EY US announces Kristen Valdes of b.well Connected Health as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Mid-Atlantic Award winner

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WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Kristen Valdes, founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Mid-Atlantic Award winner. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive awards program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. For 40 years, EY US has celebrated ambitious entrepreneurs who are transforming industries, impacting communities, and creating long-term value.

Valdes was chosen by an independent panel of past winners, top CEOs, and business leaders. Judges assessed candidates on long-term value creation, entrepreneurial spirit, purpose-driven commitment, and significant growth and impact.

b.well Connected Health is transforming healthcare by tackling its root problem: fragmentation. b.well's platform unifies each person's health data across providers, payers, pharmacies, labs, wearables, and apps — and turns it into personalized, actionable pathways that power better access, coordination, and continuity of care. Today, b.well's platform is enhancing care experiences for millions of Americans, making healthcare simpler, more personalized, and easier to navigate.

In a crowded market full of promises around AI, FHIR, and engagement, b.well stands out for what it actually delivers: real interoperability (60,000+ consumer-mediated data connections), real personalization (whole-person longitudinal health records), and outcomes with partners like MedStar, Samsung, and Walgreens.

"I founded b.well as a mom trying to navigate a broken system for my daughter — a system that made it hard to get answers, access records, or make informed decisions. When I finally saw her health data come together in one place, I realized what was possible," said Valdes. "This award belongs to the team that saw that possibility too. We know that truly connected, personalized, and shoppable care isn't just a big idea — it is the only way healthcare would ever work for people."

As a Mid-Atlantic award winner, Valdes is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 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 EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2026. 

Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage, and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to strengthen it for the future.

The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized the leadership of entrepreneurs such as:

About b.well

b.well Connected Health is solving healthcare's fragmentation problem. b.well's scalable, FHIR-based platform unifies all healthcare data, solutions, and services in one place — empowering healthcare organizations to offer their consumers personalized and relevant experiences. b.well enables the creation of longitudinal health records so healthcare consumers can receive proactive health insights, and conveniently shop and access care for themselves and their loved ones. b.well's Connected Health Platform integrates within existing digital systems, enhancing technology investments and ensuring consumers are the heart of every interaction. Learn more at icanbwell.com.

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