Fernando Arellano-Geddes to Receive Automotive Leadership & Business Excellence Award at 2026 Top Entrepreneur of USA Awards

Negocios Magazine has announced that Fernando Arellano-Geddes, CEO and Partner of PowerHouse Automotive Group, will be recognized at the 2026 Top Entrepreneur of USA Awards, scheduled for Thursday, October 8, at the EB Hotel Miami. Arellano-Geddes will receive the special “Automotive Leadership & Business Excellence Award,” which acknowledges his more than three decades of experience in the automotive industry, his international expertise, his ability to lead large-scale organizations, and his new entrepreneurial chapter at the helm of PowerHouse Automotive Group.

Throughout his professional career, Arellano-Geddes has held leadership positions with automotive brands and organizations, followed by the management of major automotive retail operations in the United States. In a previous stage, he led an organization that grew to operate 22 dealerships across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, representing 16 automotive brands. This extensive background has positioned him as a seasoned leader in the industry.

Today, Arellano-Geddes leads PowerHouse Automotive Group, a new automotive retail organization that has embarked on an accelerated growth strategy in the Southeastern United States. PowerHouse began this new entrepreneurial chapter with four Ford dealerships in Southwest Georgia: Ford Albany, Ford Americus, Ford Cordele, and Ford Sylvester, and has since added Chevrolet Sylvester. From its earliest months, the organization has focused its strategy on developing strong leadership teams, strengthening operations, and building a corporate culture based on transparency, service, and meaningful connections with the communities in which it operates.

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 take place in the Ballroom at the EB Hotel Miami. Eduardo Hapke, Publisher of Negocios Magazine, expressed the honor of 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 in the automotive industry but also his ability to begin a new entrepreneurial chapter and develop an organization with a growth strategy that is already beginning to deliver results. The recognition underscores the importance of leadership and innovation in the automotive sector, as well as the impact of strategic growth in the region.

Negocios Magazine, founded in 2013 by journalist Eduardo Hapke and attorney Karen Blanco, aims to develop a communications platform focused on entrepreneurs, executives, business owners, and business leaders throughout South Florida and the U.S. Hispanic market. The magazine is published in both print and digital formats and operates NegociosMagazine.com, a digital platform featuring business news, interviews, executive profiles, and content related to business, finance, technology, investments, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Negocios Magazine further expands its distribution through international digital platforms such as PressReader, and maintains an active presence across social media and organizes various business events.