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Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that the Founder & CEO of DLP Capital was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Florida Award winner. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive awards program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. For 40 years, EY US has celebrated ambitious entrepreneurs who are transforming industries, impacting communities, and creating long-term value.
Don Wenner was chosen by an independent panel of past winners, top CEOs and business leaders. Judges assessed candidates on long-term value creation, entrepreneurial spirit, purpose-driven commitment and significant growth and impact.
“This recognition is a powerful affirmation of the mission that drives us every day at DLP Capital. Our purpose starts with ‘Dream. Live. Prosper.’—what DLP stands for—and it’s more than just a name. We’re passionate about investing in housing that is affordable for working families and making an extraordinary impact by transforming lives and building thriving communities. This award reflects the tireless work of our entire team and the belief that business can be both purposeful and profitable.” — Don Wenner, Founder & CEO, DLP Capital
As a Florida award winner, Don Wenner is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 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 EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2026.
Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to strengthen it for the future.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized the leadership of entrepreneurs such as:
| Sheila Mikhail of AskBioCaryn Seidman Becker and Ken Cornick of CLEARJames Park of FitbitArthur Blank of The Home DepotKendra Scott of Kendra Scott LLC | Reed Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedInSaiju Jeong of NoomHoward Schultz of Starbucks Coffee CompanyJodi Berg of VitamixMichael Happe of Winnebago IndustriesEric Yuan of Zoom |
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, LLC, Marsh USA, and SAP.
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