2022 Top Alumni Magazine

BELMONT ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS

TOP 100

BELMONT

ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS

BELMONT ENTREPRENEUR

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

the best

Belmont

The Belmont Entrepreneur Awards recognize the alumni who have started innovative, growing and unique businesses. The awards honor the founders who are excelling in business and challenging their industry. To commemorate the entrepreneurial spirit of Belmont University, 100 outstanding alumni businesses, including 10 younger, rising businesses are being recognized in this book.

Recognizing

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University’s Alumni Founders for their excellence in business and entrepreneurship.

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To Our 2022 Top 100 Alumni Entrepreneurs,

Congratulations! Your commitment to excellence, high standards for execution and continued pursuit of innovation have contributed greatly to your incredible success. We are delighted to acknowledge your efforts—both professionally and personally—as one of the University’s Top 100 Alumni Entrepreneurs.

As is evidenced by each of you, the entrepreneurial mindset that Belmont seeks to instill in all of our graduates is in great supply across our campus. The diverse industries, backgrounds and programs of study represented in this year’s Top 100 illustrate exactly what it means to live into this mindset, and we are so grateful for you and your story.

Over the last few months, Belmont has focused on our Strategic Aspiration for 2030, including pathways that will enable us to champion the pursuit of life abundant for all people. We recognize the God-sized significance of this aspiration, and we understand that it requires unbelievable levels of creativity and imagination from people throughout the Belmont community who are equally committed to doing incredible work that will lead to human flourishing.

That’s what I see in each of you—and it’s why we’re here tonight to celebrate and honor you. The impact you are making in the lives of those around you, through entrepreneurship, is enormous. We are grateful for the example you are setting for those who will come after you, and we look forward to continuing to cheer you on as you move toward even greater heights.

Cheers, Dr. Greg Jones

Belmont University, President

Dear Alumni,

Welcome to the 4th annual Belmont Entrepreneur Awards! Once again, I am delighted to honor and celebrate you, our Belmont alumni, who have created impactful, thriving and successful businesses. I would also like to extend a special welcome to 35 new founders in our Top 100. Overall, this year’s list encompasses alumni from 39 different majors who have founded businesses in 33 cities. My work here at Belmont is building on your collective impact in Nashville and beyond.

The purpose of this annual awards ceremony is simple: I wish to recognize your hard work, determination and accomplishments. Your success motivates and encourages current student entrepreneurs who are walking the same halls and attending the same classes that you did. You guide and encourage current students by demonstrating how courage, risk-taking and believing in your idea is worthwhile.

Some of you may be familiar with the mission of the Thomas F. Cone, Sr. Center for Entrepreneurship. In short, we equip students with the entrepreneurial mindset and the competencies to build and deploy transformative ideas. Celebrating our alumni through inspiring storytelling—which will be at the heart of this evening—is a critical piece of this mission.

At last year’s award ceremony, the Massey College of Business launched the Jeffrey R. Cornwall Legacy Launch Fund to celebrate Dr. Cornwall’s legacy of building a nationally recognized entrepreneurship program. This year you are invited to continue the support of future Belmont entrepreneurs and the building of our community.

Once again, congratulations to this year’s Top 100! I am so proud of your accomplishments and look forward to seeing what your future holds.

Sincerely, Elizabeth Gortmaker Executive Director of the Thomas F. Cone Sr. Center for Entrepreneurship

2004

Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Major offered

Belmont and Entrepreneurship over the Years

Entrepreneurship runs in the veins of Belmont. From Adelicia Acklen’s innovative spirit to the initiative of our students today, it is no surprise that Belmont University is home to a Top 25 Entrepreneurship Program. Take a look at some pivotal moments in the history of the Thomas F. Cone, Sr. Center for Entrepreneurship.

2013

After receiving a grant from the Coleman Foundation, the Center’s first co-working space is opened

First on-campus businesses, Reverbmedia and Blvd., open in the Center’s retail space on Belmont Blvd.

Feedback Clothing opens in the on-campus retail space

2005

Dr. Jeff Cornwall, the Center’s first Director, comes to Belmont and starts our Entrepreneurship program 2003

2008 2010

Belmont becomes the first institution of higher education in the United States to offer an undergraduate major in Social Entrepreneurship

First Entrepreneurship Village

Buzzy’s Candy Shop opens in the oncampus retail space

Named by Fortune Magazine as one of “Five Schools for Entrepreneurs”

2015

Elizabeth Gortmaker comes to Belmont to serve as Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship

DECA wins International Team Champion in Entrepreneurship at the International Career Development Conference

Seventeen Magazine names Belmont the “Best College for Business Majors: Entrepreneurship”

Creation of the Jeffrey Cornwall Legacy Launch Fund, funded by alumni to support the next generation of Bruin entrepreneurs

House Of opens in the on-campus retail space with support from Nashville Fashion Alliance

Thomas F. Cone, Sr. Center for Entrepreneurship endowment is announced

Dr. Greg Jones is named Belmont University’s new president

Boulevard Record Shop opens in the oncampus retail space

1st annual Belmont Entrepreneur Awards

Where the Well Things Are opens in the on-campus retail space

Ranked by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top Undergrad Entrepreneurship Program for the 12th Time

Mitchell Baron joins Belmont as the Cone Center’s Program Coordinator

Nationally Recognized Entrepreneurship Program

2004

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 10 Entrepreneurship Emphasis Program National Award

2005

2008

2010

2011

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 10 Entrepreneurship Emphasis Program National Award

Ranked 23rd Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

Ranked 18th Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

Ranked 19th Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

2012

2016

2017

2019

Ranked 19th Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

Ranked 16th Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

Ranked 23rd Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

Ranked 24th Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

2020

2021

2022

2023

Ranked 20th Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 50 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

Ranked 20th Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top 50 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

Ranked 6th Southeast Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top Undergraduate Program

Ranked 5th in the South (1st in Tennessee) Entrepreneur Magazine and Princeton Review Top Undergraduate Program

*Other countries include: Australia, Colombia, France, Guatemala, Paraguay and Switzerland

Our alumni have founded over 800 businesses in 92 cities and 6 countries around the world.

