“I am honored to receive this prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year national award by EY,” says Ramji who began with Paymetric in 2009 as the Chief Revenue Officer when the company was losing millions. “I want to share this recognition with the Paymetric team for all of the innovative work that is done each day.” Ramji changed Paymetric’s business model from licensed software to a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription. Within 18 months, Paymetric transformed every client from licensed software purchaser to monthly recurring subscriber — generating monthly recurring revenue. The company’s client base tripled and it began to turn a profit.
The following U.S. YPO members were recognized by EY as U.S. regional winners:
Central Midwest: Marty Bicknell, CEO and President, Mariner, Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Central Midwest: David Lockton, Executive Chairman, Lockton Companies, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Central Texas: Sean Greenberg, Co-Owner, Pluckers Wing Bar, Austin, Texas, USA
Central Texas: Mike Howard, Chairman and CEO, Howard Energy Partners, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Central Texas: Travis Wilson, President and Co-CEO, Noonday Collection, Austin, TX
Florida: Brett Beveridge, Founder and CEO ,The Revenue Optimization Companies, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Florida: Adriana Cisneros, CEO, Cisneros, Miami, Florida, USA
Florida: Shari Dingle Costantini, CEO, Avant Healthcare Professionals, Casselberry, Florida, USA
Florida: Sal Nunziata, Co-CEO and Managing Director, FBC Mortgage LLC, Orlando Florida, USA
Greater Los Angeles: Chris Herbert, CEO, TrackR, Santa Barbara California, USA
Greater Los Angeles: Tracy Holland, CEO, HATCHBEAUTY Products, LLC, Los Angeles, California, USA
Greater Los Angeles: Bryce Maddock, Co-Founder and CEO, TaskUs, Austin, Texas, USA
Greater Philadelphia: Nick Bayer, Founder and CEO, Saxbys, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gulf Coast: Michael L. Soper, President and CEO, Legacy Funeral Group, LLC, Houston, Texas, USA
Maryland: Ashton Newhall, Co-founder and Managing General Partner, Greenspring Associates, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA
Mid-Atlantic: Ashish Kachru, Chairman and CEO, Altruista Health, Reston, Virginia, USA
Mountain Desert: Andrew Cousin, CEO, Circle Graphics, Longmont, Colorado, USA
Mountain Desert: Elia Wallen, CEO, Travelers Haven & Hotel Engine, Denver, Colorado, USA
New England: Ben Shaw, Founder and CEO, Vets First Choice, Portland, Maine, USA
New Jersey: Jay Ruparel, Co-Founder and CEO, Azure Knowledge Corporation, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
New Jersey: Rick Taketa, President and CEO, York Risk Services Group, Inc. Newport Beach, California, USA
New York: Ken Colao, President and CEO, CNY Group, New York City, New York, USA
Northern California: Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO, hint, inc. San Francisco, California, USA
Northern California: George Kurtz, Co-founder and CEO, CrowdStrike, Sunnyvale, California, USA
Northern California: Sam Shank, CEO HotelTonight, San Francisco, California, USA
Ohio Valley: Beau Necco, CEO, NECCO, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
San Diego: David Gilbert, Founder and CEO, National Funding, San Diego California, USA
Southwest: Sulman Ahmed, CEO and Founder, Deca Dental Group, Dallas, Texas, USA
Southeast: Bill Smith, Founder and CEO, Shipt, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Southeast: Satya Tiwari, President, Surya, White, Georgia, USA
Southwest: Aaron Graft, Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Triumph Bancorp, Inc., Dallas, Texas, USA
Upper Midwest: Ben Gray, CEO, Creative Apparel Concepts, Inc., Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA
Western Penn and West: Jeff Broadhurst, President and CEO, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Western Penn and West: Patrick Cozzens, President, Modern Transportation Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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