Ernst & Young announces Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award winners in the Mountain Desert region

DENVER, June 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP has announced the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award winners in the Mountain Desert region, which includes Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. The award recognizes outstanding high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. The finalists and winners were selected by an independent panel of judges and honored at a gala event at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, June 20, 2013.

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The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 Mountain Desert Award recipients are:

Retail Distribution & Services
Stephen Hughes, CEO & Chairman, Boulder Brands, Inc. (Niwot, CO)

Healthcare Services
Kenneth Weiner, Founding Partner & CEO, Eating Recovery Center (Denver, CO)

Turn Around
Terry McDaniel, President & CEO, Inventure Foods, Inc. (Phoenix, AZ)

Consumer Products
Justin Gold, Founder & CEO, Justin's (Boulder, CO)

Technology Services
Mike Shehan, CEO & Co-Founder, and Steve Swoboda, COO, CFO & Co-Founder, SpotXchange, Inc. (Westminster, CO)

Real Estate & Construction
Jeffrey Elowe, President & CEO, The Laramar Group (Greenwood Village, CO)

Emerging
Brad Jannenga, President & CTO, WebPT (Phoenix, AZ)

Now in its 27th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has honored the inspirational leadership of such entrepreneurs as Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Arthur M. Blank of AMB Group, LLC (The Home Depot, Atlanta Falcons), Pierre Omidyar of eBay Inc., Ruth Fertel of Ruth's Chris Steak House, Maxine Clark of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Tom Adams of Rosetta Stone, Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn, and 2012 winner Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of Chobani, Inc.

These regional award winners now go on to compete at the national level. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the National Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 16, 2013. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors

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

In the Mountain Desert region, local sponsors include Faegre Baker Daniels, BBVA Compass, ADP, Scherzer International and the Denver Business Journal.

About Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year^®

Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award recognizes the significant contributions of entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement.

About Ernst & Young LLP's Strategic Growth Markets practice

Ernst & Young LLP's Strategic Growth Markets (SGM) practice guides leading high-growth companies. Our multidisciplinary team of elite professionals provides perspective and advice to help our clients accelerate market leadership. SGM delivers assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services to thousands of companies spanning all industries. Ernst & Young is the undisputed leader in taking companies public, advising key government agencies on the issues impacting high-growth companies and convening the experts who shape the business climate. For more information, please visit us at ey.com/us/strategicgrowthmarkets, or follow news on Twitter at EY_Growth.

About Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 167,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.  

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This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, a client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited operating in the US.

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