Carina Martin
In 2008, at the height of the Great Recession, it was a difficult time to launch a nonprofit. However, the state of the economy did not discourage Carina Martin. In fact, knowing that more children in her community did not have access to the basic essentials they needed to thrive, only motivated her more to […]
Skye Perry
Having grown up in an entrepreneurial lineage, Skye Perry, CEO, SSP Innovations, has always been a successful leader. Starting his first company at age 12, Perry grew his lawn service business, selling it after seven successful years. As for the entrepreneurial life, Perry was hooked. I always knew I would run my own company again […]
Stanley Franklin Bullis
Stanley Franklin Bullis will attest that his secret to building a successful business is to operate from the bottom up. Rising from the dish room with Marriott at age 16, Bullis eventually moved to the boardroom at Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and at age 29 became CEO for TG Worldwide. Today Bullis, founding partner and president, […]
Stephanie Carter
It was during a trip to Australia in 1998 that Stephanie Carter discovered the secret to sun protection: crushable, washable, wide-brimmed, UPF 50+ fabric hats available in colorful styles and patterns. Armed with the motivation to make a difference in peoples lives, I knew that I had to bring this innovative form of sun protection […]
Taylor Kirkpatrick
Taylor Kirkpatrick comes from solid entrepreneurial stock. Raised on optimism, perspective and focus, Kirkpatrick has continued to cultivate Babson Farms, Inc., a family office overseeing operating businesses in agriculture and insurance, diverse real estate investments, mineral interests and public and private equity investments. Now President and CEO, Kirkpatrick has kept the story and the lineage […]
Thomas Ajspur
In 2013, Thomas Ajspur came home from work and said to his wife: I hate my job. He told her he saw three options. One, he could stay in his job and continue to hate it. Two, he could resign, but then they would have to return to Denmark. Or, three, he could start his […]
Thomas Sandgaard
When Thomas Sandgaard launched Zynex Medical in 1996, he did it from a one-bedroom apartment in Boulder, Colorado, with $4,000 and a credit card to his name. In 1998, the company received its first Food and Drug Administration approval for an electric-stimulation device that managed pain and increased blood circulation to promote healing. In 2004, […]
Tony Smith
When Tony Smith was hired on as a crew chief and project surveyor at R&R Engineers-Surveyors, Inc. in 2013, the company was about to be fired from three different projects by three different clients. He immediately jumped into the business to find out what was going wrong in order to examine what he and his […]
Will Feldman
As a forward-thinking young adult, Will Feldman had yet to discover what an entrepreneur was until he assumed the role a few years out of college and launched Garlic Media Group in 2009. He started the company from scratch, in a poor economy, without any clients. However, he had the foresight to know that video […]
Zach Johnston
Zach Johnstons recipe for success in the food and beverage industry includes a few key ingredients: a dream, passion and spice. Lots of spice. Johnston, CEO, The Spice Guy, started his company in 2013, investing his last $54.00. Five years later, The Spice Guy had become a nationally renowned food service brand, bringing in seven […]