4th Annual 2019 American Best in Business Awards

Grand Trophy Winners
ARIIX
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting
LOCALiQ (part of USA TODAY NETWORK)
Makers Nutrition
Rimini Street, Inc.
Philip Morris International

Company of the Year | Agency | Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, & Others
GOLD WINNER
Global Results Communications | Santa Ana, CA, United States | Helping to Grow a Pea-Sized Idea Into a Breakthrough Brand 
SILVER WINNER
Izaros Consulting | San Jose | Pro bono marketing consulting for worthy start-ups 

Company of the Year | Artificial Intelligence
GOLD WINNER
AppFolio, Inc. | Santa Barbara | AppFolio Property Manager launched Lisa, an AI property leasing assistant. 

Company of the Year | Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | We experienced tremendous growth, reaching ~ $30 million in revenue. 

Company of the Year | Business Products | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | We experienced tremendous growth, reaching ~ $30 million in revenue. 

Company of the Year | Business Services | 1 – 10 Employees
GOLD WINNER
SRL Publishing Ltd | Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | Helped save over 500,000 trees from deforestation 

Company of the Year | Business Services | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | We experienced tremendous growth, reaching ~ $30 million in revenue. 
SILVER WINNER
MarketsandMarkets™ | Pune, India and Northbrook, IL, USA | 2019 International Business Stevie Awards® : Company of The Year | Sandeep Sugla, CEO Shailendra Singh, COO & Board Member ,

Company of the Year | Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet | 1 – 10 Employees
GOLD WINNER
SystemDomain, Inc | Chicago, IL | SystemDomain got various awards in Services 

Company of the Year | Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
AppFolio Investment Management | Santa Barbara | AppFolio launched a new real estate solution, AppFolio Investment Management. 
SILVER WINNER
VAI | Ronkonkoma | Since 2016 VAI has 25% growth in cloud customer installations 
BRONZE WINNER
MeetApp | Stockholm, Sweden and Chicago, Illinois, USA. | An Accessible and User-Friendly Event App that Maximizes Event Engagement 

Company of the Year | Consumer Products | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
ARIIX | Bountiful, UT, USA | ARIIX is achieving its goal to transform businesses and lives! 
SILVER WINNER
FlightScope | Orlando, FL, United States | Environmental Optimizer is redefining how golfers prepare for competition. | Henri Johnson – CEO Research & Devlopment Team – South Africa Application/Software Development – Poland ,

Company of the Year | Consumer Services | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | We experienced tremendous growth, reaching ~ $30 million in revenue. 

Company of the Year | Engineering and Technology | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Skyrora | Edinburgh, Scotland | Skyrora recently launched the Skyrora Nano rocket. 
SILVER WINNER
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. | Dorlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France | Commandingly breaking a car speed record with 300 employees only 

Company of the Year | Healthcare Products & Services | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
SpendMend | Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | Delivering over $12 trillion of value to hospitals 
SILVER WINNER
Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) | Madison, WI, United States | Revolutionizing the benefits services industry with the Universal Benefit Account 
BRONZE WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | We experienced tremendous growth, reaching ~ $30 million in revenue. 

Company of the Year | Healthcare Products & Services | 2,500 and more Employees
GOLD WINNER
London Ambulance Service | London, UK. | Creation of investigative/diagnostic online Ambulance service to save patient lives | Ashfaq Gilkar, Lead Clinical Analyst

Company of the Year | Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure | 1 – 10 Employees
GOLD WINNER
A23 Advisors | San Francisco, California – United States | 114% travel and hospitality client growth, 3x YoY revenue growth | Cady Wolf, Founder Lindsey Hayford, Managing Director Serenity Thompson, Managing Director ,

Company of the Year | Information Technology Cloud/SaaS | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
AppFolio Investment Management | Santa Barbara, CA, US | AppFolio launched a new real estate solution, AppFolio Investment Management. 
SILVER WINNER
MeetApp | Stockholm, Sweden and Chicago, Illinois, USA. | An Accessible and User-Friendly Event App that Maximizes Event Engagement 

