EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Southeast Finalists Announced
Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
EY announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Award in the Southeast. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 8 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
The finalists are:
Richard Balot – A Wireless, Greenville, North Carolina
Bruce Irwin, MD – American Family Care, Birmingham, Alabama
Sreeniwas Prabhu – Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
Haywood Glenn Clayton – Appleton Learning Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama
Brad Smith – Aspire Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Shawn Jenkins – Benefitfocus, Charleston, South Carolina
Beth Rupert Chase – c3/consulting, Nashville, Tennessee
Brian Fox, CPA – Capital Confirmation, Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee
Tal Frankfurt – Cloud for Good, Asheville, North Carolina
Jack DeMao – Electric Guard Dog, Columbia, South Carolina
Barrett Ward – FASHIONABLE Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
Joseph Scibelli – FS Food Group, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nicholas Miller – Gather, Atlanta, Georgia
Rebecca Loranger – Lakeside Project Solutions, Inc., Denver, North Carolina
James Wesley Rogers – Landmark Properties, Athens, Georgia
Edward Karl Aldag, Jr. – Medical Properties Trust, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
Adam Bruckman – OneDigital Health and Benefits, Atlanta, Georgia
Aviva Leebow Wolmer – Pacesetter, Kennesaw, Georgia
Asif Ramji – Paymetric, Roswell, Georgia
Ryan Carfley – Personify, Raleigh, North Carolina
Michael Terry Turner – Pinnacle Financial Partners, Nashville, Tennessee
Bill Ira Smith – Shipt Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
Reagan Farr – Silicon Ranch Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee
Matt Kisber – Silicon Ranch Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee
Satya Tiwari – Surya Carpet, Inc., White, Georgia
Scott Pressly – Tropical Smoothie Café, Atlanta, Georgia
David Alexander – TruGreen, Memphis, Tennessee
Syed Ahmed – VDart Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia
Debbie James – Vivere, Franklin, Tennessee
Adam McClain, CFA – Vulcan Value Partners, Birmingham, Alabama
Phyllis Winchester Newhouse – Xtreme Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
Now in its 31st year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 145 cities and more than 60 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall National Award winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 18, 2017. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth ForumTM, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner then moves on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in Monaco in June 2018.
Judges
The 2017 judging panel for the Southeast includes the following individuals:
Farad Ali – President and CEO at The Institute, Durham, North Carolina
Leah Brown – President and Chief Health Innovator of A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc., Cary, North Carolina
Michael R. Burcham – CEO of Narus Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Ben Chestnut – Co-founder and CEO of MailChimp, Atlanta, Georgia
Brian Hagerty – Senior Director, Head of Healthcare Capital Markets at the New York Stock Exchange, New York City, New York
Cordia Harrington – Founder and CEO of The Bakery Companies, Nashville, Tennessee
Scott B. Perper – Managing Partner of Pamlico Capital, Charlotte, North Carolina
Ed Weisiger, Jr. – Chairman and CEO of CTE, Charlotte, North Carolina
Mark A. Wilson – President and CEO of Chime Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia