Westport, CT – In an online ceremony July 20 announcing the winners of the 2020 CT Entrepreneur Awards, Mark Mathias and Remarkable STEAM received three honors:
- Mark was the recipient of the “Community Voting - Entrepreneur (Social Good)” award for his work at Remarkable STEAM.
- Mark received Honorable Mention in the “Judged – Entrepreneur (Social Good)” category.
- Remarkable STEAM received an Honorable Mention in the “Community Favorites – Event” category for producing Maker Faire Westport, now Maker Faire Connecticut.
“To have the work we have been doing for nine years recognized as benefitting our state is quite an honor. The success of this is due to the hundreds of people with whom we work, our sponsors and the people who attend our events,” said Mathias, president of Remarkable STEAM. He continued, “Since the pandemic, we have been working with our very creative people to help front line workers have the personal protective equipment needed to stop the pandemic as well as helping to re-open Connecticut in innovative ways that will help our economy grow and thrive for years to come.”
About Remarkable STEAM
Remarkable STEAM is the not-for-profit that produces Maker Faire Connecticut. Its mission is to create jobs and close the education gap. Its flagship event, Maker Faire Connecticut, is the largest creativity and innovation event in the Northeast to showcase and support the spectrum of creative people to businesses.
To learn more, contact Mark Mathias at mark@remarkablesteam.org or 203-226-1791.
About CT Entrepreneur Awards
The CT Entrepreneur Awards are a product of the CT Entrepreneur Event Organizers consortium, an all-volunteer cooperative effort of people and organizations that host and facilitate entrepreneur-facing events in Connecticut. (See a list of affiliated organizations at www.ctentrepreneurawards.com.)
The CT Entrepreneur Awards have been held annually since 2017, coordinated by the growing group of volunteers and led by founder Bill Kenney. The 2020 event was originally scheduled for April but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and state safety guidelines. Nominations for 2021 open on December 1, 2020. For more information about the 2020 CT Entrepreneur Awards and plans for 2021, contact Bill Kenney at scallywag@ctevents.co.