The American Entrepreneur

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  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award Review: David Stern (Paris Company)

    On Friday, June 10, 2011, eleven of Western Pennsylvania’s most prominent entrepreneurs were honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Western Pennsylvania region. “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris, who received the region’s first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, talks with another one of this year’s winners, David Stern, President and CEO of the Paris Company, the winner in the Business Services category.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award Review: Jack Tomayko (Tomayko Group)

    On Friday, June 10, 2011, eleven of Western Pennsylvania’s most prominent entrepreneurs were honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Western Pennsylvania region. “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris, who received the region’s first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, talks with another one of this year’s winners, Jack Tomayko of the Tomayko Group, the winner in the Health Services category.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award Review: William Day (St. Barnabas Health Systems)

    On Friday, June 10, 2011, eleven of Western Pennsylvania’s most prominent entrepreneurs were honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Western Pennsylvania region. “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris, who received the region’s first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, talks with another one of this year’s winners, William Day, the President of St. Baranbas Health Systems, the winner in the Not-For-Profit category.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award Review: Bossa Nova Robotics

    On Friday, June 10, 2011, eleven of Western Pennsylvania’s most prominent entrepreneurs were honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Western Pennsylvania region. “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris, who received the region’s first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, talks with representatives from another one of this year’s winners, Bossa Nova Robotics Inc., as he is joined by Martin Hitch (CEO), Sarjoun Skaff (CTO), and David Palmer (Chief Strategy Officer). Bossa Nova Robotics Inc. is the winner in the Industrial Solutions category.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award Review: Tom Petzinger (Knopp Biosciences)

    On Friday, June 10, 2011, eleven of Western Pennsylvania’s most prominent entrepreneurs were honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Western Pennsylvania region. “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris, who received the region’s first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, talks with another one of this year’s winners, Tom Petzinger, representing honoree Michael Bozik of Knopp Biosciences, the winner of the Life Sciences category.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award Review: Dan Hawbaker (Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc.)

    On Friday, June 10, 2011, eleven of Western Pennsylvania’s most prominent entrepreneurs were honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Western Pennsylvania region. “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris, who received the region’s first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, talks with another one of this year’s winners, Dan Hawbaker, President of Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. and the winner in the Manufacturing and Construction category.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award Review: Jason Wolfe (Wolfe LLC)

    On Friday, June 10, 2011, eleven of Western Pennsylvania’s most prominent entrepreneurs were honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Western Pennsylvania region. “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris, who received the region’s first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, talks with another one of this year’s winners, Jason Wolfe of Wolfe LLC, the winner in the eCommerce category, about his company, an online platform that facilitates purchases of gift cards as well as coupons and other consumer perks.

  • Honoring Entrepreneurs: Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award

    For 25 years, the accounting firm of Ernst & Young has been honoring entrepreneurs around the world in a variety of sectors, through their prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Program, an honor that spans over 140 cities in 50 countries. One of those cities is Pittsburgh, and Lynette Horrell, the Managing Partner of Ernst & Young’s Pittsburgh office, along with her colleague at Ernst & Young, Kevin Pickels, join “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris to discuss this year’s award ceremony. They’ll review the 28 finalists for the regional awards, discuss the criteria, detail the nomination process, and preview what’s next for those fortunate enough to receive the honor.


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Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, advisory services and strategic growth markets. We aim to have a positive impact on businesses and markets, as well as on society as a whole.

Fast access to our global network
Our 141,000 people are the foundation of our success. We assemble the right multi-disciplinary team for your business, drawing on our global talent pool, to help you achieve your potential. We work closely with you, gaining a clear understanding of your organization and striving to identify issues before they become problems. We make sure you get fast access to the people you need, wherever in the world you need them. And with our global focus on 14 Global Industry Sectors you benefit from a market-leading global response to your specific needs.

Developing our people, to the benefit of your business
As business challenges become more complex, it’s important for us to have people with a wide spectrum of views and opinions to address those challenges. That’s why our emphasis on inclusiveness matters more than ever today. Ernst & Young’s open culture fosters continuous personal and professional development and attracts talented professionals from diverse backgrounds. We know that when our people grow and succeed, your company benefits.

Great place to work
We can’t be a great organization without great people. We work in a culture that puts our people first. We strive to help everyone achieve both their professional and personal goals in an environment that fosters growth and provides continuous opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge. And our efforts have been recognized through a number of prestigious awards.

Making a difference in a changing world
Increasingly, businesses, governments and nongovernmental organizations are pulling together to address challenges that have no borders, such as environmental sustainability and other aspects of corporate responsibility. At Ernst & Young, we want your business and ours to thrive long into the future, but that is only possible if the communities around us also thrive. As a result, corporate responsibility is an essential part of our business strategy. In our community engagement efforts, we focus on three issues that take advantage of our skills and that are crucial to a healthy society:

Knowledge that delivers for you
Ernst & Young is a globally recognized leader in knowledge management. We invest in developing processes and systems for our people to create, share and reuse our intellectual capital on a global scale, enabling us to efficiently deliver the most relevant insights for you. Learn more.

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