EY announces Optomi's Co-founder/COO Todd Black a Finalist of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Midwest

June 22, 2015 - EY (a trusted global leader in business) announced that TODD BLACK is a Finalist of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Midwest. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

TODD BLACK was selected by a panel of independent judges after a rigorous interview process. Optomi's unique approach to the staffing business combined with its commitment to feeding hungry kids in communities in which it has locations has produced an exceptional business model.

"This recognition is a tribute to the entire Optomi family and its leadership team for their passionate pursuit of building a revolutionary company in the IT staffing space", commented Todd Black, COO Optomi.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

About OPTOMI, LLC
Optomi is a high-growth, market-leading IT staffing firm well-positioned to serve Fortune 500 clients as well as mid-sized clients and start-ups through its skill-set focused strategy and genuine approach to engaging with consultants & clients. Optomi is inspired by: optimum…being the best…the ultimate. It is an IT staffing firm with a unique approach. Optomi has developed fresh philosophies as cutting-edge as the technology we represent. With a revolutionary consultant-focused approach, Optomi is completely dedicated to genuinely serving its consultants, clients and employees. By utilizing innovative technologies and developing industry leading recruitment processes, we are able to deploy the best project managers, business analysts and technologists in the ever evolving spaces of mobile technology, network design, cloud and application development…making us a leader in the IT staffing world. Optomi was awarded, in 2014 and 2015, one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK by Staffing Industry Analysts… an accomplishment never before achieved by a company in its first years of business.

Led by co-founders Michael Winwood (formerly the President & COO of Technisource) and Todd Black (formerly the Senior Vice President of Technisource), Optomi is "DRIVING TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY WITH TODAY'S OPTIMUM TALENT."

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Sponsors
Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards are nationally sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America.