SEATTLE, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EY today announced that Manny Medina, CEO of Outreach, is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the Pacific Northwest. The awards program, which is celebrating its 31^st year, recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Manny was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 9, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.  

As CEO of Outreach since 2013, Manny led the company through exponential growth—going from six employees in its first year to nearly 170 today while also tripling revenue over the past three years. Ushering in another record year, by the end of 2017 Outreach is projecting to double its workforce in order to keep up with the rising demand for its services, which provide a system of action for sales teams through empowering reps to meet today's ever-rising quotas and revenue targets. Customers including CenturyLink, Pandora, and Glassdoor look to Outreach to gain 1-2 more hours of productive, active selling per day/per sales rep, resulting in up to 30 percent more secured meetings and up to 25 percent more revenue.

"From moving to the US for college, to cutting my teeth in the tech industry at two influential giants—Microsoft and Amazon, to where I am today as CEO and co-founder of Outreach, I can't begin to express what an honor it is to be selected as a finalist for EY's Entrepreneur Of The Year Award," said Medina. "Today, I'm privileged to lead Outreach, a company comprised of top tech talent whose tenacity and ingenuity has propelled the growth and development of the company to become one of the fastest growing SaaS businesses in the industry. This award is not just a personal honor, but a major achievement for every member of the Outreach team."

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 for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National competition.  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, on November 18, 2017. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum^TM, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

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 the Pacific Northwest, sponsors also include GreenRubino, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., Inc., Big Picture, Inc. and Lockton Companies, LLC.

About Outreach
Outreach, the system of action for sales teams, delivers performance and insights that result in higher velocity and more efficient selling. By automating and prioritizing all customer touch points throughout the sales process, Outreach triples the productivity of sales teams, and empowers them to drive more pipeline, book more meetings and exceed revenue goals. Outreach places actionable data intelligence at the fingertips of sales reps through a single, integrated view of all prospect-related information. Thousands of customers rely on Outreach to transform the sales process, drive collaboration between sales and marketing, and deliver higher revenue per sales rep. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington. To learn more, please visit https://outreach.io/.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Entrepreneur Of The Year®, founded by EY, is the world's most prestigious business awards program 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. As the first and only truly global awards program of its kind, 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 over 145 cities and more than 60 countries. ey.com/eoy

Outreach Media Contact
Laura Davis
Barokas Public Relations for Outreach
outreach@barokas.com 
(206) 264-8220

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