Small Business Leader Award Nominees

After being coldly fired from a job she loved, Tory Johnson learned the importance of a self-directed career path—one that’s controlled by each of us and not reliant on others handing us what we want…   Read More

Alison is the senior relationship manager at Intuit responsible for building the relationships between Intuit's small business products and the CPA societies and accounting associations. Accountants and…   Read More

Debbi Fields is the founder and current spokesperson of Mrs. Fields Bakeries. Additionally, she has written several cookbooks - her first was the first cookbook to to the New York Times Bestseller list. Debbi…   Read More

By using optimal recruiting strategies, Kavaliro has provided employers with the most qualified and professional employees, who can staff both project and permanent positions that ensures the ongoing success…   Read More

Gina Alagata created a highly professional, organized women's networking group called Wink (Women Inkorporated) in April of 2010. Wink consists of a team of women who helped brainstorm, give counsel,…   Read More

Fred DeLuca, born in 1948 in New York City, is the billionaire co-founder of the Subway franchise of sandwich restaurants. DeLuca is an alumnus of University of Bridgeport and Central High School in Bridgeport,…   Read More

Daniel Roose is the Director of Small & Medium Enterprise Loyalty Strategy at American Airlines. Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Daniel received his Master's Degree in Business Administration from…   Read More

Malko Ebers is founder and CEO of New York Business Consultants LLC. NYBC is represented in the US, Germany and China and provides consulting and business development services in the field of sustainable…   Read More

For the past four years, Susan Sobbott has been serving small businesses and advocating for their success as President of American Express OPEN, the company’s second-largest business unit. Under Sobbott's…   Read More

James Altucher is a blogger, entrepreneur, hedge fund manager, and an author who has started and sold several businesses including Stockpickr. Altucher was a managing partner at technology venture capital…   Read More