2024
Gulf Coast Women in Leadership Symposium
Theme: Still Now Breaking Barriers and Going Beyond
Venue: CenterPoint Energy Plaza, 1111 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002
Mar 20, 2024
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. (CT)
Houston, TX
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Woman of the Year
Sue
Burnett
Sue
Burnett
Sue Burnett is the founder and president of Burnett Specialists (Houston, Austin, El Paso, and San Antonio), and Choice Specialists (Dallas). Her 50-year-old company is ranked as the 16th Largest Employee-Owned U.S. Firm by NCEO, 10th Top Woman-Owned Business by DiversityBusiness.com, and #1 Largest Placement and #1 Largest Staffing Firm by the Houston Business Journal. Burnett Specialists was named one of the Top 100 Recruitment firms in the U.S. by Forbes magazine. The Better Business Bureau has awarded Burnett the Pinnacle award four times.
Sue's honors include the Lifetime Achievement Award for Most Admired CEOS by the Houston Business Journal, Texas Businesswoman of the Year, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year, NAWBO's Woman Business Owner of the Year, WBEA's Business Entrepreneur of the Year, Houston Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO, Most Powerful Woman Award by the National Diversity Council, Staffing Industry’s Top 100, Women's Enterprise's Woman of Excellence, and the Jr. Achievement’s Legacy Award.
The University of Arkansas named Sue as a Distinguished Alum, a Tower of Old Main, and into the Journalism Hall of Fame. Sue and her husband Rusty were the donors for the “Sue Walk Burnett Journalism and Media Center” at the University of Arkansas.
Sue serves on the Boards of Directors of Junior Achievement, Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, and Goodwill Industries. She was the founder of the Best Places to Work awards in Houston, Austin, Dallas & San Antonio.