Honoring leaders who are building successful and growing businesses, EY has revealed 2021 finalists for its Entrepreneur Of The Year Award program in the program’s Southwest region.
Selected by a panel of independent judges, the finalist entrepreneurs stand out for their innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment. They represent a range of industries, from real estate and healthcare to retail and technology.
All finalists will be featured in the August issue of D CEO; award winners will be revealed at a virtual celebration on Aug. 4.
Regional winners will go on to compete in EY’s national program, which will culminate in November. The national winner will compete in the firm’s global program in June 2022.
2021 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalists
Accelerate Real Asset Management
Brennan Potts, CEO
Apex Fintech Solutions
Bill Capuzzi, CEO
Astura Medical
Joel Gambrell, president and CEO
AVAD Energy Partners
John Davis, CEO
Bestow
Jonathan Abelmann, co-founder and president
Melbourne O’Banion, CEO
Birdeye
Naveen Gupta, CEO
Catalyst Health Network
Christopher Crow, co-founder and CEO
Catalyst Health Network
Lance Spivey, co-founder and president
Catalyze Dallas Holdings
Joe D’Cruz, managing director
Tricia D’Cruz, managing director
Compass Data Centers
Chris Crosby, CEO
Concote Corp.
Shelby Ricketts, president and CEO
CONTI Texas Organization
Carlos Vaz, CEO and co-founder
Critical Start
Rob Davis, CEO
Elevate Credit
Jason Harvison, CEO
HealthMark
Bart Howe, CEO
Hedera Hashgraph
Leemon Baird, CTO
Mance Harmon, CEO
iiPay
Bob Foster CEO
Kibo Commerce
David Post, CEO
Monkedia
Noah Curran, CEO
MTX Group
Das Nobel, co-founder and CEO
Nipa Nobel, co-founder and CMO
National Circuit Assembly
Mike Tieu, CEO and founder
Neighborhood Goods
Matt Alexander, co-founder and CEO
Neighborly
Mike Bidwell, president and CEO
o9 Solutions
Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO
Omni Logistics
JJ Schickel, CEO
Onbe
Juli Spottiswood, chairman and CEO
PMG Worldwide
George Popstefanov, CEO
Qentelli
Sanjay Jupudi, co-founder and president
Prasanna Singaraju, co-founder and Chief Digital Officer
Resi Media
Collin Jones, president
Paul Martel, founder and CEO
Shiftsmart
Patrick Brandt, President
Aakash Kumar, CEO
Shine Solar
Nicholas Gorden, CEO and co-founder
Sign Gypsies
Stacey Hess, founder and president
SignaPay
John Martillo, general partner
Taysha Gene Therapies
RA Sessions, CEO
Titus Oil & Gas
Marshall Hickey, founder and CEO
Tricolor
Daniel Chu, CEO
Van’s Kitchen
Theresa Motter, CEO
Yesway
Tom Trkla, chairman and CEO
Zirtue
Dennis Cail, co-founder and CEO
