FORT
LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, Ernst &
Young LLP (EY US) named Christopher
Barnett, Founder & CEO of ABA Centers, as a winner of
its Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Florida Award. This latest
achievement advances Mr. Barnett to the Entrepreneur Of The Year
National Overall Awards.
Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the
preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who
disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors, and have a transformational
impact on lives. For nearly four decades, the program has
recognized daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions
that reshape our world. The Florida program celebrates entrepreneurs from
Florida and Puerto Rico and each finalist underwent an
in-depth, multi-phase vetting and interview process.
Mr. Barnett was selected from 22 finalists. 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 by an independent panel of
judges. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped
their business from inception and transformational CEOs who infused
innovation into an existing organization to catapult its
trajectory.
"I stand here as the founder of ABA Centers, but there are
thousands of employees behind me that sacrifice every day to live
our mission, which is to be a cause for change in kids' lives," Mr.
Barnett said in his acceptance remarks.
Mr. Barnett founded ABA Centers in 2020 with a de novo and
self-funded growth strategy – and only four original employees.
Today, the organization boasts more than 1,400 team members across
two countries and experienced an incredible 5,012% increase in
revenue in the three-year period considered for this award.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Awards will be
presented this November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®. 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 2025.
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About ABA Centers
ABA Centers provides applied
behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services to children with autism
spectrum disorder through a play-based approach rooted in positive
reinforcement. The company was designed to disrupt the autism care
industry by demolishing wait times traditionally experienced by
those in search of an autism diagnosis or treatment. The company
operates in 28 markets throughout nine states through its
strategically designed behavioral care centers, as well as its
in-home and in-school therapy options, to deliver the most
impactful continuum of care. ABA Centers was ranked as the #1
fastest growing private company on the 2024 Inc. 5000 Regionals:
Southeast list. More information can be found at
www.abacenters.com.
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