Achievement & Awards

Professional Achievements and Awards

• • 2018 winner of the Nashville Business Journal’s “Most Admired CEO” in the small business category: Hytch, LLC 
  • Hytch Rewards Receives 2018 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award (GESA) for Clean Air. Official award announcement..
  • Hytch, LLC, as the “Emerging Company of the Year 2018” See press release..
  • 2017 Rotarian of the Year – Brentwood Morning Rotary Club

• Recognized by the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) with 2016 “Innovation Award” 
• Honored as Hobby Express‘s CEO for the Nashville Business Journal’s 2016 “Williamson County Impact Award” See Full List of Honorees…
• Winner of the 2014 NEXT Award as the Entrepreneur of the Year from the Nashville Chamber and the Entrepreneur Center of Nashville. Read Full Article…
• 2015 winner of the Nashville Business Journal’s “Most Admired CEO” in the small business category: Hobby Express
• 2014 winner of the Nashville Business Journal’s “Most Admired CEO” in the small business category: Swiftwick
• Swiftwick earned the 2014 GATE Award (the Governor’s Award for Trade Excellence) in recognition of developing Tennessee export trade in the small company category
• Recipient of the Nashville Business Journal’s 2015 “Williamson County Impact Award” 
• Recipient of the Nashville Business Journal, 2014 “Williamson County Impact Award”  Read Feature Article…
• Recipient of the 2014 Best in Business Award for Swiftwick. Read Feature Article…
• Elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Williamson County Chamber.
• Keynote Speaker for the BBB’s Nashville Chapter Torch Awards for Ethical Commerce. Read Feature Article…
• Recipient of the Iris Award from the Japan America Society of Tennessee
• Hobby-Lobby.com is recognized and ranked at #763 in the annual ranking of the TOP 500 US web sites by Internet Retailer’s 2011 Internet Retailer Second 500 Guide. 
• Employer of the Year for 2011 accepted for Swiftwick, awarded by Tennessee Business Leadership Network and the Nashville Area Employment Consortium
• 2011 Rotarian of the Year – Brentwood Morning Rotary Club
• 2009 Employer of the Year: Swiftwick
• 2005 ACS “Innovation Award“
• Named to DHL’s Customer Advisory Board
• Elected to the Board of Directors, Professional Truck Drivers’ Institute
• Elected to Satellite Broadcasting Communications Assoc. (SBCA) Board of Directors
• SBCA Honor Roll Award – recognition for outstanding industry achievement.
• National Satellite Dealer Award.
• 1995 Rotary District 5100 World Community Service Award for leadership role in several projects: the successful organization of two major air lifts for international medical aid to USSR and raising funds for a medical clinic in Mexico.
• Member of the first Rotary envoy traveling to the former USSR to explore conditions for the expansion of Rotary in Russia.
• University of Oregon Alumni Booster Award
• Member, Brentwood Morning Rotary Club and also a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow
• Member, Sons of the American Revolution, Davey Crockett Chapter