Brian Bauer won a NEXT Award in 2021 when BEM was under $1M. Now Bauer Entertainment Marketing is on the Inc. 5000. Here's how.

Jay Zigmont built Childfree Trust to be the next of kin for people without kids. Now it has an NIH grant and a spot on TIME's Best Inventions.

NEXT Awards 2026 winners: 630+ guests, twelve winners and three Hall of Fame teams celebrate Nashville founders. Meet them in their own words.

Jay Zigmont built Childfree Trust to be the next of kin for people without kids. Now it has an NIH grant and a spot on TIME's Best Inventions.

NEXT Awards 2026 winners: 630+ guests, twelve winners and three Hall of Fame teams celebrate Nashville founders. Meet them in their own words.

Three programs, 111 companies, 120 founders — TakeOff, InFlight, and Project Healthcare kick off September 1.

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