Honoring leaders who are building successful and growing businesses, EY has revealed 2023 finalists for its Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 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.
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 2023.
2023 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalists
Carter Malloy | AcreTrader | Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sean Minter | AmplifAI | Plano, Texas
Darron Eschle | Andrews Logistics Texas | Southlake, Texas
Chris White | Athos Group| Irving, Texas
Suchi Acharya | AyuVis Research| Fort Worth, Texas
Lauren Brooks | Bakery Bling | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tanya Biggers | Big Star Transit | Dallas, Texas
Nate Henderson and Ahmed Qureshi | BILT| Grapevine, Texas
Richard Stockton | Braemar Hotels & Resorts | Dallas, Texas
Chris Crosby | Compass Datacenters | Dallas, Texas
Matt Wadiak | Cooks Venture | Decatur, Arkansas
Chris Kendall | Denbury| Plano, Texas
Marcus Randolph | Ecobat | Dallas, Texas
Eddy Badrina | Eden Green | Cleburne, Texas
Elyse Dickerson | Eosera | Fort Worth, Texas
Jack Gibbons | FB Society | Dallas, Texas
Aaron Smith | FlexCare Infusion Centers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
John Gustafson | Frontier Waste Solutions | Dallas, Texas
J. Brooks | GlassView | Fort Worth, Texas
Robin Alex, Shaun Clark, and Varun Vairavan | HighLevel | Dallas, Texas
Dave Wengel | iDatafy | Little Rock, Arkansas
Mandy Price | Kanarys| Dallas, Texas
Rod Millar | Likewize | Southlake, Texas
Kirt Linington | Linear Roofing & General Contractors | Addison, Texas
Sheldon Arora | LiquidAgents Healthcare | Plano, Texas
Matthew Bowers | Lone Star Analysis | Addison, Texas
Ebbah Realzola | MEXZIM Corp| Dallas, Texas
Jordan Curnes | MicroTransponder | Dallas, Texas
Justin Simons | My Labs Direct | Plano, Texas
Matt Alexander | Neighborhood Goods | Plano, Texas
Chris Bradford and Kevin Wang | Newline Interactive | Allen, Texas
George Baker | ParkHub | Dallas, Texas
Blake Vincent and Bryan Vincent | Principal Industries | San Angelo, Texas
David Meadows and Derek Meadows | PureWine | Southlake, Texas
Tom Brennan | Sol-Ark | Plano, Texas
Bryan Redmond | Suntex Marinas | Dallas, Texas
Lisa Hanlon-Knight | Teltech Communications | Frisco, Texas
Luke Hejl | TimelyCare | Fort Worth, Texas
Tom Parker | TJP Enterprises | Fort Worth, Texas
Daniel Chu | Tricolor Holdings | Irving, Texas
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