Becca Wildsmith Design

Becca Wildsmith Design 16

Gear Seven 17 HOME—Helping Our Music Evolve 18

Kristin Sweeting Photography 19

LMA Designs 20 Margot + Co 21 Mayker Creative 22 New Hat Projects 23 Pack Films 24

Peach & Pine Interiors 25 Songbird City 26

The Southern Influence 27

Becca Wildsmith Design

Becca Wildsmith is an artist and designer based in Nashville, Tennessee. She creates vibrant, abstract expressionist paintings on canvas and paper using a combination of acrylic paint, ink and water.

BECCAWILDSMITH.COM

Gear Seven

Focused on cutting-edge production, Gear Seven creates captivating commercials, branded content and music videos across the nation.

GEARSEVEN.TV

Kirk Slawek

Entrepreneurship ‘11

HOME—Helping Our Music Evolve

HOME provides convenient access to spaces that are intentionally designed for modern music professionals. We are a non-profit community empowered with technology that enables us to share facilities, production equipment and other valuable industry resources.

HOMEFORMUSIC.ORG

Logan Crowell Music Business ‘16

Kristin Sweeting Photogaphy

Boutique wedding and portrait photography studio offering personalized service, thoughtful imagery and timeless products.

KRISTINSWEETING.COM

Kristin Sweeting Harshey Music Education ‘10

LMA Designs

The impression that LMA Designs leaves on clients is lifelong, which is how we have cultivated long-term relationships with the majority of our clients. We take pride in each and every flower we touch and bouquet we design. We strive to bring each client’s vision to life and express their emotions through our designs with flowers.

Atkinson Sartain Music Business ‘07

Lauren

Margot + Co

I’m an Earl Grey tea sipper, a plant collector, a toddler momma, a wife, and a small-town, wide open-space kinda girl. I’m a graphic designer turned Wordsearch Book maker and I couldn’t dream up a better job.

MARGOT-CO.COM

Margot Groner Public Relations ‘15

Mayker Creative

Mayker Events provides a comprehensive solution for corporate and private events—offering furniture rentals, tailored design services and custom florals. Mayker Interiors provides design-focused residential services including staging, photography, space consultations and curated broker opens. Shop Mayker is a modern lifestyle shop and premium gifting resource offering well-designed, well-priced goods and furniture that make living easier and more beautiful. MAYKER.COM

New Hat Projects

New Hat is a surface design studio specializing in custom wallpaper, pattern development and original artwork. Their designs are built from unconventional color palettes, rich textures and an evolving mixture of temporal and geographic influences.

Pack Films

We partner with businesses, brands and agencies to tell stories. Building relationships is vitally important to us, and we want video to inspire and help you connect with your audience in the same way. We’re not here to just film; we want to film with a purpose and a thought-out message. A pack is a family. It’s a group that you belong to, and a group that will have your back no matter what. That’s what we want to be for you.

PACKFILMS.TV

Matthew Horvath Video Production ‘12

Peach & Pine Interiors

Peach & Pine Interiors serves clients throughout the greater Nashville area and wherever people want beautiful, functional spaces as the timeless backdrops of their lives.

PEACHANDPINEINTERIORS.COM

Songbird City

We create personalized songs for your special cccasion. Written and recorded In Nashville, TN.

SONGBIRDCITY.COM

Sarah Moseley Entertainment Industry Studies ‘17

The Southern Influence

Based in Austin and Los Angeles, The Southern Influence partners with best-in-class brands to cut through the noise and tell the right story to the right people at the right time through commercial video production and brand management.

THESOUTHERNINFLUENCE.COM

Arielle Olfers

Entertainment Industry Studies, Classical Voice ‘11 Chris Olfers Physics, Mathematics ‘11

Plaid Flag Music

Olivia Management 31 Plaid Flag Music 32

The Hustle Co. 33 Twelve Titans Music 34

Made in Network

Made In Network is a video-first media company and YouTube network consisting of 40 curated channels garnering 70+ million views per month. We work with brands to move their marketing objectives through channel sponsorship, production services and YouTube media buys.

MADEINNETWORK.COM

Kevin Grosch Art ‘12

Olivia Management

Olivia Management is an artist management and consulting company that strives to maximize artists’ profits, grow artists’ brands and foster joy through music and entertainment. We are committed to excellence, honesty, integrity and genuine connection.

OLIVIAMANAGEMENT.COM

Plaid Flag Music

Plaid Flag Music is a full-service independent music company based in Nashville, TN. We focus on producing the best songs with even better people.

Kendall Warren Entrepreneurship, Journalism ‘17

The Hustle Co.

