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 […]
Ivan Crossland Jr. leads Crossland Construction to the top
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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 […]
Jennifer Labit identified a critical need and launched a business
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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 […]
What the shortage in skilled manufacturing workers means to a hungry industry
A convergence of factors is giving the manufacturing industry headaches in the labor department
How Nagesh Palakurthi grew Angstrom Holdings
With an engineering background at the Ford Motor Co., Nagesh Palakurthi’s first inspiration was an innovative concept to OEMs and Tier-1s called full vehicle balancing. While the concept attracted tremendous traction within the automotive community, the scope and logistics were too large for a start-up entrepreneur in 2000. So as an offshoot of the concept, […]