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iSeatz Named Finalist In 2010 American Business Awards

Management Team Takes Top Honors for Leadership, Innovation, Achievement

New Orleans, LA, - iSeatz, the world's leading provider of customized in-path private label travel and entertainment solutions, was named a Finalist in the Management Team of the Year category in the 2010 American Business Awards.

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

"Thanks to my team's limitless vision, dedication and capacity for innovation, we were able to achieve several significant milestones in our tenth year of Powering Devotion," said Kenneth Purcell, CEO, iSeatz. "It's an honor to be recognized for our hard-earned successes-as well as our capacity for future growth-by distinguished business leaders nationwide."

The iSeatz team was selected as a Finalist based on its achievements over the past year including:

  • Marking a decade of operation, representing ten years of Powering Devotion for clients, partners, employees and community
  • Ranking No. 67 on the 2009 Inc. 500/5000 list with a four-year growth rate of 1983.6 percent
  • Entering the European market via an exclusive partnership with KLM/Air France, the largest airline company in the world
  • Emerging as a leader in New Orleans by helping to found the City's first entrepreneurial community
  • Driving ancillary revenue generation for leaders in the airline industry

Led by a founding team of technology and travel industry veterans, iSeatz is the industry leader in creating customized private label and in-path travel solutions for some of the most renowned travel brands in the world. iSeatz's clients and partners include Amtrak, CitiBank, Delta Air Lines, KLM/Air France, MasterCard and Orbitz Worldwide Distribution.

This year's Stevie Award winners were announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 21 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than six hundred executives from across the U.S.A. attended. The event benefited Oceana, the largest international organization focused on ocean conservation. The ceremonies were broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network.

Finalists in the awards program were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May. More than 2,700 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.


About iSeatz
iSeatz is the global provider of customized online travel and entertainment solutions that offer immediate access to nearly 200,000 services and products. iSeatz powers differentiated loyalty programs, ancillary revenue and brand devotion by seamlessly integrating its flexible booking engine into its clients' relevant customer touch points. The proprietary supplier and transaction aggregation application, iSeatz OneView, enables clients to consolidate the components of multiple transactions into a single real-time record that can be easily managed online. iSeatz is the choice of industry leaders including Amtrak, CitiBank, Delta Air Lines, KLM/Air France, MasterCard and Orbitz, and was ranked in the 2009 and 2008 Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. For more information about iSeatz, visit www.iseatz.com.



About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.