Celebrating the bold leaders shaping the future through the world’s most ground-breaking companies
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) proudly announces the winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 New York Award, honoring visionary leaders of high-growth companies driving innovation, growth and prosperity for future generations. The New York program celebrates entrepreneurs from New York and Connecticut. For 40 years, EY US has celebrated ambitious entrepreneurs who are transforming industries, impacting communities and creating long-term value.
Regional winners were selected by an independent panel of past winners, top CEOs and business leaders. Judges evaluated candidates on long-term value creation, entrepreneurial spirit, purpose-driven commitment, and significant growth and impact.
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to strengthen it for the future.
“The Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 New York Award winners are trailblazers who redefine excellence and set new benchmarks in their industries,” said Toni Clayton-Hine Entrepreneur Of The Year® New York Program Co-Director. “They set the standard for scaling businesses while prioritizing their employees, customers and communities.”
The Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 New York Award winners are:
Drew Stein, Audigent
Shai Eisenman, Bubble Beauty
Rohit Kapoor, EXL Service
Jared Solomon, Five Iron Golf
Erich Haun and Josh Haun, Haun Welding Supply
George Sivulka, Hebbia
Marta Bralic Kerns, Pomelo Care
Ross Sapir, Roadway Moving
Peter Kirk, Sermo
Joel Montaniel, SevenRooms
Karen Robinovitz and Sara Schiller, Sloomoo Institute
Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon, Squire Technologies
Glen Moller, Upward Health
These regional award winners will now move on to be considered for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, set to be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then represent the US as they compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in May 2026.
Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs. They receive exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and wisdom of program alumni and other ecosystem members in more than 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources.
