Congratulations to our 2025 Goat Awards Winners! We want to thank each and every one of you for your support. Such a great night and amazing turn out, we cannot do this without you all. It is such an honor to be in the room with so many amazing and talented individuals. We will be releasing content in the upcoming days and waiting for the final images from the photographers. We hope that you all took this opportunity to network and meet others in the community who are doing great work. Keep an eye out on your emails because you never know what we have going on. Keep being great, we appreciate each and every one of you.

Goat Team

Braider: 

Tasha Mc           1163

Mercedes Howie 115

Neici Patrice             500

Madison Sloan 196

Jasmine Caine 2643 WINNER

Ashley Purvis             750

Myra Williams             397

Jayden Sauls             91

Britteny Barksdale 776

Kenesha Summers 157

Tierra Keels             275

Ashauntae Shaw 874

Gwendolyn Huertas 97

Tiffany Thames 1085

Creatiive Bombshelle 804

Tamesha Austin 457

Azana Hill                  1028

Choir Category:

Travis Alexander (NC A&T University Choir) 4019  WINNER

                          Corey Williams - Mt. Zion Baptist Church             2409

                           Voice Of Life Choir                                                 816

DJ Category:     Bernard Barbour 1623

                           DJ Instrumental 1576

                           Alex Ricketts 998

                           Robin Davenport - Chante 3787 WINNER

                           Anthony Foster 1299

                           Kyrra Davis             917

                           Tito Bennett             954

Doula Category: Angelica Knight 1084

                             Courtney Hall 1672

                             Precious Bradley 1256

                       Shatrell Mack-Pulliam  531

                            Myeka Dunn 434

                            Qua Sharpe 2578 WINNER

Educator Category:   LaToya Waddell 2404 WINNER

                                    Katrina Melton 852

                                    Kelley Benton             735

                                    Kevita Coleman 393

                                    Jennifer Redfearn 513

                                Betsy Rodriguez         383

                                Jakara Jordan            632

                                Tanya Dixon         547

Esthetician Category:    Jessica White - JSD Maxx 1703 WINNER

                                         LaRico Coltrane                       1607

                                         Champayne Daughtridge        580

Hair Stylist Category:     Queena McKee 2459

                                   Hollingsworth Wilson 601

                                         April Hudson 721

                                       Monica Hawthorne  859

                                          Sheri Walker 354

                                         Jametrice Miller 393

                                         Abigail Blake 102

                                         Tanya Barner 87

                                         Tasha Crews 1665

                                         Sylvia Bass 489

                                         James Easter 2752 WINNER

                                         Amber Davis 590

                                         Tasha Mc             1130

                                         Tiffany Thames 1104

                                          Myra Williams 1357

Kid Stylist Category:    Raven Dempsey 1700

                                       Eve Jenkins             1394

                                       Sylvia Bass   966

                                       Sheri Walker 852

                                       Jametrice Miller 1905  WINNER

Loctician Category:  Portia Williams 1622   WINNER

                                   Shemikia Wallace 1132

                                   Erica Abrahams 458

                                   Sierra Cremedy 308

                                   Ramona Smith   1130

                                   Tiffany Baldwin 810

                                   Whitney Poole             995

Local Restaurant Category:    Trust 1513

     Nezzia Martin ( The New Summit Cafe)  2633  WINNER

        Ava's Cuisine                                     2137

      First Class Luxury Lounge             1685

Makeup Artist Category:   Ashley Brown 1383  WINNER

                                            Shana McBride 898

                                            Leslie Tilley 1145

                                            Ebony Torres 500

                                            Kendra Diggs 929

