Entrepreneur winners revealed!
On Thursday, May 21, hundreds of TwinWest members, students and Keynote speaker Bahram Akradi, Founder and CEO of Life Time Fitness, Inc.,
community friends gathered at the Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis Park shared his vision for creating a healthy-way-of-life company as we joined our
Place for the 2009 Small Business Awards Luncheon: The Entrepreneurial six finalists in taking entrepreneurial fitness to the next level, recognizing
Fitness Challenge, emceed by Fox 9 News anchor and reporter Jeff Passolt. them for their business goals and achievements, while two claimed victory.
And the victors are….
2009 Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Congratulations to our highly deserving
Mike Sowada, VISI Incorporated Heather Morel, Paeonia Floral finalists:
Success at VISI is rooted Morel finds success in Entrepreneur of the Year
in the core business of the talent of her floral Howard Walstein, Total Entertainment
colocation and web hosting designers who love what Productions
and Minnesota companies they do, combined with her Bret Weiss, WSB & Associates, Inc.
seem to understand and business acumen. Together,
value the concept of doing they thrive as an upscale, Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year
what you do well. Sowada retail florist that provides Pam Ricker, Ricker & Associates
believes that customer flowers for weddings, Jason Hines, Town & Country Catering
satisfaction is the best tool funerals, corporate events
for generating more customers and revenue. He and more. “I love the fact that every day is different
says, “If you lead with customer service, the financial and rewarding,” says Morel. “Brides send us photos
success will follow.” of our flowers at their wedding and we know they’ll be
looking at them for the next 50 years.”
2009 EVENT SPONSORS:
Gold Silver
Bronze
Award Sponsor A/V Sponsor Design Sponsor Print Sponsor Video Sponsor
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