BizX Finalists 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 BizX Finalists! We received over 600 great nominee applications this year for businesses and individuals and the winners will be announced during the BizX Awards 2024 which will be held in Las Vegas October 30, 2024.   Tickets & Information

Best Community Impact/Corporate Responsibility

  • Three Brothers Bakery

    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie

  • 20four7VA

    Location: Berlin, MD
    Coach: N/A

  • Specialty Group

    Location: Liberty Lake, Washington
    Coach: Ted Schmidt

  • Cask Construction
    Location: St, Petersburg, Florida
    Coach: Scott Bedell

  • Lloyd’s Limousine Service
    Location:  Fitchburg, MA
    Coach: Michael Breitman

Best Company Culture

  • ClearPath Utility Solutions, LLC
    Location: Zanesville, OH
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • PRH Group
    Location: Saginaw, MI
    Coach: Marcia Erickson
  • ActionCOACH Tampa Bay
    Location: St Pete, Florida 
    Coach: Coach outside ActionCOACH
  • Pinnacle Building Services
    Location:
     Mansfield, Ohio
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Guyana Port INC
    Location: Georgetown, Guyana
    Coach: Vishnu Doerga 
  • Farminpex
    Location: Curaçao
    Coach: Phelps / Rosaria
 

Best Customer Service

  • SES Research Inc.
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie
  • People Solutions Center, LLC
    Location: St. Louis, Missouri
    Coach: Sheles and Damon Wallace
  • Carolina Digital Phone, Inc
    Location: Greensboro, NC
    Coach: Ross Cox
  • Royal Flush Mobile Restrooms, LLC
    Location:
     Hopewell, OH
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location: Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs
  • Maid U Shine
    Location: Houston, TX
    Coach: Doug Winnie

Best Food Service/Quick Service

  • Peach Coffee Roasters, LLC
    Location:
    Johns Creek, GA
    Coach: Michael Conner

Best Green/Sustainable Business

  • Techne
    Location:
     San Diego, CA
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann
  • Specialty Group
    Location:
      Liberty Lake, Washington
    Coach: Ted Schmidt

Best Manufacturer/Wholesaler/Distributor

  • Eastern Surfaces
    Location:
     Allentown, PA
    Coach: Mark Phelps
  • Fournier Rubber and Supply Co
    Location:
     Columbus, Ohio
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Coffee King Roasting and Supply Co.
    Location:
     Sioux City, Iowa
    Coach: Carter Krei
  • Banyan Bay Trading
    Location:
     St. Petersburg, FL
    Coach: Tony Tona
  • SES Research Inc.
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie

Best Non-Profit Organization

  • OHIO811
    Location: North Jackson, OH
    Coach: Mark Phelps
  • Beyond the Bell
    Location: Sioux CIty, Iowa
    Coach: Linda Krei
  • Dental Health Arlington
    Location: Arlington, Texas
    Coach: Dale Wolter
  • Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte
    Location: Charlotte, NC
    Coach: Mary Ann Hauser
  • Morgan’s Caring Connection
    Location: Verona, WI
    Coach: Monica Gunderson

Best Overall Company

  • Snyder & Company
    Location:
    Lancaster, OH
    Coach: Annette Hohnberger
  • Verde Environmental, Inc.
    Location:
    Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie
  • Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
    Location:
    Black Mountain, NC
    Coach: Bill Gilliland
  • Fournier Rubber and Supply Co.
    Location:
    Columbus, OH
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • ClearPath Utility Solutions, LLC
    Location:
    Zanesville, OH
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Guyana Port Inc
    Location:
    Georgetown, Guyana
    Coach: Vishnu Doerga

Best Retailer

  • Christie’s Lighting Gallery
    Location: Fletcher, NC
    Coach: Jason Berry
  • Sparkle and Sass by Stacie
    Location: Alpharetta, GA
    Coach: Michael Conner
  • Dean’s Pharmacy Limited
    Location: Kingston, Jamaica
    Coach: Marcia Woon Choy
  • Styles Guyana
    Location: Parika, Guyana
    Coach: Vishnu Doerga
  • My Favorite Quilt Store
    Location: Kingwood, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie
  • The Loupe
    Location: Minneapolis, MN
    Coach: Doug Winnie 

Best SERVICE BASED Over 10 Employees

  • Carolina Digital Phone, Inc.
    Location:
     Greensboro, NC
    Coach: Ross Cox
  • Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location:
     Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs
  • College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving
    Location:
     Norfolk, VA
    Coach: Michael Dill
  • S&S Plumbing Contractors
    Location:
     Converse, Texas
    Coach: Dona Kappmeyer
  • Westpark Communications
    Location:
     Spring, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie and Lydia Navo

Best SERVICE BASED UNDER 10 EMPLOYEES

  • Panaya Consulting
    Location:
     Burlington, Ontario
    Coach: N/A
  • Sweeter HR
    Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
    Coach: Julie Seal-Gaustad
  • Cask Construction
    Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
    Coach: Scott Bedell
  • Spectrum Title Services, LLC/Connect Esquire/Jackwin Legal, P.A.
    Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Coach: Michael Dill
  • Aesthetica Organic Spa
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie

CEO OF THE YEAR

  • Julie Andy from Fournier Rubber and Supply Co
    Location:
     Columbus, Ohio
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Rodney Riley from ClearPath Utility Solutions, LLC
    Location: Zanesville, OH 
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Sean Suttle from Hanlin Rainaldi Construction Corp.
    Location:
     Columbus, Ohio
    Coach: Bill Gilliland
  • Timothy Brandon from TBA Studio
    Location:
     West Monroe, LA
    Coach: Everado Recendiz
  • Ray Skelton from Specialty Group
    Location:
     Liberty Lake, Washington
    Coach: Ted Schmidt

