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Apr 27
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Podium Pet Products Co-Founder Carina Evans Receives the 2026 Ladybird Excellence Award at Global Pet Expo |
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Carina Evans, Co-Founder and Director of Commerce at Podium Pet Products Ltd, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Ladybird Excellence Award 2026, presented at the Pet Industry Rising Summit during Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida. |
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ORLANDO, Florida - The award was conferred by Peggy I. Pleines, Founder and CEO of My Ladybird Enterprise AG (Zurich) and creator of the award, under the 2026 theme “When AI Makes Pets Priceless.”
Evans’ story is one of the most compelling multi-brand journeys in modern pet industry history. She launched Dog Rocks without knowing what an invoice was and built that foundation into a portfolio that now includes Dog Rocks, Beloved, a premium wellness brand for pets and their people, and Marine Kind, a fully seaweed-based pet toy line that stands as one of the industry’s strongest arguments for sustainability as a founding principle rather than a marketing afterthought.
At the Pet Industry Rising 2026 Summit, Evans delivered a session titled “Soul Over Spreadsheet: Nature, Naivety, and the Next Wave of Sustainable Pet Care.” She brought with her two decades of entrepreneurial grit, a King’s Award for Enterprise, and an unshakeable conviction that the best business decisions are made with both data and soul. Her central message was clear: no algorithm, however powerful, will ever replicate the warmth a pet gives to the human heart. The future of this industry is not only smart. It is natural, ethical, and deeply human.
“No algorithm will ever replicate the warmth a pet gives to the human heart. The future of this industry is not just smart. It is natural, ethical, and deeply human.”
Carina Evans, Co-Founder, Podium Pet Products Ltd
Throughout her career, Evans has consistently chosen courage over comfort and conviction over convention. From the earliest days of Dog Rocks to the launch of Marine Kind, her brand decisions have been guided by a belief that environmental responsibility belongs at the foundation of a product, not bolted on as a feature. That philosophy now represents one of the clearest competitive advantages in a market moving rapidly toward sustainability. The Ladybird Excellence Award does not go to the loudest voice in the room. It goes to the leaders whose decisions today will define the pet industry through 2030. Carina Evans is precisely that kind of leader.
About the Ladybird Excellence Award
The Ladybird Excellence Award is not given for tenure or market share. It is earned through the quality of thinking and the integrity of leadership. Named for the ladybird, a universal symbol of resilience and quiet fortitude, the award identifies the clearest voices in the room, not the loudest. It recognizes pet industry leaders who act on a vision before the market confirms it, build what others are still debating, and lead from values, not just data. In 2026, four exceptional leaders were honored at Global Pet Expo under the award’s unifying theme: When AI Makes Pets Priceless.
About Peggy I. Pleines and My Ladybird Enterprise AG
Peggy I. Pleines is the Founder and CEO of My Ladybird Enterprise AG (Zurich) and founder of Decide with Grace, a proprietary executive decision-making methodology. With more than 20 years of direct experience in animal health and pet care, Peggy has founded and scaled three companies, growing one to $144MM in revenue, and held senior executive roles at Elizabeth Arden and Procter & Gamble. She is a Global Growth Strategist, M&A Partner, and International Keynote Speaker whose clients consistently achieve 20 to 30 percent revenue growth within 12 to 24 months. The Ladybird Excellence Award was created by Pleines as an expression of that mission: to elevate the leaders who define the future of the pet industry rather than simply react to it. “The Ladybird Excellence Award measures one thing: the courage to define the future instead of reacting to it. Carina Evans has been doing exactly that for twenty years.” - Peggy I. Pleines, Founder, Decide with Grace | CEO, My Ladybird Enterprise AG, Zurich.
MEDIA CONTACT
Peggy I. Pleines | My Ladybird Enterprise AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Decide with Grace | Strategic Advisory and Executive Decision-Making
peggy@mypeggyleines.com | www.mypeggyleines.com |
| Source:https://www.1888pressrelease.com/podium-pet-products-co-founder-carina-evans-receives-the-202-pr-765791.html |
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