A 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop. THEHUSTLE.CO

Twelve Titans Music

Twelve Titans Music is a Los Angeles-based trailer music production company. As a boutique agency working with a small cadre of cuttingedge composers, Twelve Titans specializes in high-end trailer music and sound design with the goal of enabling and inspiring creative storytelling. Hard-hitting music with a signature style.

Wendi Cothran Williams Commercial Music ‘02

Entrepreneurship Village

We showcase the innovation, creativity and success of student and alumni businesses by taking over the Belltower Patio in this all-day event. Any student or alumni may participate and receive a tent and table to sell items, present demonstrations and meet customers. Nearly 1,000 students, faculty, staff and locals walk through the Village each year to learn more about the businesses developing in our community.

Meliora Movement

Meliora Movement

Meliora: “for the pursuit of the better.” We’re a Pilates studio dedicated to creating a home for those to pursue “the better” in their every day lives through Pilates & Yoga. MELIORAMOVEMENT.COM

Project 2231

Project 2231 is a family-owned company based in Clarksville, TN, specializing in hospitality and entertainment. Businesses include: The City Forum, The Loading Dock, Miss Lucille’s Marketplace, Cafe, Furniture Design Room, The Belle Hollow and Acme Athletics.

PROJECT2231.COM

The Escape Game

We make the most accessible and immersive escape games because we’re guest-obsessed, our adventures are more exciting, more inviting and everyone contributes to the action. Everyone gets a chance to save the day. Inside our worlds you’ll find extraordinary adventures in need of explorers, risk-takers and problem solvers. This is where heroism and adventure meet. THEESCAPEGAME.COM

Murrell Entrepreneurship ‘13

Jonathan

The Lotus Room

The Lotus Room is Nashville’s top rated Ayurvedic healing studio. All services at The Lotus Room are designed to inspire healing for one’s mind, body and spirit. We believe that healed people create a powerful ripple effect in the real world. It is the divine mission of this studio to bring peace, ease and healing to the world—one radiant being at a time.

Jenna Wolf Hensley

ABEDNEGO 44

Amy Violette, LLC 45 Aubree P. Boutique 46 Consider The Wldflwrs 47 Glen & Effie 48 K. McCarthy 49 Lady James Atelier 50 Magpies 51 Modiste 52 Pine + Sapling 53

ABEDNEGO

A women’s clothing boutique. We curate our shop to have something for everyone, including a variety of home and gift items in the heart of Germantown.

ABEDNEGOBOUTIQUE.COM

Amy Violette, LLC

Amy Violette is a Santa Fe, New Mexico based retail company specializing in handmade leather handbags, totes and accessories.

AMYVIOLETTE.COM

Aubree P. Boutique

I’m a Nashville native with a natural love to shop, style and help women with their every day look. I’m drawn to clothes, jewelry and accessories, all while keeping it affordable to look cute and feel your best! Shop online or visit our store for more in Historic Downtown Columbia, Tennessee!

Aubree Parker Entrepreneurship ‘11

Consider The Wldflwrs

We take great pride in the craft of fine jewelry design, creation, restoration and repair. Whether we are creating a bespoke engagement ring, restoring a family heirloom or showcasing our vast collection, we put our customers’ needs first and strive to forge personalized relationships to create and maintain heirloom pieces for life.

Emily Eggebrecht Bachelor of Arts ‘13

Glen & Effie

Glen & Effie has become known for its timeless blend of antique and modern influences. The brand name stems from a desire to honor past generations who took craft to heart, noted details and made design a priority—ultimately named after Brooke’s grandparents Glen & Effie. Today, the line continues to modernize antique and vintage designs by telling stories and connecting generations through jewelry.

GLENANDEFFIE.COM

Brooke Griffith Art Education ‘14

K. McCarthy

K. McCarthy was founded on the belief that fashion should be beautiful and inspired, yet effortless and functional. From empty nesters, to working women and busy moms, women from all walks of life love the convenience, approachability and personal attention that are the hallmarks of K. McCarthy.

Kathleen Goff Weber MBA ‘12

KMCCARTHYNASHVILLE.COM

Lady James Atelier

Lady James was founded by Tennessee native sisters, Emily James and Sarah James Shanklin. They started their company at young ages with the single dream of making all women feel beautiful in their own skin.

LADYJAMES.COM

Magpies

Across multiple locations, this cheerful shop features clothing, furniture, toys and other playful items for boys and girls.

MAGPIESNASHVILLE.COM

Maggie Tucker

Kinesiology, Exercise Science ‘07

Modiste

MODISTE is a limited-quantity collective of designs from leading and independent makers.

MODISTE.SHOP

Pine + Sapling

Pine + Sapling strives to provide like-minded mothers with an easy, eco-friendly wardrobe for her and her little ones. PINEANDSAPLING.COM

Baked on 8th 56

BarBees 57 Biscuit Love 58 Culture + Co 59

InnerG Juice & Yoga 60

No Baked Cookie Dough 61 Placemat 62 Proper Sake 63 Rolled4Ever Ice Cream 64

Roundtable Coffee Works 65

Sideline Bar & Grill 66

Slim & Huskys 67

Tastify 68

Tempo 69

Tennessee Rebel BBQ 70 Walker Brothers Kombucha 71

Baked on 8th

A Nashville bakery specializing in all things sweet—including custom cakes, cookies and pies.

