On December 10, 2015, a sold-out crowd learned who the 2015 Haute Honors Finalists and Winners were at the Haute Honors Awards Breakfast and Shop Local Event at the Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1. 2015

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6. Humanitarian
a person having concern for or helping to improve
the welfare and happiness of people
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon
breadth of knowledge and sympathy. ~Irving Babbitt

7. 2015 Humanitarian
Robin Brule’
Vice President of Community Relations &
Executive On Loan to Mayor Berry,
Nusenda Credit Union
thought leader, advocate, volunteer

8. Rising Star
a person that is growing quickly in
importance in a particular field
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do
what you love and believe in, and it will come
naturally. ~David Frost

9. Finalist:
Akamee Baca Malta
CEO, As Girls Grow

10. Finalist:
Leota Harriman
Editor, President & Co-Owner,
The Independent and Independent News LLC

11. Rising Star
2015 Winner:
Erin Muffoletto Baca
President & CEO,
Muffoletto Government Relations

12. Teen Rising Star
a young person that is growing quickly in importance in a
particular field
“There’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of
person who can change the world – and you can’t.’
Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step. The next
step is figuring out how you’re going to do it.”
~ Adora Svitak

13. Teen Rising Star
2015 Winner:
Rhythm Badal
Idea Visionary and Co-Founder,
Drive Control

14. Innovator
a person who opens up a new area for others,
creates or introduces new methods, ideas, or
products or is the first to introduce into reality
something better than before
"Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is
doing new things.” ~ Theodore Levitt

15. Finalist:
Marie Longserre
President & CEO, Santa Fe Business Incubator

16. Finalist:
Tara Gohr
President & CEO, The Grant Plant

17. Innovator
2015 Winner
Jamai Wallis Blivin
Founder & CEO, Innovate+Educate

18. Entrepreneur
a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a
business, usually with considerable initiative and risk
“The relentless, seek-and-solve breed is our salvation. They are the ones forever
craning their necks, addicted to ‘looking around corners’ and ‘changing the
world.’ They—not lenders—are the real money multipliers…”
Forbes

19. Finalist:
Heather Badal
Owner, LOE Apps
Owner, Flawless Medical Spa
Director of GPO, United Shockwave Therapies

20. Finalist:
Nicole Larsen
Director & Co-Owner, Inspire Rock Academy

21. Entrepreneur
2015 Winner:
Kathleen Edwards
CEO and Executive Audio Wrangler,
Hear Kitty Studios

22. Leader
A person with social influence who can enlist the aid and
support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.
A great leader inspires confidence in other people and
moves them to action.
“The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus
setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in
narrow confines.” ~ Charles de Gaulle

23. Finalist:
Linley Daly
President & CEO, DalyConsulting, LLC

24. Finalist:
Abigail Lanin Eaves
Executive Director, Certified Nurse Midwife,
Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center

25. Leader
2015 Winner:
Jennifer Riordan
Vice President of Community Relations,
Wells Fargo

26. Trail Blazers
A person who blazes a trail for others to follow
through unsettled country or wilderness;
pathfinder; a pioneer in any field of endeavor
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held
back.” ~ Malala Yousafzai

27. Ann Rhoades
President, People Ink

28. Anne Haines
CEO, Accion

29. Joan Griffin
CEO,
Griffin & Associates

30. Champion for Women
A person who fights or argues for a cause on behalf of someone
else; one that does battle for another's rights or honor
“While there will always be people who say this is a gender
equality issue and come out either for or against this dynamic as
a result, I think they are missing the real issue. This is about
innovation, competitiveness, and entrepreneurship.” ~ Brad Feld

31. Lawrence Chavez
CEO,
Lotus Leaf Coatings

32. Lonnie Talbert
COO,
Southwest Capital Bank

33. Matthew Ayoub
Founder,
Media Trove LLC & Alpha Arietis LLC

34. TJ Cook
CEO,
CauseLabs

35. 2015
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