Meet the judges
The success of the program relies on the efforts of our independent panel of judges. These past Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recipients and civic and community leaders devote significant effort to review and deliberate the merits of each nominee. We deeply appreciate their dedication to the program.

Michael Praeger
Co-Founder and CEO
AvidXchange, Inc.
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Southeast winner

Theresa Sexton
Partner
Claritas Capital

Jack Springer
CEO and Director on the Board
Malibu Boats, Inc.
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Southeast winner
and National finalist

Tricia Wallwork
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Milo's Tea Company
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Southeast winner
and National finalist

Jon Ziglar
CEO
ParkMobile
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Southeast winner

Adam Walker
CEO
Summit Packaging Solutions
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Southeast winner

Rich Hagins
CEO
US&S, Inc.
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Southeast winner