It was a night to celebrate creators at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's 2022 Next Awards, with a familiar name taking away the top prize.
Nashville real estate mogul Meg Epstein, founder and CEO of CA South, was crowned Entrepreneur of 2022 at the event, held downtown at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Monday night.
The event also honored four new inductees to the EC’s Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame.
Here's who else was recognized as among the region's top founders, startups and entrepreneurial-minded businesses. Most categories recognized an "emerging" awardee (less than $1 million annual revenue) as well as a "market mover" (north of $1 million in annual revenue):
Emerging Entrepreneur of 2022: Amy Green, owner and founder of the Nashville Collaborative Counseling Center
Startup
Technology: Pivot Technology School (founders Joshua Mundy and Quoin Clark)
Health care: Winnow (founders Paul Vernich and Ray Guzman)
Products, Services and Retail: Walker Brothers (founders Caroline Howard, Sam Walker and Luke Walker)
Music, Sports and Entertainment: A to Z Sports (founders Austin Stanley and Zach Bingham)
Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction: Collected (founder Jamie Pfeffer)
Health care
Emerging: Decode Health (founders Chase Spurlock and Julia Polk)
Market Mover: Care Harmony (founders Gokul Mohan and Stephen Stewart)
Technology
Emerging: Single Music (founders Tommy Stalknecht and Taylor O’Connor)
Market Mover: Alto Solutions Inc. (founder Eric Satz)
Products, Services and Retail
Emerging: Canvas Supply Co. (founders Davin Aracena and Christie Tarleton)
Market Mover: Rootine (founders Rachel Sanders and Daniel Wallerstorfer)
Music, Sports and Entertainment
Emerging: Absolutely Ridiculous (founder Artist X)
Market Mover: Soundstripe (founders Travis Terrell and Micah Sannan)
Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction
Emerging: Holladay Ventures (founder Even Holladay)
Market Mover: Built Technologies (founders Chase Gilbert and Andrew Sohr)