Employee of the Year

  • Scott Bedell from ActionCOACH Tampa Bay
    Location: St. Pete, Florida
    Coach: Coach outside of ActionCOACH
  • Sara Keough from Specialty Environmental
    Location: Liberty Lake, Washington
    Coach: Ted Schmidt
  • Beth Lemmel from ActionCOACH Growth Partners
    Location: Asheville, NC
    Coach: Bill Gilliland
  • Abby Kempema from Beyond the Bell
    Location: Sioux City, Iowa
    Coach: Linda Krei
  • Joseph Airgood from PRH Group
    Location: Alexis, Illinois
    Coach: Marcia Erickson

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

  • Sasha Mamula-Elkins from Sweeter HR
    Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
    Coach: Julie Seal-Gaustad
  • Katie Magoon from People Solutions Center, LLC
    Location: St. Louis, Missouri
    Coach: Sheles and Damon Wallace
  • Sonya Morgan from Pinnacle Building Services
    Location: Mansfield, Ohio
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Carl Gould from 7 Stage Advisors
    Location: Riverside, New Jersey
    Coach: N/A
  • James Radford from Trust Consulting Services
    Location: Washington, DC
    Coach: N/A

Favorite Neighborhood Business

  • Coffee Daze
    Location: Wichita, KS
    Coach: Lee Gray
  • Maid U Shine
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie
  • Ki’Mexico
    Location: Shreveport, LA
    Coach: Everado Recendiz
  • Cask Construction
    Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
    Coach: Scott Bedell
  • Madden Therapy Solutions
    Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
    Coach: Tony Tona
  • Maurya’s Rest Bar Banquet
    Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
    Coach: Avid ActionCOACH Business Growth Community Kamloops

Female Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Lettie Cronin from Great Southern Environmental Services
    Location: Deerfield Beach, FL
    Coach: Michael Dill
  • Kristina Madden from Madden Therapy Solutions
    Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
    Coach: Tony Tona
  • Lisanne Hamilton from Madison Chai Limited
    Location: Kingston, Jamaica
    Coach: Marcia Woon-Choy
  • Stacy Orndorff from Coffee King Roasting & Supply Co.
    Location: Sioux City, Iowa
    Coach: Carter Krei
  • Linda Sheridan from Snyder & Company
    Location: Lancaster, OH
    Coach: Annette Hohnberger

Minority Owned Business of the Year

  • Aesthetica Organic Spa
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie
  • Dent Tires, LLC
    Location: Lithonia, Georgia
    Coach: Michael Conner
  • Maid U Shine
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie
  • Techne
    Location: San Diego, CA
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann
  • Exclusive Insights
    Location: Sarasota, FL
    Coach: N/A

Most Innovative ORGANIZATION

  • Madison Chai Limited
    Location: Kingston, Jamaica
    Coach: Marcia Woon Choy
  • Techne
    Location: San Diego, CA
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann
  • Bioregeneration
    Location: Kingston, Jamaica
    Coach: Marcia Woon Choy
  • My Chief Financial Officer LLC
    Location: San Diego, CA
    Coach: Joe Quero
  • Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location: Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs
  • The Polished Pineapple
    Location: Williamsburg, VA
    Coach: Kelly Peitz
  • Maid U Shine
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie

VP/Director/Dept Head of the Year

  • Kate Klaus from ClearPath Utility Solutions, LLC
    Location: Zanesville, OH
    Coach: Heather Yakes
  • Greg Free from Surface Tech LLC
    Location: St. Petersburg, FL
    Coach: Juliet Kyes
  • Kristin James from Cats Only Veterinary Clinic
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Coach: Annette Hohnberger
  • Nicole Beamer from Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location: Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs
  • Moses Chybar from Icon Megastore
    Location: Savanna la Mar, Westmoreland
    Coach: Marcia Woon Choy

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Eric Jackwin from Spectrum Title Services, LLC/Connect Esquire/Jackwin Legal, P.A
    Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
    Coach: Michael Dill
  • Ryan Rhodes from Muleshoe Buildings, LLC
    Location: Columbus, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie
  • Erica Allen from DiAngelo Law
    Location: Tampa, FL
    Coach: Tony Tona
  • Fazeena Khan from 401 Furniture
    Location: Georgetown, Guyana
    Coach: Keon Smith
  • Ashok Manoharan from FocusLabs LLC
    Location: Austin, Delaware
    Coach: N/A

Nominations for BizX 2024 will open on August 1, 2023.  Nominations will be accepted until through November 30, 2023 at midnight Pacific Standard Time.

  1. Nominations are open to any business which meets the criteria for each award.
  2. Self-nominations are welcomed.
  3. Once nominated, all nominees will be contacted and asked to complete a Nomination Validation form to ensure we have all the contact information and the business name correct.
  4. Nominations should include a statement of nomination by the nominator briefly providing reasons why the business should be considered.
  5. Nominees that do not return the Nomination Validation form will not be considered for the second stages of the award process.
  6. Nominees must return their Nomination Validation form on or before August 2, 2024 at midnight Pacific Standard Time.
  7. Finalists will be selected in August 2024.  If further details are required from judges, individual nominees will be contacted directly.
  8. All validated nominees will be recognized with a Certificate of Achievement.
  9. Finalists will be provided a Finalist Certificate and winners will receive a Customized BizX Award trophy once we have confirmed that they have met all the criteria and all the requirements within each category.
  10. Winners will be announced at the BizX Awards Gala on October 30, 2024. 


All rules are subject to change at any time and we reserve the right to cancel, suspend or delay any and all timelines for the awards.

These awards are for entertainment purposes only.

For questions or inquiries, email: actionmarketing@actioncoach.com