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Justin Yuen Receives Portland Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Award
February 23, 2011
Justin Yuen, FMYI Founder & President, was honored by the Portland Business Journal at its annual 40 Under Forty Awards Luncheon last Friday. This annual award recognizes 40 local executives and professionals under the age of 40 for the contributions they have made in their businesses and community. For the entire FMYI team, Justin winning this award came as no surprise because he inspires all of us to make a difference every day. A little over 7 years ago, Justin founded FMYI on a simple idea – using emerging social networking to empower businesses to collaborate and communicate. Since then, he has bootstrapped our company into a leading provider of private social networks and collaboration software to Nike, Sony, Aflac, Fox, HBO, Hyatt, Disney, Office Depot, Target, Martha Stewart, and thousands of other companies, government agencies, universities, and nonprofits.
His passion for how technology can help lessen our impact on the planet while positively affecting society has shepherded FMYI’s DNA-driven commitment to sustainability. In 2010, his vision for building a company based on the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit received local and national recognition. FMYI was designated as one of the City of Portland’s Climate Champion, was a finalist in Zipcar’s 2010 Wheels of Change award, was a Sustainability Business Oregon 2010 Innovation in Sustainability award winner, and became the first software company in Oregon to be certified as a B corporation.
At Friday’s event, the entire Portland FMYI team along with guests Sarah Severn and Herb Hedges from Nike, cheered Justin on as he received his award. The awards were handed out in alphabetical order, but for us all, that just meant they saved the best for last.