BAKEDON8TH.COM

BarBees

BarBees Bartending specializes in cocktail classes and customized cocktail experiences. Our mixology coaches are trained in the art of cocktails and people—the perfect pairing. Locations in Nashville, Scottsdale, NYC, Austin and Palm Springs. GOBARBEES.COM

Biscuit Love

We serve food that feels like home, deliver service that welcomes all and provide belonging to the people who dedicate their lives to making the business turn. Locations in Nashville, Franklin and Birminham, AL.

BISCUITLOVE.COM

Sarah Worley BBA ‘13 Master of Accountancy ‘15

Culture + Co

Culture + Co. is a cheese, charcuterie and wine-focused dining experience. Our menu focuses on artisan American cheese with seasonal food pairings and a natural wine list. Located in L+L Market, our open kitchen and rotating conveyor belt offer an interactive and communal dining space.

Ashton Judy Psychology ‘16

InnerG Juice & Yoga

InnerG is on a mission to build better habits, that mold better people, who develop better communities. Based in north Nashville, Tennessee, we are an innovative juiceria and yoga studio, balanced under one roof.

Nielah Burnett MBA ‘17

No Baked Cookie Dough

NoBaked Cookie Dough makes cookie dough that’s meant to be eaten raw, straight out of the jar. It’s available to purchase in scoop shops, online and in retailers. NOBAKEDCOOKIEDOUGH.COM

Placemat

We are nourishing and improving communities by bringing neighborhood ingredients to your kitchen. We make better health accessible, personal and meaningful. We believe that higher nutritional standards play a pivotal role in one’s overall well-being. Our dining experiences are guided by the mission to inspire sustainability and intention.

EATPLACEMAT.COM

Ryan Reisdorf Nursing ‘19

Proper Saké Co.

Driven by nostalgia and propelled by the future. At Proper Saké Co., we take great pride in our symmetry of historical reverence and modern technique. Our aim is to continue experimenting with both classical and innovative methods, to please purists and newcomers alike. PROPERSAKE.CO

Rolled4Ever Ice Cream

Nashville’s original rolled ice cream truck featuring handcrafted ice cream rolls. In October of 2020, Rolled 4 Ever Ice Cream added their first storefront location located in the thriving neighborhood of Germantown (Nashville, TN).

ROLLED4EVER.COM

Roundtable Coffee Works

We’re a cute, li’l coffee shop and roastery serving Saint Anthony Park, Saint Paul, MN.

ROUNDTABLECW.COM

Sideline Bar & Grill

Whether you’re a local, a college student (Boomer Sooner!), or just passing through town, we got you.

SIDELINEOK.COM

Slim & Huskys

Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria is an artisan pizza shop with a love for hip-hop culture, locally sourced ingredients, and building community. Locations in Nashville, Antioch, Chattanooga, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Atlanta, GA and Sacremento, CA. SLIMANDHUSKYS.COM

Reed MBA ‘12

EJ

Tastify

Tyler started the company in 2018 with the hope to change the way people think about food. Tastify was formed to help people create more flavorful, simple and handmade food, the way it was intended to be made. It is our hope that we can deliver on great food, great service and a memorable experience every time you book.

TASTIFYFOOD.COM

Tyler King Music Business ‘18

Tempo

Tempo is a family-owned restaurant focusing on specialty coffee drinks, Tex-mex breakfast foods and utilizing our venue for creative events.

TEMPONASHVILLE.COM

Tennessee Rebel BBQ

Walker Brothers Kombucha

Walker Brothers was founded by Sam and Luke Walker, two brothers that loved craft beer, but didn’t love the way it made them feel. So, like all good entrepreneurs, the two headed to their garage to create a solution—a beverage that would taste just as nuanced and flavorful as the best craft beer, but be easier on the digestive system and more conducive to a healthy lifestyle overall. Good-for-your-gut NonAlc & High Gravity beverages made with organic ingredients.

Ranger Station

Amy Head Cosmetics

Amy Head Cosmetics wasn’t built on tubes of lipstick and the pigments of eye shadows, it was built on the simple idea of love. We provide products and techniques for the everyday woman to look and feel beautiful. AMYHEAD.COM

Mackenzie Head Walker Entrepreneurship ‘15

Dream Daily

Dream Daily creates stunning and effective stationery products to help women discover and achieve their biggest dreams.

SHOPDREAMDAILY.COM

Grant Gill Furniture

Grant Gill Furniture specializes in handcrafted, solid wood design that is sustainable, functional and beautiful.

GRANTGILLFURNITURE.COM

Grant Gill Graphic Design, Sculpture ‘16

Ranger Station

In our Nashville Fragrance House, we believe life was meant to be an adventure, and scent makes it an experience. That’s why we create bold, long-lasting, ingredient-honest candles and fragrances to be the everyman’s luxury, so you can leave traces wherever you go.

Runway Audio

Runaway Audio produces high-quality instrument cables. From custom electric and acoustic guitar cables to patch cables, our products are perfect for touring musicians, hobby guitarists and anyone else who wants the best sound from their cables. In addition to our instrument leads and custom electric guitar cables, we also carry pedal board setups and pedal board power supplies.

RUNWAYAUDIO.COM

RVPottery

When potter Rachel V. Whisler founded RVPottery in 2015, she had one mission in mind: to create handmade dinnerware that is not only beautiful to look at, but is designed to be used day after day. Today, we pursue that mission more than ever. Whether in your kitchen at home or on the table at your favorite restaurant, our pottery is made to serve as the backdrop for meals and memories for years to come.

