Tonya McNeal Weary

Tonya McNeal-Weary is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, international business expert, world traveler, author, and global champion for women's economic empowerment. She is the Founder and Managing Director of IBS Global Consulting, a global management consulting firm that specializes in helping small and medium-sized companies expand internationally. For over a decade, Tonya has been helping entrepreneurs and small businesses connect to global markets. She travels to countries across the globe working with and advising entrepreneurs, CEOs, and owners of small businesses on how to "Think Global" and develop disruptive marketing strategies that set them apart from the competition. In 2020, Tonya launched the Women Going Global Movement to inspire and encourage women entrepreneurs to explore international business opportunities and scale their businesses beyond their local borders. Her new book titled Women Going Global: Real-Life Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Doing Business Across Borders shares inspiring true stories of remarkable women from 13 countries who have overcome the odds and turned barriers into opportunities and are successfully doing business beyond their country's borders. As the President of the Northern USA-India Business Council of WICCI, Tonya works to bring about fundamental changes in governmental policies, laws, and incentives with a key focus on encouraging and empowering women-owned businesses across all sectors to become more competitive in the business world.