Company of the Year | Information Technology Services | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Rimini Street, Inc. | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Saved clients approximately $3B in total maintenance costs since inception. 
SILVER WINNER
360Quadrants | Pune, India and Northbrook, IL, USA | MarketsandMarkets Company of the Year at International Stevies backs 360Quadrants 

Company of the Year | Information Technology Services | 2,500 and more Employees
GOLD WINNER
London Ambulance Service | London, UK. | Creation of investigative/diagnostic online Ambulance service to save patient lives | Ashfaq Gilkar, Lead Clinical Analyst

Company of the Year | Information Technology Software | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
bpm’online | Boston | Help hundreds of thousands companies accelerate business growth 

Company of the Year | Manufacturing | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | We experienced tremendous growth, reaching ~ $30 million in revenue. 
SILVER WINNER
Roma Moulding | Woodbridge, ON., Canada. | Our team at Roma are out of the box thinkers! 

Company of the Year | Media & Entertainment | 1 – 10 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Womenincharg3 | Atlanta,Georgia | When Women come from all over the world | Satoa Raymond, CEO,Music Event Producer

Company of the Year | Non-Profit or Government Organizations | 2,500 and more Employees
GOLD WINNER
London Ambulance Service | London, UK. | Creation of investigative/diagnostic online Ambulance service to save patient lives | Ashfaq Gilkar, Lead Clinical Analyst

Company of the Year | Real Estate and Construction | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Norhart | Forest Lake, MN, United States | Our Technological Advancements Are Improving Resident Lifestyle and Employees 

Company of the Year | Security Services
GOLD WINNER
Darktrace | San Francisco, California, USA | Darktrace launched first ever Autonomous Response technology to neutralize cyber-attacks. 
SILVER WINNER
SystemDomain, Inc | Chicago, IL | SystemDomain provides complete product portfolio for CyberSecurity Solutions. 

Company of the Year | Other
GOLD WINNER
London Ambulance Service | London, UK. | Creation of investigative/diagnostic online Ambulance service to save patient lives | Ashfaq Gilkar, Lead Clinical Analyst
SILVER WINNER
Community Policing | Aurangabad | Road Safety Management Focus Pedestrian Safety Make Footpaths Safe 

Startup of the Year | Business Cloud/SaaS
GOLD WINNER
Qynn | West Sussex, United Kingdom | Mapping 3.6bn data-points against 5.5m+ UK companies 

Startup of the Year | Business Products
GOLD WINNER
Qynn | West Sussex, United Kingdom | Saving users thousands whilst supporting growth 

Startup of the Year | Business Services
GOLD WINNER
SRL Publishing | Hertfordshire, UK | Helped save over 500,000 trees from deforestation 
SILVER WINNER
Penta Fintech GmbH | Berlin, Germany | Reached 11.000 customers within 2 years 

Startup of the Year | Consumer Products
GOLD WINNER
THIS | London, United Kingdom | Achieving UK nationwide distribution in < 1 month of launch | Andy Shovel, Pete Sharman,
SILVER WINNER
Discotech | Los Angeles, California, USA | Providing customer/supplier efficiency and transparency to disrupt nightlife promoter industry | Ian Chen, Mark Wu, Ian Bushong (co-founders),
BRONZE WINNER
Midas Mead | Llandysul, Ceredigion, UK | Being recognised as the most exclusive mead in the world 

Startup of the Year | Consumer Services
GOLD WINNER
Holiday Swap | London | Holiday Swap Revolutionises Travel 

Startup of the Year | Cyber Security Products
GOLD WINNER
GuardKnox | Ramla, HaMerkatz, Israel | A central gateway ECU that provides cybersecurity and multi-service capabilities. 

Startup of the Year | Information Technology Products
GOLD WINNER
Salangidae Association | Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands | A multi-blockchain platform that empowers freedom of transaction. 

