KITCHENER, Ontario – October 30, 2014 – Vidyard co-founders Michael Litt and Devon Galloway were named EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Ontario Young Entrepreneur award winners at the annual gala held in Toronto, Canada.
Litt and Galloway were recognized for their success in building Vidyard into a leading provider of video marketing solutions, as well as their tireless efforts to support startups and the greater entrepreneur community within Canada.
EY partnered with the World Economic Forum on a recent report, The Bold Ones: high-impact entrepreneurs who transform industries, to uncover the qualities that define high-impact entrepreneurs. The report found that high-impact entrepreneurs not only disrupt industry through innovative products and services, they also make a measurable difference on society.
“In addition to establishing Vidyard as a leading video marketing platform, Michael and Devon are working hard to support other young entrepreneurs in the Kitchener-Waterloo region by providing resources and mentorship,” said Colleen McMorrow, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National and Ontario Program Director. “These actions show true leadership and community spirit, and they are especially exciting to see from our young entrepreneurs.”
Since starting Vidyard as a university project, Litt and Galloway have innovated on their original idea to make the company a top provider of video marketing, video analytics and video management solutions that help small businesses, large enterprises and Fortune 1000 companies maximize the impact of online video. Under their leadership, Vidyard has seen exponential year-over-year growth since 2010 and has recently opened its first international office in Dublin, Ireland, to support its growing demand.
“This award is a great honor because it recognizes not only the work we’ve done to build Vidyard as a company, but also what we’ve done for our fellow entrepreneurs in the region,” Litt said. “Ontario is an incredible region for technology entrepreneurs and we’re proud to be a part of it and to be recognized by Ernst and Young for our efforts.”
More information on the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ontario awards and the winners of each category can be found at http://www.ey.com/CA/en/Newsroom/News-releases/2014-EOY-Ontario-Winners.
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.
The 2014 Ontario judging panel consists of John Albright, Founder and Managing Partner, Relay Ventures; Mitch Green, Managing Director, Clairvest Group Inc.; Jon Hantho, Chief Executive Officer, Maxxam Analytics, Entrepreneur Of The Year Services category winner 2012, Ontario, National Entrepreneur Of The Year Special Citation recipient for Entrepreneurial Leadership; Tim Jackson, Senior Advisor, Capital Solutions, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing; Romeo Leemrijse, Vice President, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan; Stacey Mowbray; Jim Orlando, Managing Director, OMERS Ventures; and Tracie Tighe, Executive Producer, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
About Vidyard
Vidyard (Twitter: @Vidyard) is the industry’s leading video marketing platform that helps marketers drive results and ROI with online video content. With Vidyard, customers can add video to their websites in minutes, get real-time analytics, syndicate video to social networks and YouTube, create calls to action, optimize search engine hits, capture leads, and brand their player skins all from one place. Vidyard integrates with key marketing automation and CRM tools to deliver user-level video engagement data, turning views into sales.
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