About Us
The Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame is a physical and virtual destination that shares and celebrates the stories of Kentucky's most successful entrepreneurs.
Our mission is to raise awareness of the impact that entrepreneurship has made in the Commonwealth and encourage others to pursue similar ambitious endeavors.
Nominations are open for the current year's class. To nominate, fill out this form. Anyone can nominate.
If you have questions or would like to become involved please email us at ky@entrepreneurhof.com.
Induction Dinner
The Induction Dinner exists to celebrate the new Kentucky Entreprenuer Hall of Fame inductees and their stories. Join us as we induct this year’s class of entrepreneurs.
Date: November 2, 2023
Schedule: 4:30 p.m. Reception | 6 p.m. Dinner
Location: Central Bank Center, Lexington
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Jimmy Kirchdorfer
ISCO Industries, Inc. View Bio -
Tony Lamb
Kona Ice, Travelin' Tom's Coffee View Bio -
Donna Salyers
Fabulous Furs View Bio -
J.D. Nichols
NTS Development Company View Bio -
James S. 'Chip' Mahan
Live Oak Bancshares View Bio -
Michael B. Mountjoy
MCM CPAs and Advisors View Bio -
Lois Haward Gray
Gray Construction View Bio -
Randall Bufford
Trilogy Health Services View Bio -
Patrick R. Lancaster, III
Lantech View Bio -
Cal Turner
Dollar General Corporation View Bio -
Cal Turner, Jr.
Dollar General Corporation View Bio -
Michael Davis
Appriss Inc View Bio -
Nate Morris
Rubicon Global View Bio -
Debbie Scoppechio
Scoppechio View Bio -
R. Dudley Webb
The Webb Companies View Bio -
Don Ball, Sr.
Ball Homes View Bio -
Jess Correll
First Southern National Bank View Bio -
Joe Craft
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. View Bio -
Jim Headlee
Summit Energy Services View Bio -
Joe Steier
Signature HealthCARE View Bio -
Kimberly Knopf
Innovative Mattress Solutions View Bio -
Doug Cobb
Chrysalis Ventures View Bio -
Carey Smith
Big Ass Solutions View Bio -
Kent Oyler
High Speed Access Corp, OPM Services, Inc. View Bio -
Robert B. Trussell, Jr.
Tempur Sealy International, Inc View Bio -
Colonel Sanders
Kentucky Fried Chicken View Bio -
James Thornton
Thorntons View Bio -
George Garvin Brown
Brown-Forman View Bio -
Jim Patterson
Pattco LLC View Bio -
Phil Greer
Greer Companies View Bio -
James Booth
Booth Energy Group View Bio -
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman
Bridgeman Foods, Inc. View Bio -
Chris Sullivan
Outback Steakhouse View Bio -
John Williams
Computer Services, Inc. View Bio -
RJ Corman
RJ Corman Railroad Group View Bio -
Bill Gatton
Bill Gatton Motors View Bio -
George Fischer
Metridata Computer & Servend International View Bio -
Billy Harper
Harper Industries View Bio -
Terry Forcht
Forcht Group View Bio -
Bruce Lunsford
Vencor Ventas View Bio -
Ronald Geary
Rescare View Bio -
Dana Bowers
iPay Technologies View Bio -
David Jones, Sr.
Humana View Bio -
Kent Taylor
Texas Roadhouse View Bio -
Wendell Cherry
Humana View Bio -
Bill Samuels, Jr.
Makers Mark View Bio -
John Y Brown Jr.
Kentucky Fried Chicken View Bio -
Pearse Lyons
Alltech View Bio -
William T. Young
W.T. Young Foods Overbrook Farm View Bio -
Warren Rosenthal
Long John Silvers Jerry's Restaurant View Bio -
John Schnatter
Papa John's View Bio -
Jim Host
Host Communications View Bio -
Ralph G. Anderson
Belcan View Bio -
Davis Marksbury
Exstream Software View Bio -
Lee Todd
Projectron Inc. DataBeam Corp. UK President View Bio - Wondering why there is no 2020 class? Unfortunately, the ceremony was canceled in 2020 and we weren't able to induct any entrepreneurs. But fear not, entrepreneurship and innovation didn't come to a halt. Future classes are going to be even stronger in Kentucky!
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Koby Hastings
SalesRiver View Bio -
Steven Plappert
Forecastr View Bio -
Jennifer Williams
Cuddle Clones View Bio -
Logan Burchett
Forcastr View Bio -
Jose Gaztambide
GoodMaps View Bio -
Kirsten Moorefield
Cloverleaf View Bio -
Darrin Murriner
Cloverleaf View Bio -
Sam Razor
Hippo Manager Software, Inc. View Bio -
Matt Dawson
Wild Health View Bio -
Nick Mattingly
Switcher Studio View Bio -
Jeremiah Chapman
FreshFry View Bio -
Demetrius Gray
WeatherCheck View Bio -
Jonathan Webb
AppHarvest View Bio -
Gregg Morton
Fooji View Bio -
Shane Howard
Custom College Recruiting View Bio -
Alice Shade
SentryHealth View Bio -
Twyman Clements
Space Tango View Bio -
Stacy Griggs
El Toro View Bio -
Tendai Charasika
SuperFanU View Bio -
Drura Parrish
MakeTime View Bio -
Rebecca Wheeling
Schedule It View Bio -
Peter Tower
Magnolia Photo Booth Company View Bio -
Alex Frommeyer
Beam Dental View Bio -
Nate Morris
Rubicon Global View Bio -
Jennifer Mackin
The Oliver Group View Bio -
Ankur Gopal
Interapt View Bio -
Drew Curtis
fark.com View Bio -
Dave Durand
Forest Giant View Bio -
April Foster
StudioCalico.com View Bio -
Matt Wiley
bloc MKTG View Bio -
Brad Wayland
BlueCotton.com View Bio -
Eric Ostertag
Transposagen View Bio -
John Williamson
Ucloser View Bio -
Taylor Trusty
Blackstone Media View Bio -
Wayne Yeager
Sellathon, Inc. View Bio -
Vidya Ravichandran
Glowtouch Technologies View Bio -
Zak Boca
SingleHop, Inc. View Bio -
Heather Howell
Rooibee Red Tea View Bio -
Rob May
Backupify View Bio -
Audra Stinchcomb
Alltranz Inc. View Bio -
Keith Ringer
MetroMojo View Bio -
Randall Stevens
Archvision, Mersive View Bio -
Ben Self
Blue State Digital View Bio -
Randy Riggs
Advanced Cancer Therapeutics View Bio - Wondering why there is no 2020 class? Unfortunately, the ceremony was canceled in 2020 and we weren't able to induct any entrepreneurs. But fear not, entrepreneurship and innovation didn't come to a halt. Future classes are going to be even stronger in Kentucky!
Note: The companies or organizations listed for each Emerging Entrepreneur are those with which the honoree was most closely associated at the time of recognition.
