Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious
entrepreneurs who are building bolder futures
LOS
ANGELES, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst &
Young LLP (EY US) has named Darren
Litt founder of Hiya Health (Hiya) as a finalist for the
Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Greater Los Angeles
Award. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the
preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who
disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a transformational
impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has
recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions
that reshape our world.
Darren Litt was one of a core
group of entrepreneurs chosen by an independent panel of judges
based on his demonstration of building long-term value through
entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, and impact, among other
contributions and attributes.
Hiya's inception arose from the realization of the nutritional
inadequacy and excessive sugar content in children's vitamins,
potentially exacerbating health issues instead of alleviating them.
As a mission-driven brand that's been self-funded since inception,
Hiya was founded with a vision to provide healthier alternatives
for kids and has since become the leading children's brand helping
shape the next wave of children's health.
"This recognition from EY fuels our mission at Hiya to redefine
children's wellness. We're not just making vitamins for kids —
we're building a legacy of wellness, helping one child at a time to
develop good habits and a positive association with health," said
Darren Litt.
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business
leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit.
The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their
business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their
company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an
existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and
multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy
business model to fortify it for the future.
Award winners will be announced on June
13, 2024 during a special celebration at The Beverly Hills
Hotel and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of
Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. The winners
will then be considered by the National judges for the Entrepreneur
Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at
the annual Strategic Growth Forum ®, one of the nation's most
prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading
companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young
LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting
sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP and the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation. In Greater Los
Angeles, sponsors also include Edelman, Cooley, Los Angeles
Business Journal, Vaco, ADP, Big Picture, and Rutan &
Tucker.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Founded in
1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has celebrated more than
11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic
businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80
countries and territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of
independent judges select the regional award winners every June.
Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic
Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and
award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents
the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year®
competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
About EY
EY exists to build a better working world,
helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society
and build trust in the capital markets.
Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150
countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow,
transform and operate.
Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and
transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for
the complex issues facing our world today.
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. Ernst & Young Global
Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide
services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses
personal data and a description of the rights individuals have
under data protection legislation are available via ey.com/privacy.
EY member firms do not practice law where prohibited by local laws.
For more information about our organization, please visit
ey.com.
About Hiya Health
Hiya is on a mission to reimagine
children's health through optimized nutrition. Every product in
Hiya's health platform is based on honest ingredients, no sugar or
artificial dyes, and ingredient transparency. In addition, products
are free of preservatives, yeast, wheat, dairy, gluten, eggs, soy,
artificial colors and flavors. Hiya products are initially provided
in a refillable bottle designed to be decorated with stickers,
helping to connect healthy habits with fun. Head to
www.hiyahealth.com to get your superpowers, and follow our journey
at @hiyahealth.
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