EY has announced the winners of its annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards for the Utah region. Entrepreneur of the Year recognizes business leaders who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities, the firm said in the release naming this year’s winners. The winners were selected by a panel of independent judges and revealed at a black-tie awards event on June 2 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.
EY has recognized more than 10,000 business leaders around the world since the inception of the program more than 30 years ago. Past winners have disrupted industries, created new product categories and successfully brought new innovation and technology to traditional industries, EY said. Past winners include such entrepreneurs as Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Co., John Mackey of Whole Foods Market, Pierre Omidyar of eBay Inc., Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn and Mindy Grossman of HSN.
“These winners represent the exceptional ideas, leadership and innovation that have propelled Silicon Slopes and entrepreneurship in Utah,” said Shawn Goff, Salt Lake City office managing partner of Ernst & Young LLP and director of the local Entrepreneur of the Year program. “They have redefined how we live, work and play and we salute them for their invaluable contributions.”
The winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Utah Region Awards are:
• Lifetime Achievement Award: FJ Management Inc. (Salt Lake City), Crystal Maggelet, CEO.
• Business Software Award: BambooHR (Lindon), Ben Peterson, CEO; and Ryan Sanders, COO.
• Products and Logistics Award: Cariloha (Sandy), Jeff Pedersen, founder and CEO.
• Technology Award: ClickFunnels (Eagle, Idaho), Russell Brunson, co-founder and CEO.
• Health and Life Sciences Award: Collective Medical Technologies Inc. (Draper), Chris Klomp, CEO; Adam Green, chief information security officer; and Wylie van den Akker, chief technology officer.
• Manufacturing and Consumer Products Award: Kodiak Cakes LLC (Park City), Joel Clark, co-founder and CEO; and Cam Smith, co-founder and COO.
• Consumer Services Award: Paparazzi LLC (Hurricane), Misty Kirby, Trent Kirby, Chani Reeve and Ryan Reeve, founders.
• Business Services Award: TaskEasy (Salt Lake City), Ken Davis, CEO and founder.
• Social Entrepreneur Award: The Other Side Academy (Salt Lake City), Dave Durocher, managing director; Alan Fahringer, director; Joseph Grenny, chairman and co-founder; Tim Stay, CEO; and Lola Zagey, director.
Now in its 32nd year, the Entrepreneur of the Year program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities and more than 60 countries throughout the world. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the Year national awards. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur of the Year national overall winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur of the Year national awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on Nov. 10. The national overall winner then moves on to compete for the World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monaco in June 2019.