Business Intelligence Group Announces Winners in the 2013 BIG Awards for Business
PHILADELPHIA—Sept. 25, 2015—The Business Intelligence Group today announced the winners of the 2013 BIG Awards for Business program. The BIG Awards specialize in recognizing top performing companies and organizations with a proprietary judging process scored by experienced and recognizable leaders and executives from across the globe.
“We are incredibly proud of all the winners and nominees,” said Dawn Fordyce, managing director of the Business Intelligence Group. “2013 proved to be a banner year for the global economy and the organizations, products and executives that we have rewarded have proved that they are worthy of recognition.”
The 2013 BIG Awards for Business winners are:
Company of the Year
- EMN8
- NQ Mobile
- Pure360
- Direct Edge
- Integration Partners
Green Company of the Year
- Other World Computing
- Manure Technologies Inc
- Arise Virtual Solutions
Small Business of the Year
- BlueRock Energy, Inc.
- Aggregate Knowledge
- GlySure Limited
New Product of the Year
- Citrix GoToAssist Service Desk
- Clarizen v6
- GlySure Limited Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Product of the Year
- LiveOps Engage
- CloudAccess REACT
- NQ Mobile Security
Case Study of the Year
- InfoTronics - The Wyandot Center
Executive of the Year
- Gavin Kim, Chief Commercial Officer, NQ Mobile
- Ryan Wuerch, Founder and CEO, Solavei
- René Lacerte, Founder and CEO, Bill.com
- Bryan Harkins COO, Direct Edge
Small Business Executive of the Year
- Brock Blake, Founder and CEO, Lendio
Entrepreneur Award
- Roman Stanek, CEO and Founder, GoodData
- Rudy Mazzocchi, CEO, ELENZA
The Business Intelligence Group’s industry awards programs are unique in that they provide organizations with insight into the judging process, the judges and their organizational performances. Carefully vetted judges, who are experts in their own industries, score nominations using a proprietary process that includes measurements across multiple variables.
“Not only did we have a record number of nominations this year, the support we received from the business community in the form of volunteer judges was outstanding,” Fordyce said. “The real business experts that server as judges are our ‘secret sauce’ so we are thankful for all of their support and time.”
The judges for the 2013 BIG Awards for Business included:
- Jonathan Gebauer - Co-Founder of ExploreB2B
- Nick Kellet - Co-Founder of Listly
- Lilach Bullock - CEO of Socialable
- Manik Kinra - Co-Founder of Jade Magnet
- Joshua Goldbard - Head of Marketing 2600hz
- Chris Cayer - CEO of Reyactive
- Cynthia Kincaid - Vice President of The Huntington National Bank
- David Amsallem - CEO of HeyBubble
- Kiran Mander - Social Media Guru
- Christopher Walkey – Entrepreneur and Founder of Marketme TV
- Anne Johnson – Managing Director of MJ Gabel
- Lori Ruff – CEO of Integrated Alliances
- Melissa A. Romagnoli - Vice President of American Collectors Insurance
- Giacomo Balli - Mobile Entrepreneur
- Sophie Johnson – Founder with Big Eye Dear
- Lynn White – Founder of Non Techie Pros
- Donna Drehmann – Owner of Listen, Learn, Live
- Andrea Lindal – Owner of Lexabi Communications
- Lee Pickard - Customer Engagement Guru
- Arturas Jonkus - Co-Founder of IQ Polls and Happy Barometer
The Business Intelligence Group also announced a new program called the Big Innovation Awards which will reward new business innovations. “Innovation is clearly the primary driver of our economy,” Fordyce said. “It is important that we highlight and reward recent advancements that help accelerate growth and improve customer experiences.”
The deadline for nominations for the Big Innovation Awards is December 6th, 2013. Organizations that would like more information can visit the company’s website at www.bigawards.org.