Salt Lake City— Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2020 Utah Region Award. The Utah Region program celebrates entrepreneurs from Utah, Idaho, & Wyoming. Now in its 34th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors successful business leaders whose ambitions deliver innovation, growth and prosperity as they build and sustain groundbreaking companies that transform our world. These business leaders were selected as finalists by a panel of independent judges comprised of former winners & other leaders of the business community.

Award winners will be announced during a special virtual event on October 2, 2020 and will join the ranks of a lifelong community of esteemed Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. This year, unstoppable entrepreneurs who have provided extraordinary support to their communities, employees and others during the COVID-19 crisis will also be recognized for their courage, resilience and ingenuity. 

The 2020 Utah Region finalists are:

Derrick Porter, CEO | Beauty Industry Group

Ben Peterson, CEO | Blue Raven Solar

Stephan Jacob, Founder and COO | Cotopaxi

Davis Smith, Founder and CEO | Cotopaxi

Chris Bowler, Cofounder and CEO | Creminelli Fine Meats

Cristiano Creminelli, Cofounder and Chief Artisan | Creminelli Fine Meats

Jared Lynch, Chief Development Officer | Creminelli Fine Meats

Karma Newberry, Owner and President | Discovery Hydrovac

Alex Bean, Cofounder and CBO | Divvy

Blake Murray, Cofounder and CEO | Divvy

Jeremy Glauser, Founder and CEO | eLuma, LLC

Aaron Dalley, Cofounder | Enso Rings

Brighton Jones, Cofounder | Enso Rings

Romney Williams, CEO | Enso Rings

Ian Acker, Founder and CEO | Fit To Recover

Johnny Hanna, CEO | Homie

Mike Peregrina, CFO | Homie

Mike Trionfo, CTO | Homie

Brock Blake, Cofounder and CEO | Lendio

Trent Miskin, Cofounder and CGO | Lendio

Michelle Luchese, Cofounder and Co-CEO | Manly Bands

Johnathan Ruggiero, Cofounder and Co-CEO | Manly Bands

Scott Gromer, CEO | Mesa Natural Gas Solutions

Asma Ishaq, CEO | Modere

Ryan Caldwell, Founder and CEO | MX

Jacob Durham, Cofounder and CEO | NOMATIC, LLC

Jon Richards, Cofounder | NOMATIC, LLC

Dan Young, CEO | PC Laptops

Lindsey Kneuven, Executive Director and Chief Impact Officer | Pluralsight One

Stephen Wade, CEO | Stephen Wade Auto Center

Carol Hollowell, Executive Director | Switchpoint Community Resource Center

Brad Bonham, CEO | Walker Edison

Matt Davis, President and COO | Walker Edison

David Arnold, Cofounder and CEO | Wavetronix, LLC

Michael Jensen, Cofounder | Wavetronix, LLC

Nate Thatcher, Cofounder and CEO | Xima Software

Erin Bradley, Founder and CEO | ZYIA Active

Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Finalists were evaluated based on six criteria, including overcoming adversity; financial performance; societal impact and commitment to building a values-based company; innovation; and talent management. Since its launch, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries throughout the world. 

“Our finalists have been carefully selected for their grit, persistence and ambition coupled with care and concern for their employees, companies and other stakeholders,” said Shawn Goff, Program Director “Now more than ever, we need unstoppable entrepreneurs to inspire innovation, fuel growth and deliver long-term value for their communities and lead us to what’s next.”   

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, to be announced in November during a virtual awards gala. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2021. 

Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members of a global, multi-industry community of award winners, with exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and wisdom of fellow alumni and other ecosystem members in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources.

Utah Region Focus

Each year, EY US showcases successful entrepreneurs from 20 regional competitions across the United States. In 2019, entrepreneurs leading 8 companies from the Utah Region were selected as Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners. Past award winners in the Utah Region include Karl Sun of Lucid Software, Aaron Skonnard of Pluralsight, Jeremy Andrus of Traeger Grills, Crystal Maggelet of FJ Management, Tim Sullivan of Ancestry.com, and many others

For information on the Entrepreneur Of The Year the Utah Region program, please visit ey.com/us/eoy/utah_region.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by SAP America and the Kauffman Foundation.

In The Utah Region sponsors also include Diversified Insurance Group, Strong & Hanni Law Firm, Silicon Slopes, Truss, & The Community Foundation.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 

Entrepreneur Of The Year^® is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. Winners go on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ title. ey.com/us/eoy

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