Melvin Payne, chairman and CEO, Carriage Services Inc.
Consumer Products & Services, Finalist As the remaining founder and operational leader of Carriage Services Inc. — the fourth-largest publicly traded death care company —
Consumer Products & Services, Finalist As the remaining founder and operational leader of Carriage Services Inc. — the fourth-largest publicly traded death care company —
Oil Field Services, Award Recipient As CEO of Oil States International Inc., Cindy Taylor leads by example, demonstrating her high standards and dedication to transparency.
Technology – Winner In 1996, Jack Blumenstein identified Gogo LLC as an investment opportunity for his private equity firm. His firm has since invested more
Finalist—Interactive Media/Internet With a successful start-up venture under his belt, Josef Gorowitz decided to take on a new challenge — harnessing the capital-raising power of
Winner – Services On Assignment is built on a “people first” approach. Whether it’s best serving its employees, the professionals it places or the clients
Oil Field Services, Finalist It was all going so well for Darron Anderson. Investors bought the business that he had built into a success. Anderson
This group of honorees represent those individuals who pursued and obtained the coveted distinction of an Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalist. Smart Business, along with Ernst & Young, is proud to recognize and honor the accomplishments of these entrepreneurs.
Winners – Media Simon Bax and Bill Tillson met when the companies they worked for collaborated on a project together. At the end of the
Health Care & Health care Services, Finalist Dana Sellers could not have picked a worse time to launch a business. The recession that was rocking
Logistics & Industrial Services, Finalist Sandy Scott always challenges herself to be better than she was the day before. As CEO of Sprint Industrial Holdings
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