EY announces uBreakiFix President Justin Wetherill as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Retail and Consumer Products Award winner in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla., June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EY announced this week that Justin Wetherill, President of uBreakiFix, an Orlando-based technology repair company, received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Award in the Retail and Consumer Products category in Florida. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award program.  Wetherill was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a special gala event on June 9 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida.

"Our goal when we started was to fill a gap in the marketplace and do it in a way that created a great experience for our customers," Wetherill said. "To be recognized for my involvement in our company's success is an honor and I'm thankful to be surrounded by an incredible team that has supported the vision since the beginning."

uBreakiFix was founded in 2009 by a savvy millennial duo, Justin Wetherill and David Reiff, who married their skillsets with Eddie Trujillo to offer a brick and mortar alternative tech repair option that was quick, affordable and provided a quality customer experience. The company has grown organically without debt, investors or consultants and now has more than 200 stores across North America. uBreakiFix plans to have 275 stores total by year's end.

Since 1986, EY has honored entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, spirit of innovation and discipline have propelled their companies' success, invigorated their industries and benefited their communities. Now in its 30^th year, the program has honored the inspirational leadership of such entrepreneurs as Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Robert Unanue of Goya Foods and Mindy Grossman of HSN. Recent US national winners include Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn; Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of Chobani; and 2015 winners Andreas Bechtolsheim and Jayshree Ullal of Arista Networks.

As a Florida award winner, Wetherill is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 19, 2016. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum™, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.  The US Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner then moves on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Monaco, June 2017

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About uBreakiFix

Founded in 2009, uBreakiFix specializes in the repair of small electronics, ranging from smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers and everything in between. Cracked screens, water damage, software issues, camera issues and most any other problem can be repaired by visiting a uBreakiFix store across the U.S. and in Canada. For more information, visit ubreakifix.com.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

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For More Information, Contact:
Hannah Kersh, uBreakiFix
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