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