7 business and community leaders selected from 149 nominees
Seven leaders, including one selected by the social media community, have been named to our 2016 class of Who’s Who. Chosen from 149 nominations after a thorough vetting process, this group represents the innovation, commitment and excitement that is the hallmark of the Greenville Business Community. You’ll meet them all in our April 29 special edition. For now, here’s a teaser.
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The Winners
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The Legend
Minor Shaw, President, Micco, LLC
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The Entrepreneur
Peter Barth, CEO, The Iron Yard
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The Boss
Pamela Evette, President/CEO, Quality Business Solutions
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The Young Gun
Robert Hughes, III, COO, Hughes Development
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The Closer
John Warren, Founder/President, Lima One Capital
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The Company
ScanSource
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The Wild Card
Todd Horne, VP of Business Development, Clayton Construction
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The Wild Card winner was chosen by voters on social media. After the selection panel narrowed down the field to six candidates, their names and bios were publicized on social media.. 32,711 participated in the Facebook Wild Card campaign and digital voting site, and with 1,054 likes, comments, and shares and 4,054 website votes.
The other wild card candidates were:
- Scott Dobson, Co-Owner, Parkside Pediatrics
- Zach Eikenberry, CEO, NEXT High School
- Shay Hauser, CEO, Greencloud Technologies
- Krish Patel, President/CEO, Wireless Communications
- Allen Smith, President, Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce
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How we chose the winners
Nominations
Nominations were open to the public from February 5, 2016 to March 6, 2016, through online submissions to the UBJ website. In total, 149 people were nominated.
Selection process
Researchers vetted up to 15 names per category and submitted them to the panel for their deliberation. Extensive research and interviews were conducted in order to provide the panel with plenty of information to evaluated.
The panel scored each nominee 1-5 in these areas:
- 2015 accomplishments
- Overall resume
- Above and beyond
The panel then held a meeting on March 16th, to discuss the top scorers in each category and made their selections for the Who’s Who honors in the first six categories.
The Celebration
The seven members of the 2016 Class of Who’s Who will be honored in a special edition of the Upstate Business Journal that will publish on April 29, 2016 and at a cocktail party on Thursday, April 28th. Corporate sponsorships and blocks of tickets are available by contacting Kate Madden at kmadden@communityjournals.com or (864) 679-1254.
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For more information on the Who’s Who program: upstatebusinessjournal.com/whos-who/
