Steve Grosso, CEO and vice chairman of Auxilior Capital Partners, was named a finalist for Ernst & Young’s 2024 Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for Greater Philadelphia. Along with other nominees, Grosso was selected as a finalist for fitting the award’s criteria, demonstrating building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.

“This year’s finalists are bold entrepreneurs creating a lasting impression in their industries and communities,” Mike Nichols, greater Philadelphia program director of Ernst & Young, said. “Selected by an independent panel of judges, these trailblazers demonstrate unwavering dedication to their companies, customers and communities. We are delighted to recognize their successes.”

Other finalists for the award included:

• Domenic Colasante, 2X
• Frank Lecrone, AquaPhoenix Scientific
• Manik Arora, Arora Engineers
• Charlie Andersen, Augean Robotics, d.b.a Burro
• Greg Bentley, Bentley Systems
• John Ferretti, CODi Worldwide
• Sam Thevanayagam, Deval Lifecycle Support
• Karla Trotman | Electro Soft
• William Bowie, Empower Construction
• Charles Hurchalla, Evolution Sustainability Group
• Richard J. Green, Firstrust Bank
• Mike Doner, Flagger Force
• Lee Yohannan, General Transervice / Rampmaster
• Dennis Maple, Goddard Systems
• David Lasus, Heart + Paw
• Brent Herspiegel, Herspiegel Consulting
• Anthony Frick, Husk
• John Cucinotta, Intermedia Group Incorporated
• Jon Congleton, Mineralys Therapeutics
• Jason Brown, MRO
• Michael Cohen and James Lovett, Myonex
• Sarah Burlew, Omlie
• Bala Iyer, Onbe
• Amy Voloshin and Leo Voloshin, Printfresh
• Crystal O’Neill, Seer Interactive
• Lazaros Kalemis, Simpay
• Dan Goldsmith, Tendo
• Joseph Arcangelo and Brian Sulpizio, The InSeption Group
• Panos Boudouvas, ZenQMS

Regional award winners will be announced on June 6 during a special celebration. The winners will then be considered by the national independent panel of judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual EY’s Strategic Growth Forum.