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Andrew Sieja, president and CEO, kCura Corp.

Technology – Finalist The early days of kCura were filled with many sleepless nights as Andrew Sieja crisscrossed the country with his laptop trying to build a business. He’d go to trade shows alone and fall asleep on hotel room floors working to get software out to potential users. He knew what they needed and […]

C. Jim Stewart IV, president, Surefire Industries USA LLC

Distribution & Manufacturing — Energy, Finalist A fifth-generation entrepreneur, C. Jim Stewart IV grew up inspired to start his own business. So when he saw the opportunity to create a manufacturing company that better met customer needs, he jumped at the chance to take this knowledge and vision and launch Surefire Industries USA LLC. With […]

TJ Farnsworth, founder and CEO, SightLine Health LLC

Health care & Health care Services, Finalist TJ Farnsworth, founder and CEO of SightLine Health LLC, was born and bred an entrepreneur. He grew up in a household where his mother, a schoolteacher, started a series of her own successful businesses, and his father, an attorney, started his own boutique practice. He never thought of […]

Honoring the best of the best

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.

Curtis Brown, president and CEO, Rimkus Consulting Group Inc.

Business Services, Finalist Curtis Brown took the helm of Rimkus Consulting Group Inc. in 2008 and has led the forensics consulting company through a period of significant growth and geographic expansion. Since becoming CEO of the company, where he has worked for 22 years, Brown has overseen the opening of 10 new offices, including one […]

Charles Schugart, president and CEO, U.S. Legal Support

Business Services, Finalist Creating a sustainable company is a top goal for any business leader, and for Charles Schugart, it’s no different. Yet for Schugart, leading his company to sustainable growth started with digging it out of a hole. As president and CEO of U.S. Legal Support, Schugart spearheaded a 180-degree turnaround of the company, […]

John Magee, president, Crane Worldwide Logistics

Logistics and Industrial Services – Finalist Sometimes in business you have to follow your gut feeling. That is exactly what John Magee had to do when making the tough decision to leave his former company. When Magee’s previous logistics company was faced with a hostile takeover from a private equity company, he saw things he […]

Richard Zuschlag, chairman and CEO, Acadian Ambulance Service

Health care & Health care Services, Award Recipient Richard Zuschlag operates Acadian Ambulance Service with a focus on two core responsibilities that everyone in the company must carry out. The first responsibility is to serve patients with excellent care. The second is to provide a rewarding, challenging work environment for the company’s employees. Zuschlag, chairman […]

Nathaniel Victon, CEO, Sonic Electronix Inc.

Finalist — Distribution & Manufacturing Sonic Electronix Inc. was founded in 2000 while Nathaniel Victor was still in high school in Bakersfield, Calif. Victor was passionate about car electronics and e-commerce. He felt his first shopping experience for his car stereo left a lot to be desired and turned that experience into an opportunity. Victor […]