Tony Delk: Keynote Speaker

Tony Delk is a former NBA player and collegiate coach. He retired in 2008 after playing 10 years for different organizations. He also played a year in Greece for the Euro League before joining collegiate coaching and recruiting programs. He attained many accomplishments over his 20-year basketball career. Some of those accolades include: • Gatorade Player of the year- 1992 …

Ericka Porter: Morning Speaker

Ericka L. Mauldin, also known as Ericka Porter MBA, and nicknamed “Media Maven”, is an Accomplished American Television Producer, Author and the Owner of EDIT TALENT GROUP and Chicks That Pitch. Ericka received a BFA in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA attending both the Executive MBA program at Xavier University of Cincinnati and Entrepreneurship program …

Sponsorship Opportunities

It is our pleasure to offer your organization an opportunity to become a valuable sponsor of the 17th Annual Lexington Bluegrass Area Minority Business Expo (MBE) presented by Fifth Third Bank. Your sponsorship will help bring quality programming, business collaborations, and educational forums to hundreds of entrepreneurs! The prominent speakers along with our information-packed workshops will equip business owners with …

Call for Presentations

The 2019 Call for Presentations is NOW OPEN!! Help businesses realize their Future Is Now at the 17th Annual Lexington Bluegrass Area MBE. To download the form, click this link. Submission deadline is April 17, 2019.

A New Generation of Entrepreneurs

Each year we invite and sponsor a group of young people to attend the Lexington Bluegrass Area Minority Business Expo. Students attend the full day and have two sessions designed especially for them. We want to inspire the next generation of business owners in this year’s youth workshops.