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Company Name |
CEO |
Location |
Industry |
2012 Revenues (mm) |
CAGR % (‘10-’12) |
Why |
Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Cinteractive | John Duffy | Boca Raton, FL | IT Software & Services | $29 | 52.93 | Driving revenues through innovative consumer engagement | 3cinteractive.com |
| [24]7 | PV Kannan | Campbell, CA | IT Software & Services | $180 | 22 | Customer engagement software and services | 247-inc.com |
| Access America Transport | Ted Alling | Chattanooga, TN | Logistics & Transportation | $370 | 92.35 | Up and comer in the 3PL space. “Easy Button” of the industry | accessamericatransport.com |
| Accolade | Tom Spann | Plymouth Meeting, PA | Healthcare Equipment & SVCs | $47 | 860.81 | Partners with companies to simplify employee healthcare | accoladeinc.com |
| Acquia | Thomas Erickson | Burlington, MA | Software | $45 | 125.86 | Improving security and user experience in Drupal sites | acquia.com |
| All Web Leads | Bill Daniel | Austin, TX | Insurance | $86 | 22.83 | Connecting insurance brokers and agents with consumers | allwebleads.com |
| American Global Logistics | Chad Rosenberg | Atlanta, GA | Logistics & Transportation | $208 | 44.22 | Fueling growth by filling dead space in shipping containers | americangloballogistics.com |
| American Public Education | Dr. Wallace Boston | Charles Town, WV | Consumer Products & Services | $314 | 25.78 | Providing online education to military/service communities | americanpubliceducation.com |
| Ancestry.com | Tim Sullivan | Provo, UT | Consumer Prodcuts & Services | $487 | 27.21 | Created platform allowing people to trace personal genealogy | ancestry.com |
| Angie’s List | Angie Hicks | Indianapolis, IN | Consumer Products & Services | $156 | 62.45 | Empowering consumers via personal crowd-sourced reviews | angieslist.com |
| Anytime Fitness | Chuck Runyon | Hastings, MN | Leisure & Fitness | $484 | 30.51 | Disruptive innovation in the health and fitness space | anytimefitness.com |
| Armando Montelongo Companies | Armando Montelongo | San Antonio, TX | Education | $69 | 20.77 | Generating revenues from foreclosed real estate | armandomontelongo.com |
| Avella | John Musil, Pharm.D., FACA | Phoenix, AZ | Health | $501 | 71.67 | Premier wholesaler within the specialty pharmacy space | avella.com |
| Bazaarvoice | Stephen Collins | Austin, TX | Software | $106 | 65.72 | Connecting brands and retailers to consumers via analytics | bazaarvoice.com |
| Big Ass Fans | Carey Smith | Lexington, KY | Consumer Products & Services | $87 | 32.31 | Making a “200 Year” company through technology and people | bigassfans.com |
| Black Elk Energy | John Hoffman | Houston, TX | Energy | $304 | 67.03 | Value development and recompletions of existing well bores | blackelkenergy.com |
| Blucora | William J. Ruckelshaus | Bellevue, WA | IT Software & Services | $407 | 37.78 | Owns Internet businesses InfoSpace, TaxACT and Monoprice | blucora.com |
| Bluefin Payment Systems | John Perry | Atlanta, GA | Financial Services | $66 | 96.59 | Leading provider of secure payment solutions to merchants | bluefin.com |
| The Boston Beer Company | Martin Roper | Boston, MA | Consumer Products & Services | $629 | 11.47 | Took on the majors and profited with handcrafted beers | bostonbeer.com |
| Bridgelux | Brad Bullington | Livermore, CA | Manufacturing | $77 | 55.49 | Exploiting LED lighting as an avenue of innovation | bridgelux.com |
| BrightStar Care | Shelly Sun | Gurnee, IL | Health | $212 | 46.2 | Breakthrough franchise in at home care | brightstarcare.com |
| Burry Foodservice | Tony Hyler | St. Charles, IL | Food & Beverage | $112 | 53.7 | Maker of such classics as Thomas’ English Muffins | burryfoods.com |
| Cenergy International | June Ressler | Houston, TX | Energy | $248 | 58.34 | Global supplier of expert solutions to the oil and gas industry | cenergyintl.com |
