How Scot Lowry grew Fathom marketing and analytics beyond a singular offering
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Professional Services Finalist Scot Lowry president and CEO Fathom Scot Lowry is president and CEO and the entrepreneurial force driving the growth and innovation at Fathom, a digital marketing and analytics company. Lowry, along with a business partner, purchased Fathom in 2007 from the company’s […]
How Demian Sellfors expects employees to both work and play hard at Media Temple
Technology FINALIST Demian Sellfors has always been ahead of his time. That aspect led the self-taught IT professional and graphic design artist to branch off from an established special effects studio and begin his own web-hosting company in the humble confines of his apartment. He focused on offering the best in both quality and customer […]
How Walter Blessey Jr. places success in the hands of Blessey Marine Services’ employees
Distribution & Manufacturing AWARD RECIPIENT Walter Blessey Jr. Chairman and CEO Blessey Marine Services Inc. The way that Walter Blessey Jr. measures the success of his company is through his people. He is successful, he says, because his employees are great at their jobs. Like so many entrepreneurs, Blessey used to do everything himself, and […]
How Matthew Smith is keeping Shoes for Crews slip resistant
Retail & Consumer Products FINALIST Matthew Smith CEO Shoes for Crews, LLC Matthew Smith knew he was on the path to leadership at Shoes for Crews LLC since he first began working for the company in high school, a company his parents founded in 1984. In fact, instead of the typical college student pondering what […]
How to protect your product from unfair competition, counterfeiting
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How Joseph Suhor III grew Suhor Industries into a diversified success out of the ashes of a dying business
STL Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Manufacturing Winner Joseph Suhor III Chairman and CEO Suhor Industries, Inc. With $50,000 in capital and loans totaling $7.5 million, Joseph Suhor III bought the controlling stock of struggling company Sloan Enterprises in 1987, and Suhor Industries, Inc. was launched. At that time, the company […]
How John Fuller works hard to always have a strong team at Johnny Rockets
Retail & Consumer Products FINALIST Personal ego was the furthest thing from John Fuller’s mind when he took over as CEO at The Johnny Rockets Group Inc. Instead of talking about what he wanted to do, Fuller set out to build lasting relationships with people in the corporate office and with franchisees and suppliers for […]
Honoring the best of the best
For 27 years, Ernst & Young has celebrated the entrepreneurial spirit of men and women pursuing innovation and entrepreneurial excellence in their businesses, their teams and their communities. We are excited to announce that this year we received more than 1,600 national entries from some of the country’s most well deserving entrepreneurs. The blood, […]
How Peter Duncan created an ‘impossible’ technology at Microseismic Inc.
Technology AWARD RECIPIENT Peter M. Duncan Founder, president and CEO MicroSeismic Inc. Peter Duncan has led multiple start-ups over his long career in geophysics. In his most recent venture, Microseismic Inc., he has created a company that utilizes cutting edge technology to help customers monitor their reservoirs. He had the vision and work ethic to […]
Area businesses see big role for prevention in health care reform issues
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often called the Affordable Care Act or just Obamacare, represents one of the most far-reaching government overhauls of the U.S. healthcare system since 1965 when Medicare and Medicaid came into being. It will be phased in over time, with the majority of the changes taking effect in 2014. […]