Mark Deutschmann Built Neighborhoods Before Anyone Wanted Them
In 1993, Mark Deutschmann went door to door with flyers in Belmont. “I’ve already sold 40 homes, and yours could be next.” He had a hunch about Nashville neighborhoods nobody...
NEXT Awards
At 90, Rosetta Miller-Perry Is Still Building Nashville
Rosetta Miller-Perry stood on stage at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 20 and made an announcement. She’s building an apartment complex on Jefferson Street. Not for low-income residents—that’s her...
2025 Financial Services NEXT Awards Finalists
STARTUP FINALISTS Contractor Financial Services, LLC Angie Huddleston ContractorFinancialServices.net Contractor Financial Services (CFS) helps construction contractors, trades, and real estate developers gain financial clarity and control so they can grow...
2025 Real Estate & Construction NEXT Awards Finalists
STARTUP FINALISTS CRE615, LLC Alexa Barnett CRE615.com Founded in Nashville, CRE615 is a networking and educational platform built for commercial real estate professionals. With more than 2,000 members, the organization...
2025 Products & Services NEXT Awards Finalists
STARTUP FINALISTS A ROZE AFFAIR LLC Joshua Maldonado & Jian Maldonado ARozeAffair.com A ROZE AFFAIR is a strategic events agency specializing in integrated communications, project management, and event production. Founded...
2025 Music, Sports, Gaming, & Entertainment NEXT Awards Finalists
STARTUP FINALISTS Brandwood Global, Inc. Stephanie Weier & Todd Bulgarino BrandwoodGlobal.com Brandwood Global, Inc. is the company behind Brandingo, a proprietary technology that uses a “silent audio QR watermark” to...
2025 Hospitality & Retail NEXT Awards Finalists
STARTUP FINALISTS Happenstance Distilling Co. Paige Parker HappenstanceWhiskey.com Happenstance Distilling Co. is a 100% women-owned and led whiskey company based in Nashville. In an industry where nearly 40% of whiskey...
2025 Healthcare NEXT Awards Finalists
STARTUP FINALISTS Agentis Longevity Jimmy St Louis AgentisLongevity.com Agentis Longevity is a clinically focused provider of comprehensive longevity care — including advanced diagnostics, hormone optimization, and innovative anti-aging therapies....
Celebrate Nashville’s Boldest Founders at the 2025 NEXT Awards
The TOAST That Changed Everything At 6:15 PM on a Wednesday in August, 37 founders stood in the soaring lobby of HCA headquarters. They’d fought their way here from hundreds...