MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 13, 2023--
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has announced that Jim Mortensen, president of R3 Continuum, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year ® 2023 Heartland Award winner. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the preeminent competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Mortensen was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors and other regional business leaders. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
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EY Announces Jim Mortensen of R3 Continuum as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Heartland Award Winner (Photo: Business Wire)
“It is a tremendous honor to be chosen as a recipient of the prestigious EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for the Heartland region. I proudly share this recognition with each of my fellow nominees,” said Jim Mortensen, president of R3 Continuum. “I am deeply grateful to my incredible team at R3 Continuum, whose unfailing dedication and mission-driven focus on helping individuals and organizations thrive in the face of disruption is at the core of everything we do. None of this would have been possible without their passion, commitment, and relentless hard work. Thank you, too, to everyone who has played a part in my entrepreneurial journey. I am deeply grateful to receive this award and excited for what R3 Continuum’s future holds.”
R3 Continuum (R3) is a leader in behavioral health solutions for workplace well-being, providing support in response to workplace disruptions such as employee death, mass layoffs, and natural disasters. R3 has also provided immediate and ongoing support for notable events such as 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombing, Hurricane Katrina, the Las Vegas shooting, and the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
R3 provides support at all levels of an organization simultaneously and at scale to promote workplace well-being and performance in the face of an ever-changing and often unpredictable world. Visit R3’s website and watch the overview video to learn more.
For nearly four decades, EY US has honored entrepreneurs whose ambition, courage and ingenuity have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries and made a positive impact on their communities. Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs, with exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and wisdom of program alumni and other ecosystem members in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources. Since 1986, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 US executives.
As a Heartland award winner, Mortensen is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 National Awards. The National Award winners including the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will be announced in November at the Strategic Growth Forum ®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year ® Award in June 2024.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has honored the inspirational leadership of entrepreneurs such as:
- Greg Siwak of CareVet
- Marilyn Carlson Nelson of Carlson
- Dave Perril of Compute North
- Dr. Subodh Kulkarn of CyberOptics Corporation
- Barry McCarthy of Deluxe Corporation
- Douglas Baker, Jr. of Ecolab, Inc.
- Andy Taylor of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Christine Lantinen of Maud Borup Inc.
- Tyrre Burks of Player’s Health
- Shelly Ibach of Sleep Number
- Steve Gill, Josh Hochschuler of Talenti Gelato
- Jason Von Bank of Wellbeats
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, N.A.; SAP America; and the Kauffman Foundation. In Heartland, sponsors also include regional Platinum sponsors Colliers International, Padilla and Twin Cities Business.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Entrepreneur Of The Year ® is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. National Overall Award winners go on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year ® title. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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