Among the 18 winners of EY’s 2025 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Award is Dani Austin (pictured), founder of Dallas-based Divi, and her husband Jordan Ramirez, who served as CEO and now chairs the company. Together, they’ve grown Divi into a national brand focused on scalp and hair health, backed by Norwest and sold through Ulta Beauty, Target, and Amazon. [Photo: Divi]
Robyn Brown, founder and CEO of the computer science education nonprofit Bold Idea. [DI; Photo, Bold Idea]
Patrick Brandt (left) and Aakash Kumar (right), co-founders of labor management platform Shiftsmart, which topped North Texas by ranking No. 96 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list. [Photo: Courtesy Shiftsmart]