How Jeff Concepcion serves clients better through Stratos Wealth Partners
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Financial Services Finalist Jeff Concepcion founder and CEO Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. Jeff Concepcion spent 22 years with a large wealth management company advancing into senior leadership roles and always looking for a more efficient and effective way to service his clients and grow his […]
How Martha de la Torre and Joe Badame grew El Clasificado into the country’s largest free Spanish publication
Media FINALIST In 1988, Martha de la Torre and Joe Badame could not have expected the small publication they created would grow to become the largest free Spanish publication in the country. The two young CPAs also could not have imagined the numerous obstacles they would need to overcome to ensure the company’s success. […]
How Michael Wright got charged up, left a management job, and founded Power Grid Engineering
Emerging FINALIST Michael J. Wright President and co-founder William “Glenn” Durie Vice President-Engineering and co-founder Andre Uribe Vice President-Business Development and co-founder Power Grid Engineering LLC Frustrated with the quality of subcontract electrical work available, Michael J. Wright and co-workers William “Glenn” Durie and Andrew Uribe became intrigued in late 2005 with the idea […]
How entrepreneur Marc Glazer assists other entrepreneurs with Business Financial Services
Financial Services FINALIST Marc Glazer Co-founder, president and CEO Business Financial Services You’ve heard of the phrase, “crème de la crème.” Well, Marc Glazer has been called “an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.” The president and CEO of Business Financial Services, Glazer uses his optimism, determination and business savvy to help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Accordingly, BFS […]
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, 2013 Greater Los Angeles Winners
How Janice Bryant Howroyd puts humanity in human resources at Act 1 Group Business Services WINNER A North Carolina native, Janice Bryant Howroyd left her hometown in 1976 and got a temp job in California, which introduced her to the need for job placement services. Then her entrepreneurial spirit flared up. She launched Act 1 […]
Movers & Shakers July 2013
People and companies making a difference in Northeast Ohio
How Richard Ellson and Mark Fischer-Colbrie used Labcyte to transform life science research
NCA Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Life Sciences Award recipient Mark D. Fischer-Colbrie president and CEO Labcyte, Inc. Richard Ellson co-founder and CTO Labcyte, Inc. Like many other Silicon Valley success stories, Labcyte, Inc.’s story begins in a garage. The original laboratory seemed an unlikely launching point for a company, […]
How Jessica Firestone’s experience in secondary telecom equipment is growing Tempest Telecom Solutions
Business Services FINALIST Jessica Firestone founded Tempest Telecom Solutions, LLC in July 2005 because she felt a woman-owned business in the telecom network equipment sector could be successful given the growing attention to diversity at the leading Tier 1 operators. She also had a strong interest in reuniting a specific team of individuals who had […]
How John Rynd’s industry experience found ways to improve Hercules Offshore in the financial crisis
Energy Services FINALIST John T. Rynd President and CEO Hercules Offshore Inc. John Rynd’s career started on an offshore drilling rig doing much of the same things his business, Hercules Offshore Inc., does today. From those early roles onboard an oil rig, Rynd worked his way up and became president and CEO at Hercules in […]
How Rick Stollmeyer refused to give up on a deal that helped Mindbody take a big step
Consumer Services FINALIST Rick Stollmeyer would not have been the only person to put a potentially life-altering business deal on hold in the fall of 2001. The fact that this deal involved expanding his business to New York City, which was still grasping to find some sense of normalcy in the wake of the 9/11 […]