Ernst & Young LLP has announced 19 finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award in greater Los Angeles. The finalists were selected by a panel of independent judges. Collectively, these finalists have created over 10,000 jobs. On average, they have increased their workforce by 20% and have grown their revenues by 53% since 2010.
Award winners will be announced at a special gala, with over 7o0 entrepreneurs and business leaders, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The 2013 finalist are:
- Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO, The Act 1 Group – Torrance, CA
- Dinesh Ravishanker, CEO & Co-Founder, CallFire – Santa Monica, CA
- Mel Elias, President & CEO, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf – Los Angeles, CA
- Clarence Daniels Jr., Chairman & CEO, Concession Management Services – Los Angeles, CA
- Sam Naficy, President & CEO, DTT – Los Angeles, CA
- Jeff Stibel, Chairman & CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. – Malibu, CA
- Martha de la Torre and Joe Badame, Co-Founders, El Clasificado – Norwalk, CA
- Jamey Edwards, CEO, Emergent Medical Associates – Manhattan Beach, CA
- The An Family, Founders, House of An (Crustacean, An Qi, Tiato, Thanh Long, and An Catering) – Beverly Hills, CA
- Ed Bagdasarian, President, Jim Freedman, Chairman, Mike Rosenberg, CEO, Intrepid Investment Bankers LLC – Los Angeles, CA
- Bob Sinnott, CEO, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Los Angeles, CA
- Moctesuma Esparza, CEO, Maya Cinemas North America, Inc – Los Angeles, CA
- Demian Sellfors, CEO and Co-Founder, Media Temple – Culver City, CA
- Rick Stollmeyer, CEO, MINDBODY Inc. – San Luis Obispo, CA
- Tim Cadogan, CEO, OpenX – Pasadena, CA
- Loren Bendele, President & Co-Founder, Savings.com – Los Angeles, CA
- Walter Driver, CEO, Scopely – Los Angeles, CA
- Jessica Firestone, President & CEO, Tempest Telecom Solutions LLC – Santa Barbara, CA
- Jeff Green, CEO & Founder, The Trade Desk – Ventura, CA
