Management Awards
These are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 2023 American Business Awards®. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 240 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process. Learn about the judging and awards process here.
Winners were celebrated during an awards banquet on Tuesday, June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.
Achievement in Management - Business & Professional Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Sourgum Waste, Jersey City, New Jersey: C-Suite and D-Suite at Sourgum Waste
Stake Center Locating, Greensboro, North Carolina: Heath Martin, Chief Executive Officer
Vantage Data Centers, Denver, Colorado: Vantage Data Centers
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
AAK & Co, Novato, California: Abrar Ali Kayani, Consultant
BBSA LLC, Dover, Delaware: Anna Stella, Founder & Marketing Expert
DCL Logistics, Fremont, California: DCL Logistics
Natural Cure Labs, St. Petersburg, Florida: Damon Sununtnasuk, Founder and CEO
North Monsen Company, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Largest Small Company in Utah
Swiss Post Solutions, New York, New York: SPS North America Executive Leadership Team
Achievement in Management - Computer Software - 500 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
BairesDev, San Francisco, California: BairesDev
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Verimatrix, San Diego, California: Asaf Ashkenazi, CEO
Achievement in Management - Computer Software - Up to 500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Digit7, Richardson, Texas: Chithrai Mani, CEO
Achievement in Management - Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Andrea Pass Public Relations, Fair Lawn, New Jersey: Andrea Pass Public Relations
Octane, New York, New York: Onaisa Landis, VP of Marketing
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
George P. Johnson Experience Marketing (GP), Boston, Massachusetts: Fiona Bruder, President, Americas
Expert Marketing Advisors (eMa), Redwood City, California: Marketing Agency Expert Marketing Advisors Achieves New Growth Heights
Soapy Joe's Car Wash, Santee, California: Soapy Joe's Achievement in Management
Thomas Public Relations, Inc., E. Northport, New York: Thomas PR Team for swisstech at CES 2023
Vanguard, Malvern, Pennsylvania: Susan McLaughlin, Senior Associate Creative Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
10 to 1 Public Relations, Scottsdale, Arizona: 10 to 1 Public Relations management team
Baldwin & Obenauf, Inc. (BNO), Somerville, New Jersey: Baldwin & Obenauf, Inc. (BNO)
Achievement in Management - Computer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Tek Leaders Inc, Frisco, Texas: Devender Reddy Aerrabolu, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
TuxCare, Palo Alto, California: Jim Jackson, President and CRO
Achievement in Management - Energy
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Oncor, Plano, Texas: Allen Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Achievement in Management - Financial Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Lumin Digital, San Ramon, California: Recent Management Achievements of Lumin Digital
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Built Technologies, Washington, District of Columbia: Built Technologies - Leading to Transform
Dragonfly Financial Technologies, Atlanta, Georgia: Dragonfly Financial Technologies
Nasdaq Private Market, New York City, New York: Parul Dubey, General Manager at NPM
PRA Group, Norfolk, Virginia: Recent Management Achievements at PRA Group
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Teachers Federal Credit Union, Portland, Oregon: Brad Calhoun Transforms Teachers Taking Credit Union Smart for All Nationwide
Achievement in Management - Health Products & Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Natural Cure Labs, St. Petersburg, Florida: Damon Sununtnasuk, Founder and CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Restore Hyper Wellness, Austin, Texas: Jim Donnelly, Founder and CEO
St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, New York: Preet Kukreja, Director of Population Health Initiatives
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
InBrace, Irvine, California: Clint Carnell, CEO
Achievement in Management - Insurance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas: DDKS' Executive Management Team
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Enlyte, San Diego, California: How Three Companies Merged to Form Enlyte, a New P&C Technology & Services Powerhouse
Oxford Risk LLC, Fairlawn, Ohio: Recent Management Achievements at Oxford Risk LLC
Achievement in Management - Internet/New Media
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
M&C Saatchi Performance, Beverly Hills, California: Delivering success in online performance marketing due to exceptional leadership
Achievement in Management - Legal
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Exterro, Beaverton, Oregon: Bobby Balachandran, President & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Datasite, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Patty Elias, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Achievement in Management - Metals & Mining
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Newberry Tanks and Equipment, West Memphis, Arkansas: Visions
Achievement in Management - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
World Food Program USA. Washington D.C, 501(c)(3) organization, Washington, District of Columbia: Barron Segar, President & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Analytic Services Inc. (AKA ANSER), Falls Church, Virginia: U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) curriculum development and technical support
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Ethnos Research Incorporated, Ontario, California: Innovation in Multi-Disciplinary Learning Solutions (IMDLS)
Achievement in Management - Retail
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Restore Hyper Wellness, Austin, Texas: Jim Donnelly, Founder and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Digit7, Richardson, Texas: Chithrai Mani, CEO
Achievement in Management - Transportation
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Walmart Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas: Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, End-to-end Delivery at Walmart
Lifetime Achievement Award - Business Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
HG Insights, Santa Barbara, California: Dr. Elizabeth Cholawsky, CEO
Lifetime Achievement Award - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Premier Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina: Michael J. Alkire, President & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
COMPLY, New York, New York: John Gebauer, Chief Regulatory Officer
Mowery & Schoenfeld, Lincolnshire, Illinois: Jeffery L. Mowery, Managing Partner
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Innovation Refunds, Des Moines, Iowa: Howard Makler, Founder & CEO
Lifetime Achievement Award - Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Avidity Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California: Arthur A. Levin, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer
Lifetime Achievement Award - Consumer Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Vanguard, Malvern, Pennsylvania: Susan McLaughlin, Senior Associate Creative Director
Maverick of the Year - Business Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Xevant, Lehi, Utah: Jeff Lininger, President
Maverick of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Planful, Redwood City, California: Grant Halloran, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas: Dean Newton President & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Innovation Refunds, Des Moines, Iowa: Sean Kon, Innovation Refunds Chief Innovation Officer
Maverick of the Year - Consumer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Vanguard, Malvern, Pennsylvania: Aleka Sansom, Executive Creative Director/Head of Vanguard RHC RHC
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Car Pros Automotive Group, Renton, Washington: Matthew Phillips, CEO of Car Pros Automotive Group
Tech Innovator of the Year - Other
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
MetLife Legal Plans, Cleveland, Ohio: Kris Borer, Chief Technology Officer
Tech Innovator of the Year - Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
HGS, Lisle, Illinois: Venkatesh Venk Korla, President & CEO
Woman of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Nasdaq Private Market, New York City, New York: Parul Dubey, General Manager, Managing Director at Nasdaq Private Market
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Blue Wheel Media, Birmingham, Michigan: Lindsay Kean, Senior Director, Creative Services
Cologix, Inc. based, Denver, Colorado: Laura Ortman, CEO
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas: Sarah Patterson, Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer
Lumin Digital, San Ramon, California: Lisa Daniels, Chief Delivery Officer
MetLife Legal Plans, Cleveland, Ohio: Ingrid Tolentino, Chief Executive Officer
Nearsure, Wilmington, Delaware: Giuliana Corbo, CEO
Walmart Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas: Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, End-to-End Delivery
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Mowery & Schoenfeld, Lincolnshire, Illinois: Michelle Haines, Assurance Partner
Woman of the Year - Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Bug Bite Thing, Port Saint Lucie, Florida: Founder & CEO Kelley Higney
Woman of the Year - Consumer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Interim HealthCare Inc., Sunrise, Florida: Jennifer Sheets, President and CEO