People building
what comes next.
Founders, owners, executives and investors selected for the businesses they are building, the decisions they are making and the lessons worth following.
Pinky Cole Hayes
Founder, Slutty VeganA category-making restaurateur whose rise and rebuild offer lessons in brand, capital and control.
READ THE PROFILE →02FOUNDERTabitha Brown
Cofounder, Donna’s RecipeA creator and entrepreneur turning audience trust into products, partnerships and enterprise value.
READ THE PROFILE →03FOUNDERTope Awotona
Founder and CEO, CalendlyA software founder who built a global company by removing one persistent point of friction.
READ THE PROFILE →04LEADERDavid Steward
Founder and Chairman, WWTA technology leader who built World Wide Technology through decades of capability and customer trust.
READ THE PROFILE →05FOUNDERFawn Weaver
Founder and CEO, Uncle NearestAn entrepreneur connecting historical stewardship, product excellence and independent ownership.
READ THE PROFILE →06LEADERJanice Bryant Howroyd
Founder and CEO, ActOne GroupA workforce-services pioneer who made humanity an operating principle for international scale.
READ THE PROFILE →07OWNERDenise Woodard
Founder and CEO, Partake FoodsA consumer-products founder building an inclusive national brand from a problem her family experienced.
READ THE PROFILE →08INVESTORMarlon Nichols
Cofounder, MaC Venture CapitalAn investor demonstrating how cultural insight can reveal markets and founders others overlook.
READ THE PROFILE →09FOUNDERT. Dallas Smith
Founder and CEO, T. Dallas Smith & CompanyA commercial real estate pioneer who built a national tenant-representation firm while opening doors for diverse talent in the industry.
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