The 2021 NEXT Award for Emerging Products and Services goes to Granite Test Prep, a tutoring and college planning service based out of Nashville, TN. Granite Test Prep provides innovative SAT Prep, ACT Prep, and PSAT Prep for students of all ages. Founder Grantly Neely shares why it's important for students and entrepreneurs to find opportunities each day to practice mindfulness as a way to combat anxiety.

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Granite Test Prep - Emerging Products and Services Award Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

The winner of the Emerging Real Estate, Hospitality, and Construction award is Pillars Development, a land use development company that engages in all phases of development. Edward Henley, Principal & Project Executive, offers his insights on how he believes Nashville with its growing real estate industry will continue to expand as real estate leaders emerge.

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Pillars Development - Emerging Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

The Real Estate, Hospitality, and Construction Market Mover award goes to Certified Construction Services. President Jared Bradley reflects on his move to Nashville and how the company plans to improve current infrastructures and prepare for upcoming luxury hotels.

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Certified Construction Services - Construction Market Mover Award Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

The 2021 NEXT Award for Emerging Music, Sports, and Entertainment goes to Bauer Entertainment Marketing, a full-service marketing agency providing strategic consulting and hands-on campaign management. President Brian Bauer explains how he and his team have been able to adapt to the changes in the music industry and support their growing list of clients.                 
                                              
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Bauer Entertainment Marketing - Emerging Music, Sports & Entertainment Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

This year's Music, Sports, and Entertainment Market Mover is mtheory Nashville, a marketing agency that provides artist managers with services, support and capabilities across a wide range of disciplines. President Cameo Carlson explains why she believes successful entrepreneurs are individuals who are open and adaptable to change.

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mtheory Nashville - Music, Sports & Entertainment Market Mover Award Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

The winner of this year's Emerging Entrepreneur award goes to Josh Mundy who reflects on how the pandemic and the Nashville tornado caused him to pivot from his first business and enter into the ever-growing world of technology.  

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Josh Mundy - Emerging Entrepreneur Award Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

Advocatia takes home the award for Emerging Healthcare for their work helping uninsured patients identify financial assistance programs and enroll into coverage. Co-founder Ryan Brebner explains how the company's mission to alleviate the growing issue of health equity has helped it thrive despite the pandemic's effects on the healthcare system.

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Advocatia - Emerging Healthcare Award Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

This year's Healthcare Market Mover is MediCopy, a health information management company that securely delivers protected health information from healthcare partners of all specialties. Founder Elliott Noble-Holt shares why he has built a company culture centered around innovation and diversity & inclusion where their patients are their top priority.

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MediCopy - Healthcare Market Mover Award Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

Travis Messina, co-founder and CEO of Contessa Health, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year. He describes how entrepreneurs are driven by something bigger than themselves and why a "never-give-up" mindset is a powerful tool for longevity in the industry. 

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Travis Messina - Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner at NEXT Awards 2021

Mayor John Cooper shares how Nashville has come together post-pandemic to continuously create a great town one business and one entrepreneur at a time. Over the past 19 months, the city has proved itself resilient as its citizens and business leaders have learned to adapt and ultimately thrive in the most unlikely of circumstances. Mayor Cooper believes the Nashville Entrepreneur Center is a key player in the city's ecosystem as they teach communities how to benefit from change.   

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Mayor John Cooper at NEXT Awards 2021

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center is a Nashville based non-profit connecting entrepreneurs with critical resources to create, launch and grow businesses. Interviews by @ClarkBuckner.

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