DENVER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EY today announced that UrgentRx® Founder and President Jordan Eisenberg is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in the Mountain Desert region. The program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Eisenberg was selected as a finalist from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Seawell Ballroom.
Eisenberg was recognized by the EY panel for his role as a visionary who is shaping the over-the-counter medication category. In 2010 he challenged the century-old perception of how medications should be carried, recognizing that ailments usually don’t happen when standing in a pharmacy or in front of a medicine cabinet. Eisenberg set his sights on introducing a better way to combat common ailments – medication that was fast, easy and more convenient than pills. At that point, Eisenberg launched UrgentRx® Fast Powders™ — offering consumers a new flavored powdered delivery format that comes in an innovative (and patented) credit card-sized packet, fits easily in any purse or wallet and doesn’t require liquid.
Today the company continues to disrupt convention and competes with the major players in the category by offering a unique product with an irreverent brand personality and connects with on-the-go consumers. Under Eisenberg’s supervision, UrgentRx has secured national distribution in a short amount of time (the products are sold in over 20,000 stores nationwide) and has successfully locked up critical front-end real estate at key national retailers with innovative displays.
“Being recognized as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ is an amazing honor and serves as further motivation to continue to follow my passion to grow UrgentRx as the go-to brand for on-the-go relief,” says Eisenberg.
Now in its 28th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 15, 2014. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are sponsored in the United States by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America. In the Mountain Desert region, sponsors include Faegre Baker Daniels, Colliers International, Scherzer International and the Denver Business Journal.
About UrgentRx
UrgentRx is a line of fast-acting, portable OTC medications providing right now relief for today’s busy, on-the-go consumer. UrgentRx® Fast Powders™, come in an innovative, fast-acting flavored powder format available in convenient, single-dose, credit card-sized packets for easier portability and accessibility. The flavored powders can be taken without water, providing immediate relief whenever and wherever needed. Initially developed for heart attack victims, UrgentRx currently produces medications for everyday ailments such as allergy attacks, headaches, aches and pains, heartburn, and upset stomach. Based in Denver, Colorado, UrgentRx was founded by entrepreneur Jordan Eisenberg. For more information, please visit www.urgentRx.com.
About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™
EY 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 145 cities in more than 60 countries.
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