Five9 CEO Mike Burkland Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Finalist
May 22 2017 - 8:07AM
Business Wire
EY today announced that Mike Burkland, CEO of Five9 is a
finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in Northern
California. The awards program, which is celebrating its 31st year,
recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as
innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their
businesses and communities. Burkland was selected as a finalist by
a panel of independent judges.
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Five9 CEO Mike Burkland Named EY
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Finalist
Under Mike Burkland’s leadership as president and CEO, Five9 has
grown from an 80-person start up with $10 million in annual revenue
to an 800-person public company with over $160 million in annual
revenue. Today Five9 is the largest and fastest growing independent
provider of cloud contact center software and the company is valued
at over $1 billion.
One of Mike’s leadership philosophies is that running a
successful business is similar to running a successful sports
franchise. Mike believes that business is the “ultimate team
sport.” Success in both business and sports requires three key
ingredients: talent, team chemistry, and strategy.
Five9's tremendous success over the last nine years under Mike's
leadership clearly demonstrates this philosophy is working and
working well.
Now in its 31st year, the program has expanded to recognize
business leaders in over 145 cities and more than 60 countries
throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration in the
Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards. Award winners in several
national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year
National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the
Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs,
California, November 18, 2017. The awards are the culminating event
of the Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious
gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. The
Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner moves on to
compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Monaco in
June 2018.
Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June
23rd at The Fairmont in San Jose, California.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
are nationally sponsored in the US by SAP America, Merrill
Corporation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
In Northern California, regional Gold sponsors include
SolomonEdwards; Silver sponsors include Big Picture Inc. and
Chatham Financial.
About Five9
Five9 is a leading provider of cloud software for the enterprise
contact center market, bringing the power of the cloud to thousands
of customers and facilitating more than three billion customer
interactions annually. Since 2001, Five9 has led the cloud
revolution in contact centers, helping organizations transition
from legacy premise-based solutions to the cloud. Five9 provides
businesses with reliable, secure, compliant, and scalable cloud
contact center software designed to create exceptional customer
experiences, increase agent productivity, and deliver tangible
business results. For more information,
visit www.five9.com.
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us @Five9, LinkedIn, Facebook, Blog.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® is one of the world’s most
prestigious business awards programs for entrepreneurs, chosen from
an independent panel of judges including entrepreneurs and
prominent leaders from business, finance, and the local community.
The program makes a difference through the way it encourages
entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes
the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision,
leadership and achievement. Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates
those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic
businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global
awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.
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