Judges include Cabarrus community leader Dakeita Vanderburg Johnson; Diane Honeycutt, one of the top Allen Tate Realtors in North Carolina and a Cabarrus County Commissioner; Cornelius business attorney Catherine Bentz; Uwharrie Bank Market Regional President Pat Horton; Cornelius-based closing attorney Cheri Thebeau; Tricia Sisson, co-founder of the Range at Lake Norman in Cornelius; and Robin Smith, co-owner of Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep.

All the judges are former Top Women winners. There are no advertising quid pro quos.