Startup of the Year | Other Products
GOLD WINNER
Hypergiant | Austin, TX | Reducing carbon at home and bringing the Internet to astronauts 
BRONZE WINNER
Community Policing | Aurangabad | Ctc Long Leaf Tea From Assam 

Startup of the Year | Other Services
GOLD WINNER
Medinas, Inc | Berkeley, CA, USA | Helped hospitals save over $30m in sales equivalency to date. | Chloe Alpert, Co-founder & CEO Tim Growney, Co-Founder & CTO Jesse Avshalomov, Co-Founder & CMO,
SILVER WINNER
The Graide Network | Chicago, IL, USA | Helping teachers increase writing and high-quality feedback for all students. 
BRONZE WINNERS
SLAC Precision Engineering Ltd | Basingstoke | One must be consistent to start a business. | Alun Cheung, Managing Director
Skyrora | Edinburgh | Skyrora recently launched the Skyrora Nano rocket. 

Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Rimini Street, Inc. | Las Vegas, Nevada | Volunteered over 1,200 paid employee hours around the globe 

Fastest Growing Company of the Year | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Advance Financial | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Three-Year revenue growth of 219 percent 

Milestone of the Year | Others
GOLD WINNER
Philip Morris International | Headquartered in New York, U.S., with an operations center in Lausanne, Switzerland | PMI becomes first company to obtain the global EQUAL-SALARY certification 

Public Relations Outstanding Performance of the Year
GOLD WINNER
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. | Dorlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France | Increasing the brand’s PR value significantly purely through communicative innovation 

Public Relations Project of the Year
GOLD WINNER
TerraCycle/Loop | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | Generated thousands of media placements for Loop’s global launch announcement. | Lauren Taylor, Stephen Clarke, Clémence Bernard-Colombat, Cécile Hourse, Eric Rosen, Sue Kauffman, Charlotte Maiden,

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year | Heightening Awareness
GOLD WINNER
Zonar Systems | Seattle, WA | Zonar helps trucking fleets comply with federal laws before deadlines. | Ben Hohmann, Fred Fakkema, Ron Cordova, Jill Snyder,

Best Mobile Sites & Apps of the Year | Events
GOLD WINNER
MeetApp | Stockholm, Sweden and Chicago, Illinois, USA. | An Accessible and User-Friendly Event App that Maximizes Event Engagement 

Customer Service Team-Department of the Year | Information Technology Services
GOLD WINNER
Rimini Street, Inc. | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Achieved overall client satisfaction rating of 4.83 out of 5.0 

Customer Service Team-Department of the Year | Manufacturing
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Customer service brought us to ~ $30 million in revenue 

Achievement of the Year in Diversity
GOLD WINNER
Philip Morris International | Headquartered in New York, U.S., with an operations center in Lausanne, Switzerland | PMI becomes first company to obtain the global EQUAL-SALARY certification 

Information Technology Outstanding Performance of the Year
GOLD WINNER
Capgemini America | Chicago | Setting up the road-map for Cloud and Database platform | Sourav Mukherjee, Enterprise Architect

Marketing Campaign of the Year | Internet Marketing
GOLD WINNER
LOCALiQ (part of USA Today Network) | McLean | Molly Maid Achieves Success Using LOCALiQ’s Digital Marketing Tools 

Advertising and Campaign Management
GOLD WINNER
LOCALiQ (part of USA TODAY NETWORK) | McLean, VA, USA | LOCALiQ by USA TODAY NETWORK solves business’ biggest marketing challenges | LOCALiQ (part of the USA TODAY NETWORK) | First | ,

Product & Service | Content Technologies and Information Management | Others
GOLD WINNER
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting | Arlington | Helps professionals get tax questions answered faster with superior tools. | Bloomberg Tax Research Solution | Most recent version released in 2019

HealthCare | Health & Medical Information Solution
GOLD WINNER
Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) | Madison, WI, United States | Revolutionizing the benefit services industry | Universal Benefit Account | | ,

Product & Service | Human Resource & Workforce Tools & Technology | Others
GOLD WINNER
GetFive | New York, NY, USA | Achieved a 55% reduction in employee transition time | Modern Outplacement | 2 | ,

