November 20, 2021 was a magical evening to remember. More than 500 diverse business and community leaders joined together for an evening of honor and achievement; celebrating the best of the Austin metro business and community.
The evening started with the soulful sounds of Stretch Musik Band. After the cocktail hour attendees moved into the the grand ballroom to west African drummers and dancing by Afrique Gninze. The emcee was none other than the accomplished and award winning journalist and anchor Dr. Nicole Cross, Spectrum News.
Invocation by Honoree, Denise Nance Pierce.
Sponsor talks and Remarks by IBM, Art Valentine; AAA Texas, Anne Oryan; and BMW of South Austin, Montye Purify.
Entrepreneur – mvmt ventures, Moaz Hamid
Performances by Huston Tillotson University Jazz Collective
Party Planner: Taleah Hawthorne Exceptional Events
Congratulations to the Austin Black Business Journal 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Gary Bledsoe
2021 Austin Black Business Journal Lawyer of the Year – Hon. Lora Livingston
2021 Austin Black Business Journal Technologist of the Year – George Fax
2021 Austin Black Business Journal Doctor of the Year – Dr. Dominique Isaac-Williams
2021 Austin Black Business Journal Diversity Champion of the Year – Hugh Forrest
See our TOP TEN VIDEOS interviews below
2021 TOP TEN DIVERSITY CHAMPIONS
2020 TOP TEN BLACK LAWYERS (delayed due to COVID)
Thank you to our Equity Sponsors.
IBM
Endeavor
VIP Reception Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
DLA Piper
Merck, A CVS company
VISA
Domain Northside
Austin Regional Clinic
Texas Capital Bank
The University of Texas School of Law
CISCO
Google Cloud
Aetna
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Austin Area Urban League
Josh Jones Dilworth – JDI
