How Harpal Sandhu dreamed up new technology to transform the wholesale capital markets with Integral
NCA Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Financial Services Finalist Harpal Sandhu President, founder and CEO Integral Development Corp. Integral Development Corp. President and CEO Harpal Sandhu always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur with a focus in technology. In the 1980s at Stanford as a 17-year-old, he ran the IBM […]
How Tom Mazzetta got into the seafood industry hook, line and sinker with The Mazzetta Co.
Consumer Products and Services FINALIST Any company would be proud of the record that Tom Mazzetta has earned with The Mazzetta Co., LLC, a frozen seafood supplier. Even considering the volatile economic times experienced since opening 23 years ago, Mazzetta Co. has made money every quarter. Mazzetta is most proud that the company has such […]
Judges – 2013 Midwest Awards
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How Hezy Shaked overcame challenge after challenge to build Tilly’s Inc.
Retail & Consumer Products WINNER Hezy Shaked has faced many different challenges throughout his life. So when he and his wife, Tilly, realized that $3,000 was not going to be enough to complete their cross-country journey of the United States, Shaked was not shaken a bit. He was committed to being the provider his family […]
How Stephen Gordon created Opus Bank to initiate positive change in its communities
Financial Services FINALIST Throughout Stephen Gordon’s distinguished 25-year financial and investment banking career, he’s served in executive leadership positions with rapidly growing and successful financial services firms focusing on investment banking, retail banking and commercial banking. During the worst economic cycle in decades, Gordon recognized that the lack of available credit and liquidity was severely […]
How Michael Purcell helped Global Cash Card break into the pay card industry
Financial Services FINALIST As executive vice president and CMO of Global Cash Card, Michael Purcell has faced both trouble and triumph throughout his journey as an entrepreneur, which began in the staffing industry. It was during this time that Purcell realized there had to be a better way to distribute payroll to employees across the […]
How Marc Brenner has transformed a simple auto mechanic school into a diverse college campus at Ohio Technical College
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Family Business Award Winner Marc Brenner president and CEO Ohio Technical College In July 1969, Marc Brenner and his father Julius founded the Ohio Diesel Mechanics School. Over the course of 30 years, the school grew, added programs, training, and changed locations and names. In […]
How Robert V. Sinnott finds a ‘win-win’ deal for Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors clients
Financial Services WINNER Robert V. Sinnott believes in the idea of partnership and “doing the right thing” as a staple of a successful investing strategy. In the late 1990s, a rogue oil trader was crippling a Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors portfolio company, and the company was not likely to survive. Sinnott, president, CEO and chief […]
How Ralph Della Ratta Jr. left retirement to found Western Reserve Partners
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Financial Services Finalist Ralph Della Ratta Jr. managing director Western Reserve Partners, LLC When Ralph Della Ratta Jr. gets asked, “What were you thinking starting a new entrepreneurial chapter in your life at age 55?” he responds that he missed three things: being engaged in […]
How Dana Sellers looks for people with big ideas and big plans at Encore Health Resources
Health Care AWARD RECIPIENT Dana Sellers CEO Encore Health Resources Dana Sellers was looking for a summer internship and not having a whole lot of luck when she decided to take a summer job with IBM manufacturing typewriters. In exchange for tuition reimbursement for graduate school, Sellers decided to stay with IBM as a polymer […]