Just months after being certified as a women’s business enterprise through WEConnect International, CEO and Founder of Teach My Toddler Inc. Christy Cook can expect to see Walmart put her educational learning toys in 2,000 U.S. stores in spring 2015. The Toronto businesswoman’s products will be among the very first to be sold with the new“Women Owned” logo developed by WEConnect International and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council with support from Walmart.
“For us, landing in Walmart U.S.A. is a huge accomplishment,” said Cook, “and WEConnect International’s certification process was critical to accessing this opportunity.”
WEConnect International has been operating in Canada for nearly five years and has certified over 150 companies. Its groundbreaking Seal of Certification Process, recognized by major regional and global corporations such as Walmart, assesses companies’ compliance with the universal standards for a women’s business enterprise.
“Teach My Toddler Inc. is one of our newest certified businesses in the country, and we are thrilled to see Cook already participating in Walmart’s supplier diversity program,” said Astrid Pregel, Executive Director of WEConnect International in Canada.
Cook is a Toronto native who founded Teach My Toddler Inc. in 2007. Teach My provides parents, grandparents and caregivers with all-in-one learning kits and sets for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Requiring no screens, Teach My kits have everything necessary to teach little ones the basics. From ABC to 123 and everything in between, award-winning Teach My kits give children a head start, encourage one-on-one interaction and create a love for learning.
On September 30, 2014 at a ceremony in Montreal, Teach My was named WEConnect International in Canada’s Women’s Business Enterprise of the Year.
WEConnect International is no longer affiliated with the organization formerly operating as WEConnect Canada, now WBE Canada.
Read more about Cook in The Financial Post.
Christy Cook, CEO and Founder
+1 416 488 7076 | christy@teachmy.com
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