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EY Announces Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Southeast Award Finalists
25 Apr 2024
Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the future
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Southeast Award. The Southeast program celebrates entrepreneurs from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize industries and have a transformational impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that reshape our world.
These 34 entrepreneurs were selected as finalists by an independent panel of judges. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
"This year's finalists are bold entrepreneurs creating a lasting impression in their industries and communities," said Chevy Arnold, Entrepreneur Of The Year Southeast Program Co-Director.
"Selected by an independent panel of judges, these trailblazers demonstrate unwavering dedication to their companies, customers and communities. We are delighted to recognize their successes,” said Kimberly Kicklighter, Entrepreneur Of The Year Southeast Program Co-Director.
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to fortify it for the future.
The 2024 Southeast finalists are:
Anisa Telwar Kaicker | Anisa International Inc | Atlanta, Georgia
David Millican IV | Arkadios Capital | Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Diane Alexander | Artisan Plastic Surgery & Artisan Beaute | Atlanta, Georgia
Wayne Foreman Jr. | CDF Doors | Gallatin, Tennessee
Dr. Boykin Robinson | Core Clinical Partners | Atlanta, Georgia
Kirk Halpern | Farmers & Fishermen Purveyors | Norcross, Georgia
Ryan Jones | Florence Healthcare | Atlanta, Georgia
James Sasser | GovStrive | Dublin, Georgia
Nate Hybl | gusto! | Atlanta, Georgia
Richard Kretzschmar | Integration Innovation Inc. (i3) | Huntsville, Alabama
Shane Jackson | Jackson Healthcare, LLC | Alpharetta, Georgia
Paul Garofolo | Locus Biosciences | Morrisville, North Carolina
Bo Burdette IV | MGroup (MFLGH Inc.) | LaGrange, Georgia
Dominik Mjartan | Optus Bank | Columbia, South Carolina
Pramod Sajja | Paramount Software Solutions, Inc | Alpharetta, Georgia
Ashok Mathur | Patagonia Health Inc. | Cary, North Carolina
Jimmy Frangis | PDI Technologies | Alpharetta, Georgia
Deeannah Seymour | pH-D Feminine Health | Madison, Tennessee
Sanjeev Tirath | Pyramid Consulting Inc. | Alpharetta, Georgia
Scott Hoots | QC Kinetix | Charlotte, North Carolina
Bill Bailey Jr. | Radiance Technologies, Inc.| Huntsville, Alabama
Scott MacKenzie | RevSpring | Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Jin Kim | Rezolut | Atlanta, Georgia
Rod McDaniel | S3 Recycling Solutions | Springfield, Tennessee
Dave Penake | Saol Therapeutics | Roswell, Georgia
Pinky Cole Hayes | Slutty Vegan | Atlanta, Georgia
Duane Hixon | The N2 Company | Wilmington, North Carolina
Michael Jones | The Pallet Alliance, Inc. | Durham, North Carolina
Sean Goldsmith | The Zero Proof Holdings, Inc. | Atlanta, Georgia
Robin Shah | Thyme Care | Nashville, Tennessee
Melanie Cook | Veritas Management Group | Alpharetta, Georgia
Rich Balot | Victra | Raleigh, North Carolina
Anthony Zappitelli | Zapps Wholesale | Shelby, North Carolina
Latha Ganeshan | Zywie, Inc. | Johns Creek, Georgia
Learn more about the finalists at ey.com/us/eoysoutheast
Regional award winners will be announced on June 20 during a special celebration. The winners will then be considered by the National independent panel of judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.
In addition to Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US supports other entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program and the EY Entrepreneurs Access Network to help connect women founders and Black and Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs, respectively, with the resources, network and access needed to unlock their full potential.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In the Southeast, sponsors also include regional Platinum sponsor VACO, regional Gold exclusive sponsor King & Spalding, and regional Silver sponsor ADP
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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