2022 Top Ten Innovators

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Best In The Citi | Innovator: Sianni Dean

By Autumn A. Arnett | March 3, 2022

Sianni Dean came to Austin in October 2020 with tunnel vision.

Best In The Citi | Innovator: Harold Hughes

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

4 Harold Hughes is on a mission to connect people. “I’m Jamaican. First-generation American and from a culture standpoint, there’s a lot of communal…

Best In The Citi | Innovator: Phyllis Everette

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

5 Phyllis Everette imagines she has a heart for Black women that is similar to the heart Jesus has for all of humanity.  “I…

Best In The Citi | Innovator: BiNi Coleman

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

19 Ater 28 years of being in Austin and constantly asking herself “where are all the Black people,” Bini Coleman is excited to be…

Best In The Citi | Innovator: Rachel Lauren

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

Lauren sees her life’s work as advocating for a better life for people who look like her – whether in business or in her personal life.

Best In The Citi | Innovator: De Juana Lozada

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

5 De Juana Lozada has what she describes as “a bunch of degrees” and more than a lifetime’s worth of experiences. She has been…

Best In The Citi | Innovator: Jermaine & Jahmaal Dumes

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

If there are three things that define Jermaine and Jahmaal Dumes’ childhood in Beaumont, Texas and West Louisiana, they’re: crawfish, entertaining, and good food.  

Best In The Citi | Innovator: Dr. Charles Alston

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

Charles Alston III followed in his mother’s footsteps to be a dentist – and if he has his way, all three of his children will be dentists too. 

Best In The Citi | Innovator: Dr. Laresea Woods

By Autumn A. Arnett | February 28, 2022

Laressa Woods’ mother used to say she lost her childhood always worrying and being concerned and trying to find solutions to every problem. 

Best In The Citi | Innovator: Janice Omadecke

By Autumn A. Arnett | July 19, 2021

Janice Omadeke recently joined an exclusive club of only 94 Black female CEOs to raise more than $1 million in venture capital funding for her startup, The Mentor Method.