Ernst & Young LLP announced that Mortgage Connect CEO Jeff Coury was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 East Central Region Award finalist. Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur of the Year program honors unstoppable business leaders whose ambition, ingenuity, and courage in the face of adversity help catapult their businesses. Coury was selected by a panel of independent judges.
“It is an honor to be selected as a finalist for this award, and credit must be shared with every one of our 2000 US-based employees,” Coury said in a release. “We started with a vision to create an enhanced consumer experience during the mortgage closing process and an unwavering passion for operational excellence. That formula has resulted in exemplary success, as we are now recognized by Ernst & Young. I am very humbled to be grouped with the nation’s top innovative business professionals.”
The nominees for Entrepreneur of the Year are evaluated based on six criteria: entrepreneurial leadership; talent management; degree of difficulty; financial performance; societal impact and building a values-based company; and originality, innovation, and future plans.
Award winners will be announced during a virtual celebration on Aug. 5.