{"id":21006,"date":"2025-05-09T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdisoftwarestg.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=pdi_award&amp;p=21006"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:56:02","slug":"entrepreneur-of-the-year-2024-southeast-finalist","status":"publish","type":"pdi_award","link":"https:\/\/pditechnologies.com\/awards\/entrepreneur-of-the-year-2024-southeast-finalist","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneur Of The Year\u00ae 2024 Southeast Finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pditechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EY-Entrepreneur-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20983\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mbm-spacer mbm-spacer__24 wp-block-mbm-responsive-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ernst &amp; Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur Of The Year\u00ae 2024 Southeast Finalists recognized visionary business leaders from Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, and Tennessee. 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