside Marshall Goldsmith and other leadership experts, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post Business Blog.

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About Wiley
Wiley is a global provider of content-enabled solutions that improve outcomes in research, education, and professional practice. Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa, JWb), has been a valued source of information and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Wiley's global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's website can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com.

About Wiley Workplace Learning Solutions Group
Wiley's Workplace Learning Solutions Group creates products and services to help people become more effective in the workplace and achieve professional success throughout their career. Their highly respected, global brands include Everything DiSC®, The Leadership Challenge® by best-selling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, and now, The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ by best-selling author Patrick Lencioni.

About Patrick Lencioni
Lencioni is the founder of The Table Group and the author of ten books that have sold over four million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages. The Wall Street Journal called him one of the most sought after business speakers in America; he has addressed millions of people at conferences and events around the world over the past 15 years. Pat has written for or been featured in numerous publications including the Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, Fortune, Fast Company, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek. 

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