Negocios Magazine has announced that Fernando Arellano-Geddes, CEO & Partner of PowerHouse Automotive Group, will be recognized at the 2026 Top Entrepreneur of USA Awards. The ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, at the EB Hotel Miami, where Arellano-Geddes will receive the 'Automotive Leadership & Business Excellence Award'. This honor acknowledges his three decades of experience in the automotive industry, his international expertise, and his leadership in large-scale organizations, as well as his new entrepreneurial chapter with PowerHouse Automotive Group.
Arellano-Geddes' career includes leadership roles with various automotive brands and the management of major retail operations in the United States. Notably, he previously led an organization that expanded to 22 dealerships across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, representing 16 automotive brands. Today, he heads PowerHouse Automotive Group, a new retail organization focusing on accelerated growth in the Southeastern United States. The group started with four Ford dealerships in Southwest Georgia—Ford Albany, Ford Americus, Ford Cordele, and Ford Sylvester—and has since added Chevrolet Sylvester. From its inception, the organization has prioritized building strong leadership teams, enhancing operations, and fostering a corporate culture rooted in transparency, service, and community engagement.
The 2026 Top Entrepreneur of USA Awards will bring together approximately 120 entrepreneurs, CEOs, executives, investors, and professionals for an awards dinner and ceremony organized by Negocios Magazine. The event will be held in the Ballroom at the EB Hotel Miami. Eduardo Hapke, Publisher of Negocios Magazine, expressed pride in recognizing Arellano-Geddes, stating, 'For Negocios Magazine, it is a true honor to recognize Fernando Arellano-Geddes, an executive and entrepreneur with an extensive international career in the automotive industry who is now beginning a new chapter with PowerHouse Automotive Group. Fernando represents experience and leadership, as well as the ability to embark on a new entrepreneurial journey and build an organization with a renewed vision for growth.'
This distinction highlights not only Arellano-Geddes' achievements over more than three decades but also his capacity to launch a new venture and develop an organization with a growth strategy already yielding results. Negocios Magazine, founded in 2013 by Eduardo Hapke and Karen Blanco, aims to provide a communications platform for entrepreneurs and business leaders in South Florida and the U.S. Hispanic market. The magazine is available in print and digital formats, and its digital platform, NegociosMagazine.com, features business news, interviews, and executive profiles. The publication also distributes content via international platforms like PressReader and maintains an active social media presence, including Facebook and X. Negocios Magazine is part of Acta Diurna Urbis Group Corp., a Miami-based media group that also publishes Ejecutiva Magazine, Welcome to America, Salud & Buen Vivir Florida, Hispanic Time, and Electric Cars Plus.
