Entrepreneur Awards
These are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 2025 American Business Awards®. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 250 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process. Learn about the judging and awards process here.
Winners will be celebrated at the 23rd ABA awards banquet in New York on Tuesday, June 10. Learn more.
Best Entrepreneur - Business & Professional Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Athena, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Jonathan Swanson and Robert Hayes
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
The ReLaunch Co, Danville, California, United States: Hilary DeCesare
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Boost Strategy Group LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States: Jackie P. Taylor
Columbia Home Services, Irving, Texas, United States: Paul Adams, Founder & CEO
Curated Automation, Nashville, Tennessee, United States: Lee Cage
Growth Catalyst Group, Los Angeles, California, United States: Manish Kapoor, Founder & CEO
Invitation To Succeed, Los Angeles, California, United States: Audrey Wang
Turbo Execs LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States: Patty Lawrence
Best Entrepreneur - Computer Software - 500 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
AvePoint, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States: Dr. Tianyi Jiang (TJ)
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Svitla Systems Inc., Corte Madera, California, United States: Nataliya Anon, CEO and Founder
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
London Computer Systems, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States: Dave Hegemann, CEO
Best Entrepreneur - Consumer Products – Durables
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
It's a 10 Haircare, Miami, Florida, United States: Carolyn Aronson, Founder & CEO
Best Entrepreneur – Energy
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ambia Energy, Provo, Utah, United States: Conner Ruggio, Chief Executive Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
NexPower Energy Inc., La Verne, California, United States: NexPower Energy Inc.
Best Entrepreneur - Financial Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
InstaMortgage Inc, San Jose, California, United States: Shashank Shekhar
Valor, Dallas, Texas, United States: Joseph DeWoody
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Earnifi, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States: Aryn Chadha: CEO & Co-Founder: Redefining Financial Access for the Next Generation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Cyrannus, Columbus, Ohio, United States: Vanessa Mosbacker
Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions (IFAS), Washington, District of Columbia, United States: Best Entrepreneur, Financial Services
Proximo Capital, Mclean, Virginia, United States: James Mendelsohn
Best Entrepreneur - Food & Beverage
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Daxo Industries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: Tom Zhang, Founder and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Afghan Saffron USA, Los Angeles, California, United States: Ghaffar Hamidzay
Shawarma Press Franchising, Irving, Texas, United States: Sawsan Abublan
Best Entrepreneur - Health Products & Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Softheon, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States: Eugene U. Sayan, CEO and founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
SynergenX Health, Houston, Texas, United States: Wayne Wilson, CEO & Founder
Best Entrepreneur - Hospitality & Leisure
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
8 Hospitality, Chicago, Illinois, United States: Carmen Rossi
Best Entrepreneur – Legal
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Grape Law, NY, New York, United States: Muhammed Uzum: Pioneering Excellence at Grape Law
Best Entrepreneur – Manufacturing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Makers Nutrition, Hauppauge, New York, United States: Jason Provenzano
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Lafuente Sign and Awning, Everett, Massachusetts, United States: Andrew Lafuente, President
Voltek Ace, LLC, La Habra, California, United States: Shireen Bojja, President
Best Entrepreneur - Real Estate
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Rentec Direct, Grants Pass, Oregon, United States: Nathan Miller
Best Entrepreneur – Retail
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Pair Eyewear, New York, New York, United States: Nathan Kondamuri, Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Best Entrepreneur – Telecommunications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Brander Group Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Jake Brander
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
AST SpaceMobile, Midland, Texas, United States: Abel Avellan
Best Entrepreneur – Transportation
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
BeyondTrucks Inc., San Francisco, California, United States: Hans Galland
Founding Team of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
The Flock, Miami, Florida, United States: Ramiro González Forcada, Nicolás Castro, and Juan Cruz Montes
Founding Team of the Year - Consumer Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Coody & Co. Financing, Austin, Texas, United States: The Lucky Group, LLC
Horatio, New York, New York, United States: Horatio’s founding team, led by Jose Eduardo Herrera