A graduation ceremony was held this month at Fort Worth’s Coyote Drive-In-Theater to celebrate the latest batch of graduates from Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program. The 105 North Texas graduates participated in the Spring 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021 cohorts—while at the same time fighting against COVID-19 to keep their lights on and turn their small business dreams into reality. Go here to read more about the event.
The 10KSB graduates in Cohort 17, 18, and 19 are:
| Cohort 17 | |
| Lauren Abeyta | Ascension Legal |
| Sohail Basirat | I Love Juice Bar |
| Charlene Baxter | Glamour paws |
| Buddy Broyles | Visual Learning Solutions, LLC |
| Mike Callahan | Callahan’s Appliance Inc |
| Jeff Doigg | Doigg’s Restoration & Cleaning |
| Gretchen Gerken | Ashcraft Company, Inc. |
| Annye Grande | Etoile Holdings Ltd |
| Patricia Greenfield | Greenfield Bingo Services |
| Gary Hancock | First United Methodist Rockwall |
| Jairaj Hegde | Orchestra Technology |
| Kyle Karker | American PM Services |
| Hilary Lai | Benefit Acupuncture |
| Michael Mattke | Dedem Mekatronik North America |
| Debra Moore | Mama Moore’s Gourmet Popcorn |
| Ryan Moore | Capstone Dental, Inc |
| Sidharth Nandi | Digital TaaS |
| Carrie Nguyen | Law Office of Carrie Nguyen PLLC |
| Christopher Perry | CP Roofing & Exteriors LLC |
| Adrianne Porcelli | Turquoise Video Productions |
| Raul Rendon | Tito’s Manufacturing |
| Nathaniel Ried | Ried Physical Therapy |
| Ryan Roberts | Guardian Exteriors |
| Angela Robinson | AWH Financial Services LLC |
| Sunil Sankaramanchi | Wenable Inc. |
| Jennifer Scott | HireEffect |
| Philip Silvestri | Community Profile, LLC |
| Stephanie Teetes | Underground Support Services, LLC |
| Victoria Thomas | JOURNEYFIT |
| Roylins Wesson | Wesson Construction Services, LLC |
| Errin West | Just For Meow, LLC dba Cat Connection |
| Keisha Whaley | Brass Tacks Collective |
| Steve Worrall | Drive Construction |
| Cohort 18 | |
| Lisa Chappell | Texas Success Academy |
| Cimone Key | Cimone Key Creative Studio |
| Jennifer Cumpian | iBridge Group, Inc |
| Karen-Lee Pollak | Pollak PLLC |
| Hugo Scala | Trek Metals Inc. |
| Jamie Williamson | Agape Contracting LLC |
| Tyran Morrison | Koffee day spa |
| Stephanie Weibring | Joy Creative Shop |
| Cara Vasquez | The Flour Shop Bakery |
| Jose Benitez | Centro Resources |
| Christie Moore | Accipitridae LLC |
| Daniel McCarthy | ACF Tarp & Awning |
| Akinyele Macaulay | AKINSMAC Inc |
| Romona D Adams | RD Adams Enterprises LLC dba One Elite Staffing |
| Clarence Thomas | Whitmore Construction LLC |
| Kelly Foreman | Moptop, Inc. |
| Ebbah Realzola | MEXZIM Corporation |
| Cheryl Miller | WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED |
| Jamal Gharbieh | q1esQuality 1 Energy Systems, Inc. |
| Calvin Wineland | American Butchers LLC |
| Matthew Rother | Oakmont Group |
| Michael W Welch | Brown Welch McAllister, LLP |
| Amber Mapes Womack | CDR Fireplaces LLC |
| Joseph Rogers | Poseidon Power Washing LLC |
| Estavion Trotter | Alpha & Omega Professional Services Group, LLC |
| Tammie Williams | Apple Creek – Frisco |
| Demetria Bivens | D Bivens Consultting LLC d|b|a dlb Consultants |
| Andre Williams | BH LOUNGE OF DESOTO LLC |
| Lillie Ritter | Primed Business Consulting, LLC |
| Fatima Robertson | Fatima Robertson,DDS, PA |
| Christopher Chappell | Resurgence |
| Elbery Fox | EG FOX & FOX, P.C. |
| Jarvis Hill | Jarvis Hill State Farm |
| Melvin Roberson | Dough Boy Donuts |
| Karim Ali | Karim Ali CPA, PC |
| Cohort 19 | |
| Agharese (Ese) Aihie | Venture X Castle Hills & Work Innovators LLC |
| Alikhan Alibhai | High Stks |
| Kim Armstrong | Kim Armstrong Interior Design |
| Rozmin Bapat | CodeRite Healthcare Consulting |
| Melanie Brown | Brown Graphics |
| Krystal Brown | Krystal D Brown Agency |
| Suzanne Daniels | Brentwood Social House |
| Lilian Garcia | Blitz Medical Billing, LLC |
| Arlene Green | Enelra Talent Solutions |
| Erin Green | Darnell Green Remodeling |
| Varnzell (Von) Griggs-Laws | Griggs Safety Consultants LLC |
| Angela Hale | Sontesa Technologies |
| William Harrison | Omni Sourcing |
| Austin Heerwagen | Koda Digital |
| Bryan Howell | Zerbina Imports, LLC |
| Misty Hoyt | Photography by Misty |
| Jermaine Jimoh | Kreatamotive LLC |
| Dimitrios Konstantakos | Deep Excavation LLC |
| Samuel Lee | Kevin Lee Company |
| Ericka McKim | And I Like It |
| Uma Mohan | Growing IQ |
| Cheryl Polote-Williamson | Cheryl Polote Williamson, LLC |
| Ramesh Premkumar | Augur IT Inc. |
| Todd Quigley | Craft and Growler |
| Cesar Reyna | Trade Consulting Services, LLC |
| Edward (Ed) Riefenstahl | The Alternative Board of Greater Fort Worth |
| Susan Rossbach | Brains4Drones LLC |
| Christina Rossini | R Squared Electric |
| Khristy Santee | TNT Communications LLC |
| Shane Selman | Artifacture |
| Sandeep Shrivastava | happy computer inc |
| Andy Siegel | Direct Results |
| Stephanie Springer | Texas FITT |
| Carolyn (Janie) Stubblefield | Mobile Counseling, PLLC |
| Jan Van Blarcum | The Einstein School |
| Devin Warner | Metro Mobile Electronics, LLC |
| Kate Winsor | Cadence Studios |
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