| Cirrus Logic | Jason Rhode, Ph.D. | Austin, TX | Technology | $427 | 38.98 | Provides analog/digital elements for audio/energy markets | cirrus.com |
| The Chef’s Warehouse | Chris Pappas | Ridgefield, CT | Consumer Products & Services | $480 | 20.62 | The FAO Schwartz of kitchen supplies | chefswarehouse.com |
| comScore, Inc. | Magid Abraham, Ph.D. | Reston, VA | IT Software & Services | $255 | 20.76 | Creating online knowledge by monitoring website traffic | comscore.com |
| Complete Nutrition | Sheldon Harris | Omaha, NE | Health | $953 | 470.31 | People’s desire for nutritional supplements drives revenues | completenutrition.com |
| Cornerstone On Demand | Adam Miller | Santa Monica, CA | Human Resources | $118 | 64.21 | Cloud-based talent management solutions worldwide | cornerstoneondemand.com |
| Corporate Resource Services | John Messina | New York, NY | Human Resources | $640 | 71.4 | Provides clients with a “one stop shop” for stafing needs | crsco.com |
| Coyote Logistics | Jeff Silver | Chicago, IL | Logistics & Transportation | $786 | 54.82 | Re-inventing the 3PL industry and $1-billion in annual revenue | coyote.com |
| Cray | Peter Ungaro | Seattle, WA | Computer Products & Services | $421 | 14.82 | Super computing solutions for customers arouund the world | cray.com |
| FactSet Research Systems | Philip Hadley | Norwalk, CT | Financial Services | $806 | 12.11 | Providing topflight analytical research to investors worldwide | factset.com |
| The Female Health Company | O.B. Parrish | Chicago, IL | Health | $35 | 25.56 | Manufactures/markets female contraceptive in global demand | femalehealth.com |
| FishNet Security | Gary Fish | Overland Park, KS | IT Software & Services | $525 | 28.12 | Information/security provider enabling clients manage risk | fishnetsecurity.com |
| Five Below | Thomas Vellios | Philadelphia, PA | Retail | $419 | 45.73 | Retail outlets for the kids who have outgrown toy stores | fivebelow.com |
| Franklin Square Capital Partners | Michael Forman | Philadelphia, PA | Diversified Financials | $134 | 276.86 | Providing access to financial tools used by big dollar investors | franklinsquare.com |
| Gazelle | Israel Ganot | Boston, MA | Consumer Products & Services | $58 | 65.02 | Turning your discarded devices into cold hard cash | gazelle.com |
| Gentherm | Daniel Coker | Northville, MI | Consumer Products & Services | $555 | 122.21 | Innovator in the HVAC space using proprietary technologies | gentherm.com |
| Globus Medical | David Paul | Audobon, PA | Medical Devices | $386 | 15.73 | Medical devices for patients suffering from spine disorders | globusmedical.com |
| Gogo | Michael Small | Itasca, IL | Telecommunications | $234 | 57.06 | Partners with carriers allowing Internet access during air travel | gogoair.com |
| Great Expressions Dental Centers | Richard Beckman | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Health | $255 | 25.46 | Gives consumers cost efficiency/personal control in dentistry | greatexpressions.com |
| Happy Family | Shazi Visram | New York, NY | Consumer Products & Services | $63 | 117.64 | Creating premium baby foods made from organic ingredients | happyfamilybrands.com |
| Hulu | Andy Forsell | Los Angeles, CA | Consumer Products & Services | $695 | 70.17 | Prime venue for growing ranks of cord cutters and cord nevers | hulu.com |
| InGenesis | Veronica Edwards | San Antonio, TX | Health | $84 | 26.79 | Specializing in professional, scientific and technical staffing | ingenesis.org |
| Insulet | Duane DeSisto | Bedford, MA | Medical Devices | $211 | 47.49 | Revolutionary insulin pump therapy empowering diabetics | myomnipod.com |
| Integrity Staffing Solutions | Todd Bavol, PHR | Wilmington, DE | Human Resources | $278 | 33.97 | Leveraging off growing needs for temporary workers | integritystaffing.com |
