Smarsh Founder Stephen Marsh Receives Inc. Magazine’s First-Ever Legacy Award

Award honors Smarsh for making the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list for the 17th consecutive year

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smarsh, the global leader in communications data and intelligence, today announced Stephen Marsh, Smarsh Founder and Chairman, was awarded Inc. Magazine’s Legacy Award at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala. This honor acknowledges Smarsh’s 17^th consecutive year on Inc. Magazine’s annual 5000 list, which ranks the most successful private companies in the United States by three-year revenue growth rates.

“We are honored to receive the Legacy Award from Inc. and are immensely proud of Steve’s contributions to the financial services industry," said Kim Crawford Goodman, CEO of Smarsh. “This recognition is a tribute to Steve’s early vision and the dedicated team that has continued to deliver leading-edge technology as the market leader in communications compliance, data and intelligence. Our sustained growth is a remarkable achievement that underscores our commitment to our customers and our shared mission to protect the integrity and velocity of the financial system.”

Smarsh ranked No. 3178 on the 2024 list with a three-year (2020-2023) growth rate of 155%. The company first made the list in 2008 after being founded by Stephen Marsh in 2001. Seventeen consecutive years on the list is an accomplishment achieved by only two other organizations in the history of the Inc. 5000 and is fueled by the company's dedication to innovating and staying ahead of the digital communication capture, archiving, and oversight needs of regulated organizations of all sizes—including 19 of the top 20 global financial institutions.

“Receiving this Inc. Legacy Award is a profound honor, not just as a recognition of the journey we've been on, but as a reminder of the limitless possibilities that lie ahead,” said Stephen Marsh, Smarsh Founder and Chairman. “While I am proud of what the team has built, I believe our greatest achievements are still on the horizon and I look forward to the innovation Smarsh will bring to the industry in the years to come.”

To hear more about the award and Smarsh’s achievement, listen to Stephen Marsh on Inc’s From The Ground Up podcast.

About Smarsh

Smarsh enables regulated organizations of all sizes to capture, archive and monitor data from business communications to help identify regulatory and reputational risks before those risks become fines or headlines. The Smarsh Platform gives organizations the power to manage risk and unleash the intelligence in their digital communications at unmatched scale.

Smarsh serves a global client base spanning the top banks in North America, Europe, and Asia, along with leading brokerage firms, insurers, registered investment advisors, and U.S. state and local government agencies. To discover more about the future of communications capture, archiving and oversight, visit www.smarsh.com or follow Smarsh on LinkedIn.