New Product or Service of the Year | Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics
GOLD WINNER
Verizon Connect | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Driving fleet management forward with artificial intelligence and machine learning | Verizon Connect Integrated Video | 1 | ,
SILVER WINNER
Spireon | Irvine, CA, United States | My Dealer creates dealership revenue opportunities, furthering the customer lifecycle | My Dealer for Kahu | | ,

New Product or Service of the Year | Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet
GOLD WINNER
Xperiel Inc. | Sunnyvale, CA | Grew client base for RWW apps by 700% in 2019 | Xperiel Platform: Connecting physical and digital world to deliver immersive experiences | | Alex Hertel CEO; Co-Founder, Philipp Hertel CTO; Co-Founder, Xperiel Team,

New Product or Service of the Year | Environmental Products and Services
GOLD WINNER
Hypergiant Industries | Austin, TX | Eos Bioreactor is more effective than an acre of trees | Eos Bioreactor | 1 | ,

Security Cloud/SaaS
GOLD WINNER
Securonix | Addison, TX USA | The first SIEM platform built on and for the cloud | Securonix Security Operations and Analytics Platform | | ,

Security Software
GOLD WINNER
Signal Sciences | Culver City, California, USA | Protects nearly 30,000 applications, 100 million web attacks monthly | Signal Sciences Next-Gen WAF and RASP | | ,
SILVER WINNER
SaltStack | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. | SaltStack is the first to offer automated remediation at scale. | SaltStack SecOps | 6.1 | ,

Product & Service | Information Technology and Cyber Security | Others
GOLD WINNER
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting | Arlington, VA, USA | Transforms complex fixed asset calculations into accurate, quick calculations. | Advantage Fixed Assets from Bloomberg Tax & Accounting | 2019.10 (the tenth release in 2019) | ,

Professional of the Year | Healthcare Products & Services
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Chris Zecha’s business plan has solidified Makers Nutrition’s role. | Christopher Zecha, COO

Customer Service Professional of the Year | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Rimini Street, Inc. | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Delivered a record high number of cases, more than 29,000 | Craig Mackereth, Group Vice President, Global Support

Woman of the Year in Business & the Professions | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
TASC | Madison, WI, United States | Helping create the revolutionary Universal Benefit Account | Pam Reynolds, Chief Development Officer

Executive of the Year | Business Services
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Landing Makers Nutrition on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list | Stephen Finnegan, Executive Vice President

Executive of the Year | Consulting
GOLD WINNER
Quantum 9, Inc. | Chicago, IL USA | Testifying in Congress for Medical Cannabis Patient Rights | Michael Mayes, CEO

Executive of the Year | Manufacturing
GOLD WINNER
Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Landing Makers Nutrition on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list | Stephen Finnegan, Executive Vice President

Marketing Executive of the Year | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | Vivian creates memorable marketing experiences on all fronts. | Vivian Chung, VP of Marketing

Innovator of the Year | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | In 2018–19, Fred spearheaded five new mergers and acquisitions. | Dr. Fred Cooper, CEO and Founder

Lifetime Achievement Award | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | Extreme transformation, true innovation and exceptional opportunity characterize Mark’s career. | Mark Wilson, President and Co-Founder

Woman of the Year in Business & the Professions
GOLD WINNER
Philip Morris International | Headquartered in New York, U.S., with an operations center in Lausanne, Switzerland | Leading PMI’s transformation in South and Southeast Asia region | Stacey Kennedy, President South & Southeast Asia Region
SILVER WINNER
ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | Deanna continuously endeavors to empower others in dynamic, meaningful ways. | Deanna Latson, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder

Software Engineer of the Year | 11 – 2,499 Employees
GOLD WINNER
Dynamic Enterprise Solutions Inc. | Sandiego | Outstanding Developer on the Planet | Satish Kumar Boguda, Senior Software Developer

Support Team-Department of the Year
GOLD WINNER
Rimini Street, Inc. | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Delivered 8,500+ on time Milestone updates 52 weeks a year