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BUFFALO,
N.Y., June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst
& Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Chairman and CEO
Jon M. Williams of Viridi Parente
(Viridi) was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New
York Award winner. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent
competitive awards program for entrepreneurs and leaders of
high-growth companies.
Jon M. Williams was selected by
an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners,
leading CEOs and other business leaders. Candidates were evaluated
based on their ability to create long-term value through
entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to their purpose and the
demonstration of growth and substantial impact, among other key
indicators.
"I am incredibly honored to receive the EY Entrepreneur of the
Year Award, which is a testament to Viridi's relentless pursuit of
revolutionizing battery storage for a fail safe, clean energy
future," said Jon M. Williams, CEO,
Viridi. "At Viridi, our mission goes beyond innovating current
solutions; we are equally committed to fostering job equity. By
opening doors to meaningful careers, we strive to create enduring
positive changes in our community for future generations."
As a New York award winner, Jon
M. Williams is now eligible for consideration for the
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 National Awards. The National Award
winners, including the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall
Award winner, will be announced in November at the Strategic Growth
Forum®, one of the nation's most prestigious
gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The
Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then
move on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The
Year® Award in June 2025.
Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes 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 Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized the
leadership of entrepreneurs such as:
• Saeju Jeong of
Noom
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• Jodi Berg of
Vitamix
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• Hamdi Ulukaya of
Chobani, Inc.
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• Kendra Scott of
Kendra Scott LLC
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• Holly Thaggard and
Amanda Baldwin of Supergoop!
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• Michael Happe of
Winnebago Industries
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• Howard Schultz of
Starbucks Coffee Company
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• Reid Hoffman and
Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn Corporation
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• James Park of
Fitbit
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• Sheila Mikhail of
AskBio
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Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members
of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs. They
receive exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight
and wisdom of program alumni and other ecosystem members in more
than 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources.
In addition to Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US supports other
entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™(Winning
Women) program and the EY Entrepreneurs Access Network
(EAN) 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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