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National Supplier of the Year Award

The National Supplier of the Year Award recognizes Asian-Indian, Asian-Pacific, Black, Hispanic and Native American minority business enterprises (MBEs) for their business growth and development, operational success, support of other minority businesses, and active participation in the community. The honorees are divided into four categories, based on annual sales:

  • Class I: Firms with less than $1 million in sales
  • Class II: Firms with $1 million to $10 million in sales
  • Class III: Firms with $10 million to $50 million in sales
  • Class IV: Firms with more than $50 million in sales
One Regional Supplier of the Year winner from each class is named National Supplier of the Year.

CLASS I-IV MBES WINNERS

SOY Class 1 Same Size Silvana Rosero Laguna Media Group
CLASS I - Silvana Rosero President & CEO
Small Pond Video Productions, Inc. dba Laguna Media Group

Dallas/Fort Worth MSDC
Nominated by DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
SOY Class 2 Same Size Boss O. Oroke BB Mechanical LLC
CLASS II - Boss O. Oroke Owner/Managing Member
BB Mechanical, LLC

Western Regional MSDC
Nominated by MGM Resorts Design & Development
SOY Class 3 Same Size Varchasvi Shankar V2Soft Inc
CLASS III - Varchasvi Shankar President & CEO
V2Soft, Inc.
(Corporate Plus® Member)

Michigan MSDC
Nominated by Stellantis
SOY Class 4 Same Size Sanjeev Tirath Pyramid Consulting, Inc
CLASS IV - Sanjeev Tirath CEO
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
(Corporate Plus® Member)

Georgia MSDC
Nominated by Accenture LLP

The nominees:

CLASS I MBES

SOY Class 1 Same Size Elizabeth Kemp Caulder
Elizabeth Kemp Caulder President | Chief Brand Strategist
PHOENIX Lifestyle Marketing Group LLC

Capital Region MSDC
Nominated by Peapod Digital Labs (an Ahold Delhaize USA Co.)
SOY Class 1 Same Size Silvana Rosero Laguna Media Group
Silvana Rosero President & CEO
Small Pond Video Productions, Inc. dba Laguna Media Group

Dallas/Fort Worth MSDC
Nominated by DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
SOY Class 1 Same Size Charlette Wynn P3 Delivery
Charlette Wynn President & CEO
MYP, Inc. dba P3 Delivery

Georgia MSDC
Nominated by The Atlanta Business League

CLASS II MBES

SOY Class 2 Same Size Tracey_Grace IBEX IT Business Experts, LLC
Tracey Grace CEO/President
IBEX IT Business Experts

Georgia MSDC
Nominated by SYNOVUS
SOY Class 2 Same Size Boss O. Oroke BB Mechanical LLC
Boss O. Oroke Owner/Managing Member
BB Mechanical, LLC

Western Regional MSDC
Nominated by MGM Resorts Design & Development
SOY Class 2 Same Size Tony Pesante Creality Promo + Retail, Inc
Tony Pesante President
Creality Promo + Retail, Inc.

North Central MSDC
Nominated by Medtronic, Inc.
SOY Class 2 Same Size Thomas Sanchez Social Driver
Thomas Sanchez CEO and Co-founder
Wamwaw LLC dba Social Driver

Capital Region MSDC
Nominated by Sodexo

CLASS III MBES

SOY Class 3 Same Size Elisabete Miranda CQ fluency
Elisabete Miranda President & CEO
CQ fluency, Inc.
(Corporate Plus® Member)

New York/New Jersey MSDC
Nominated by Merck & Co., Inc.
SOY Class 3 Same Size Robert P. Nance Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc
Robert P. Nance President
Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc.

Dallas/Fort Worth MSDC
Nominated by City of Dallas
SOY Class 3 Same Size Parth Patel Six Consulting, INC
Parth Patel President
Six Consulting, Inc.

Georgia MSDC
Nominated by Accenture LLP
SOY Class 3 Same Size Varchasvi Shankar V2Soft Inc
Varchasvi Shankar President & CEO
V2Soft, Inc.
(Corporate Plus® Member)

Michigan MSDC
Nominated by Stellantis

CLASS IV MBES

SOY Class 4 Same Size Bill Imada IW Group, Inc
Bill Imada Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer
IW Group, Inc

Southern California MSDC
Nominated by City of Hope
SOY Class 4 Same Size Anjali Ann Ramakumaran Ampcus Inc
Anjali Ann Ramakumaran Founder and CEO
AMPCUS Incorporated
(Corporate Plus® Member)

Capital Region MSDC
Nominated by Capital One Financial Corp.
SOY Class 4 Same Size Leon C Richardson Chemico LLC
Leon C. Richardson President/CEO
Chemico, LLC.
(Corporate Plus® Member)

Michigan MSDC
Nominated by General Motors Company, LLC
SOY Class 4 Same Size Sanjeev Tirath Pyramid Consulting, Inc
Sanjeev Tirath CEO
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
(Corporate Plus® Member)

Georgia MSDC
Nominated by Accenture LLP