How to prepare for retirement with a dress rehearsal now – Part 2
Robert A. Valente, RAV Financial Services LLC
John H. Weber, president and CEO, Remy International Inc.
Turnaround – Winner John Howard Weber’s entrepreneurial prowess and ability to make tough decisions are credited with turning around Remy International Inc. — a turnaround that saved 6,500 jobs. Joining the Pendleton, Ind.-based company as president and CEO in 2006, he put both his reputation and personal capital on the line to save the heavily […]
Nicholas Berchtold, president, Chemical Associates
FINALIST: Energy, Resources and Clean Technology Chemical Associates was formed in 1980 as a supplier of biologically derived organic chemicals. Ever since then, the business has been working to be a leader in the supply of the highest quality replenishable resources in the world. The business opportunity for the company was and remains the replacement […]
Charles Elliott, President and CEO, Lake Court Medical Supplies Inc.
Semifinalist, Distribution Charles Elliot founded his own company in 1991 — basically by selling a wheelchair out of the trunk of his station wagon. From there, he operated as its sole employee in a Detroit-warehouse, doing everything from unloading trucks to product sales and customer service. The president and CEO of Lake Court Medical Supplies […]
Jesse Stein, founder, SportsMemorabilia.com
FINALIST – Retail and Consumer Products Jesse Stein founder SportsMemorabilia.com Jesse Stein has always been a self-made entrepreneur. At age 6, he carried around a briefcase just like his businessman grandfather. At 10, he’d collect tips from serving drinks to party guests. And by 15, he mowed lawns, sold luggage and cold-called for the Dean […]
Five strategies from Fay Sharpe on maintaining foreign trademark registrations
Colleen Flynn Goss, Fay Sharpe LLP
Len Rodman, chairman, president and CEO, Black & Veatch
WINNER – Services Len Rodman chairman, president and CEO Black & Veatch Len Rodman is not interested in doing things the easy way. His employees at Black & Veatch know very well his saying of, “If it’s easy, someone else is probably doing it.” Rodman wants to find the innovative solution, the one that comes […]
Dr. Christopher Newton, President and CEO, Emergency Physicians Medical Group PC
Finalist, Services When Dr. Christopher Newton first joined Emergency Physicians Medical Group PC, he had no interest in one day becoming the CEO of the company. However, the company went through a transition of ownership, and after several scenarios were considered, the job Newton didn’t think he would ever have was his. As president and […]
William Baker, President and CEO, Irwin Car and Equipment
FINALIST / MANUFACTURING William Baker’s willingness to take risks in the face of uncertainty has propelled Irwin Car and Equipment into new niche markets, new product and service offerings, and ultimately, new revenue. When President and CEO Baker bought the Irwin, Pa.-based engineering and manufacturing company 19 years ago, it was already well established as […]
Richard B. Sheridan, CEO, Menlo Innovations LLC
Finalist, Business Services When you walk into the environment Rich Sheridan has created at Menlo Innovations LLC, it looks less like the software company that it is and more like a classroom or advertising agency. Noticeably missing from Menlo is the presence of cubicles or offices. Employees gather around tables to work and communicate openly […]