ANGELA REDDIX | Founder, president and CEO, ARDX

Angela Reddix has so many titles you couldn’t possibly squeeze them onto a business card.

In 2006, Reddix, who has a doctorate in business administration, launched ARDX, a Norfolk health care management and IT consulting firm. With clients that include government agencies, small businesses and nonprofits, the business specializes in health and policy regulation, big data analytics, technology solutions and cybersecurity risk management.
“Dr. Reddix has been a trailblazer,” her nominator says, “in transforming health care and human services for vulnerable populations through federal government contracting.”

When not running ARDX, Reddix works to improve the lives of women and girls.

In 2016, she created Envision Lead Grow, a nonprofit that teaches women and girls about financial literacy, entrepreneurship and leadership. Reddix also runs ELG Management, an initiative that provides guidance to women on how to find success as federal government contractors.

In 2024, Reddix opened Mustard Seed Place in Portsmouth, a “modern-day girls’ club” where women can network and attend events about careers, personal finance and wellness. Mustard Seed Place is also home to several “women-centric businesses,” including the recently opened YWCA South Hampton Roads’ Equity and Justice Center and YWomen Prosper Empowerment Academy.

In December, Reddix plans to unveil another project at Mustard Seed Place — The Museum of Black Women Innovators, which will feature immersive exhibits, interactive experiences and programming.

Reddix is also the author of business books, including “Envision Lead Grow: Release the Boss Within.”

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