Ross Cully, Founder & CEO of Harvest Group, named Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2026 Southwest finalist by EY US
EY US celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs shaping the future of business
ROGERS, Ark. – April 27, 2026 – Ross Cully, Founder & CEO of Harvest Group, has been named a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Southwest Award by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US). Now in its 41st year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program celebrates the bold leaders who disrupt markets through the world’s most ground-breaking companies, revolutionizing industries and uplifting communities. The program honors entrepreneurs whose innovations drive economic growth and help shape the future of business.
An independent panel of judges selected Cully among 44 finalists based on their entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, company growth and lasting impact in building long-term value.
“As we approach our 20th year in business, being named a finalist makes an already meaningful milestone year even more special,” said Cully. “We founded Harvest Group to help emerging brands grow with their most strategic retailers, and that mission has evolved into the integrated commerce platform we have today across retail, digital, and media. This recognition reflects the incredible people who have supported me along my entrepreneurial journey and helped build Harvest Group into what it is today.”
Founded in 2006, Harvest Group is an integrated commerce partner that helps CPG brands grow across retail, digital marketplaces, and retail media. The company serves brands at all stages of growth and works with leading retailers including Walmart, Amazon, Target, Kroger, Costco, and Sam’s Club. With more than 500 teammates globally, Harvest Group has expanded its capabilities across physical retail, digital commerce, and media under Cully’s leadership, including its recent acquisition of Cartograph to strengthen its Amazon and retail media offering.
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company, transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory, and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to strengthen it for the future.
This year’s Southwest finalists represent North Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma across all industries, including professional services, consumer products, health, mobility and more.
Regional award winners will be announced on June 20, during a special celebration in Dallas and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. The winners will then be considered by the national judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, where high-growth CEOs, Fortune 1000 executives and investors converge to shape the future of business.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, LLC, Marsh USA, SAP, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In the Southwest region, sponsors also include regional Platinum sponsor, Haynes and Boone, regional Gold sponsor, Big Picture, and regional Silver sponsors, ADP, EOS Worldwide and Pierpont Communications.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where national finalists and award winners are announced. The national overall winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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