ReadyTalk co-founders Dan King and Scott King Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Award Winners in the Rocky Mountain Region
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in Software Services Category
Denver, CO, June 26, 2008 — ReadyTalk, an audio conferencing and web meeting services provider, today announced that co-founders Dan and Scott King received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Award in the Software Services category in the Rocky Mountain Region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Dan and Scott King were selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Belmar Center on June 19, 2008.
“On behalf of the ReadyTalk team, Scott and I are thrilled to receive this award.” says Dan King, CEO. “It speaks to the hard work that our employees demonstrate day in and day out, and to their absolute dedication and focus on making our customers and our company successful. Though we keep a low profile in this market, ReadyTalk has been rapidly growing as our customers continue to refer us and spread the word about the quality of our services and personalized support.”
ReadyTalk offers audio conferencing and web meeting services that support customers’ needs ranging from small, ad-hoc meetings and sales demos to large web seminars. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, ReadyTalk has quietly built a significant presence in the collaboration marketplace by delivering services that are intuitively designed, simple to use and very affordable.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 22nd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
“Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding business leaders such as Dan King and Scott King,” said Jim Wilson, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for the Rocky Mountain Region. “Winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute a great deal to the communities around them. Their success helps our area grow stronger.”
As a Rocky Mountain Region award winner, Dan and Scott King are now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. The awards are the concluding portion of the Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP as a national sponsor. Rocky Mountain Region sponsors include Marsh and Scherzer. Local sponsors include Faegre & Benson, Clifton Gunderson, LeGrand Hart and the Denver Business Journal.
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About ReadyTalk
ReadyTalk delivers audio and web conferencing services that empower its customers to conduct web seminars, hold training sessions, work remotely and grow their organizations through lead generation and efficient communication. ReadyTalk knows that it takes more than great technology to execute successful online events. Through technology and personal service, ReadyTalk guides its customers through the entire process of conducting a large web seminar. ReadyTalk’s mission is to create solutions that are simple and easy to use so that everyone can participate, regardless of computer savvy, work location or choice of platform.
ReadyTalk was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company works hard to build a community of loyal customers through its passion to create innovative and useful technology and through its sincere commitment to customers’ success. Please call toll free 800.843.9166 or visit www.readytalk.com for more information.