Recipients of the Fourth Annual Winsupply Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence Named
DAYTON, OH The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce held its fourth annual Winsupply Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence ceremony on Friday, November 8, 2024 during their November Breakfast Briefing at NCR Country Club.
This year’s winners are Sarah Jordan, Founder and CEO, Skuld LLC and Justin Simmons, Partner, Tony & Pete’s. This award recognizes business leaders who have exemplified the American entrepreneurial spirit – innovators who take the risk of starting and managing a business to make a profit. Awardees are selected by a panel of business experts, entrepreneurs and regional leaders.
“Dayton is the ideal place to start a business,” remarked Chris Kershner, President & CEO of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. “Our community is built on mutual support and the entrepreneurial spirit. The business environment here allows people to transform ideas into thriving ventures and the entrepreneurs we honored with this year’s award exemplify that spirit.”
The award is powered by Winsupply Inc., a leading supplier of plumbing supplies, HVAC equipment, pipe, tubing, water heaters, and more located in Dayton, OH. Since 1956, Winsupply has been eliminating obstacles and providing support to help courageous, capable, hardworking entrepreneurs succeed.
Sarah Jordan – Skuld, LLC
Skuld, LLC is focused on the new AMEC (additive manufacturing evaporative casting) process and other manufacturing innovations. Sarah and her co-founder, Mark DeBruin, established Skuld in 2015 in a garage in Tipp City. After several moves, earlier this year they bought the old Champion Foundry in Piqua which had been closed for 7 years. They are refurbishing the facility and rapidly growing after having won over $9M in government contracts recently. Her background includes degrees in metallurgical engineering and materials science & engineering from OSU, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
Justin Simmons – Tony & Pete’s
Justin is a hospitality industry veteran and co-owner of Tony & Pete’s along with his wife Kathleen. Justin cut his teeth in some of downtown Dayton’s best restaurants and bars before moving on to manage high level concepts in Cincinnati and Chicago. Along the way, Justin oversaw operations at multiple nationally acclaimed bars and restaurants and remained passionate about genuine hospitality and quality food & beverage. Justin & Kathleen moved back to Dayton to open Tony & Pete’s, a high quality sandwich shop serving up excellent cold cut sandwiches, curated grocery goods, beer/wine and more.
About Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce brings together more than 2,200 businesses and organizations in a 14-county area surrounding Dayton, Ohio. The chamber strives to improve the region’s business climate and overall standard of living through public policy advocacy, economic development initiatives and providing networking and training opportunities for its members. Nationally awarded with “5-Star Accreditation” from the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Dayton Area Chamber is widely recognized for its innovative programs and outstanding contribution to positive change in the region.
Information about the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce is available at daytonchamber.org or 937-226-1444.
