Real Growth Deserves Real Recognition
Growth gets talked about constantly in the entrepreneurial world. Real scale is much rarer.
The Beyond a Million Awards were created to recognize founders who have built businesses doing meaningful, verified revenue, not projected numbers or vanity metrics, but real processing volume achieved through years of execution.
These awards honor entrepreneurs who have crossed major lifetime revenue milestones while building and scaling their companies with the support of stable payment infrastructure through Easy Pay Direct.
In an era where revenue claims are everywhere, the Beyond a Million Awards represent something different. They represent verified growth from real operators building real businesses.
What the Beyond a Million Awards Recognize
The Beyond a Million Awards spotlight founders who have reached significant lifetime processing milestones through Easy Pay Direct.
Award Tiers
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BAM Award: $1 million+ lifetime processing
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BAM X Award: $10 million+ lifetime processing
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BAM 50 Award: $50 million+ lifetime processing
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BAM 100 Award: $100 million+ lifetime processing
Each milestone reflects more than just revenue. It represents resilience, operational maturity, and the ability to scale a business over time.
Every recipient receives a custom-designed physical award created to be displayed as part of a growing collection. Each piece represents a new level of scale and the work required to reach it.
Why the Beyond a Million Awards Exist
Beyond a Million has always focused on the founders behind the numbers. The entrepreneurs who continue building long after the initial wins.
Many of the business owners featured on the Beyond a Million podcast are operating at high seven, eight, nine, and ten figures. One common thread among them is the importance of strong financial infrastructure that can support growth without disruption.
The Beyond a Million Awards were created to spotlight founders who are not just talking about scale but actively achieving it.
These awards serve as recognition for what has already been built and motivation for what comes next.
Built for Founders Who Intend to Keep Scaling
Every Beyond a Million Award is tied directly to verified processing volume through Easy Pay Direct. That means each milestone reflects actual transaction volume from real customers and real businesses.
For many recipients, the award becomes part of a larger collection as their companies continue to grow. Each new tier marks another phase of scale and another level of operational sophistication.
The recognition is not just about reaching a number. It is about building something durable enough to continue growing beyond it.
How to Qualify for a Beyond a Million Award
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for a Beyond a Million Award:
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Be an active Easy Pay Direct merchant
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Reach a qualifying lifetime processing milestone
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Have volume verified through the Easy Pay Direct platform
Once verified, recipients receive their physical award and may be featured across Beyond a Million and Easy Pay Direct channels.
The Infrastructure Behind the Growth
Many businesses earning Beyond a Million Awards share a similar approach. They prioritize stable, scalable payment infrastructure early so growth does not get interrupted later.
Easy Pay Direct works with scaling companies across e-commerce, digital products, coaching, consulting, and high-growth online businesses to provide reliable merchant accounts designed for long-term scale.
For founders building toward their next revenue milestone, payment infrastructure becomes a strategic advantage rather than just a utility.
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Going Beyond a Million
The goal is not simply to reach a revenue milestone. The goal is to build a business that continues growing long after that milestone is achieved.
The Beyond a Million Awards exist to recognize founders who are doing exactly that. Entrepreneurs who have moved beyond early success and are building companies designed for long-term scale.
