2025 Sponsors

Refresh the world. Make a difference. Our vision is to craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love, to refresh them in body & spirit. And done in ways that create a more sustainable business and better shared future that makes a difference in people’s lives, communities and our planet.

Our mission is to press on. We investigate and report what’s really going on in your community. Our journalists follow the facts wherever they may lead, and uncover the truth, protect the public’s right to know and document our region’s moments, milestones and people. Every day, we work to do something remarkable: inform and empower readers with real, rigorous, in-depth journalism. By providing this fundamental public service, we ultimately help build a better metro-Atlanta and Georgia for this generation and the next. Your support of local journalism really matters. Our journalists can keep you informed with real, fact-based news because of subscribers.

More than a century ago, Edgar Newell founded the Newell Manufacturing Company, Inc., a maker of metal curtain rods in upstate New York. Over time, other icons have joined our family of brands, including Sharpie® in 1992; Rubbermaid® and Graco® in 1999; Paper Mate®, Parker® and Waterman® in 2000; and Coleman®, Yankee Candle® and Mr. Coffee® in 2016. While our portfolio has grown over the years, one thing remains the same: We are committed to delighting consumers and bringing leading solutions to our customers. As our company evolves, we strive for operational excellence, drive impactful innovation, keep our customers and consumers at the heart of all we do, leverage our collective strength and talent and win together as One Newell.

The Business Journals are the premier media platform for companies strategically targeting business decision-makers. We deliver a total business audience of over 10 million people via our 44 websites, 64 publications and over 700 annual industry leading events. Our media products provide comprehensive coverage of business news from a local, regional and national perspective. We have more people, publications and websites covering our nation’s business than any other business media organization.

We share news, information and entertainment across an increasing number of media platforms. We know consumer habits are changing, and we evolve to meet their needs. Today we are one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, serving communities with quality, objective local journalism. We also reach nearly every American through our national networks business, including news outlets Court TV and Scripps News and entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff and ION Mystery. Audiences can find all of our brands over the air, over the top, on cable TV and satellite or through digital platforms.

Hiscox USA is a leading specialist insurer with origins dating back to 1901. It is part of the Hiscox Group, which has over 3,000 employees in 14 countries, and customers worldwide. With over 600,000 small business customers, we understand the unique risks each business faces. Our coverage lets you take the right risks so you can grow your business, even as you protect against what you can’t see coming.

Croud is a global full-service media agency that drives growth for brands through reinvention. We were founded on the belief that the traditional agency model is broken. To help clients thrive in the modern marketing world, we’ve connected a worldwide network of 2,400 Croudies to more than 500 in-house specialists via our proprietary technology. This flexible, specialist approach means we can scale insight and performance internationally.

At Big Happy, our vision is to transform mobile advertising, making it more fun and exciting for everyone. We want to provide our clients with the best possible service, while also using cutting-edge technology and exceptional creativity to create unique mobile advertising experiences.  By staying ahead of the curve and continually pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the world of mobile advertising, we aim to be the go-to solution for brands, publishers, and consumers alike.

At Nebo, we think beyond the data to understand the humans behind it—from their wants and needs to their deepest desires. We make great work not because it gets results, but because it makes the world a better place. And our human-centered values don’t stop with marketing. We treat clients, employees, consumers, vendors, our next-door neighbors, our mothers and everyone in our orbit the way we’d like to be treated. We’re so human-centered, we even treat our office dogs like people.

Clear Channel Outdoor is at the forefront of driving innovation in the out-of-home advertising industry. Clear Channel Outdoor’s dynamic advertising platform is broadening the pool of advertisers using our medium through the expansion of digital billboards and displays and the integration of data analytics and programmatic capabilities that deliver measurable campaigns that are simpler to buy. By leveraging the scale, reach and flexibility of our diverse portfolio of assets, we connect advertisers with millions of consumers every month across more than 330,000 print and digital displays in 19 countries.

At AlphaGraphics our people enable us to achieve our purpose. Also, through diversity and inclusion efforts, we ensure our global workplaces are dynamic, supportive of all our team members, and representative of our customers and communities. Diversity and inclusion are essential drivers of our innovation and success. Our entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit is enhanced when many different people, perspectives and backgrounds are aligned toward achieving AlphaGraphics' purpose.

At Rise Studios, we elevate brands and amplify stories with precision and creativity. Based in Atlanta and connected to LA’s top talent, we merge Southern grit with Hollywood polish, delivering high-impact commercial, branded content, and TV/film promos. Our work drives growth, fuels engagement, and brings your message to new heights — because we believe great content doesn’t just tell a story, it lifts it.

The Tarkett Group’s leadership position in the flooring industry is the result of 140 years of experience, and builds on the talent, values and commitment of generations of entrepreneurs. Initially known as Allibert and Sommer, the company’s story begins with the ideas, energy and commitment of its founders. The Group has continuously expanded over the years, welcoming other recognised, entrepreneurial brands from across the world.