| InterDigital | William J. Merritt | Wilmington, DE | Information Technology | $663 | 29.64 | Creates wireless technologies for mobile devices and networks | interdigital.com |
| iSend | Steve LaBella | Middlebury, CT | IT & Software | $106 | 124.67 | Serving an under-banked section of the populace | isendonline.com |
| Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams | John Lowe | Grandview Heights, OH | Food & Beverage | $12 | 50.47 | Gourmet concotions from organically fed cows. Worth the price | jenis.com |
| KIND Snacks | Daniel Lubetzky | New York, NY | Food & Beverage | $125 | 104.12 | Leveraging off Americans’ desire for healthy eating | kindsnacks.com |
| Kodiak Oil & Gas | Lynne Peterson | Denver, CO | Energy | $409 | 263.12 | Exploiting the Bakken “Boom”/purchasing additional wells | kodiakog.com |
| Lifelock | Todd Davis | Tempe, AZ | Consumer Products & Services | $276 | 30.51 | Innovation in personal online security space | lifelock.com |
| LinkAmerica | Andres Ruzo | Rowlett, TX | Telecommunications | $152 | 5.72 | Supply chain management/services to network providers | linkam.com |
| Jeff Weiner | Mountain View, CA | Information Technology | $972 | 99.99 | Innovating at the intersection of social media and business | linkedin.com | |
| Lumber Liquidators | Robert Lynch | Toano, VA | Consumer Products & Services | $813 | 14.51 | Considered the largest hardwood-flooring retailer in N America | lumberliquidators.com |
| Magnus International Group | Eric Lofquist | Chagrin Falls, OH | Environmental / Byproducts | $36 | 12.79 | Innovation in the oleochemical space | magnusig.com |
| Matrix Medical Network | Randy Dobbs | Scottsdale, AZ | Health | $116 | 58.32 | Attending to the healthcare needs of seniors via 1 on 1 visits | matrixforme.com |
| Medifast | Michael MacDonald | Owings Mills, MD | Health | $357 | 17.68 | Providing nutritional products fueled by focus on better health | medifast1.com |
| Millenial Media | Paul Palmieri | Baltimore, MD | Advertising & Marketing | $178 | 92.74 | Organic technology lets app developers to maximize revenues | millennialmedia.com |
| Monogram Food Solutions | Karl Schledwitz | Memphis, TN | Food & Beverage | $201 | 13.04 | Growth through innovation in salty meat snack industry | monogramfoods.com |
| NorAm International Partners | Michael Dugally | Hebron, KY | Business Products & Services | $79 | 25.11 | Distribution of wholesale/overstock media (DVDs,CDs,Games) | norampartners.com |
| North American Power | Kerry Breitbart | Norwalk, CT | Energy | $165 | 162.2 | Redefining the retail electric power market space | napower.com |
| Northern Oil and Gas | Michael Reger | Wayzata, MN | Energy | $312 | 164.43 | Riding the fracking tide in the Bakken and Three Forks areas | northernoil.com |
| Oasis Petroleum | Tommy Nusz | Houston, TX | Energy | $687 | 130.78 | 7th largest landholder in the Bakken with nearly 500,000 acres | oasispetroleum.com |
| OtterBox | Brian Thomas | Fort Collins, CO | Consumer Products & Services | $574 | 84.29 | In creating a product, OtterBox created an industry | otterbox.com |
| Palo Alto Networks | Mark McLaughlin | Santa Clara, CA | Security | $255 | 128.69 | Providing users with network security via next-gen firewalls | paloaltonetworks.com |
| Popchips | Keith Belling | San Francisco, CA | Food & Beverage | $93 | 51.04 | Alternative to traditional salty snacks powered by social media | popchips.com |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates | Steve Fredrickson | Norfolk, VA | Financial Services | $593 | 26.12 | Buys, collects, manages portfolios of unpaid debt | portfoliorecovery.com |
| Prestige Brand Holdings | Matthew Mannelly | Tarrytown, NY | Consumer Products & Services | $441 | 22.78 | Maker of time tested household and healthcare products | prestigebrandsinc.com |
