Kirby Hays
Cal Pacific Constructors, Inc. Riverside
Meet Our 2023 Finalists!
Selected from a pool of over 300 nominees, the following entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs will be competing to be named the top entrepreneurs in seven (7) categories on November 15th at the Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards gala. Who will take home the coveted Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award? Join us to find out - tickets are still available but going quickly.
CORPORATE ENTREPRENEUR
Drew Mumford Sr.
COLUMBIA ALUMINUM PRODUCTS, LLC Corona
Virginia Martinez
Technical Employment Training Inc. San Bernardino
Thinh Pho
Williams Furnace Company Colton
FOOD, HOSPITALITY, & ENTERTAINMENT ENTREPRENEUR
Angelo Catalano
Angelo's Brick Oven Pizzeria Wildomar
Stephen Hasemeyer
Arcade Coffee Roasters Riverside
Leah Di Bernardo & Joanne Di Bernardo
E.A.T Marketplace A Cultivating Good company Temecula
Benita Bratton
Gram's BBQ Restaurant & Catering Riverside
Christine Holyfield
My Healthy Penguin Rancho Cucamonga
Bill Johnson
SkyPark at Santa's Village Skyforest
GENERAL ENTREPRENEUR
Bud Weisbart
A&R Tarpaulins, Inc. Fontana
Jonathan & Patricia Summers
CA Smog Institute, CSAI Auto Service & Smog, and Sage Leadership Academy Riverside
Jeffrey Luchonok
Composition Hospitality Ontario
Prospero Collado
H&S Transport Inc. Fontana
Suzette Overgaag
North Shore Greenhouses, Inc. Thermal
HEALTHCARE ENTREPRENEUR
Harry Jackson
360 Human Services Victorville
Eric Goodman
MVS, Inc. (Mountain View Services) Redlands
Jeff Grange
Symons Emergency Specialties Inc. DBA Symbiosis Redlands
NONPROFIT ENTREPRENEUR
Pete Benavidez
Blindness Support Services Riverside
Zeb Welborn
Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce | Welborn Media Chino
Peggi Hazlett
Greater Ontario Business Council Ontario
SERVICE-BASED ENTREPRENEUR
David Shay
Active IT Solutions, Inc. Riverside
Jeff Patterson & Johan Graham
Bid Fast and Last Hesperia
Derek Anderson
Biztek Solutions, Inc. Riverside
Suzie Murrish
Murrish Maintenance Construction Services LLC Ontario
Andrea K. Shoup
Shoup Legal Murrieta
Dale Marsden, EdD
Tomorrow's Talent San Bernardino
SMALL/EMERGING ENTERPRISE
Dana Walker-Jackson
Cinderella's Closet Your Specialty Lingerie Boutique Rancho Cucamonga
Chastity Heyward
Heyward Marketing Lab Temecula
Mark McKell, CPA & Adam McKell, CPA
McKell Partners Wealth Management Riverside
Rose Study
Roses Say Chino Hills
Vernon Wyllie-James
Vested Solutions Desert Hot Springs
