Small Business Leader Award Nominees

Phil Van Horne serves as the President and CEO of BlueRock Energy, Inc. Phil is responsible for overall company management, operations and strategy. Under Phil’s leadership and guidance, BlueRock has…   Read More

Chris Brogan is a bestselling author of several books, including "Trust Agents", "Social Media 101" and "Google Plus for Business." Chris is also the of President of Human Business Works, a company that…   Read More

Power Formula LLC is the brainchild of Wayne Breitbarth. The company was formed in 2010 when Wayne (a seasoned businessman) recognized the reluctance of many experienced businesspeople to embrace the new…   Read More

Now Sr. Manager Social Media at CDW, Lauren McCadney spent the past 6 years as the small business segment manager at CDW and prior held sales and marketing roles at SBC. McCadney has been building communities…   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

Donna Marie Antoniadis is co-founder of ShesConnected.com. ShesConnected is the first dual profile social networking site for women, meaning members can have two profiles, both professional and personal.…   Read More

Cameka Smith is Founder of The BOSS Network and Project BOSS. BOSS stands for "Bringing Out Successful Sisters," and its mission is to promote and encourage the small business spirit in women. With a…   Read More

Sean Whiteley is the Senior Vice President of Salesforce.com, a global enterprise software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Prior to working at Salesforce.com, Sean founded Kieden, and…   Read More

Brent Beshore is the CEO and founder of AdVentures, which invests in communications-based companies. These investments range from ad agencies and media properties to a software development firm and a film…   Read More

Jerry L. Mills is the author of two business books, speaker, contributor, and founder of B2B CFO,nation's largest CFO services firm exclusively focused on small businesses. He has more than 30 years…   Read More