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Entrepreneur Awards

Awards in these categories were presented at The 16th Annual American Business Awards banquet on Monday, June 11, 2018 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:
PERQ, Indianapolis, IN: PERQ’S Founding Team
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Pulse Insights, New York, NY: Pulse Insights Founding Team

Founding Team of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNERS:
Six Things, Cambridge, MA: How Three Millennials Built a Creative Branding Agency to Reinvent the User Experience
TekLeaders, Plano, TX: TekLeaders' Management Devises Distinctive Bonus Plan that Helps Drive Growth

Founding Team of the Year - Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse®: Founded with Family Roots
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Brighton Health Plan Solutions, New York, NY: Founding Team of Create, the first and only marketplace of health systems in tri-state area

Entrepreneur of the Year - Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Product Launchers, White Plains, NY: Linda Murphy, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
ClickFunnels, Eagle, ID: Russell Brunson, CEO
Motive Interactive, San Diego, CA: Brendan Smith, Founder & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Bluecore, New York, NY: Fayez Mohamood, Co-Founder & CEO
Spark Growth, Brooklyn, NY: Elissa Liu, CEO & Co-Founder

Entrepreneur of the Year - Aerospace & Defense
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
nLogic, Huntsville, AL: Tim Thornton, Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
DGC International, Vienna, VA: Mustafa Zamani, President

Entrepreneur of the Year - Automotive & Transport Equipment
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
GEN-Y Hitch, Bremn, IN: Carl Borkholder, Founder & CEO

Entrepreneur of the Year - Business & Professional Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Petra Coach, Nashville, TN: Andy Bailey, Founder and CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Lincoln Strategy Group, Tempe, AZ: Nathan Sproul, Founder and Managing Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Outward Media, Inc., Los Angeles, CA: Entrepreneur Paula Chiocchi, CEO

Entrepreneur of the Year - Computer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
HatchWorks Technologies, Atlanta, GA: Brandon Powell, Founder and Managing Director
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
TekLeaders, Plano, TX: Devender Reddy Aerrabolu, CEO & President

Entrepreneur of the Year - Computer Software - Up to 500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Agiloft, Redwood City, CA: Colin Earl, Founder and CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Samanage, Cary, NC: Doron Gordon, founder and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
MDG2 Technologies, Austin, TX: Melissa Dobbins, CEO/Founder
Reltio, Redwood Shores, CA: Manish Sood, CEO

Entrepreneur of the Year - Consumer Products - Durables
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Burst, Venice, CA: Hamish Khayat, CEO & Founder

Entrepreneur of the Year - Consumer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Edge | The Service Company, Orem, UT: Andrew Richardson, Founder & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
MTRNL, Carnation, WA: Blair Fillingham, Founder

Entrepreneur of the Year - Diversified Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Cie Digital Labs, Irvine, California: Anderee Berengian, Co-Founder and CEO

Entrepreneur of the Year - Health Products & Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
I Am Enough, Marina Del Ray, CA: Marisa Peer, Hypnotherapist, Author & Speaker

Entrepreneur of the Year - Insurance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
AutoClaims Direct, Carlsbad, CA: Ernie Bray CEO

Entrepreneur of the Year – Internet, New Media and Media & Entertainment
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Vydia, Holmdel, NJ: Roy LaManna, CEO & Co-Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Vote.net, New York, NY: Maxwell Anderson, Founder

Entrepreneur of the Year - Manufacturing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Mobile Outfitters, Philadelphia, PA: Eric Griffin, Co-Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Makers Nutrition, Hauppauge, NY: Jason Provenzano, Founder and CEO

Entrepreneur of the Year - Real Estate
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Rentec Direct, Grants Pass, OR: Nathan Miller, President & Founder

Entrepreneur of the Year - Retail
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
The Revenue Optimization Companies, Coral Gables, FL: Brett Beveridge, CEO and Founder