Melissa Cohn won a Stevie Award for Best Entrepreneur in Service Businesses (Up to 2,500 Employees) at the 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business earlier this month..

What book are you currently reading?
Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking.

What was the last movie you saw, and would you recommend it?
The new Rocky movie—the best thing about it was that it was short.

What is your favorite sport or hobby?
Riding my horses of course. (The Manhattan Mortgage Company is a sponsor of the Hampton Classic Horse Show.)

Who is your favorite historical figure?
Queen Elizabeth I.

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Smart Technologies of Calgary, Alberta, Canada was one of only two companies to win two Stevie Awards in the 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. CEO and co-founder Nancy Knowlton won for Best Canadian Entrepreneur, and the company itself was honored in the category of Most Innovative Company - Up to 2,500 Employees.

We recently spoke with Nancy Knowlton about the company's origins. Hear the management and leadership lessons she's learned as she's overcome obstacles to keep her company alive and thriving.

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Blogs, or web logs, are all the rage these days. Each month in this space we'll point you to several blogs that we think might be of interest to you.

Jonathan's Blog : Blog by Jonathan Schwarts, CEO of Sun Microsytems.
The Tinbasher: The Tinbasher is a company blog to help customers learn more about Butler Sheetmetal Ltd, a small family-run sheet metal shop languishing in the backend of Lancashire. The blog's primary focus is to let you know who the people behind the business are and what we do, but there's also a few other metallic morsels thrown in for good measure. However, don't let that stop you from getting confused by the occasional post that's completely off-topic.
Patrick Web : Personal blog of former VP of IT at IBM (plus nice music!)
The Sab Kanaujia Blog: New blog by Sab Kanaujia, VP, NBC Digital Media, airing his views on key trends, products, and firms driving the convergence of entertainment, media and technology.