| Qualtrics | Ryan Smith | Provo, UT | IT Software & Services | $48 | 85.79 | Real time data collection / analysis for real time decisions | qualtrics.com |
| Questcor Pharmaceuticals | Don Bailey | Anaheim, CA | Health | $509 | 110.32 | Creates treatments for auto-immune and inflammatory disorders | questcor.com |
| Red Frog Events | Joe Reynolds | Chicago, IL | Consumer Products & Services | $50 | 122.49 | Leveraging success of the Great Urban Race and Warrior Dash | redfrogevents.com |
| RetailMeNot | Cotter Cunningham | Austin, TX | Consumer Products & Services | $145 | 693.18 | World’s largest digital coupon marketplace | retailmenot.com |
| Riverbed Technology | Jerry Kennelly | San Francisco, CA | Technology | $837 | 23.14 | Dominates WAN (Wide Area Network) Oprtimization space | riverbed.com |
| Rocket Fuel | George John | Redwood City, CA | IT Software & Services | $107 | 153.41 | Raising effectiveness of client’s digital media buys | rocketfuel.com |
| Roku | Anthony Wood | Saratoga, CA | Media & Marketing | $140 | 36.63 | Empowering cord-nevers to get news, info and entertainment | roku.com |
| Scentsy | Orville Thompson | Meridian, ID | Consumer Products & Services | $750 | 40.16 | Franchise marketer of home fragrances and related products | scentsy.com |
| ServiceNow | Frank Slootman | San Diego, CA | Software | $244 | 137.16 | Simplifies the IT space for clients across the globe | servicenow.com |
| ShopAtHome.com | Marc Braunstein | Greenwood Village, CO | Advertising & Marketing | $78 | 47.96 | Partners with retailers to maximize shoppers purchasing power | shopathome.com |
| Skullcandy | Hoby Darling | Park City, UT | Consumer Products & Services | $298 | 36.15 | De rigueur gear combining audio quality and durability | skullcandy.com |
| Sturm Ruger & Co | Michael Fifer | Southport, CT | Manufacturing | $492 | 38.82 | Generating revenues through product creation in firearms space | ruger.com |
| Systems Made Simple | Ron Fishbeck | Syracuse, NY | IT Services | $167 | 102.87 | Growing technology services company in the Federal space | systemsmadesimple.com |
| Tangoe, Inc. | Al Subbloie | Orange, CT | IT Services | $155 | 50.22 | Dominanting CLM (Communications Lifecycle Management) | tangoe.com |
| The Cellular Connection | Scott Moorehead | Marion, IN | Telecommunications | $607 | 43.5 | Number one retailer of Verizon products with 750+ locations | ecellularconnection.com |
| The Fresh Diet | Zalmi Duchman | Surfside, FL | Food & Drink | $38 | 49.51 | Delivering fresh, healthy meals to your door | thefreshdiet.com |
| Think Finance | Ken Rees | Fort Worth, TX | Financial Services | $750 | 73.21 | Creating innovative financial solutions for the underbanked | thinkfinance.com |
| Dick Costolo | San Francisco, CA | Technology | $288 | 153.11 | Disruptive innovation in social media | twitter.com | |
| U.S. Physical Therapy | Chris Reading | Houston, TX | Health | $252 | 9.24 | Operating more than 400 outpatient physical therapy clinics | usph.com |
| U.S. Silica | Bryan Shinn | Fredrick, MD | Minining & Minerals | $442 | 1303.45 | Sand / Proppant company leveraging off fracking boom | ussilica.com |
| United Therapeutics | Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., J.D., M.B.A. | Silver Spring, MD | Health | $916 | 24.3 | Biotech making/marketing products for chronically afflicted | unither.com |
| Valkyrie Enterprises | Gary Lisota | Virginia Beach, VA | Aerospace & Defense | $24 | 30.93 | Providing critical system support and upgrades for the US Navy | valkyrie.com |
| Virtual Instruments | John Thompson | San Jose, CA | Technology Hardware & Equip | $41 | 32.09 | Helping companies navigate IT and Cloud environments | virtualinstruments.com |
| Vitamin Shoppe | Anthony Truesdale | North Bergen, NJ | Health | $951 | 12.49 | