BizX finalists 2023

BizX 2023 Finalists

Congratulations to the 2023 BizX Finalists! We received over 500 great nominee applications this year for businesses and individuals and the winners will be announced during the BizX Awards 2023 which will be held in Nashville April 3-5, 2023.   Tickets & Information

Best Child Friendly Business

  • Little Bee’s Playhouse
    Location:
    Amarillo Texas
    Coach: Rory Shepard

Best Community Impact/Corporate Responsibility

  • Pondview Veterinary Clinic

    Location: Archbold Ohio
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola

  • TAP Innovations

    Location: Irving, Texas
    Coach: Doug Winnie

  • Hanna Interpreting Services LLC

    Location: Spring Valley, CA
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann

  • Faith Hope & Love
    Location: Racine, WI
    Coach: Dave Steffan

  • Sally Mercer Farmers Insurance Agency
    Location: Pearland, Texas
    Coach: Breanne Salcedo/Hala Dabboussy

Best Company Culture

  • AIS Solutions
    Location: Burlington, ON
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann
  • Berwick Animal Clinic
    Location: Columbus Ohio
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola
  • Carmella Marketing
    Location: Canmore, Alberta Canada
    Coach: Kris Sigmeth
  • Cleary Company
    Location:
    Columbus, OH
    Coach: Peg Buehrle
  • Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location: Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs
  • Mitch Craig Heating & Cooling
    Location: Henryville, IN
    Coach: Rick Plasket

Best Customer Service

  • AIS Solutions
    Location: Burlington, ON Canada
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann
  • Candor UpKeep Handyman Services
    Location: Grandview, MO
    Coach: Joe Quero
  • Clintonville Animal Hospital
    Location: Columbus, Ohio
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola
  • Puptown Lounge
    Location:
    Columbus, OH
    Coach: Pete McDowell
  • Hanna Interpreting Services LLC
    Location: Spring Valley, CA
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann

Best E-Commerce

  • Magnfi
    Location:
    Venice, FL
    Coach: Scott Bedell
  • Katie Getman Design
    Location:
    Spokane Valley, WA
    Coach: Kendra Wiiest

Best Food Service/Quick Service

  • Scooter’s Coffee
    Location:
    Pearland, TX
    Coach: Breanne Salcedo/Hala Dabboussy
  • Twisted Grounds
    Location:
    Madison, WI
    Coach: Bill Vinson
  • CV. TRANSINDO INNOVATIVE AROMA
    Location:
    Surabaya, East Java Indonesia
    Coach: Yusman Susanto

  • Scrumptious Houston
    Location:
    Houston, TX
    Coach: Breanne Salcedo/Hala Dabboussy

Best Full-Service Restaurant

  • DADAS Grill Guyana
    Location:
    Georgetown, Guyana
    Coach: Vishnu Doerga

  • Saving Thyme
    Location:
    Ontario, Canada
    Coach: Tony Roy

Best Green/Sustainable Business

  • Coastal Calm Yoga Co
    Location:
    Spring Valley, CA
    Coach: Julie Seal-Gaustad
  • Everything Makes Craft
    Location:
    Georgetown, Guyana
    Coach: Keon Smith
  • Specialty Environmental
    Location:
    Liberty Lake, WA
    Coach: Ted Schmidt

  • SprayFoam Insulators
    Location: Liberty Lake, WA
    Coach: Ted Schmidt

  • Techne
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Coach:
    Karie Kaufmann

Best Import/Export Company

  • Caribbean Motor Spares
    Location:
    Georgetown, Guyana
    Coach: Keon Smith
  • Floor It Guyana
    Location:
    Queenstown, Guyana
    Coach: Vishnu Doerga
  • Big Time Trading, LLC
    Location:
    Bloomington, IN
    Coach: Mark McNulty

Best Manufacturer/Wholesaler/Distributor

  • Fusion Sound and Lighting
    Location:
    Greensboro, NC
    Coach: Mary Ann Hauser
  • Glycerin Traders LLC
    Location:
    LaPorte, IN
    Coach: Grant Hellwarth
  • Inti Solar Water Heater
    Location:
    Jakarta, Indonesia
    Coach: Yusman Susanto
  • Midwest Compressor Systems
    Location:
    Pampa, TX
    Coach: Tiffani Carter

  • Eye Q Optical Limited
    Location: Kingston, Jamaica
    Coach: Marcia Woon Choy

Best New Business with Under 10 Employees

  • Pizza Inn
    Location:
    Arcola, Texas
    Coach: Cathy Reinhold & Breanne Salcedo

  • Madison Chai Ltd.
    Location: Kingston, Jamaica
    Coach: Marcia Woon Choy

  • Katie Getman Design
    Location: Spokane Valley, WA
    Coach: Kendra Wiiest

Best New Business with Over 10 Employees

  • Scooter’s Coffee
    Location:
    Pearland, TX
    Coach: Breanne Salcedo/Hala Dabboussy

Best New CEO

  • Hendy Williams
    Location:
    Jakarta Utara, Indonesia
    Coach: Prijono Nugroho
  • Moylam Wong
    Location:
    Houston, TX
    Coach: Doug Winnie

Best Overall Company

  • College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving – Palm Beach
    Location:
    Lake Worth Beach, FL
    Coach: Michael Dill
  • Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location:
    Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs
  • Midwest Compressor Systems
    Location:
    Pampa, TX
    Coach: Tiffani Carter
  • SAUER GROUP, LLC
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    Coach: Peg Buehrle
  • Hanna Interpreting Services, LLC
    Location:
    Spring Valley, CA
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann

Best Pet Friendly

  • Das Hund Haus
    Location:
    Lakeland, FL
    Coach: Juliet Kyes

    Katie Getman Design
    Location:
    Spokane Valley, WA
    Coach: Kendra Wiiest

Best Retailer

  • A.Ally and Sons
    Location: Barbice, Guyana
    Coach: Vishnu Doerga

  • Blades By Tara
    Location: Spokane, WA
    Coach: Ted Schmidt

  • Inti Solar Water Heater
    Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
    Coach: Yusman Susanto

  • MaKenzie Layne Boutique
    Location: League City, TX
    Coach: Breanne Salcedo/Hala Dabboussy

  • Sparkle Supermarket
    Location: Georgetown, Guyana
    Coach: Keon Smith

Best Service Based Over 10 Employees

  • Cats Only Veterinary Clinic
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Coach: Annette Hohnberger

  • Kantor Gunawan Gunawan Architects
    Location: East Java, Indonesia
    Coach: Prijono Nugroho

  • College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving – Palm Beach
    Location: Lake Worth Beach, FL
    Coach: Michael Dill

  • Pondview veterinary Clinic
    Location: Archbold, OH
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola|

  • Hurst Design Build Remodel
    Location: Westlake, OH
    Coach: Peg Buehrle

  • Total Services, Inc.
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Coach: Rick Plasket

Best Service Based Under 10 Employees

  • Athena Legal Solutions LLC
    Location: Verona, WI
    Coach: Bill Vinson

  • Blades By Tara
    Location: Spokane Valley, WA
    Coach: Ted Schmidt

  • Candor UpKeep Handyman Services
    Location: Grandview, Missouri
    Coach: Joe Quero

  • Carmella Marketing
    Location: Alberta, Canada
    Coach: Kris Sigmeth

  • Draft House Design Studio, LLC
    Location: Houston, TX
    Coach: Sean Schoenmakers

  • Innovative Lab Services
    Location: Granville, OH
    Coach: Rick Plasket

  • People Solutions Center
    Location: St. Louis, Missouri
    Coach: Sheles & Damon Wallace

CEO of the Year

  • Juliet Aurora from AIS Solutions
    Location: Burlington, ON Canada
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann

  • Dennis Zeedyk from Glycerin Traders LLC
    Location: LaPorte, IN
    Coach: Grant Hellwarth

  • David Abshire from Midwest Compressor Systems
    Location: Pampa, TX
    Coach: Tiffani Carter

  • John Ragsdale from TAP Innovations
    Location: Irving, TX
    Coach: Doug Winnie

  • Adrienne Wilkerson from Beacon Media + Marketing
    Location: Anchorage, AK
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann

Employee of the Year

  • Beverly Kiser-Nutt from ActionCOACH
    Location: Winston Salem, NC
    Coach: Mary Ann Hauser

  • Doungchay Xayabanha from F&M BANK
    Location: South Sioux City, NE
    Coach: Linda Krei

  • Neil Cabato from INFINI Marketing
    Location: Houston, TX


  • Sekartining Tyas from PT. Lintas Bahari Nusantara
    Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
    Coach: Prijono Nugroho

  • Mike Gingras from Berwick Animal Clinic
    Location: Columbus, Ohio
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola

  • Rex Connely from Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location: Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs

Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Brandon Michael from Candor UpKeep Handyman Services
    Location: Grandview, Missouri
    Coach: Joe Quero

  • Meghan Miles from City Tours MKE
    Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Coach: Jackie Zach

