Meet the judges

Dick Eppstein is the retired president of the Better Business Bureau Serving Northwestern Ohio, Lima, and Southeastern Michigan, concluding a 50-year career that included leadership roles in Canton and Toledo. An Army veteran and University of Toledo graduate, he served as an officer in Vietnam and received the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal.

Amy Holtz is a results-driven sales executive with 15+ years of experience in driving revenue growth. She has been in media sales since 2008, and has always been focused on building relationships, not selling, resulting in many long-term clients. ST Digital opens doors for clients to reach ANY audience. The ST Digital full-service team makes it easy for clients to use digital advertising.

Jerry facilitates activities that provide business leaders and centers of influence a more effective approach for using relationships to engage with the right people. When relationships matter, learning how to have conversations with the right people is a game changer.

Upon retiring after almost 50 years in public accounting - his last stop at Sponsel CPA Group in Indianapolis. Tom is now focusing on relaxation and family. Tom is a Past Chair of the BBB Serving Central Indiana Board of Directors. He remains active as a real estate investor, serves on the Board of an ESOP company with international operations, the Board of a Private Family Foundation and other Community Boards.

Frank Walker is Chairman Emeritus of Walker Information and founder of the Indiana Center for Business Ethics. A longtime leader in business ethics and corporate responsibility, he spent decades growing Walker Information into a nationally recognized research and consulting firm while championing ethical workplace culture and customer loyalty. Walker has also been instrumental in advancing ethics education in Indiana, including helping establish the Walker Center for Applied Ethics at Marian University.