Shirl Penney, President and CEO of Dynasty Financial Partners was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Florida Award winner. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the preeminent competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Shirl Penney was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors and other regional business leaders. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
“I am very humbled and honored to be named EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Florida. I would like to thank EY, the sponsors, and the judges for running an excellent regional process. I also want to congratulate all the finalists and winners in Florida and across the country,” commented Mr. Penney. “I look forward to meeting them at nationals later in the year, where I am excited to represent Florida. Lastly, I want to thank everyone for supporting Dynasty Financial Partners, who make this recognition possible. To our investors, our resource partners, our amazing clients, the Tampa/St. Pete community, our spectacular team at Dynasty, and my friends and family, Thank You! We are so blessed at Dynasty to live our American Dream by helping others live theirs!”
For nearly four decades, EY US has honored entrepreneurs whose ambition, courage and ingenuity have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries and made a positive impact on their communities. Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs, with exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and wisdom of program alumni and other ecosystem members in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources. Since 1986, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 US executives.
As a Florida award winner, Shirl Penney is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 National Awards. The National Award winners including the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will be announced in November at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award in June 2024.
