Serial starter

How Jeffrey Yordon got Sagent up and running despite a tough economy

How Juuhi Ahuja founded Wise Men Consultants to offer fast and excellent staffing

Juuhi Ahuja started her company based on two Q’s: quick and quality. She named it Wise Men Consultants because she wanted to let clients know that the like-minded professionals she hires offer high-quality, value-added talent. Her formula not only matches clients with hard-to-find talent and takes the stress out of staffing, but it helps job […]

Growing pains

How Mark Thierer overcame the challenges to push SXC forward

How Dilip Bhargava drives The SDB Group with his motivation and work ethic

Arriving in the United States from India in 1973 to pursue his master’s in engineering degree, Dilip Bhargava persevered through cultural adversity and quickly adjusted to his surroundings. His success to a large degree was due to his core values of a hard-work ethic, financial management skills, energetic leadership capabilities, respect for others, and the […]

How Randy Velarde makes outsource marketing effective at The Plaza Group

Randy Velarde spent 13 years in commercial management and market development at Shell Chemical and Texaco Chemical before transitioning from corporate manager to entrepreneur. When Texaco’s chemical assets were sold to Huntsman Corp. in 1994, that was the impetus for Velarde and his three partners to form The Plaza Group. He quickly learned to manage […]

How Steve Burke took risks to start and grow AIRman

Initially, Steve Burke simply had a hobby in his garage and basement but that interest evolved into AIRman Inc. in 1995. He saw opportunities and the need for pneumatic control systems and actuators, so he decided to take a big risk and start the company. Shortly after he began the business, he realized he would […]