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.
Metamorphosis
How Stephen Dukker hires the people who can transition NComputing Inc. from small to large
Risk and reward
How Sudip Nandy drives growth at Aricent by taking chances on new ideas
Money in the bank
How J. Michael Fulton relies on good people and a strong strategy to lead Comerica’s Western Market
Straight talk
How Mark Edmunds uses trust-based leadership to build Deloitte LLP
A new era
How Dave Hitz leads NetApp through each new challenge it encounters
Role player
How Walt Bettinger works to make himself and those around him better leaders at Charles Schwab
40 best management ideas: Bay Area
The top tips from leading Northern California CEOs to help get you through tough times
Walking tall
How Steve Newberry used values-based leadership to help give Lam Research a new direction and increased potential
Different by design
How David Gensler guides his firm to the next level of success by investing in its foundation
Return to respectability
How David Peterschmidt turned chaos into profit at Openwave Systems