SMI Founder

Winnie Benjamin Founder

Education:
Villanova University: 
Human Resource Management.

Misericordia University: Clinical Nutrition

Certificates/Licenses:
Alternative Health Practices; Clinical Esthetics; Cosmetology; Spa Management; Huthwaite Sales Strategy; Client Management and Retention; Leadership Coaching and Training; Natural Church Growth & Development.

John C Maxwell, Certified Independent Leadership Coach & Trainer.

Founding Member:
The John Maxwell Leadership Team, Palm Beach, FL.

Board Member:
Maranatha Human Services, Pougkeepsie, NY

St. Albans Chamber of Commerce, St. Albans, NY

Associations:
Long Island African American Regional Chamber of Commerce,
Freeport, LI- NY.
LIAACC Regional MWBE Coordinator & Trainer, Queens, NY

Member:
Society of Human Resource Management.


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Winnie Benjamin is convinced that she was born with an entrepreneurial and self management spirit. She was always self motivated and highly creative. She utilized that gift to assist her parents in their organic food business and learned at a very early age the art of sales negotiation.

As a teenager, Winnie was exposed to direct-sales opportunities and did quite well with her giftedness. Towards the end of her college semester, she was introduced to Mary Kay Cosmetics and in nine months, not only did Winnie achieve Sales Directorship, she also mentored one of her recruits to achieve Sales Directorship three months later.  She also had similar success with Amway Global.

The opportunity to develop spas and salons was offered to Winnie, and she did well gaining marketplace attention with an unique approach in building sound relationships with employees and customers.  One of those establishments Winnie optimized, Mulcare Beauty & Spa in St. Albans, NY was featured two years in a row on the Today Show with Al Roker- NY- in the 90's.   The business was sold in 2003.

Winnie's passion for entrepreneurship and mentoring leaders is phenomenal, and today, many are enjoying her mentorship and coaching not only in the U.S, but also the Caribbean and Africa.

Winnie sees the need for small and medium size company's to grow.  However, they shy away from the very help they need to grow their business because of a lack of trust. 
She understands how many business owners have been burned by so called Business Consultants and HR Coaches that claimed they can help them to grow but unfortunately, that never became the case.

So understanding the fear that lurks in the mind of small and medium size enterprise owners to trust the assistance offered them to grow, Winnie created a step by step program to develop the trust SME owers desperately need, in order for them to arrive at the mental stage of business maturity. 

Winnie is now the founder of Stewardship Masters International, Inc. (SMI), specializing in Personal Growth & Development Training Programs which results in self mastery.  SMI serves the individual seeking self mastery,  personal and professional development, as well as collaborating with strategic partners to provide Businesses in need of strategic optimization. 

Winnie invites the previously stated  niche market to join her and SMI's highly qualified team on an awesome journey of growth and sustainable success.

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