SPHERE Technology Solutions, a woman-owned cybersecurity company, is pleased to announce that President and Founder, Rita Gurevich is a winner of NJBIZ Forty Under 40 Award.
NJBIZ had to research and review scores of young women and men who have made an outstanding reputation based on their professional excellence in their industry. Rita, who is 32 years young, is both excited and honored to be receiving this award “I’m thrilled, and humbled. to have been named to the list in the Technology Category. Having build a niche is the ever-growing cybersecurity industry and helping companies with their challenges around protecting their most sensitive assets from inside their four walls, we are poised to make great strides as we continue to grow.” said Ms. Gurevich.
Rita Founded SPHERE Technology Solutions in 2009 when she was just 25 years old. She has grown the company on a global scale, including the addition of an office in London, UK. Through her journey of entrepreneurship and success, Rita has made a name for herself in the IT industry by winning multiple awards including Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneur, Best 50 Women in Business, an EY Entrepreneurial Winning Woman and many more.
As a young woman who bootstrapped the company and selling to seasoned professionals, Rita hasn’t always found it to be the easiest of challenges “when your target audience are technology managers double your age with triple your experience, any potential sales call was sink or swim”. Eight years later, Rita has grown SPHERE into a fun, creative and innovative company that has been recognized by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, TMT News, WBENC and more.
The awards ceremony will take place on September 11th at iPlay America in Freehold, New Jersey, where Rita and 39 others will receive their award.
Check out the other Forty Under 40 categories and winners here