Our 2026 Women Who Inspire Honorees Are Now Lighting Up Highway 101
Keep an eye out next time you're driving Highway 101 near Lafayette St, just south of San Jose International Airport and close to Levi's Stadium. As of this Monday, September 21, our 2026 Women Who Inspire honorees are live on a digital OUTFRONT Media billboard, greeting Silicon Valley commuters every day.
It's one thing to celebrate these honorees in a ballroom. It's another to put their names and faces in front of thousands of people a day on one of the busiest corridors in the Bay Area. Each of them is proof of what's possible when someone decides to lead, build, and show up for their community, and we wanted as many people as possible to see that.
Meet This Year's Honorees
🏆 Trailblazer Award — Kerri Walsh Jennings
5x US Olympian, 3x Gold Medalist | Founding Owner & Chief Impact Officer, MLV NorCal | Founder, p1440 Foundation
🏆 Philanthropy & Leadership Award — Helen Owen
Philanthropist
🏆 Male Ally Award — Nicholas E. Adams
Executive Chairman, NINICO
🏆 Builder Award — Voahangy Rasetarinera
Founder & CEO, The Giving Pies
🏆 Spark Award — Sonia Arteaga
Client Success Ambassador, Sonia Arteaga, LLC
Each of these five people represents a different way of showing up, on the field, in the boardroom, behind a business, or simply as someone willing to stand up as an ally. Together, they capture what Women Who Inspire is really about: recognizing that leadership and generosity take a lot of different shapes.
A Thank You to OUTFRONT Media
None of this visibility happens on its own. A huge thank you to OUTFRONT Media for partnering with us to put this year's honorees in front of the community they've given so much to. This kind of platform doesn't happen without a partner who believes in the mission, and we're grateful OUTFRONT stepped up to make it possible.
If you're driving 101 this week, look up, and let us know who you spot.
Join Us for Women Who Inspire
Women Who Inspire is Dress for Success San Jose's signature fundraiser, celebrating leadership, community, and the people who choose to make a difference. This year's event brings together honorees, supporters, and friends of the organization for an evening dedicated to recognizing exactly that kind of impact.
Women Who Inspire
📅 October 22
📍 San Jose Woman's Club
🕠 5:30 PM
Dress for Success San Francisco/San Jose empowers women to achieve economic mobility by providing a network of support, workplace attire, and career skills and tools for success.