How Chris Gladwin founded a new storage process with Cleversafe
Technology FINALIST With an engineering degree from MIT in the 1980s and having already started a computer consulting company when PCs were just being introduced, Chris Gladwin could have had a successful career working for a large technology company. However, he decided to launch MusicNow hoping to revolutionize the way users obtain and store music […]
How Jimmy Zeilinger used parenting experience to found Brand Castle and its cooking kits
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Retail and Consumer Products Winner Jimmy Zeilinger founder and president Brand Castle, LLC The idea of Brand Castle, LLC, came to Jimmy Zeilinger while he was in a local bookstore and came across a cookbook aimed for parents who wanted to create cooking projects with […]
How a steely resolve helped Arthur Moore drive American Alloy Steel to the top of its industry
Distribution & Manufacturing FINALIST Arthur Moore President and CEO American Alloy Steel Inc. As Arthur Moore transitioned from serving the United States in World War II to building a career in the steel industry, he noticed some similarities between the two pursuits. While there were obvious differences, Moore was struck by the importance of discipline, […]
What's the word? Language Services Associates succeeds by taking all challenges to help people communicate
What a little motivation can do
How Bob Keller rescued a static Escalade from imminent obscurity
Consumer Products and Services FINALIST When Escalade, Inc. was stuck in a rut, it needed a radical business philosophy to become innovative and assume leadership in branding and innovation within the sporting goods market. The development of new product lines had become a secondary priority to the needs of the growing dominance of big box […]
How Michael Miles found a need for flexible staffing with The Seaton Cos.
Services FINALIST It was the late 1980s, and companies were adopting the practice of just-in-time (JIT) inventory management. However, the model for the staffing industry did not address the complex service requirements of JIT clients. Michael Miles took notice of the situations and co-founded The Seaton Cos. in 1988 with fellow Arizona State University alumni […]
How Caryn Siebert took the helm of Carl Warren & Company and set it on course
Business Services FINALIST When she took the helm of Carl Warren & Company nine years ago, Caryn Siebert was facing the challenges of a company suffering substantial losses and outdated infrastructure. She went to her first board meeting and honestly and directly told the board members that under her turnaround plan, it would be three […]
Fred Koury: People or robots? As an organization grows, changes are inevitable.
Challenge your employees to think by engaging them in decision-making
How Robert Pera seeks to build network communication everywhere with Ubiquiti Networks
NCA Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Technology Infrastructure Finalist Robert J. Pera CEO, founder and chairman Ubiquiti Networks As a child in the Bay Area, Robert J. Pera was inspired by the entrepreneurs and companies that grew the Silicon Valley to what it is today. From an early age, Pera exhibited […]
How an early start in business helped Heidi Golledge launch CyberCoders and CareerBliss
Business Services WINNER Heidi Golledge can speak to the benefits of an early start in entrepreneurship. While a student, she began selling candy bars via fundraisers and would give all her earnings to her single-parent mother to help pay household bills. She later began selling rabbits to pet stores, and earned enough money to purchase […]