NEW HOPE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--myYearbook (www.myyearbook.com), the best place to meet new people, today announced that its co-founder Catherine Cook and CEO Geoff Cook have been named finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Greater Philadelphia Award. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Catherine and Geoff were selected as finalists from a panel of independent judges made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 15, 2011 at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia.
“Since our inception, myYearbook’s success has been built on the premise of meeting new people through unique social technologies, and I’m excited that the platform we created is being recognized by Ernst & Young,” said Catherine Cook. “We congratulate our team who keeps striving to make the site even better, along with our local peers who are also nominated, for inspiring us to continue to set higher standards.”
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities and more than 50 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year overall National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 12, 2011. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, which will be held November 9–13, 2011.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a national sponsor.
In Greater Philadelphia, local sponsors include SAP; ParenteBeard LLC; Sovereign Santander; Ballard Spahr LLP; Morgan Lewis; Pepper Hamilton LLP; Jefferson Wells International; Murray, Devine & Company, Inc.; NSM Insurance Group; SolomonEdwardsGroup LLC; Merrill Corp; and Philadelphia Business Journal.
About myYearbook
myYearbook makes meeting new people fun and easy online and on your mobile phone. myYearbook combines innovative social games, virtual goods, social applications, and a robust virtual currency called "Lunch Money" to facilitate introductions and break the ice. myYearbook started in a single high school in 2005 and has grown to over 25 million members worldwide. For more information please visit: www.myYearbook.com.
About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential, and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries.
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