Garrett Moss
President
BS 2012, College of Liberal Arts

Moss Utilities specializes in underground utility installations. Their project capabilities and experience include commercial, single-family residential, multi-family residential, and public works infrastructure projects all over the DFW Metroplex. While Moss Utilities was founded in 2016, the Moss family has a legacy in the utility construction industry in Dallas-Fort Worth dating back to the early 1900s.
2024 Returning Winner

Timothy Go
President & CEO
BS 1989, Cockrell School of Engineering, Life Member

HF Sinclair is an evolving energy company with 5,200 employees and an enduring family of brands, providing products essential for modern and future life. A Fortune 500 company, HF Sinclair refines and markets traditional and renewable fuels and other specialty products that are components in such items as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, recognized for its iconic dinosaur, HF Sinclair s Sinclair Oil brand has 1,500 independent branded stations throughout the U.S.
2024 Returning Winner

William Bridges
Co-Founder, President, & Operator
MBA 2011, McCombs School of Business 

Established in 1975 by the late Clifford Antone, Antone’s is an iconic blues venue located in downtown Austin. Over the past 50 years, Antone’s has brought Austin a variety of blues and musicians from across the country including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Ray Charles, and James Brown, and helped develop local talent like Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bob Schneider, Gary Clark Jr., and many others.

Brandy Perryman
Owner & Director
BS 1998, College of Education

Amanda Elena Cobarruvias Perryman
Co-Owner
BBA 1999, McCombs School of Business

Brandy Perryman Shooting Camp is a basketball camp for boys and girls ages 7-16. They develop the fundamentals of shooting but also teach fundamentals of the whole game. 

Gregory Busch
Owner
BBA 1992, McCombs School of Business 

MaxPar Group Holdings is a franchisee operator of seven clinics of The Joint Chiropractic in the following Missouri locations: Creve Coeur, Cottleville, Chesterfield, O’Fallon, Central West End, Des Peres, and Joplin.
2024 Returning Winner

Thaleon Tremain
CEO
MBA 2000, McCombs School of Business

Pachamama Coffee is a roaster of specialty coffee wholly owned by thousands of farmers in Latin America and Africa. The global cooperative business was founded in 2006 by five pioneering producer groups from Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, and Ethiopia, who pooled their resources to create their own business in California. Pachamama maintains a national whoesale program, five retail cafés and a DTC business that uniquely connects coffee consumers and farmers.
 

Brandon Bichler
Partner
BA 1996, College of Liberal Arts, Life Member 

Eric Rich
Partner
BBA 1992, McCombs School of Business

Elixirr is an award-winning global consulting firm working with clients across a diverse range of industries, markets, and geographies. Working openly and collaboratively with clients from start to finish, they deliver outcomes based on innovative thinking, not methodology, and treating each client's business like their own.
2024 Returning Winner

John Cerda
CEO
MSTC 2003, McCombs School of Business, Life Member

Maestro Integrations is a design-build firm focusing on emerging integrative technologies for multi-family and commercial projects. They offer leadership and expertise in infrastructure (copper/fiber), distributed antenna systems, access and gate controls, surveillance, security, audio/video, intrusion alarm systems, fire alarm systems, and IoT smart living systems.

2023 & 2024 Returning Winner

Abigail Daigle
Owner & CEO
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 a la carte to large-scale, with full- service design. They also offer flowers and gifts for pick up or delivery. 
2023 & 2024 Returning Winner

James Gill
Owner & President
BA 2000, College of Liberal Arts, Life Member

Austin Rent Fence is a locally owned and operated company specializing in temporary fencing and sanitation services for construction sites, events, and more. With a focus on reliable service and strong local relationships, ARF provides high-quality, customizable fencing and sanitation solutions tailored to meet the needs of Austin's dynamic market. The ARF team combines industry expertise with a commitment to customer satisfaction, ensuring safety and security on every project.