Mary Beth Kelly
Co-Founder & CFO  
BA 2007, College of Liberal Arts  

Secure Bearing provides custom IT solutions for medium to large businesses, focusing on network and security architecture and services, automation, audits, project management, and consulting. 

Aakash Kumar
Founder & CEO  
BBA 2012, McCombs School of Business  

Shiftsmart is a labor platform connecting the modern hourly worker with large-scale enterprises facing increasingly complex staffing requirements. The company pairs core workforce management software with a network of more than 3 million workers to create a labor marketplace.  

Diana Skellenger
Owner  
BS 2012, Moody College of Communication  

Skelly Build is an award-winning, woman-owned construction company in Austin. Whether it’s a home, office, or commercial space, they create your happy place through a simple construction process. They are your builder team, committed to your satisfaction, timeline, and budget.  

Jeffrey Patterson
Co-Founder & CEO  
BBA 2001, McCombs School of Business  

Sparrow Partners exists to create thriving communities by having a passionate commitment to our community members and a common pursuit of excellence in the design, construction, and management of their Active Adult apartment home communities.  

Hunter Beaton
Founder & CEO
BSCL 2022, Moody College of Communication

Day 1 Bags provides brand new, high-quality bags to youth in foster care instead of trash bags as luggage when they are moving from home to home. They have given over 145,000 bags to youth in need across 45 states.
2023 Returning Winner

Brent Dawson
Managing Member & President
BS 2006, Life Member, Cockrell School of Engineering

Dawson Construction is a general contractor that works primarily in the K-12, office, and medical markets.

Preston Gregg
CEO
BJ 1992, Life Member, Moody College of Communication

Earin Persson
Vice President, Data Intelligence Solutions
BBA 1994, McCombs School of Business

D3Clarity is a professional services firm focused on Data Intelligence and Business Modernization Solutions. They enable large and medium enterprises to elevate, streamline and analyze their enterprise data and cloud infrastructure for profitable insights and data-driven decision making.

Chris Crosby
CEO
BS 1993, Life Member, College of Natural Sciences

Compass Datacenters designs and constructs data centers for some of the world’s largest hyperscalers and cloud providers on campuses across the globe. Their corporate culture is predicated on continual improvement and innovation and has enabled them to consistently deliver customer’s projects faster, and with no sacrifices in quality.
2023 Returning Winner

Annmarie Hatfield
Partner
BS 1991, Life Member, Moody College of Communication

Michael Davila
Partner
MA 2012, Life Member, College of Education

College Inroads helps high school students get into college. Through their proven process, students figure out what to major in, where to apply, how to apply, and how to pay less for college. If you have a high school student, let them help you save time, stress, and money on that crazy road to college!
2023 Returning Winner

Abby Daigle
Owner
BJ 2006, Moody College of Communication  

Stems is a floral shop in Austin specializing in floral design and event styling. They do weddings and events from à la carte to large-scale, with full- service design. They also offer flowers and gifts for pick up or delivery.  
2023 Returning Winner