EY Announces Ross Buhrdorf of ZenBusiness as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Gulf South Award Winner

Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are building a better world

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Ross Buhrdorf, CEO and co-founder of ZenBusiness, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Gulf South Award winner. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the preeminent competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Buhrdorf was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors, and other regional business leaders. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.

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Ernst & Young LLP today announced that Ross Buhrdorf, CEO and co-founder of ZenBusiness, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Gulf South Award winner. “I am truly humbled and grateful to receive the title of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Through my work at ZenBusiness, I witness the brilliance of remarkable CEOs every day. I draw inspiration from the nearly half million ZenBusiness CEOs who embody the essence of leadership,” said Buhrdorf. “Together, we will continue to create a lasting impact in the world.” (Photo: Business Wire)

Ernst & Young LLP today announced that Ross Buhrdorf, CEO and co-founder of ZenBusiness, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Gulf South Award winner. “I am truly humbled and grateful to receive the title of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Through my work at ZenBusiness, I witness the brilliance of remarkable CEOs every day. I draw inspiration from the nearly half million ZenBusiness CEOs who embody the essence of leadership,” said Buhrdorf. “Together, we will continue to create a lasting impact in the world.” (Photo: Business Wire)

“I am truly humbled and grateful to receive the title of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Through my work at ZenBusiness, I witness the brilliance of remarkable CEOs every day, and I draw inspiration from the nearly half million ZenBusiness CEOs who embody the essence of leadership,” said Buhrdorf. “Together, we will continue to create a lasting impact in the world.”

As a Gulf South award winner, Buhrdorf is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 National Awards. The National Award winners, including the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced in November at the 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 move on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award in June 2024.

For nearly four decades, EY US has honored entrepreneurs whose ambition, courage, and ingenuity have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries, and made a positive impact on their communities. Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs with exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight, and wisdom of program alumni and other ecosystem members in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources. Since 1986, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 US executives.

In the past, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has honored the inspirational leadership of entrepreneurs such as Andreas Bechtolsheim and Jayshree Ullal of Arista Networks, Daymond John of FUBU, Hamdi Ulukaya of Chobani, Inc., Holly Thaggard and Amanda Baldwin of Supergoop!, Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, James Park of Fitbit, Jodi Berg of Vitamix, Joe DeSimone of Carbon, Inc., Kendra Scott of Kendra Scott LLC, Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn Corporation, and Sheila Mikhail of AskBio.

About ZenBusiness

ZenBusiness is the one-stop digital platform to help anybody launch, run, and grow a business. As a Public Benefit Corporation, we’re committed to unleashing the entrepreneur in everybody, so they can create meaningful work. Our tools make it easy to form your business, build your website, manage your money, and attract customers. We guide you to success, from paperwork and finances to marketing and taxes. It’s why Forbes calls us the “best” in the business. For more information, visit www.zenbusiness.com.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, N.A.; SAP America; and the Kauffman Foundation. In the Gulf South, sponsors also include Colliers, DLA Piper, Marsh McLennan Agency, ADP, Pierpont Communications, and vcfo.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. National Overall Award winners go on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® title. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.

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