Charlotte Canion selected as Empowered Woman of the Year Award by IAOTP

Charlotte Canion, Author, Keynote Speaker, Inventor and Mentor, was recently chosen for the Empowered Woman of the Year Award for 2020 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP). Her exemplary role as a female business professional in a male dominated industry displays her influence, determination and proficiency.

Inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are selected for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities. With innovation and perseverance, these women empower others to create change for future generations. www.iaotp.com/award-gala

Ms. Canion is being recognized for having close to 2 decades of professional experience as a caregiver, who has used her unique experiences to catapult her writing career. While caring for her three aging parents, Ms. Canion collected her real-life stories, which were exhibited through her award-winning book “You Have To LAUGH To Keep From CRYING/ How to Parent Your Parents”. Through this book, Ms. Canion teaches that one must empower themselves by putting on the Armor of Knowledge and to find the humor in every situation.

Charlotte’s impressive repertoire of published works includes magazine articles and eight books.  Amazon Best Seller status for “You Have to LAUGH to Keep From CRYING/ How to Parent Your Parents” and “SPARKS / Ignite Your Way to Success” which is her latest and teaches you how to step out of your comfort zone and gain unlimited personal success, confidence, and self-esteem. Her works include a “Parenting Your Parents Journal”, which helps answer many of the questions that a caregiver needs to know.  Ms. Canion has demonstrated success not only as an award-winning author, but she has been a host on Indie Beacon Radio for the past two years. During COVID Lockdown:  Charlotte has made over 700 masks and mailed them to fellow caregivers and friends all over the US. She is the inventor of the Basket Jacket, an insulated cover for hanging plants and last year released a mini gardening book entitled “MeMom and Friends Gardening Tips”, which is the first in a series of six. During COVID she wrote her first children’s book: “LOVE BIRDS –Charlie is Looking for a Mate” about two cardinals, courtship, nesting and have a family.  This will be released in the spring of 2021.

Charlotte has earned the title: Texas Super Star Master Gardener and she has been sharing Gardening Tips to everyone via ZOOM.  Ms. Canion is passionate about teaching aging seniors and caregivers how to install Keyhole Gardens and Raised Bed Gardens. This will allow residents to take active part in planting and harvesting of the herbs and vegetables at their retirement facilities and the kitchens can use these herbs and vegetables in the food served. Ms. Canion has written many articles and is featured in “Short Stories by Texas Authors”, “The Art of Brave Living” and “Angels on Earth”.

Throughout her remarkable career Ms. Canion has received many awards, accolades and has been recognized worldwide for her outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession. She has also been awarded a Community Service Award by the President of the United States and recognized by the National Directory of Who’s Who – Executives and Professionals.  A poem, she wrote for her grandmother is in the Library of Congress in Washington DC.  Her authentic leadership as a female business professional is what afforded her the most recent achievement of the Empowered Woman Award given by the International Association of Top Professionals. For 2019 she was featured in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine and was selected as Top Author of the Year by IAOTP. In 2018 she was the recipient of the Best Self Help Book by the Texas Authors Association, chosen as Pinnacle Professional of the Year,

Marquis Who’s Who and the Lifetime Achievement Award by Continental Who’s Who. Ms. Canion also received Top 50 Authors You Should Be Reading, WOW Women of Worth Award, Spirited Woman Award and CUTV Author of the Year, just to name a few.

Ms. Canion belongs to several prestigious organizations and is an active member of her church. She has served on boards for associations and actively participates as a member for Texas Authors Marketing, has been a Host on Indie Beacon Radio for the past two years, Authors Marketing Guild, National Speakers Association, DCMGA, ABWN, Continuity of Care CBA, Friends of the Library Lifetime member and is on the Board of Directors for the North Texas Book Festival.

Charlotte has completed the NSA Academy Certification and the NCSC National Certified Senior Caregiver. The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami, stated “Choosing Ms. Canion for this award was an easy decision for our panel to make. She provides visionary leadership in a male dominated industry. Ms. Canion’s insight proves how supportive and compassionate she truly is and how her work impacts others positively. We are thrilled to be honoring her in this way and we look forward to spending time with her at our Annual Awards Gala.”

Looking back, Ms. Canion attributes her success to her perseverance, her work ethic and her adaptability. When not working, she enjoys traveling, and spending time with her family (20 grandchildren). For the future, she hopes to continue helping others become the best they can be, by building and reinforcing happy memories by remembering to find humor during difficult and overwhelming times.

Watch her video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6BzSrWnujA

For more information on Ms. Canion please visit: www.howtoparentyourparents.net

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