Daily Archives: 06/09/2011

(Community Matters) I’m looking forward to tonight’s EOY awards at the Hilton. I’m joining our friends from Austin Ventures as their guest. It’s been fun serving as a social entrepreneur judge this year as well as on the EOY advisory board.

This year’s finalists: Hemi Thaker (Anue Systems, Inc), Gabriel Krajicek (BancVue), Don Shafer (BancVue), Glenn Garland (CLEAResult), Allen Lassiter Gilmer (Drilling Info Inc), Christopher Lavigne (LDR Spine), Hossein Hagigholam (Mamacita’s Restaurant & Cantinc Inc), Phil Miner (Miner Holding Company), Mark McLain & Kevin Cunningham (SailPoint). Social finalists: Lisa Fielder (College Forward), Frank Fernandez (Green Doors), Joyce McDonald (Frameworks Comm Develop) & Suzanne Santos (Sustainable Food Center). The winner of the social entrepreneur award receives a $100,000 grant for their nonprofit – thanks to the Silverton Foundation. Also, we’re presenting an honorary award to one of our dearest friends tonight; I think it’s a secret until announced.

(Community Matters) An hour out on the board is a good workout. I’m loving my trainer, Cody Butler. He’s come to know me well. On Tuesday, I showed up pissed off about some business, so he changed up our workout and we boxed – he kept his distance since I was enjoying letting off my steam a bit too much.

We paddled just beyond and back from the Seaholm Power Plant intake building on Townlake and Lady Bird Johnson park. They were hanging the trapese for Blue Lapis Lights’ performances next week