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 recipient 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.
Sidd Ahmed, President and CEO
VDart, Inc.
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Southeast winner
Leah Brown, Co-Founder, President and CEO
CORDS
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Southeast winner
Bernie Dixon, Founder and CEO
Launchpad2X
Jeff Karcher, Regional Head, Global Listings
The New York Stock Exchange
Phyllis Newhouse, CEO
Xtreme Solutions, Inc.
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 US winner
Asif Ramji, Chief Product and Marketing Officer
Worldpay, Inc.
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 US winner
Karl Schledwitz, Chairman and CEO
Monogram Foods
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Southeast winner
Theresa Sexton, Partner
Claritas Capital
Chad Trull, CEO
HighFive Dental, LLC
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Southeast winner
Ed Weisiger, Jr., President and CEO
CTE
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Southeast winner