RVPOTTERY.COM

Samplize

Make faster design decisions without dealing with the hassle of paint. Simply peel and stick to view real paint on the wall. Samplize samples create the same effect as paint on a wall because they are produced with genuine manufacturers’ paint, providing an unparalleled level of accuracy and texture.

Taylor Thomas Entrepreneurship ‘15

SAMPLIZE.COM

Vinyl Me, Please.

Our mission is help people explore, experience and enjoy music on a deeper level. A tall order, maybe, but it’s what gets us out of bed every morning with a thunderous shout. We do that both by sending you great music every month and by making sure you have a ton of fun each step of the way.

Matt Fiedler

Entrepreneurship, Music Business ‘11

Walrus Oil

Walrus Oil® is a brand of Wood Finishes, Leather Care and Skincare products that give back to nature. Made in USA with certified vegan and vegetarian ingredients. Our reason of being is to confront climate change through the reforestation of trees, sea kelp and social enterprise.

WALRUSOIL.COM

Dave Darr Business, Marketing ‘09

Entrepreneurs-In-Residence

10tongorilla 86

Abenity 87 Complexion 88 Golden Spiral 90 Gregory Dental Group 91

Harpeth Painting 92 Lake Digital 93 Nashville Smile Bar 94 Orange Thread Media 95 REACH, LLC 96

Relationary Marketing 97 Six String Country 98 SkinPharm 99 Southern Pediatric Therapy 100 Studio Bank 101 Three One Three 102 Tucker Agency, LLC 103

10tongorilla

10tongorilla is a creative graphic design studio that specializes in logos, websites and branding.

10TONGORILLA.COM

Tyler LaMar Music Business ‘11

Abenity

Abenity is a 6x INC 5000 company that helps employers and membership groups supplement their benefits with thousands of private perks, discounts and corporate rates on everything from pizza and the zoo, to movie tickets, oil changes, theme parks, car rentals and hotels.

ABENITY.COM

Complexion

Complexion Aesthetics and Skincare Boutique opened in Nashville in 2019. Co-founders Beth Higney and Natalie Copeland are aesthetic nurse practitioners with a combined 20-plus years of industry experience that informed the creation of their practice, where the top priorities are offering cutting-edge treatments from trained, skilled practitioners and expanding their exclusive collection of custom skincare products, which currently includes the high-performing AM and PM Serums.

Golden Spiral

Golden Spiral is a marketing agency that helps transformational HealthTech companies focus their message and generate demand in the market. Established in 2011, we are headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and serve a client base that spans the nation. We excel at translating complex tech-driven offerings into market-focused solutions that speak to buyers’ real needs. GOLDENSPIRALMARKETING.COM

Gregory Dental Group

We exist to serve our patients by providing evidence-based dentistry with predictable outcomes. We strive to educate our patients and help them make well-educated decisions about their oral health. MYLEBANONTNDENTIST.COM

Derrick Gregory Biology and Chemistry ‘05

Harpeth Painting

At Harpeth Painting, we have a love for the technical side of coatings and paint technology. We started a company focused on customer service, efficiency and craftsmanship. HARPETHPAINTINGLLC.COM

Lake Digital

Lake Digital was born to help businesses and nonprofits grow. We are a growing digital agency representing a fusion of modern and strategic marketing practices.

LAKEDIGITAL.COM

Nashville Smile Bar

We craft custom experiences and activations for weddings, corporate events, conferences, charity events, birthday parties, showers, graduations and the list goes on. Not only do we want guests to leave with a special keepsake (both in digital and physical form), but we also make it fun for guests to engage with brands and businesses at events and share their experiences through their social platforms. Our highenergy, friendly and engaging team is at the core of all of our services.

Jen Watkins Marketing ‘11

Orange Thread Media

Event production and corporate AV Support without the headaches. We add creativity and excellence to every event, every time.

ORANGETHREADMEDIA.COM

REACH, LLC

REACH is an agency located in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in experiential marketing, event production and talent procurement for live and virtual events. REACHNASH.COM

Relationary Marketing

Strategic marketing agency that leverages podcast interviews to drive content marketing and lead nurturing for B2B clients. We provide turn-key podcast production for content marketing and relationship nurturing, featuring event coverage, thought leadership series and client testimonials.

Six String Country

The best selection of Country Guitar Lessons and Step-By-Step Courses. SIXSTRINGCOUNTRY.COM

SkinPharm

SkinPharm provides guidance to improve your skin, mood, confidence and life. Locations in Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte.

SKINPHARM.COM

Maegan Griffin Nursing ‘11

Southern Pediatric Therapy

Our team is committed and passionate about serving the whole family as we strive to make a lifelong impact on your child’s life. We provide services for infants, children and teens with a variety of diagnoses and developmental challenges.

SOUTHERNPEDIATRICTHERAPY.COM

Jennifer Pacileo Master of Science, Occupational Therapy ‘13

Studio Bank

Studio Bank is a boutique bank founded and located in our hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. We provide organizations, families and individuals with sophisticated financial services. Membership-based, Tech-savvy and Hospitality-inspired.

Harry Allen Management ‘04 MBA ‘10

Three One Three

Coworking office space. Thoughtfully designed. Built for collaboration. Our conference rooms, phone booths, communal spaces and offices are set up for you to create, launch or grow as a business or professional.

