For more than two decades, Ernst & Young andthe Entrepreneur Of The Year®(EOY) awards have honored entrepreneurial men and women and thecompanies they build and grow. Smart Business magazine is proud to be the media sponsor for five regional EOY programs: Lake Michigan Area, Central Great Lakes, Northern California, Northeast Ohio and South Central Ohio & Kentucky.
To hear from each program director and read profiles of the finalists and award winners, click on the links below.
First things first
How Terry Jenkins keeps his employees at Harris Private Bank focused on the long term
Crisis management
How Gary Holdren prepared his people for hard times to keep Huron Consulting Group focused on success
Dollars and sense
How MB Financial’s Mitchell Feiger uses the candid truth to keep his 1,400 employees working hard through a tough economy
Handing off
How Ted Phillips puts an emphasis on teamwork on the business end to help create success for the Chicago Bears
Clarity of focus
How Gregory Case engaged employees and clients to fine-tune the vision at Aon Corp.
Trains of thought
How Andy Reardon fosters an environment at TTX that deters one-track thinking
Topping the chart
How Michael Lerner uses an organizational chart to improve accountability and communication at MCZ Development Corp.
Driven to succeed
The 2007 Entrepreneur Of The Year honorees represent great accomplishments.
Family ties
How Jim Bouchard retains an entrepreneurial approach at Esmark Inc. without sacrificing the benefits of scale