  • Joe Reep from Comfort Control
    Location: Ashland, OH
    Coach: Annette Hohnberger

  • Dennis Zeedyk from Glycerin Traders LLC
    Location: LaPorte, IN
    Coach: Grant Hellwarth

  • Pat Ann St. Germain from Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location: Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs

Female Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Juliet Aurora from AIS Solutions
    Location: Burlington, ON Canada
    Coach: Karie Kaufmann

  • Andrea Lukuch from Cats Only Veterinary Clinic
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Coach: Annette Hohnberger

  • Devon Horne from Clintonville Animal Hospital
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola

  • Heather Lojeski from Faith Hope & Love
    Location: Racine, Wisconsin
    Coach: Dave Steffan

  • Kristina Madden from Madden Therapy Solutions
    Location: St Petersburg, FL
    Coach: Tony Tona

Minority Owned Business of the Year

  • Dent Tires, LLC
    Location: Lithonia, GA
    Coach: Michael Conner

  • INFINI Marketing
    Location: Houston, TX
    Coach: Doug Winne, Lydia Navo

  • TAP Innovations
    Location: Irving, TX
    Coach: Doug Winnie

  • The Historic Magnolia House
    Location: Greensboro, NC
    Coach: Mary Ann Hauser

  • You’ve Got Maids of Central Houston
    Location: Houston, TX
    Coach: Doug Winnie

  • The Right Choice Financial and Tax Service, LLC
    Location: Pearland, TX
    Coach: Breanne Salcedo

Most Innovative

  • Fusion Sound and Lighting
    Location: Greensboro, NC
    Coach: Mary Ann Hauser

  • Glycerin Traders LLC
    Location: LaPorte, IN
    Coach: Grant Hellwarth

  • Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center, LLC
    Location: Sun Prairie, WI
    Coach: Kory Dogs

  • Robbins Estate Law
    Location: Leander, TX
    Coach: Sean Schoenmakers

  • Magnfi
    Location: Venice, FL
    Coach: Scott Bedell

VP/Director/Dept Head of the Year

  • Carlington Willis from Eye Q Optical Limited
    Location: Kingston, Jamaica
    Coach: Marcia Woon Choy

  • Amanda Hess from ImpactLife
    Location: Davenport, IA
    Coach: Marcia Erickson

  • Jason M Day from KRAV Wireless
    Location: Oakdale, CA
    Coach: Kevin Weir

  • Mark Gill from Schroeder Design/Build, INC
    Location: Fairfax, VA
    Coach: Pete McDowell/Peg Buehrle

  • Mike Gingras from Berwick Animal Clinic
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Benjamin Navo Jr from Draft House Design Studio, LLC
    Location: Houston, TX
    Coach: Sean Schoenmakers
  • Giovanni Gunawan from Kantor Gunawan Gunawan Architects
    Location: East Java, Indonesia
    Coach: Prijono Nugroho
  • Ryan Miller from Innovative Lab Services
    Location: Granville, OH
    Coach: Rick Plasket
  • Leif Kertis from Kertis Sports and Entertainment Group
    Location: Odessa, TX
    Coach: Rory Sheppard

  • Kristina Madden from Madden Therapy Solutions
    Location: St Petersburg, FL
    Coach: Tony Tona

  • Tasha Small from Pondview Veterinary Clinic
    Location: Archbold, OH
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola

Best Non-Profit Organization

  • David Nicklas Organ Donor Awareness Foundation
    Location: Prairie, TX
    Coach: Dale Wolter

  • Siouxland Human Investment Partnership (SHIP)
    Location: Sioux City, IA
    Coach: Linda Krei

  • Amarillo Angels
    Location: Canyon, TX
    Coach: Tiffani Carter

  • Fund Recovery
    Location: Nashville, TN

  • Until Such Time Inc
    Location: Lakeland, FL
    Coach: Juliet Kyes

Favorite Neighborhood Business

  • Clintonville Animal Hospital
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola
  • Paul David Endicott LLC
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Coach: Michelle Calcasola
  • Little Bee’s Playhouse
    Location: Amarillo, TX
    Coach: Rory Shepherd
  • You’ve Got Maids of Central Houston
    Location: Houston, TX
    Coach: Doug Winnie

Nominations for BizX 2023 will open on August 1, 2022.  Nominations will be accepted until through November 30, 2022 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 January 31, 2023 at midnight Pacific Standard Time.
  7. Finalists will be selected between February & March 2023.  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 April 5, 2023.  Please note winners in the categories marked “Special BizX Award Categories” will not be awarded on stage during the Gala.

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