Penny J. Waddell has founded, owned, and operated a number of successful small businesses in the Atlanta, GA area. Mrs. Waddell recently authored Going from Stress to Success, a Fundamentals of Speech Textbook, which has received the distinct honor of being named one of Georgia’s “preferred speech texts” for students. In between her entrepreneurial ventures and a busy family life, Penny still makes time to serve as a professor of communications, professional writing, and business management at Gwinnett Technical College. We’re privileged to present to you such a distinguished leader in both the business and education fields.







