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title: Jaakko Wäänänen, Hellon - Founder of the Year category Small Size Companies
description: Jaakko Wäänänen, founder of Hellon received the Growth Rings in Silver for the Global award Founder of the Year category Small Size Companies.
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# Jaakko Wäänänen, Hellon - Founder of the Year category Small Size Companies

**[Founders Alliance](https://www.foundersalliance.com/blog/author/founders-alliance) **2022.09.28

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[Jaakko Wäänänen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAACoexwBfcq8gxbzLmPJOoh9h-CKkf_31FA), founder of [Hellon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hellon/) received the Growth Rings in Silver for the global award Founder of the Year category Small Size Companies at the Founders Awards Gala held at Stockholm City Hall on September 22.

“The founder of the year award feels amazing. To me, its is a prestigious personal level recognition of all the effort and devotion put in as an entrepreneur throughout the years. I feel truly honored.” - says Jaakko Wäänänen.

Jaakko Wäänänen founded Hellon 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with studios in London and Helsinki and in their global operations they have delivered 1000 projects in 20 countries worldwide. Hellon helps forerunner companies and pioneers in the field of customer experience innovation and provides advice, consulting and solutions for mid size and large global companies, to enhance their customer value driven growth. 

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Photo: [Jean Lapin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAB_mZekBQ-qFTssnz9bS0v4hikfJG7v2GJk)

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