THREEONETHREE.CO

Brennon Mobley Entrepreneurship ‘15

Tucker Agency, LLC

As an independent agency, Tucker Agency, LLC provides you with competitive rates backed by good, old-fashioned customer service. As individuals with families and businesses of our own, we understand the need to protect the important parts of your life. That is why we offer only the best products to make sure everything you value is kept safe and secure.

TUCKERTN.COM

Will Tucker Marketing ‘04

Belmont Entrepreneur Podcast: What If…

What If? It’s the first question on every entrepreneur’s mind. What if I could change that? What if this existed? What if we did it differently? What if other people wanted what I was creating? What if I actually succeeded? Entrepreneurship drives our economy and impacts every area of our lives—from what we buy, to how we interact within our communities. That’s why at Belmont University, we love entrepreneurs—and we celebrate the impact of their work. Our alumni have started hundreds of businesses around the world. They are innovating, creating change, and driving the future. And we want to tell you those stories. So we thought, what if we start a podcast? AVAILABLE ON

Beautiful Feet Global Outreach, Inc.

We exist to minister the love and hope of Christ into the hearts of orphans worldwide by providing basic needs and creating educational platforms from which opportunities abound. BEAUTIFULFEETGO.ORG

Melissa Irwin Business Administration ‘97

Caring Ways

CaringWays® is the first carefunding platform that provides patients and their support network with a dedicated way to raise funds for healthcarerelated expenses. CARINGWAYS.COM

Wes Sellers MBA ‘07

Cumberland Capital Partners

The mission of Cumberland Capital Partners is to advance economic opportunities and improve the quality of life for lower-income individuals and communities through affordable financing unavailable in the conventional market. We focus our efforts and resources in communities with high unemployment, low median income and high poverty in Tennessee and northern Georgia. CUMBERLANDCAPITALPARTNERS.ORG

Daybreak Arts

(Formerly Poverty and the Arts)

Daybreak Arts equips adults impacted by housing insecurity with the artistic resources, training and marketplace to gain financial independence and overcome barriers to employment by leveraging their creative talent to earn meaningful and legal income.

DAYBREAKARTS.ORG

Nicole Brandt Minyard Religion and the Arts ‘14

Delight Ministries

Our heartbeat is to provide invitational Christ-centered community on college campuses that lead women to fall deeper in love with Jesus. Delight chapters are recognized organizations, student-led and rooted in Scripture-based curriculum and resources. We are passionate about empowering college women in the name of Jesus to lead, disciple and transform the culture of their campus. With over 200 chapters nationwide, we are serving over 15k women each week.

Narrow Gate

A specialty coffee roasting company in Franklin, TN shipping carefully crafted coffee and raising up the next generation of artisans and leaders. NARROWGATE.COFFEE

Erin Sean McAtee Marketing ‘02

Nashville African American Wind Symphony

The Nashville African American Wind Symphony presents a broad range of educational, entertainment, and cultural programs. We aim to be a key regional service as a professional performance ensemble, a key youth instrumental musical training, and a means of preserving the wind band community in Nashville and as an established legacy organization.

NAAWSMUSIC.ORG

Ashley Crawford Masters Instrumental Pedagogy and Classical Flute Performance ‘14

REBOOT Recovery

Through Reboot Combat Recovery, combat veterans and their families are winning the fight against combat trauma. Our faith-based trauma healing course is designed to address the spiritual and moral wounds of war. At Reboot locations across the country, military families are healing, divorce rates are dropping, medication abuse is decreasing and suicide numbers are being reduced.

REBOOTRECOVERY.COM

Snell Ventures

Snell Ventures is a ministry-based family holding company that takes a new look at the social mission behind for-profit enterprises. Our mission is simple: Steward our assets to generate returns so we can see the world made better. SNELLVENTURES.COM

Garrison Snell

WaterStep

WaterStep believes everyone should have access to safe water and that no one should suffer from waterborne illnesses.

By using appropriate technology and training, WaterStep empowers volunteers and humanitarian professionals with the ability to assist communities with sustainable water solutions. WATERSTEP.ORG

Mark Hogg Management ‘85

Acumen Technology

An engineering-driven company founded on the principles of a highly respected IT services provider. Acumen Technology aims to deliver the highest level of technology support with a team of IT professionals possessing years of vertical-specific knowledge, relationships with industry-leading vendors and a broad range of managed services.

Keith Maune Juris Doctor ‘17

Cour Design

Stage concert design, lighting design, video design and set design for the emerging artist. Creative producers of the extraordinary.

COURDESIGN.COM

EVA

EVA is the future of booking quality entertainment. Use our platform to connect directly to hundreds of artists, entertainers and unique experiences your audience will love.

BOOKWITHEVA.COM

Inly

Give your clients an amazing experience from proposal to payment. Inly’s powerful features make running your business easier.

INLY.IO

Jeb Holmes Music Technology, Guitar Performance ‘10

Soundstripe

Our mission is: “Keep Creatives Creating.” We do that by providing video content creators access to our growing collection of royalty free music at an unbeatable price. Membership unlocks unlimited licenses for every song in our carefully curated music library.

SOUNDSTRIPE.COM

Trevor Hinesley Computer Science Audio Engineering Technology

With The Band

With the Band is a mobile app designed to bring a whole new level experience to dedicated music fans. By enabling music fans to create and participate in fan projects and fan meet-ups, With the Band is helping fans find their significance and purpose within their fan communities.