                                       Quintina Easterling 471

                                            Denise NiSi Lee 918

Nail Tech Category:   Talayah Harrington 649

                                     Toccara Miller 589

                                     Makayla Rogers(Nailsxkla) 589

                                     Bobbi Wharton 251

                                     Myra Williams 567

                                     Ambrosia Banks 771

                                     Hang Azorlibu 828

                                     Evelyn Reid           1326  WINNER

Non-Profit Category: Sylvia D Little                       354

                                    Monique Austin           1246

                                    Sharita Grady              191

                                     Alana V Allen             2564

                                     Shaunielle Foster      1270

          Gene Blackmon - Establishing Safe Cultures 2060

                                     Princess Johnson             580

          Cindy Hunter (Blessed Diamond Divas) 472

                             Fitz Wellness Network           1098

Ashley Benton (The Green Team Helping Hands) 2589 WINNER

Nurse Category:  Kendra Taylor 2952 WINNER

                              Lakia Banks 1390

                     Deneece Jones Dillard 1491

                               Jessica Neel 367

                               Kizzy Robinson 2315

Pastor Category:  Darlene Shaw 1014

                               Joseph Pridgen 2689

                               Brandon Thompson 665

                               Alton Woods 2740 WINNER

                               Apostle Flora Morris 1999

                               Tony Hayes 435

                                Carol Robertson 1192

Philanthropist Category: Tevin Whiteside 839

                                        Malik Goodvibes 2426 WINNER

                                        Torri Johnson 1372

                                         Nakida McDaniel 1568

                                        Jessica Wilson 486

Photographer Category:  Ron Huntley 1208

                                           Jesse Walker 1823

                                           Bobby Roebuck 403

                                           Toni Shaw 2402 WINNER

                                           Racquel Bethea 284

                                     Alphonso Abbott Jr. 502

                                           Lamar Yaz 395

                                          Kimberly Fox 681

              Dontae Donnell ( Sharp Shooters) 1127

                                          Aerias McDonald 695

                                           Rondell Lane 404

                                         Ashleigh Crawley 724

Podcast Category:  Matthew Moore (The Highest Point Podcast) 2598

William Hussey, Ashley Good, Kimberly Hussey (Na'cho Average Podcast) 3467

Camille Hester(Context, Convos, & Cocktails) 707

Tiffany Fox 799

Jeremiah Jett (Youthful Conversations) 5973 WINNER

Stevii Mills 2784

Pick Me Up Sis (Wendy & Lakeisha) 1798

Ivy & William (Thankful Thursday News) 2845

Ivy & Eli (Feel Good Friday) 1254

Drunk Talk 538

Power Couple Category: Jenise & Matt 472

                                        Kedrian & Gene 1847

                             Aquicha & Darron McRae 472

                        Loraine & Christopher Fuiell 439

                           Shakira & Ryan Jarrell 1865 WINNER

                            Erica & Dontae             1008

                            Harry & LaToya Lucas 1074

                            Meka & Nick Wright 1119

Realtor Category:  Albany Jones 729

Nikki Reives 657

Nakia Womack 616

Dr.Robin Jackson 289

Anthony Smith           1004

Jameka Slade 1782

Jaz Brown 2124 WINNER

Cammie Wright 146

Antonio Morrow 1173

Consuela Rene Littlejohn 1292

Robin Stevens 114

Celest Ward 254

Brittany Willis 574

JoKenya Brown 384

Tax Professional Category:  

Meyakka Sturdivant 538

Lativia Fairley           239

Brittany Brown 4006 WINNER

Ch-Hara Davis 903

Ashley Long     1852

Brooke Wright  232

Nadege Sinfeya 144

Robin Stevens 395

Quentella Winborne 1199

Courtney McCauley 461

Travel Category: 

Keisha Roberts 1324

Ingram Bell             716

Malik Goodvies 2134

Quierra Watts    700

Keyia Ingram Sampson 556

Jamonica Withers 2165 WINNER

Diamond Dove Luxury Travel   685

Trainer Category:

Nakia Womack 1947 WINNER

Johnathan Spruill 1309

April Miller-Hughes 1901

Youth Dance Team Category:

Pretty Girl Mafia 1142

Piedmont Elite All Stars 3293 WINNER

Classy Divas 2593

Queens Of Destruction 769

Youth Entrepreneur:

Kingzton Foster 2625

Kayla La'Shae  2506

Jeremiah Jett             5201

Taelynn Ballard 5355 WINNER