Owner of The Giggling Pig Art & Party Studios in Shelton and Bethel is Female Entrepreneur of the Year

Hannah Perry, Owner of The Giggling Pig Art & Party Studios in Shelton and Bethel, Won Two Silver Awards in the 2016 Stevie’s Awards for Women in Business

Hannah Perry, Owner of the Giggling Pig Art & Party Studios in Shelton and Bethel, Won Two Silver Awards (Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Services, 10 or less employees) and Maverick of the Year in the 2016 Stevie’s Awards for Women in Business held at the New York Marriott Marquis on November 18th. The Giggling Pig also won a bronze award for Engagement/Happiness Team of the Year in the Stevie’s Awards for Great Employers.

The Stevie^® Awards for Women in Business are the world's preeminent business awards for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run. Female Entrepreneur of the Year recognizes individual women entrepreneurs for their achievements since the beginning of July last year. Maverick of the Year recognizes the achievements of female individuals who have affected positive change on their companies and/or industries.

“I’m greatly honored to place in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and to compete with women from all over the country and world. It felt great knowing the judges saw value in my work and achievements over the last 12 months”, Hannah Perry, Owner of The Giggling Pig Art & Party Studio.

Perry decided to open her first art studio in Shelton in 2011; The Giggling Pig Art & Party Studio was born. The name was adapted from her second book and serves as inspiration for her magical art studio. The Shelton and Bethel locations offer parent and child events, mommy & me classes, children’s classes, birthday parties (winner of the Playground Parkbench 2015 best birthday party venue), “paint, sip and giggle” for adults, private parties (in studio or off-site) plus a gift shop with apparel, cards and books designed by Perry.

The Giggling Pig corporate teambuilding and holiday paint parties are popular; clients include Sikorsky, Pitney Bowes and GE among others. In addition to Shelton and Bethel, The Giggling Pig will be coming in January to Chelsea Piers, Stamford for corporate events.

Through The Giggling Pig, Perry launched school-based art-enrichment programs with Giggles On The Go (a mobile van), across 12 Fairfield County schools, spreading compassion and kindness. She also created a distinctive, compassionate program, Special Hands, dedicated to children/adults with special needs, helping them develop necessary skills.
In addition, The Giggling Pig brings art-based outreach programs to assisted living homes, hospitals and libraries. The Giggling Pig brings a smile to everyone.

Visit www.thegigglingpig.com to learn more about art classes, paint, sip and giggle, birthday parties or corporate paint parties. Or call (203) 513-2731.