Entrepreneur Awards
Awards in these categories will be presented at The 17th Annual American Business Awards® banquet on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Learn about the judging and awards process here.
Founding Team of the Year - Business Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Floify, Boulder, CO: Dave and Michele Sims, Floify's Founding Team
Founding Team of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
INVNT, New York, NY: INVNT Co-Founders, CEO Scott Cullather and COO Kristina McCoobery
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Tempo Automation, San Francisco, CA: Shashank Samala, Jesse Koenig, and Jeff McAlvay, Tempo’s founding team
Founding Team of the Year - Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse® Executive Leadership: Growing the Family Business
Founding Team of the Year - Consumer Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
4ocean, Boca Raton, FL: 4ocean founders, Alex Schulze and Andrew Cooper, pull millions of pounds of plastic from oceans to save our environment
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Business U Inc, Los Angeles, CA: Innovative Services to Help Government Agencies Engage Industry in Workforce & Education Initiatives
Entrepreneur of the Year - Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Aragon Advertising, Brooklyn, NY: Todd Stearn, CEO, Founder, Leader and Job Creator
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
ConversionPoint Technologies, Newport Beach, CA: Co-founder and CEO, Robert Tallack
Digital Resource, West Palm Beach, FL: Shay Berman, Founder & President
Hawke Media, Los Angeles, CA Erik Huberman, CEO & Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
5W PR, New York, NY: 5W CEO and Founder Ronn Torossian
DC Metro and NOVA Real Producers Magazine, Brookeville, MD: Kristin Brindley, Entrepreneur, Publisher and President
PAN Communications, Boston, MA: Philip A. Nardone Jr., President & CEO
Entrepreneur of the Year - Business & Professional Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Experience to Lead, Charlotte, NC: Dick Richardson, Owner
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
7 Stage Advisors, Riverdale, NJ: Carl Gould, Chief Discovery Officer
CBK Partners, New York, NY: Julie Choi, CEO
Dominion Harbor, Dallas, TX: David Pridham, Chairman & CEO
EnergyEarth, Chattanooga, TN: Mr. A. Hamid Andalib, Founder & CEO
Proactive Talent, Austin, TX: William Staney, Founder & CEO
Stonehill, Tampa, FL: Doug Pace, Chairman & CEO
Entrepreneur of the Year - Computer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
HatchWorks Technologies, Atlanta, GA: Brandon Powell, Founder & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Tek Leaders, Plano, TX: Tek Leaders' CEO Devender Reddy Aerrabolu
Entrepreneur of the Year - Computer Software - Up to 500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Security Control, LLC, Herndon VA: Paul J. Cella, CEO
Entrepreneur of the Year - Consumer Products - Durables
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
LadyBoss, Albuquerque, NM: Brandon Poulin, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
LeafFilter, Hudson, OH: Jeff Beck, New CEO of LeafFilter
Sleepm Global Inc., Markham, Canada: Emma He, Global Director
Entrepreneur of the Year - Consumer Products - Non-Durables
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Zenwise Health, Orlando, FL: AJ Patel, Exemplifying the Entrepreneurial Spirit in 2018
Entrepreneur of the Year - Energy
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Circle L Solar, Fort Worth, TX: Deke Welling, CEO
Envirosolar, San Antonio, TX: CEO Abe Issa: A Vision to Solarize 15% of America's Electric Grid by 2025
Entrepreneur of the Year - Financial Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Appreciation Financial, Henderson, NV: CEO Terry Kennedy
Entrepreneur of the Year - Food & Beverage
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Taste of Texas, Houston, TX: Edd and Nina Hendee, President & Owner
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Jiminy's LLC, Berkeley, CA: Anne Carlson, Founder and CEO - Reducing Our Pets' Carbon 'Pawprint'
Entrepreneur of the Year - Health Products & Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Makers Nutrition, Hauppauge, NY: Jason Provenzano, Founder
Entrepreneur of the Year - Legal
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
King Law Firm Attorneys at Law, Inc., Murrieta, CA: Rachel King, Attorney
Entrepreneur of the Year - Manufacturing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Makers Nutrition, Hauppauge, NY: Jason Provenzano, Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Feniex Industries, Austin, TX: Hamza Deyaf, Chairman & CEO
Entrepreneur of the Year - Pharmaceuticals
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Paragon Biosciences, Northbrook, IL: Jeffrey S. Aronin, Chairman and CEO
Entrepreneur of the Year - Real Estate
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
OnePiece Work, San Francisco, CA: Vickey Li, Founder & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Rentec Direct, Grants Pass, OR: Nathan Miller, President
Entrepreneur of the Year - Retail
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
MONAT Global, Miami, FL: Ray Urdaneta, CEO and Co-Founder