Yashi CEO Jay Gould Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award Finalist in New Jersey

TOMS RIVER, N.J., May 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- EY today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Jay Gould, of Yashi, Inc. is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in the New Jersey region.  The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.  Jay was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges.  Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 26th at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick. 

"I'm extremely honored to be selected as a finalist by the Ernst & Young judges for the 2014 Entrepreneur Of The Year award," said Jay Gould, co-founder and CEO of Yashi.  "Ernst & Young is a highly-regarded organization and I'm humbled to be among such an elite and prestigious group of New Jersey entrepreneurs."

Now in its 28th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world. 

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program.  Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 15, 2014. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

About Yashi, Inc.

Yashi is a privately held location-focused online video advertising platform.  The company has developed a proprietary demand side platform that analyzes 40 billion video ad opportunities, in real-time, and delivers hundreds of millions of video ads every month. This has enabled national and local businesses to repurpose their cable television advertisements to online video to target their customers where they work, play and live.  The company located at the Jersey Shore and has experienced rapid growth with a historical compounded annual revenue growth rate of 70% since inception.  For more information, please visit us at: http://www.yashi.com, or follow us on Twitter at @yashi.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award 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 award 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 more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity.

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