Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 New York Award. The New York program celebrates entrepreneurs from New York and Connecticut. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize industries and have a transformational impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that reshape our world.
These 44 entrepreneurs were selected as finalists by an independent panel of judges. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
“This year’s finalists are bold entrepreneurs creating a lasting impression in their industries and communities,” said Noelle Calautti, Entrepreneur Of The Year® New York Program Co-Director. “Selected by an independent panel of judges, these trailblazers demonstrate unwavering dedication to their companies, customers and communities. We are delighted to recognize their successes.”
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to fortify it for the future.
The 2024 New York finalists are:
Harry Ritter | Alma | Brooklyn, New York
Brad Charron | ALOHA | Darien, Connecticut
Tracy Ongena | Alvita Care | New York, New York
Sam Sherman | Automatiq | Valley Stream, New York
Brian Rudolph and Scott Rudolph | Banza | New York, New York
Tom Fogarty | Bestpass | Albany, New York
Achal Patel and Russ Gong | Cabinet Health P.B.C. | Brooklyn, New York
Frank Yu | Coterie | New York, New York
Phil Bauer | Distrokid | New York, New York
Christine Chang and Sarah Lee | Glow Recipe | New York, New York
Saad Alam | Hone Health | New York, New York
Alex Ross, Jared Karson, and Jose Herrera | Horatio | New York, New York
Devin Daly | Impel | Syracuse, New York
Roman Pedan | Kasa Living, Inc. | New York, New York
Ben Lewis | Little Spoon | New York, New York
Jason Guss | Octane Lending, Inc. | New York, New York
Gal Krubiner | Pagaya | New York, New York
Nathan Kondamuri | Pair Eyewear | New York, New York
Michael Kopko | Pearl Health | New York, New York
Michael Mager | Precision Neuroscience | New York, New York
Pete Anevski | Progyny | New York, New York
Arnaud Plas | Prose | Brooklyn, New York
Ben Checketts and Nate Checketts | Rhone Apparel Inc | Stamford, Connecticut
Nicole Wegman | Ring Concierge | New York, New York
Ryan Serhant | SERHANT. | New York, New York
Dilip Rao | Sharebite | New York, New York
Chuck Canton | Sourcepass | Melville, New York
April Koh | Spring Health | New York, New York
Brian Bordainick | Starface World Inc. | New York, New York
Alex Eu, Kevin Shiiba, and Michael Brown | Teamshares | New York, New York
Dr. Bobby Buka | The Dermatology Specialists | Long Island City, New York
Jared Kugel | Tire Agent Corp | New York, New York
Bharani Rajakumar | Transfr | New York, New York
Glen Moller | Upward Health, Inc. | Hauppauge, New York
Aaron Schumm | Vestwell Holdings, Inc. | New York, New York
Jon M. Williams | Viridi Parente, Inc. | Buffalo, New York
Learn more about the finalists at ey.com/us/eoynewyork.
Regional award winners will be announced on June 18th during a special celebration. The winners will then be considered by the National independent panel of judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.
In addition to Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US supports other entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program and the EY Entrepreneurs Access Network to help connect women founders and Black and Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs, respectively, with the resources, network and access needed to unlock their full potential.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In New York, sponsors also include regional Platinum sponsors Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), and regional Gold sponsors, ADP, DLA Piper and Empire Valuation Consultants.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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