Profiles in Winston-Salem Entrepreneurship

“Entrepreneurship is in our DNA… it’s how our community started.”
— Mark Owens, President & CEO, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.
Winston-Salem Downtown drone photo

Meet the visionaries who’ve shaped Winston-Salem’s entrepreneurial landscape for centuries. From trailblazing founders to innovative startups, discover the stories behind our local business heroes

R.J. Reynolds
Vernon Rudolph
Jennifer Byrne
Vic Flow
Sam Garner
Billy Prim
Tom Davis
A. Thad Lewallen
Pleasant Henderson (P.H.) Hanes
John Wesley Hanes
James Alexander Gray