Robert "Bob" Jackson was founder and CEO of Jackson Enterprises Corp for over 30 years. He has a well-earned reputation in the Denver metro are as a community leader and mentor to a multitude of entrepreneurs over the last 60 years. He was a mentor to young leaders in the community, installing his morals of a champion, leadership and that of equal opportunity. Over 40 years Bob Jackson became involved with assisting the Minority and Women Owned Business communities in obtaining and maintaining contract opportunities. He organized multiple trade organizations and worked with Federal, State and City government agencies to establish many of the M/WBE programs we have today.

A nationally known and respected Harvard trained attorney, Walter is a leader in business development for African American businesses. He was received numerous awards including the National Small Business Lawyer Advocate of the Year at the White House, co-chaired the Governor’s Minority Business Advisory Committee and served on the Colorado Board of Law Examiners. An expert in Disparity programs for over 30 years, Walter is actively consulting to small businesses, corporations, and government agencies.

She introduced bills to improve Denver's rapid transportation system, so people could get where they needed to go. She fought against police violence, especially violence against African Americans in Colorado.  Arie Taylor mentored women who wanted to go into business, and African Americans who wanted to go into politics. Arie mentored many famous Colorado politicians, including former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, Congresswoman Wilma Webb.  Ms. Taylor knew it was important for Colorado to be accurately represented by its citizens. This meant that she wanted Colorado to include more people of color and women in the government.  He founded his company 45 years ago, RMES Communications, a Telecommunications and Advertising firm serving the Airports and Transit markets.

Herman Malone has pioneered his innovative skillsets. He was a founding member of the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce, the National Black Chamber of Commerce, the National Supplier Development Council and the Business Advisory Coalition (BAC). He has served with distinction on various National, State and City Boards and Commissions. And now, once again, he is a founding member of this organization, the African American Trade Association (AATA) of which he says, holds the greatest promise. He founded his company 45 years ago, RMES Communications, a Telecommunications and Advertising firm serving the Airports and Transit markets.