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<\/span> – Voice Media Group chief executive officer Scott Tobias has been named small business executive of the year in the Business Intelligence Group\u2019s BIG Awards for Business<\/a>. The results were announced in Philadelphia earlier today.<\/span><\/p>\n The contest judges recognized Tobias for his role in reinventing and reinvigorating a legacy newspaper company. Tobias created Voice Media Group<\/a> via a management buyout of the former Village Voice Media Holdings in 2013. Under his leadership, the firm has since become an industry leader in digital marketing solutions and publishing.<\/span><\/p>\n In particular, Tobias\u2019s decision to channel resources into a cutting-edge digital marketing agency has paid dividends. That agency, V Digital Services, is now one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing private companies \u2013 one reason BIG Awards judges named it small company of the year for the second consecutive year in this year\u2019s awards. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be recognized,\u201d said Tobias, \u201cbut this award really goes to the entire VMG and VDS teams. It couldn\u2019t have happened without them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n According to its website, the Business Intelligence Group was \u201cfounded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world.\u201d Unlike other industry award programs, BIG Awards are peer-based, judged by business executives with specific experience and knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis year\u2019s winners show how leadership, innovation, and technology are improving the lives of people around the world,\u201d said Maria Jimenez, chief nominations officer for Business Intelligence Group. \u201cWe are so proud to reward each of these people, products, and organizations for setting such a positive example.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Tobias is a rare example of a CEO who spent his entire career with one company and made his way to the top by constantly mastering new skills. <\/span><\/p>\n After graduating from the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado in 1993, he began his sales and marketing career as a sales associate at the iconic alternative weekly newspaper <\/span>Westword<\/i><\/span>.<\/span><\/a> He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming publisher of the organization\u2019s Kansas City publication and, later, group publisher and chief operating officer before ultimately leading a 2012 management buyout that created today\u2019s VMG.<\/span><\/p>\n As president and CEO, Tobias today <\/span>oversees all operations and channels of the organization, including sales, operations, web development, and finance, as well as directing team leaders on day-to-day and long-term strategies for the business.<\/span><\/p>\n He\u2019s also developed a growing partner network for VMG that includes strategic relationships with Denver-based digital advertising and technology company Adcellerant<\/a> and the Star-Tribune Company of Minneapolis, publisher of former VMG publication <\/span>City Pages<\/i><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n