Goldman Sachs Honors Black Buffalo Co-Founder Mark Hanson as One of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2025

Mark Hanson, co-founder and president of Black Buffalo, has been honored by Goldman Sachs as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2025 at the Builders and Innovators Summit. Hanson's selection follows Black Buffalo's recent milestones, including expanded national retail distribution and sustained investment in R&D and compliance to serve age 21+ adult consumers of nicotine and tobacco. The Builders and Innovators Summit is a gathering for founders and CEOs of hypergrowth companies, and previous honorees have gone on to lead multi-billion dollar companies.