The Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes the achievements of our industry’s self-employed professionals. These individuals inspire us with their entrepreneurial spirit by organizing, managing and assuming the risks of running a business.

2012 Winner
Shelly Kramer
V3 Integrated Marketing
Shelly Kramer is one of Forbes’ Top 30 Women Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter. Her blog was voted as one of the Top 20 in Marketing and Social Media. She’s a member of KC/IABC and is on the board of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She’s very involved with the Kansas Women’s Business Center, has served as a mentor for some of their clients and also is involved with One KC For Women. She’s the founder and CEO of V3 Integrated Marketing. In the past 17 years, V3’s become a successful full-service integrated marketing, digital communications and social media agency.

Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipients:

• 2012 – Shelly Kramer
• 2011 – Tom Mentzer
• 2010 – Julie Bartels Smith
• 2009 – Margaret Blankers
• 2008 – Keith Philpott
• 2007 – Megan Neher
• 2006 – Eric Morgenstern