WITHTHEBAND.CO

Sarah Beth Perry Music Business, Entrepreneurship ‘19

XOi Technologies

XOi makes every tech your best tech. Document job sites, access equipment and training materials and even virtually collaborate with a more experienced technician easily and with any mobile device.

XOI.IO

C. Aaron Salow MBA ‘12

Jeffrey Buntin, Sr. Award for Creative Ventures

In 2022, we launched the Jeffrey Buntin, Sr. Award for Creative Ventures, supporting student entrepreneurs at the intersection of the creative arts/professions and business. In partnership with the Jack C. Massey College of Business, Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Watkins College of Art, and O’More College of Architecture and Design, the Buntin Award program supports students from across campus. Participating students receive guidance and mentorship throughout the academic year before competing at the end of the spring semester. Workshops and lectures are led by Cone Center for Entrepreneurship, Belmont’s Entrepreneursin-Residence, and faculty and staff from each participating College.

In April, the annual Buntin Business Plan Competition provides an opportunity for students to pitch their business and receive start-up funding to launch their ventures.

THANK YOU, BUNTIN FAMILY, FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS!

These businesses are some of the youngest on our list: all have been started in the last three years. These up-and-coming businesses come from a variety of industries and they all are headed somewhere big.

Artistoric 128

Bizi 129 Embodied Apparel 130

Every Little Step 131 Highline Commerce 132 Hoop House 133 KLLW, LLP 134 Recess Pickleball 135 Suburban Farm Guy 136

The Human Factor 137

Artistoric

Artistoric is a research-based gallery that specializes in historically significant works of art. The Artistoric Collection differentiates itself with objects of both aesthetic and historic appeal. Artistoric Curations serve to enhance that very function: periodic online exhibitions of varying scale allow us to place complimentary objects side by side in a larger context and expose themes and arguments about the past through their relationship to one another.

Bailey Tichenor Art History ‘16

Bizi

Bizi Vitamin Honey is a company designed to help people get the nutrients they need in a healthier, more convenient way. We threw out traditional pills that contain unnecessary ingredients and put the raw supplements into one hundred percent small farm USA raw honey.

GOBIZI.CO

Embodied Apparel

Embodied Apparel is a social advocacy brand that expresses the passions of the Black community while also allowing customers to give back to programs, foundations and scholarships created by African American pioneers.

Every Little Step

Every Little Step is a web3 campaign aimed at providing real world solutions for issues of accessibility for kids in public spaces.

EVERYLITTLESTEP.CO

Anna Skates Music ‘08

Highline Commerce

Highline Commerce provides sustainable warehouse and fulfillment services for ecommerce D2C start-ups based in NYC. Our mission is to be the best 3PL for founders.

HIGHLINECOMMERCE.COM

Richard Hurley BBA, Music Business ‘11

Hoop House

Hoop House is a plant shop and event space focused on community building and plant education. We believe plants are for everybody and aim to provide the materials and knowledge to create and sustain your green space.

KLLW, LLP

Your neighborhood accountant that’s here to serve our community and find the solutions you need. KLLWLLP.COM

Drew Lamb Entrepreneurship ‘14

Recess Pickleball

Recess is a lifestyle pickle ball brand that encourages all types and levels of play. Grab a friend, grab a drink, grab a paddle. Let’s play! RECESSPICKLEBALL.COM

Grace Moore Social Entrepreneurship ‘16

Suburban Farm Guy

It’s simple: good food, enjoyed by the people you love most, provided by good old-fashioned hard work, is the type of lifestyle that keeps families strong. I help busy families grow their own food and become self-sustaining for generations to come.

SUBURBANFARMGUY.COM

The Human Factor

We are strategy firm focused on equipping organizations with the negotiation, influence and conflict resolution skills it takes to navigate the challenges of a changing world.

THEHUMANF.ACTOR

Moore Best Design ‘14

Rachel

THE CAMPUSBASED BUSINESS PROGRAM

provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to create and run a variety of retail businesses on campus. These opportunities offer experiential learning opportunities for students who do not have a business of their own. Approximately 3,400 square feet of prime retail space has been set aside by Belmont University for students to use to develop retail or service businesses.

Where the Well Things Are

Focusing on wellness for your mind, body and soul, Where the Well Things Are is Nashville’s one-stopshop for wellness. Whether you’re looking for healthy snacks, fitness gear or eco-friendly products, Well Things has everything you need to stay healthy and mindful!

House Of

House Of is a Belmont University student-run retail concept that provides the Nashville community with a curated group of local designers and brands. Our one-of-a kind shopping experience includes in-store events, trunk shows and networking opportunities featuring creative talent from the area.

