Will Blackburn is co-founder of DevClarity, an AI-based software management platform for developers. 

Delphine Carter is the founder and CEO of Boulo Solutions, a diverse recruiting platform for working parents.

Jarrod Glasgow is co-founder of crewOS, a platform that streamlines field service company operations and helps grow their business.

Alie B. Gorrie is a performer, activist and arts advocate working to ensure performance arts experiences are accessible to those with disabilities. 

Kara Halfaker is the founder and executive director of No Fear Finances Empowerment Center, an accounting/bookkeeping solution for historically underserved small business owners.

Garrett Harper is the executive director of Urban Ministry, a faith-based housing nonprofit in Birmingham’s historic West End neighborhood.

Shekinah Joy Lee is a therapist and founder of Purposed Joy LLC, a wellness start up committed to making mental healthcare accessible and empowering individuals on their unique journeys to holistic health.

Gina McClanahan is the founder of Black Dove Communications, utilizing AI to help individuals better understand their own communication style and the style of those they are interacting with to optimize conversations and outcomes. 

Will McGarity is the founder and principal of Stick Architecture, a firm utilizing wood technologies as a more environmentally friendly building material. 

Rachel Morgan is a film programmer, screenwriter and professor of film at Lawson State Community College.

Elliott Porter is CEO and co-founder at Linq, a digital business card business for modern networking. 

James Sutton is director of operations at Foot Soldiers Park in Selma, Alabama.

Samantha Williams is the executive director of Birmingham Promise, a nonprofit organization that provides college scholarships for Birmingham high school graduates. 

Erika is founder and CEO of Accelerate Wind, where she helps buildings achieve net zero targets with affordable wind technology for commercial buildings. Erika is a systems thinker, problem solver, and community builder who loves solving problems which require input from many disciplines.

Courtney is an educator and founder of Urban Community Montessori School. She is a visionary leader that is rebuilding communities through equitable and accessible Montessori educational opportunities for all.

Alex is the founder and CEO of Opportunity Alabama, an economic development organization transforming Alabama’s communities through public and private investment in physical spaces and places. Alex previously worked as an attorney specializing in tax credit and economic-development related work and Teach for America Corp Member in one of the most rural and impoverished counties in Alabama.

Ace is the owner of Alchemy footwear and apparel, a lifestyle boutique in 5 Points South. Alchemy is about breaking down barriers and creating connection through fashion. Ace also leads Alchemy Run Crew, an inclusive, community-minded running club.

Emily is an economic developer that believes purposeful teams build better communities. As a strategist and executive, she works with teams to spot and seize opportunities that makes regions more competitive for investment and good jobs

Jahman is an award-winning playwright, poet, filmmaker, and co-founder and executive director of The Flourish Alabama an arts nonprofit dedicated to helping artists Bloom. The core of Jahman's work centers around "the Flourish", a theory stating "Black people are infinitely possible beings.”

Tamika is the founder and Executive Director of Community Care Development Network (CCDN). After growing up in poverty in many of the communities CCDN serves, Tamika has dedicated her work to provide family and life services, mentoring, educational services, community outreach, and youth advocacy.

Emile is the founder and CEO of Ride Resorts, which is developing sustainable, socially-impactful bike parks with a vision of becoming the "Top Golf of mountain biking."

Amelia serves as the Civic Design Principal in the City of Birmingham's Mayor's Office where she works at the intersection of mobility, urban planning, design, and innovation. After living in New York and Boston for a decade, she moved back to the South to explore how opportunity and connection are tied to place.

Priska is a journalist, writer, and managing editor of the Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration among public media stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. She previously worked as a reporter and producer at Reveal, KPCC in Los Angeles and NPR. She is passionate about supporting diverse talent in the news industry.

Troy is a social entrepreneur and change disruptor. He is the founder of the Modern House Coffee Shop, a nonprofit that brings coffee and community together to empower financially vulnerable individuals so they can become independent, sustainably employed, contributors to society.