Global Upside’s Co-Founder Gita Bhargava Wins Silver Lifetime Achievement Stevie® Award
November 20 2018 - 12:35PM
Business Wire
Global Upside (https://www.globalupside.com), a leading provider
of accounting, payroll, HR, PEO, and talent acquisition services
globally, today announced its Co-Founder and Chief Operating
Officer Gita Bhargava has been named a winner of a Silver Stevie®
Award in the Lifetime Achievement category.
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Global Upside Co-Founder and COO Gita
Bhargava with her award at the New York City Gala (Photo: Business
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“My aim in life has always been to help others. I have used my
career to build a community where others have the opportunity to
believe in themselves and shoot for the stars,” Gita states. “I am
so honored to be named silver in the lifetime achievement award,
among these strong-willed, talented, and powerful women.”
The award recognizes Gita’s significant achievements in her
life, from becoming the first female entrepreneur in her hometown
of Alwar, India at just 16 to her dedication to building Global
Upside and its sister companies, Global PEO Services, Mihi and Gava
Talent Solutions into formidable competitors helping companies
across nearly 150 countries.
“Gita Bhargava is very passionate about her work which is
evident in her dedication to provide the best possible experience
in every engagement. Gita is thoughtful and deeply cares about
those that she works with and her positive nature will put a smile
on anyone’s face. She is not only exceptional at her job, but is a
commendable individual,” said Jessica Lee, Vice President and
Corporate Controller at the Zillow Group.
Gita is also an advocate of children’s education and is a
long-time supporter of the education-focused nonprofit City
Year.
“Gita Bhargava is a true role model for women everywhere. Her
vigor for and backing of City Year and her encouragement of others
to do the same has been important in helping at risk children
across America,” said Sharon Matthews, Chair, San Jose/Silicon
Valley Board, City Year.
The Stevie® Awards for Women in Business honor women executives,
entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run – worldwide.
The Stevie® Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business
awards.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for
consideration in more than 90 categories. Gold, Silver and Bronze
Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more
than 200 business professionals around the world, working on six
juries.
“In its 15th year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business
received a record number of nominations. With the new Women|Future
Conference preceding the announcement of winners on November 16, it
was a day to celebrate the achievements of working women around the
world,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the Stevie
Awards. “We congratulate all of this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver and
Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.”
Other finalists and past winners for the Stevie® Awards include
Chatelle Lynch, Chief Human Resources Officer, McAfee; June Howard,
SVP Financial Services and Chief Accounting Officer, Aflac; Taryn
Owen, President, PeopleScout; Edna Conway, Chief Security Officer,
Cisco Systems, Inc.; Gloria R. Boyland, Corporate Vice President,
Fedex; Libby Chambers, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and
Product Officer at Western Union; and Lisa Wolter, Executive
Director, Susan G. Komen of O.C.
Details about the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business and the
list of finalists in all categories are available at
www.StevieAwards.com/Women.
Learn more about Gita Bhargava at
www.globalupside.com/team/gita-bhargava/.
About Global Upside
Global Upside solves business complexity with world-class HR,
Payroll, Accounting, Tax, Compliance, PEO, and Talent Acquisition
services. With our integrated, end-to-end support, companies can
focus on innovation, growth, and excel in their fields. Founded in
1999 in Silicon Valley, Global Upside today empowers companies in
nearly 150 countries and is dedicated to solving complexity for
companies everywhere they do business. Learn more at
www.globalupside.com.
About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific
Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business
Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for
Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the
Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards
competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from
organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of
all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies
recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.
Learn more about the Stevie Awards at
http://www.StevieAwards.com.
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