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EPIC Awards: Small Business Finalists

  • EPIC Awards: Small Business Finalists

  • Lynn Cooper is president and CEO of BFW Inc., a Louisville-based manufacturer and global exporter of surgical headlight and headlight imaging systems. After graduation from the University of Kentucky School
    Lynn Cooper is president and CEO of BFW Inc., a Louisville-based manufacturer and global exporter of surgical headlight and headlight imaging systems.

  • The granddaughter of Kansas farmers, I relocated nearly ten times, living in various places on the east coast as my father earned his living in the automobile industry. I graduated from the University
    Christine L. Durrett formed De Renzo Durrett, PLLC in 2008 with her colleague and friend Amy De Renzo. 

  • I was born in Buffalo, NY on April 20, 1955. I come from a strict Polish-Catholic family. I went to an all girls Catholic high school and graduated with straight As as a junior. At the age of 17, I left
    Gail Iwaniak is President and Chief Stuffologist at Presence Incorporated.

  • Julie LaValle ("Valle") Jones has more than 28 years of experience in real estate development and finance in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Boston. She has developed urban mixed use, multi-family
    Julie LaValle ("Valle") Jones has more than 28 years of experience in real estate development and finance in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Boston.

  • With degrees in nursing and healthcare management, I have been at the forefront of innovative medical initiatives in both patient care and complex administrative issues. Achieving the rank of captain in
    Delanor A. Manson founded the Koi Gallery at the Galt House Hotel and Suites in 2008 to exhibit and sell her jewelry.

  • I grew up in the Midwest and had a complicated childhood. It included foster homes and an adoptive family. And while I'm pleased to say that my life now includes relationships with foster, adoptive and
    Cynthia Masters came up with the idea for DBS Interactive, a professional website design and software development company, in 1998 while recovering from a life-threatening accident.

  • I was born in 1975 in Louisville, KY. I attended Assumption High School and graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in psychology. Shortly after graduation from WKU, I married the love
    Meg Panella opened the door of Keller Williams Louisville East as Operating Partner in 2007 with 40 realtors. More than 150 realtors work for her today.

  • I was born in Louisville, KY on November 15, 1963. I graduated from Assumption High School in 1981. I graduated from the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering in 1987 with my Masters of
    Judie Parks is a broker and owner of Prudential Parks & Weisberg Realtors.

  • Henrietta Pepper is Founder and President of the pepper group, ltd., a brand communications firm managing brand strategy development and implementation for a variety of clients in business-to-business,
    Henrietta Pepper founded the pepper group, ltd. in 2005 after 23 years in the marketing communications industry and a rewarding career in senior management with the region's top advertising agencies.

  • Tierra Kavanaugh Turner, a native of Danville, KY, is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She has held various management positions at BellSouth Mobility (now
    Tierra Kavanaugh Turner founded TKT & Associates, Inc. (TKT), which has become a leader in both supplier and workplace diversity management and professional staffing for public and private sectors, in 2006.