Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame

Honoring our city’s most iconic business founders who have built longstanding and meaningful careers.

As a legacy organization built to support Nashville’s founders for generations to come, our mission is to help entrepreneurs on their journey to create, launch and grow businesses. Through their vision, courage and perseverance, our Hall of Fame members are an example and inspiration for today’s up-and-coming change-makers.

2023 Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame Inductees

SHIRLEY ZEITLIN

EDDIE GEORGE

JIM AYERS

SAURABH SINHA

Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame Members

AMY KURLAND

Inducted 2022

Ms. André Prince, Founder of Princes hot Chicken and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

ANDRÉ PRINCE

Inducted 2022

Mike Schmerling, Serial Entrepreneur and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

MIKE SHMERLING

Inducted 2022

Steve Turner, 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee, Nashville's Gulch

STEVE TURNER

Inducted 2022

Phil Bredesen, 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee

PHIL BREDESEN

Inducted 2021

LUCIUS BURCH

Inducted 2021

LEATRICE MCKISSACK

Inducted 2021

TRISHA YEARWOOD

Inducted 2021

BETH CHASE

Inducted 2019

CHARLIE MARTIN

Inducted 2019

DOLLY PARTON

Inducted 2019

RON SAMUELS

Inducted 2018

SCOTT BORCHETTA

Inducted 2018

TOM CIGARRAN

Inducted 2018

RENATA SOTO

Inducted 2016

JOSE GONZÁLEZ

Inducted 2016

MARÍA CLARA MEJÍA

Inducted 2016

KIX BROOKS

Inducted 2016

SHANNON TERRY

Inducted 2016

BECCA STEVENS

Inducted 2015

JON YARBROUGH

Inducted 2015

CAL TURNER

Inducted 2014

JOEY JACOBS

Inducted 2014

DARRELL FREEMAN

Inducted 2014

RAYMOND LOUIS DANNER SR.

Inducted 2013

DAN CROCKETT

Inducted 2013

RICHARD HENRY BOYD

Inducted 2013

KEN LEVITAN

Inducted 2013

Sherry Deutschmann Founder of Braintrust and Entrepreneurs' Hall of Fame

SHERRY DEUTSCHMANN

Inducted 2013

WAYNE T SMITH

Inducted 2012

CORDIA HARRINGTON

Inducted 2012

J. TOD FETHERLING

Inducted 2011

JOHN R. INGRAM

Inducted 2011

R. CLAYTON MCWHORTER

Inducted 2011

HAL CATO

Inducted 2011

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