How three marketing executives took an Anheuser-Busch spinoff and started Switch
STL Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist Mike O’Neill CEO Switch John Nickel President Switch Kevin Quigley Executive vice president Switch In early 2002, Anheuser-Busch communicated its interest in selling Busch Creative Services to the management team of Mike O’Neill, John Nickel and Kevin Quigley. On Oct. 16, 2002, […]
Natasha Ashton – How to create a stellar signature event to say, 'We've arrived!'
How to plan a great event
How Scott Harris founded Revolution Dancewear with a minor coup from his family’s business
Private Equity/Venture Capital Backed WINNER Revolution Dancewear knows the meaning of repeat customer. Since 2008, the company has retained an astounding 86.5 percent of its top 500 customers. That’s a good showing for a business that was started in a basement in 1996. Scott Harris founded the company, now a leading designer and marketer of […]
How Lisa Nichols leads Technology Partners with integrity and innovation
STL Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist Lisa Nichols Co-founder and CEO Technology Partners While it may not have been her career aspiration to be an entrepreneur, Lisa Nichols knew an opportunity when she saw it. She had worked in corporate accounting and sales and marketing, and both Lisa and her […]
How David Welch filled two large voids at Stone Energy and made new investments
Exploration & Production FINALIST David H. Welch Chairman and CEO Stone Energy Corp. David Welch became CEO of Stone Energy Corp. and not only had to fill a big void in leadership but he had to take care of some immediate operating challenges. The company had lost its CFO, and CEO and founder. In addition, […]
How David Levine and Wireless Environment provide a better lighting solution
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Technology Finalist David Levine president Wireless Environment, LLC Wireless Environment, LLC, founded in 2006 by David Levine and Michael Recker, is a JumpStart company that invents technology and manufactures products to enable LED lights to perform effectively when off the electrical grid. Wireless Environment provides […]
How Mark Arnold makes the time to keep GSE Environmental as an industry leader
Distribution & Manufacturing FINALIST Mark C. Arnold President and CEO GSE Environmental When the weekend draws near, the thoughts of many people turn to upcoming family gatherings, dinner reservations, tickets to the show or maybe even the possibility of getting a tee time at the country club. But for Mark Arnold, many of his weekends […]
Jay Colker – How to engage from the inside out to avoid retiring in place
How to preserve a strong culture
Health care reform: In like a lion
Health care reform means employers will face incredible changes. But, lacking certainty, many businesses are having trouble understanding how to comply
How Artur Wagrodzki and Tomasz Tokarczyk put their stamp on the freight industry with Artur Express
STL Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Transportation & Logistics Winner Artur Wagrodzki president Artur Express Tomasz Tokarczyk president Artur Express The partnership between Artur Wagrodzki and Tomasz Tokarczyk, current presidents of Artur Express, started when, at a young age, they became neighbors in New York. Their families had emigrated from […]