10tongorilla 86

ABEDNEGO 44

Abenity 87 Acumen Technology 118

Akdamar, Ethan 129 Allen, Harry 100 Amy Head Cosmetics 74 Amy Violette, LLC 45

Anderson, Erik 119 Anderson, Erin 31

Artistoric 128

Aubree P. Boutique 46 Baked on 8th 56 Bakker, Tony 97 BarBees 57

Beautiful Feet Global Outreach, Inc. 106 Becca Wildsmith Design 16 Bertelli, Lindsay 95 Best, Rachel Moore 137 Biscuit Love 58 Bizi 129

Blakely, Jessica 57 Bridges, MacKenzie 110

Buckner, Clark 96 Burnett, Nielah 60 Caring Ways 107

Carmean, Leah 56 Case, Travis 66

Complexion 88

Consider The Wldflwrs 47 Copeland, Natalie 88 Cour Design 119

Crawford, Ashley 112 Crowell, Logan 18 Culture + Co 59

Cumberland Capital Partners 108 Darr, Dave 82 Darter, Jim 108 Daybreak Arts 109 Delight Ministries 110 Dolson, Meredith Mazie 44 Dream Daily 75 Droitcour, Gordon 119 Durham, MacKenzie 110 Eggebrecht, Emily 47 Embodied Apparel 130

EVA 120

Every Little Step 131

Farkas, Bennett 89 Feeman, Jimmy 61 Feeman, Megan 61

Fehr, Jami-Lyn 52 Fiedler, Matt 81 Gear Seven 17

Gill, Grant 76 Gilreath, Joshua Cory 70 Glen & Effie 48

Golden Spiral 89 Grant Gill Furniture 76 Gregory Dental Group 90 Gregory, Derrick 90

Griffin, Maegan 98 Griffith, Brooke 48 Groner, Margot 21 Grosch, Kevin 30 Harpeth Painting 91 Harshey, Kristin Sweeting 19 Hensley, Jenna Wolf 41 Highline Commerce 132 Higney, Elizabeth Ann 88 Hinesley, Trevor 122 Hogg, Mark 115

Holmes, Jeb 121

HOME - Helping Our Music Evolve 18

Hoop House 133

Horvath, Matthew 24 Hurley, Richard 132 Inly 121

InnerG Juice & Yoga 60 Irwin, Melissa 106 James, Emily 50 Judy, Ashton 59 K. McCarthy 49 King, Tyler 68 KLLW, LLP 134 Knott, Luci Armitstead 39

Kristin Sweeting Photography 19 Kuyper, Maggie 91 Kuyper, Matt 91 Lady James Atelier 50 Lake Digital 92 LaMar, Tyler 86

Lamb, Drew 134 Little, Mysti Meese 38 LMA Designs 20

Made in Network 30 Magpies 51 Margot + Co 21

Maune, Keith 118

Mayker Creative 22 McAtee, Erin Sean 111 McElroy, Luke 94 McLure, Cassie 53 McNabb, Jonathan 108

Meliora Movement 38 Minyard, Nicole Brandt 109 Mobley, Brennon 101 Modiste 52

Moore, Grace 135

Moreland, Channing 120

Morris, Tyler 38

Moseley, Sarah 26

Murrell, Jonathan 40 Narrow Gate 111

Nashville African American Wind Symphony 112

Nashville Smile Bar 93 New Hat Projects 23

No Baked Cookie Dough 61 Olfers, Arielle 27 Olfers, Chris 27

Olivia Management 31

Orange Thread Media 94 Owens, Evan 113

Owens, Jenny 113 Pacileo, Jennifer 99 Pack Films 24 Parker, Aubree 46 Parr, Sam 33 Peach & Pine Interiors 25

Perry, Sarah Beth 123 Person, Shawn 65 Pine + Sapling 53 Placemat 62

Plaid Flag Music 32 Proby, Megan 22 Project 2231 39

Proper Sake 63 Quarles, Chandler 25

Quarles, Jeremy 25

Ranger Station 77 REACH, LLC 95

REBOOT Recovery 113 Recess Pickleball 135 Reed, EJ 67

Reisdorf, Ryan 62 Relationary Marketing 96

Richard, James 129 Rodriguez, Hannah Ashton 75 Roland, Brian 87 Rolled4Ever Ice Cream 64

Roundtable Coffee Works 65 Runway Audio 78 RVPottery 79 Salow, C. Aaron 124

Samplize 80 Sampson, Saundrea 130 Sartain, Lauren Atkinson 20 Segovia, Bariangela 64 Sellers, Wes 107

Sideline Bar & Grill 66

Six String Country 97 Skates, Anna 131 SkinPharm 98

Slawek, Kirk 17 Slim & Huskys 67 Smith, Peter 89 Smith, Tana 133 Snell Ventures 114 Snell, Garrison 114 Soderholm, Steve 77 Solis, Uriah 69 Solis, Zylah 69 Songbird City 26 Soundstripe 122

Southern Pediatric Therapy 99 Sprague, Willow 57 Stithem, Byron 63 Stokel, Makenzie 120

Studio Bank 100 Suburban Farm Guy 136 Tabar, Andy 92 Tastify 68 Tempo 69

Tennessee Rebel BBQ 70

The Escape Game 40

The Human Factor 137

The Hustle Co. 33

The Lotus Room 41

The Southern Influence 27 Thomas, Taylor 80

Three One Three 101 Tichenor, Bailey 128 Traeger, Tyler 78 Tucker Agency, LLC 102 Tucker, Maggie 51 Tucker, Will 102

Twelve Titans Music 34

Vinyl Me, Please 81 Violette, Amy 45 Walker Brothers Kombucha 71 Walker, Mackenzie Head 74 Walker, Sam 71 Walrus Oil 82 Warren, Kendall 32 WaterStep 115 Watkins, Jen 93

Weber, Kathleen Goff 49 West, Johnathan 136 Whisler, Ben 79

Whisler, Rachel 79 Wildsmith, Becca 16 Williams, Elizabeth 23 Williams, Wendi Cothran 34

With The Band 123 Woodruff, Austin 78 Worley, Sarah 58 XOi Technologies 124

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