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Paul Damico: How to make the most of attending a company conference
Every year, your company conference creeps up. So, who’s going to plan it? Who needs to go? What does the agenda look like, and what is it we want people to take away from the experience? Set the stage from the beginning with a cross-functional planning committee, determine the key members of your team who […]
How Brendan Anderson and Jeffery Kadlic created a new way of investing at Evolution Capital Partners
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Financial Services Finalist Brendan Anderson and Jeffery Kadlic co-founders and managing partners Evolution Capital Partners When Jeffery Kadlic and Brendan Anderson met, the experience and business knowledge of each turned into the evolution of a new way of investing within small and midsize markets. They […]
How Michael Baach woke up The Philpott Rubber Co. to bounce back
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Distribution and Manufacturing Finalist Michael Baach CEO The Philpott Rubber Co. Not many people would expect an already successful business man to become CEO of a rubber company and enroll in classes at the University of Akron to study polymer mixing, but that is exactly […]
How Jeff Green focused his vision on seeing the future of online advertising with The Trade Desk
Emerging FINALIST For Jeff Green, his online ad exchange company The Trade Desk is the culmination of a career spent trying to make media buying more efficient. Green started his Internet work experience while in college working for Microsoft to supply technical support — but soon was focused on with his vision of improving transparency […]
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, 2013 Midwest Awards Winners
How Andrew Sieja has continually worked to grow kCura through different company cultures Technology WINNER Andrew Sieja began his career as a computer programmer specializing in knowledge management solutions and Web storage — and after a few years, the entrepreneur bug bit him. In 2001, he and two friends pooled their resources to form their […]
How Warren Young bought Acme Industries and shook up the status quo
Industrial and Distribution FINALIST Warren Young decided one day at age 50 to pursue an entrepreneurial path. His career had been full of diverse professional experiences. Over the years, he had learned that he was passionate about fixing problems and building businesses. He set off to look for a company to purchase and grow — […]
How Sam Naficy has defied the odds to make DTT an industry leader
Technology WINNER Sam Naficy is the president and CEO of DTT, a technology company in the video surveillance industry. Although DTT has emerged as a dominant player in its industry and continues to deliver cutting-edge services and technology through Naficy’s leadership, it had modest beginnings, often facing capital constraints and tough competition. With DDT’s early […]
How Paul Demirdjian saw a growing need and filled a void by founding Jagged Peak
Technology FINALIST Paul Demirdjian CEO Jagged Peak Early in his career, Paul Demirdjian had been involved in developing software applications to facilitate process efficiencies, enhance customer service and product delivery. At the time, he knew he was only scratching the surface of the potential that Web-based technologies held. He envisioned that websites of the ’90s […]
How Tim Cadogan turned OpenX into a digital and mobile advertising tech leader
Emerging FINALIST A volunteer with the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team who has contributed to the rescue of more than 90 lost or injured hikers, CEO Tim Cadogan finds the same joy in performing missions for OpenX. The company first began in 1998 as an open source project in Europe, where its digital and […]