Sprout CEO Patrick Gentry Wins Founder of the Year Award

Patrick Gentry, the CEO of Sprout Solutions, won as Founder of the Year at the Philippine Rice Bowl Awards, which was held on Oct. 25 at ASPACE Greenbelt.

Rice Bowl Awards

The Philippines Rice Bowl Awards is one circuit of the larger ASEAN Rice Bowl Awards. True to its name, the Rice Bowl Awards brings together ten Southeast Asian countries (Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, and Cambodia) to celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation.

Rice is a staple food in Asia; an overflowing bowl of rice serves as a symbol of abundance that nourishes at the most basic level. Likewise, startups are the rice bowl that feeds the Southeast Asian economy, ensuring that it flourishes and grows.

The Rice Bowl Awards gives recognition to outstanding members of the startup scene, with multiple categories such as Best Social Impact Startup, Best Coworking Space, and Best Newcomer.

Patrick Gentry as Founder of the Year

The Founder of the Year is the only individual award category, drawing from diverse criteria such as personal leadership, sales growth, fundraising, and product innovation.

With Patrick at the helm, 2017 has been a great year for Sprout. From a one-man team in 2015, Sprout now has around 80 employees, servicing more than 200 local and international companies. It also holds learning events regularly and maintains a community of HR innovators.

Aside from constantly improving its products, Sprout HR and Sprout Payroll, it’s poised to launch Sprout Recruit, an Applicant Tracking System, by the end of the year.    

Other Founder of the Year winners are Sabrina Marie Cruz and Rafael Francisco Daez from Seabiscuit, which produces videos specializing in food, travel, and culture; and Eugene Jose Arboleda from Taxumo, which allows freelancers and entrepreneurs to conveniently file their taxes online.

They will be representing the Philippines as Founder of the Year finalists at the ASEAN Rice Bowl Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 13.

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