2023

Awards and Nominations

· 20th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the Government or non-profit industries:
· Female Thought Leader of the Year, SILVER
· Female Innovator of the Year, SILVER
· Female Executive of the Year, BRONZE
·Washington Technology 2023 FAST 50 Award
·Winchester Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award 

2022

Awards and Nominations

· Cheshire Home Champion of Breaking Barriers Award
· Pillar Award for Community Service
· Women WELDing the Way Calendar Honoree

2021

Awards and Nominations

· Columbus Business First Fast 50 Award

2019

Awards and Nominations
· Merry Korn Wins NAWBO Member of the Year Award
· Social Ventures Social Enterprise of the Year Award Winner
· Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Nomination
Recognitions
· CEO Merry Korn podcast GovCon Giants "From Social Worker to 1,000 employee firm"

2018

Awards and Nominations
· Progressive Entrepreneur from Smart Business Magazine, Women Awards
Recognitions
· CEO Merry Korn podcast Journey with Christian Evans
· CEO Merry Korn interview with Sam Sanders, host of NPR's "It's Been a Minute," on Social Entrepreneurship

2017

Awards and Nominations
· Smart50, Smart Business Magazine
· Quality Service Provider Award from GDIT
· SBA – Small Business Person of the Year Award

2016

Awards and Nominations
· Central Ohio Smart 50 Award recipient
· Columbus Business First Fast 50 Award recipient
· Columbus Business First Diversity in Business Award recipient
Recognitions
· CEO Merry Korn’s interview/podcast on The Successful Micropreneur
· CEO Merry Korn’s story on Blue Ocean Strategy website
· Pearl, along with Ohio Dominican University, mentioned in Columbus CEO article about Apprenticeship Program
· Insurance Advocate article by CEO Merry Korn about hiring veterans
· 614 Magazine article about social enterprises in central Ohio includes mention of Pearl
· Smart Business article by CEO Merry Korn on how reading Blue Ocean Strategy helped create a unique business model

Awards and Nominations
· 2015 Metropreneur Social Entrepreneur of the Year recipient
· 2015 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs Award recipient
· 2015 Central Ohio Smart 50 Award honoree
· 2015 Ernst & Young EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Award finalist
· 2014 Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Employer of the Year Award
· 2014 Columbus Chamber of Commerce Small Business Leader Award finalist
· 2012 WBENC Dorothy B. Brothers Executive Scholarship Awardee
· 2012 World Technology Network finalist for Social Entrepreneurship
· 2011 TechColumbus Innovation Award nominee for Outstanding Service (fewer than 250 employees)
· 2011 TechColumbus Innovation Award nominee for Outstanding Woman in Technology
· 2011 Columbus Chamber of Commerce nominee for Small Business Leader Award
· 2011 State of Ohio Governor’s Council on Disabilities Best Small Business Employer of the Year (37:31)
· 2010 National Association of Women Business Owners Visionary Award recipient
· 2010 Ohio Social Entrepreneur of the Year
· 2010 TechColumbus nominee for Outstanding Service Business
· 2010 TechColumbus nominee for Outstanding Woman in Technology
· 2010 Bloomberg/Business Most Promising Social Entrepreneur nominee
· 2008 Ohio Association of Rehabilitation Services, Outstanding Employee Award
· 2007 Ohio Governor’s Council on Disabilities, Outstanding Small Employer of the Year
· 2006 United States Business Leadership Award nominee
· 2005 Ohio Governor’s Home Site Grant Award

Recognitions
· 2015 Pearl featured in Winchester Sun about company-provided transportation for employees
· 2015 Columbus CEO Leaderboard (ranked 9th) – Central Ohio Women-Owned Businesses
· 2015 Pearl featured in Metropreneur article on providing opportunities for a niche workforce
· 2015 Pearl featured in Columbus CEO article about hiring workers with challenges
· 2015 Pearl featured in Columbus CEO article about veterans finding jobs
· 2015 Feature article in Columbus Business First about the advantages of hiring military veterans
· 2013 Recognized by WBENC in national publication for Outstanding Contract Award
· 2013 Featured in the November/December issue of Search & Employ magazine for one of our employee success stories
· 2013 Presenter on Military Appreciation channel for Subject Matter Expertise in Hiring Disabled Veterans
· 2012 Interviewed by Federal News Radio on the topic of veterans and disabled veterans entering the workforce
· 2011 Cited in Harvard Business Review as an example of “hyper-specialization”
· 2012 Featured in DiversAbility magazine, as an example of best practices for leadership and achievement
· State of Utah – Recognized as Patriot Partner
· U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) – Speaker
· Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) – Speaker
· National Governors Association (NGA) – Article Best Practice Public/Private Partnership