Awesome Inc, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, and Sustainable Business Ventures Corporation have announcee the 2025 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame inductees.
They include two Northern Kentucky entrepreneurs: William P. Butler of Corporex and Jake Rouse of Braxton Brewing Company.
The Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame celebrates the stories of Kentucky’s most successful entrepreneurs, with a mission to raise awareness around the impact entrepreneurship has made in the Commonwealth and to encourage others to pursue similar ambitious endeavors.
2025 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Class
• Dr. Larry Benz | Founder, Confluent Health
• William P. Butler, Chairman of the Board, Corporex
• Alice K. Houston | Founder, HJI Supply Chain Solutions
• Rick Kueber | Founder and CEO, Glow Brands
Mentor of the Year
• Randall Stevens | CEO, AVAIL
Investor of the Year
• Brook T. Smith | President, RSLP Ventures
Executive of the Year
• David Haskins | President and CEO, Davis H. Elliot Company
Emerging Entrepreneurs
• Julia Regan | Founder and CEO, RxLightning
• Jake Rouse, co-founder and CEO, Braxton Brewing Company
The celebration
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, November 12, at the Central Bank Center in Lexington:
• Reception: 4:30 p.m.
• Dinner & Awards Program: 6 p.m.
Honor the pillars of our Commonwealth’s entrepreneur community; tables and individual tickets are available — reserve your seat today.