How Tod Sacerdoti has rolled up his sleeves to turn BrightRoll into an industry leader
NCA Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Advertising Technology Award recipient Tod Sacerdoti CEO and founder BrightRoll As one of the early leaders within an up-and-coming industry, BrightRoll CEO Tod Sacerdoti has transformed his company into one of the most profitable and successful online video advertising firms that reaches audiences across Web, […]
How Scott and Steven Balogh continue to transform Mar-Bal Inc. and its composite products
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Family Business Award Finalist Scott Balogh president and CEO Mar-Bal, Inc. Steven Balogh vice president Mar-Bal, Inc. Over the past 20 years, the second-generation of the Balogh family, Scott and Steven Balogh, have transformed Mar-Bal, Inc., a compounder and molder of thermosetting materials, through […]
How Jeremy Sopko is striving to grow Nations Lending Corp. into a top mortgage banking company
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Financial Services Winner Jeremy Sopko CEO Nations Lending Corp. Jeremy Sopko and his business partner founded Nations Lending Corp. in 2003 after working for five different lending companies. Sopko, who is CEO, envisioned a company that would stand the test of time, overcoming regulatory and […]
How Brad Childers earned loyalty and got things turned around at Exterran Holdings Inc.
Midstream Services FINALIST Brad Childers CEO Exterran Holdings Inc. When Brad Childers became CEO at Exterran Holdings Inc., the future did not look too bright. The company was facing a lot of debt, a historically low stock price and several consecutive years of losses. The company was formed in 2007 through a merger, but there […]
How Steve Smith used innovation and determination to propel Equinix to its most profitable
NCA Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Technology Infrastructure Finalist Steve Smith president and CEO Equinix As the president, CEO and chief visionary of Equinix, the world’s largest data storage infrastructure and co-hosting provider, Steve Smith is leading by example and guiding his company into a promising future. A graduate of the […]
How mature oil producing areas still prove fruitful for Michael Minarovic and Arena Energy
Exploration & Production FINALIST Michael Minarovic Co-founder and managing director Arena Energy, LP Michael Minarovic, a petroleum engineer, had successful careers with Conoco and Newfield Exploration when he began think more often of how the mature oil producing areas in the shallow-water Gulf of Mexico still held vast potential. He was confident that new technology […]
How John Rivers perfected his passion for brisket, turning it into an acclaimed barbecue eatery with 4R Restaurant Group
Hospitality FINALIST John Rivers chef and CEO 4R Restaurant Group From president of a $1.4 billion pharmaceutical operation to pit master, John Rivers stepped out of 20 years in corporate America to pursue his dream of opening a traditional Texas smokehouse in Florida as a platform to introduce his 18-hour, slow-smoked Angus brisket in what […]
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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