Gina Schaefer Co-Founder & CEO of 11 ACE Hardware Stores is interviewed by Vernon Oakes, Host of Everything Co-op. Gina and Vernon discuss how she and her husband Marc have been able to open so many stores, their path to success, their benefit packages, community participation and the value of treating people well. Gina Schaefer is the Co-Founder and CEO of 11 ACE Hardware stores located in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia. She is a passionate entrepreneur who grew her company from one to eleven stores in a twelve year period, and with her husband leads a multi-million dollar small business that employs more than 250 people. Gina has tirelessly focused on the Return to Main Street movement in her own city of Washington D.C. to promote Shop Local campaigns and community revitalization projects in urban areas. She serves on several Boards, and is a member of the ACE Center for Excellence. Gina has received many accolades for her accomplishments including Recipient, Women Who Mean Business Award by the Washington Business Journal of 2009 Recognized as an Industry Top Gun in 2011 by the National Retail Hardware Association Honored by Profiles in Diversity Journal as one of its Women Worth Watching in 2013 Recipient, SmartCEO’s Brava Award for Top CEO in the Washington, DC area in 2014 Recipient, Washington Woman of Excellence by the Washington DC Commission on Women 2016

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