Meet the 2024 Pacific Southwest honorees

Congratulations to our region’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® winners, who were selected by an independent panel of judges based on their demonstration of long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes. Finalists were recognized and winners were announced during the regional awards celebration.

Regional winners went on to compete for National recognition. National finalists and winners were announced during the National awards gala.
 

2024 Pacific Southwest winners

Heather Aiu

Heather Aiu
Co-Founder
ALOHA Collection
Encinitas, California


Rachael Leina'ala Soares

Rachael Leina'ala Soares
Co-Founder & Creative Director
ALOHA Collection
Encinitas, California


Nick Mansour

Nick Mansour
Executive Chairman
Arizona College of Nursing
Phoenix, Arizona

2024 National finalist


Ishan Patel

Ishan Patel
CEO
Audien Hearing
Scottsdale, Arizona

2024 National finalist



Arthur Kuan

Arthur Kuan
Chairman & CEO
CG Oncology, Inc.
Irvine, California


Zachary Bradford

Zachary Bradford
CEO
CleanSpark
Henderson, Nevada


Scott Struthers, PhD

Scott Struthers, PhD
Founder & CEO
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, California


Joshua Britton

Joshua Britton
Founder & CEO
Debut
San Diego, California



Hugh Lytle

Hugh Lytle
Founder, Chairman, & CEO
Equality Health, LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona

2024 National finalist


Christine Zack

Christine Zack
CEO
Fiore Industries/Fiore Global Enterprises
Las Vegas, Nevada


Tom Miller

Tom Miller
CEO
Iambic Therapeutics
San Diego, California


Jeffrey Janicik

Jeffrey Janicik
CEO & Founder
Innoflight, LLC
San Diego, California

2024 National finalist



Todd Watts

Todd Watts
Co-Founder & CEO
PatientFi
Irvine, California


Brandon Tseng

Brandon Tseng
President & Co-Founder
Shield AI
San Diego, California


Ryan Tseng

Ryan Tseng
CEO
Shield AI
San Diego, California


2024 Pacific Southwest finalists