BizX 2021 Finalists
BEST BUSINESS INFLUENCER
Annette Hohnberger (OH)
Todd Ruedt (WI)
Indira Nicole Couch (Trinidad & Tobago)
BEST BUSINESS SPEAKER OR PRESENTER
Heather Yakes (OH)
Craig Hohnberger (OH)
Indira Nicole Couch (Trinidad & Tobago)
Catherine Mattice Zundel (CA)
BEST BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDER
DealCloud (NJ)
Yakes and Associates (OH)
BEST CHILD FRIENDLY BUSINESS
Faith Hope & Love (WI)
Healing Hearts (WI)
RL Therapy Group (CA)
BEST COMEBACK OR TURNAROUND BUSINESS
Niwaki Tree and Shrub (SC)
BEST COMMUNITY IMPACT / CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
ActionCOACH of Brookfield & Fox Cities (WI)
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
BEST COMPANY CULTURE
Dean Orthodontics (OH)
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
School-based Therapy and Resources – Community-STARs (VA)
Snyder & Company (OH)
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
Snyder & Company (OH)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
BEST DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY
Indigo Marketing Agency (CA)
Rogue Wave Marketing (WI)
Sixth City Marketing (OH
BEST E-COMMERCE / ONLINE BUSINESS
BEST GREEN / SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
BEST MANUFACTURER / WHOLESALER / DISTRIBUTOR
BEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Faith Hope & Love (WI)
Global Hope 365 (CA)
Good Friend Inc (WI)
BEST OVERALL COMPANY
Healing Hearts (WI)
Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
Snyder & Company (OH)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
Techne (CA)
BEST PET-FRIENDLY BUSINESS
Cats Only Veterinary Clinic(OH)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
BEST SERVICE-BASED BUSINESS – OVER 10 EMPLOYEES
ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers (CA)
Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Camille’s Academy Inc. (NY)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
BEST SERVICE-BASED BUSINESS – UNDER 10 EMPLOYEES
A SMART MOVE (CA)
Pacific Coast Psychology (CA)
School-based Therapy and Resources – Community-STARs (VA)
Survival Systems Ltd.
Techne (CA)
CEO OF THE YEAR
David Kirkbride, Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
Julie Seal-Guastad, Mirus Agency (CA)
Ray Skelton, Specialty Environmental (WA)
Ray Skelton, Specialty Insulation (WA)
Abhay Schweitzer, Techne (CA)
COVID HEALTH & SAFETY
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Kimball Animal Hospital (OH)
Massy Gas Products (Trinidad) Ltd. (Trinidad & Tobago)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Alexza Mosquera, Rogue Wave Marketing (WI)
Brittany Douglass, ActionCOACH Business Coaching Central Ohio (OH)
Caitlin Dutcher-Lundy, Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Kassaundra Harper, Allegiance Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. (CA)
Rebecca Del Secco, Civility Partners (CA)
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Clark Brown, Design Fabricators and Integrators (KY)
Joe Reep, Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Kendra Solow, Mind Body Physique (FL)
Pat Ann St. Germain, Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Ray Skelton, Specialty Insulation (WA)
FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Barb Gillespie, Cherry Tree Quilts (British Columbia)
Kendra Solow, Mind Body Physique (FL)
Kim Lephart, School-based Therapy and Resources – Community STARs (VA)
Linda Sheridan, Snyder & Company (OH)
Sarah Wood, Allegiance Heating & Air-Conditioning (CA)
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
MOST INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS GURU
Craig Hohnberger, ActionCOACH GoBIG (OH)
Monte Wyatt, AddingZEROS Executive Development (IA)
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY
Faith Hope & Love (WI)
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Mind Body Physique (FL)
Mirus Agency (CA)
RL Therapy Group (CA)
VP / DIRECTOR / DEPT. HEAD OF THE YEAR
Lori Hawk, ActionCOACH GoBIG Region (OH)
David Kirkbride, Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR (40 OR YOUNGER)
Abhay Schweitzer, Techne (CA)
Camille Deokie Gorakh, Camille’s Academy Inc. (Guyana)
Joe Reep, Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Michael Adrian Gupta, Gupta Group (Guyana)
Sarah Feldmann, Rogue Wave Marketing (WI)