Milton business leader garners national recognition
The largest online referral network for small businesses, Alignable.com, is announcing the results of its national search for leaders who have gone above and beyond guiding peers and supporting entire communities as they strive to recover. Alignable’s network has chosen Lisa Condon of Lisa Condon Enterprises as Milton’s 2022 Business Person of The Year.
The 2022 contest is the most popular competition Alignable has ever hosted, marking a 64% increase in participation over last year. In all, 2,400 small business owners were elected by their peers to be their Local Business People of The Year across the U.S. and Canada.
During the contest, which ran from Jan. 10 to Feb. 11, 160,000 votes and 32,000 testimonials were posted praising thousands of local leaders for helping their peers and communities through a turbulent year with many challenges: skyrocketing inflation, labor shortages, supply chain problems and COVID variants.
Because of these issues, 70% of small businesses have yet to recover, and recovery rates have declined 13% since December, according to Alignable’s latest poll of 6,305 small business owners. This recovery reversal highlights how important it is for the contest winners to continue their work helping even more businesses bounce back from pandemic-era hurdles.
“In our tight-knit community, you almost always get back what you give,” said Lisa Condon, CBB, CSP, CSPO and CEO of LCE. “And the challenges we’ve all encountered have compelled many of us to offer counsel and support to peers struggling to keep their businesses afloat. While I’m thrilled to receive this award, it’s really a testament to our entire community; it reinforces my resolve to push toward a full recovery for everyone here in Milton by the end of 2022, if not earlier.”
Condon received a special badge on her Alignable profile, recognizing this big win. In past years, the awareness generated through similar contests has spurred expanded connections as well as new business for many winners.
“This has been a fun and rewarding contest to watch unfold,” said Venkat Krishnamurthy, Alignable president and co-founder. “Local business owners are the heart and soul of their communities, and they ought to get way more recognition for all they do. Friendly competition aside, this contest generated some incredible peer testimonials, to the tune of 32,000, showing exactly why small business owners are stronger together.”
LCE is a company that sparks inspiration, innovation and collaboration through gratitude. A motivational speaker, Lisa Condon uses a combination of theory and practices from the Project Management Institute, Six Sigma, Scrum, EQi and Appreciative Inquiry. Condon is the author of the soon-to-be released book, “Sparking Your Business, 9 Steps of Gratitude.” To learn more, go to lisacondon.com and Alignable.com.
