EY has announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018
Award in the Southwest region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
From Fort Worth and Tarrant County are:
• Chris Munday, Chairman and CEO, 2020 Companies, Fort Worth
• Don Dykstra, President and CEO, Bloomfield Homes L.P., Southlake
• Sheffield Clark, Founder and CEO, Coinsource, Fort Worth
• Bobby Sharp, Chief Logistics Officer, Coinsource, Fort Worth
• Mike Stacy, CEO, ID90T, Inc., Southlake
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• Eric Waller, CEO, MD America Energy, LLC, Fort Worth
• Frost Prioleau, Co-Founder and CEO, Simplifi Holdings, Inc., Fort Worth
These business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on Saturday, June 23 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
The other finalists are:
Dr. Lucas Lu, Founder and CEO, 5Miles LLC, Dallas
Stephen Bohanon, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Alkami Technology, Plano
Jere Thompson, CEO, Ambit Energy, Dallas
John Burke, CIO, Ambit Energy, Dallas
Laurie Rodriguez, CFO, Ambit Energy, Dallas
Chris Chambless, CMO, Ambit Energy,Dallas
Blake Walker, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Arcis Golf, Dallas
David Ricker, Chairman and CEO, BroadJump LLC, Dallas
Merrilee Kick, Founder and CEO, BuzzBallz/Southern Champion LLC, Carrollton
Joe Armes, Chairman, CEO, and President, CSW Industrials, Inc.
Cade Griffis, Founder and CEO, D-Bat Sports, Carrollton
Alex Doubet, CEO, Door, Dallas
David Illiff, CEO, DuraServ Corp., Dallas
Jamie Gibbs, Chairman, DuraServ Corp., Farmers Branch
Vince Sullivan, President, DuraServ Corp., Farmers Branch
Kyle Noonan, President and CEO, FreeRange Concepts, Dallas
Joshua Sepkowitz, President and CEO, FreeRange Concepts, Dallas
Jim Brickman, CEO, Green Brick Partners, Inc., Plano
Curtis Hite, CEO, Improving, Plano
Rich Howe, Chairman and CEO, Inuvo, Inc., Little Rock
Carl Wehmeyer, EVP, Niagara Conservation Corp., Flower Mound
Stuart Archer, CEO, Oceans Healthcare, Plano
Kent McKeaigg, Founder and CEO, OrderMyGear, Dallas
Adam Teague, CEO, Plank and Mill LLC, Tulsa
Tim Paslay, Chief Creative Officer, Plank and Mill LLC, Tulsa
Richard Margolin, Chief Technology Officer, Robokind, Dallas
Joey LaRocque, CEO, Rocksolid, LLC, Frisco
Scott Everett, Founder and Managing Partner, S2 Capital, LLC, Addison
John Schmitz, Executive Chairman, Select Energy Services, Inc., Houston
Sam Darwish, CEO, Skinny IT, Frisco
Josh Smith, CEO, Solovis, Dallas
Lance Crosby, Chairman and CEO, StackPath, Dallas
Lance Taylor, CEO, Steward Energy II, LLC, Frisco
Carly Nance, Co-Founder, The Citizenry, Dallas
Rachel Bentley, Co-Founder, The Citizenry, Dallas
Gene Scott, President and CEO, Travel Nurse Across America, North Little Rock
Teresa Mackintosh, CEO, Trintech, Inc., Addison
Tony Ramji, President and CEO, Victory Group, Dallas
Alex Danza, President and CEO, Vonlane LLC, Dallas
Now in its 32nd year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities and more than 60 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards.
Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on Nov. 10.
Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored in the US by SAP America, the Kauffman Foundation and Merrill Corporation.