Higher Gear CXO Kentucky Derby Watch Party

May 20, 2024

News and Events

Five people posing n front of a green hedge (3 men & 2 women), including Clint Bailey and Michael Bittel. The women wear cocktail dresses and fancy hats. Clint wears a sport coat and bow tie.

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We are beyond grateful to everyone who joined and supported the 3^rd Annual Higher Gear CXO Kentucky Derby Watch Party. Special thanks to Walt Carter and Kelly Kierans for hosting us as their beneficiary nonprofit this year.

Special Highlights

Grand Marshall: Julie Elmore (CTO of Global Payments Inc.) added prestige and excitement to our event.

Cornhole Master: Michael Frazee (CISO of Lendlease) brought joy and engagement with his spirited participation.

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Sponsors

This top-class event wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing sponsors:

Fred Andrew at Renasant Bank
Beth Briner at Converge
Tung Bui at RKTech Corp.
Pat Carrick & Kyle Hall at Resourcive
Caitlin Doyle at Tanium
Kellie Hardy at Harness
Tino Mantella & Francis Borgians at Relevantz

Thanks to Chromalogue Studios for sharing these great photos with us.

Gallery (Highlights)

Five people posing n front of a green hedge (3 men & 2 women), including Clint Bailey and Michael Bittel. The women wear cocktail dresses and fancy hats. Clint wears a sport coat and bow tie.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A man wearing an untucked pink shirt and a patchwork peaked flat cap shakes hands with a middle-aged white woman wearing a bright blue dress and a fancy blue hat.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A Black woman wearing a green dress and fancy pink hat and a Black man wearing a blue hopsack blazer with a white carnation hold a red rose bouquet in a small, silver bucket.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A Black woman wearing a pink party frock and a fancy hat holds a rose arrangement in a small silver bucket. A small gold horse figurine perches jauntily atop her hat, gazing at an artificial violet.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A tall man wearing a light blue hopsack blazer and a woman in a flowery purple dress and fancy green hat pose for the photographer.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A woman in a blue dress, fancy blue hat, and silver flats and a man in a dark blue blazer, salmon-colored trowsers, and white linen shoes pose in front of the green hedge and red rose wreath.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A woman in a red frock and man wearing a pink button-down shirt pose in front of the green hedge and the red rose wreath.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Six men pose for the photographer. Three of the men wear sport coats. The others wear long-sleeved button front shirts. Four of them are holding plastic beverage cups.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Two men playing cornhole.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Two men have a conversation while a seated woman looks on with approval. One of the men and the woman are smiling.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A Black woman wearing a green dress, pearls, and a fancy pink hat poses with a bearded Black man wearing a cornflower blue blazer with a white carnation, pink trousers, and a pink tie. They are posing in front of the green hedge and red rose wreath.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Three people playing cornhole. A woman in a blue dress and fancy blue hat has just thrown the beanbag; it is in midair in the upper right of the image.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Two blond-haired women pose in front of the green hedge and red rose wreath. The one on the left wears a green dress; the one on the right wears a tropical print dress. Both dresses are hemmed above the knee.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Paul Bierbusse and an unidentifed woman pose in front of the green hedge & red rose wreath. Paul wears a pink blazer, light blue shirt, blue bow tie, tan trousers, and brown cap-toe lace-up shoes. The woman wears a short, belted white dress and strappy wedge shoes. She is topped by a fancy pink hat.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Clint Bailey talks with two women and a man. He is wearing a white linen blazer, a light blue shirt, and a patterned bow tie.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A Black woman seated at the TechBridge table. The table is covered in blue raffle tickets. The woman wears a colorful print dress and a broad-brimmed black straw hat. White cursive text on the hat brim is partially obscured and unreadable, but might say "Out of patience."

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Three men pose in front of the green hedge & red rose wreath. Two asian men flank a south asian man; the two on the right wear blazers.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A middle-aged south asian man and young south asian woman pose in front of the green hedge & red rose wreath. The woman wear a fuchsia blouse and a ruffled yellow skirt with a fuchsia flower print.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A young Black woman wearing a light blue flower print frock and a young man wearing sunglasses, a light blue blazer, and a bow tie pose in front of the green hedge and red rose wreath.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A tall south asian man ("Gropal") wearing a light blue blazer, blue shirt, and pink bow tie and a short south asian woman ("Vidya") wearing a dark flower print dress and flower print hat pose in front of the green hedge and red rose wreath.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlight

"Ahead of the Pack" gift basket, $650 value.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

Two men playing cornhole pause to pose. The shorter man on the left wears a blue plaid sport coat and newsboy cap. The taller other man wears a light blue blazer, pink polo, and white trousers.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A Black woman in a green dress, pearls, and a pink Derby Day hat, and a white woman in a blue batik blouse and dark blue Derby Day hat. Both are seated and smiling at the camera.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

A group portrait of the approximately 60 attendees.

Higher Gear Kentucky Derby 2024 highlights

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