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![Patrick Brandt (left) and Aakash Kumar (right), who co-founded labor management platform Shiftsmart in 2015, are among the finalists for the 2021 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Region Award. [Photo: Courtesy Shiftsmart]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Shiftsmart_entrepreneur-of-the-year-finalist_courtesy-2021-940x436.jpg)
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]
The Unstoppables: EY Names 46 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Finalists for 2021
by Quincy Preston | Jun 5, 2021
These "audacious business leaders" from 38 companies were picked by a panel of judges. Here are the finalists.
by Alex Edwards |
Jul 20, 2020
The finalists chosen for the prestigious business award program were named in a special at-home virtual announcement. EY Partner Morgan Watson and Program Manager Candice Moody will take the EOY reigns from longtime leader Debra von Storch, who had a cameo appearance on the video.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 25, 2017
The Irving-based software developer helps make AI-based applications accessible to everyone by allowing companies to design AI through visual programming.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
