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Golden Hour, Spring, Texas, United States: Golden Hour's Founding Team

Company: Golden Hour
Company Description: Golden Hour is the global leader in veterinary telemedicine providing services to customers world wide.
Nomination Category: Entrepreneur Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Founding Team of the Year - Business Services Industries
2023 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: Golden Hour's Founding Team
  1. In bullet-list form (up to 150 words), provide a brief summary of up to ten (10) of the chief achievements of the nominated team since 1 January 2021:

    Total 149 words used.

    • Founding Team invested in their members' professional growth by sponsoring their attainment of telehealth certificates from the prestigious American Board of Telehealth. 
    • Founding Team assembled the entire staff from long term employees of their renowned award winning company, PetRays, to carry forward the new mission and vision.  The overall team is the most decorated team in the industry.
    • Founding Team developed new and improved software, G-Force, that significantly improves on the PetRays Accelerator, which is a multi-award winning software program.  This cutting-edge technology has elevated the level of care and the golden hour became a beacon of hope, where time becomes a powerful tool for healing.
    • The Founding Team, owners and employees are the driving force behind nearly two decades of excellence and winners of over 100 awards.  The assembly of this team is the most impressive achievement of the Founding Team.  A sampling of those awards is attached.
  2. Which will you submit for this nomination, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length or a written essay of up to 650 words? Choose one:
    Essay of up to 650 words
  3. If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video:

     

  4. If you are providing a written essay for this nomination, submit in this space an essay of up to 650 words describing the achievements of the nominated team since 1 January 2021:

    Total 648 words used.

    At the heart of our transformative company, Golden Hour, lies a relentless dedication to providing emergency telemedicine services to the veterinary market. We understand the paramount importance of the "golden hour," that precious period after a traumatic injury when swift intervention can save lives and prevent suffering. Our mission is crystal clear: to deliver fast and accurate telemedicine consultations to veterinarians and animal clinics worldwide within that critical timeframe.

    What sets the Founding Team of Golden Hour apart is their unwavering commitment to assembling the most experienced individuals in the industry. Recognizing the significance of specialized knowledge in telehealth, the team invested in their members' professional growth by sponsoring their attainment of telehealth certificates from the prestigious American Board of Telehealth. This dedication to expertise ensures that each team member possesses the highest level of competency in delivering exceptional telemedicine services. The Founding Team's pursuit of excellence is further exemplified by their prior company's remarkable achievements. Notably, their prior venture secured a place on the esteemed Inc. 500 list twice, with rankings of 133 and 65, a testament to their exceptional leadership and strategic vision

    While officially established in 2022, the Golden Hour journey began long before. Inspired by the experience of King, a beloved English bulldog who fell ill in 2006, we recognized a significant gap in the availability of teleradiology services for pets like King. Drawing upon our expertise and experience in human teleradiology, the Founding Team formed PetRays, determined to fill this void. Over time, changes in veterinary medicine, advancements in technology, and an escalating need for emergency telemedicine necessitated the birth of a dedicated STAT telemedicine service—Golden Hour emerged as the solution.

    Our Founding Team embodies a deep-rooted passion for veterinary telemedicine. Each member is driven by a calling and a way of life, fueled by the inspiring journey of King. Together, we have nearly two decades of experience, working seamlessly as a cohesive unit, providing telehealth services to veterinary clinics and human health organizations. The unparalleled depth of our collective expertise distinguishes Golden Hour for its extraordinary Founding Team, unmatched in the industry. In fact, our team boasts the greatest average years of individual experience, a testament to our commitment.

    The accolades and recognition garnered by the Founding Team and our Golden Hour staff over the years bear witness to our unwavering excellence. Spanning more than a decade, we have proudly earned hundreds of awards, including numerous Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie awards, as well as the revered Grand Stevie award. Our two-time inclusion in the Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies further highlights our remarkable growth and impact. Moreover, PetRays' induction into the Business Hall of Fame, named Best in Business for fifteen consecutive years in Spring, Texas, solidifies our position as the most decorated Founding Team ever assembled in the telemedicine industry.

    Golden Hour's services transcend boundaries, enabling transformative change. As digital technology rapidly expands and gains widespread acceptance in the veterinary space, the demand for telemedicine services has surged. Delivering STAT consultations with reliable speed has become increasingly challenging. However, our cutting-edge technology resolves this issue. We have developed proprietary software, G-Force, which facilitates the fastest possible transmission of medical records and digital imaging to our specialists. This revolutionary advancement surpasses the award-winning PetRays Accelerator, taking telemedicine technology to unprecedented heights. Furthermore, leveraging our proprietary medical information system, RadRequest, we ensure the swift delivery of crucial medical reports.

    Now, critically ill animals worldwide have access to emergency veterinary consultations by board-certified specialists within the "golden hour." It is not only our mission but also our namesake—Golden Hour. With unwavering determination and the power of compassionate innovation, our Founding Team is paving the way for a brighter, more advanced future in veterinary telemedicine.

    Together, as the Founding Team, we stand united, committed to illuminating the path of hope and healing for pet owners, pets, and veterinarians worldwide.

Attachments/Videos/Links:
Golden Hour's Founding Team
MP4 2012_IBA_Multiple_Award_PetRays.mp4
MP4 2011_Four_Peoples_Choice_Awards.mp4
MP4 2014_Peoples_Choce_4th.mp4
MP4 2012_Gold_Sales_Department_of_the_Year.mp4
MP4 2014_Sales_Department_of_the_Year.mp4
PDF Telehealth_Certificates_Redacted.pdf
PDF Gold_Stevie_Awards.pdf
PDF Peoples_Choice_Stevie_Awards.pdf
PDF Hall_of_Fame___Spring_Texas.pdf
PDF HBJ___2010_Inc_500.pdf
PDF HBJ___2011_Inc_500.pdf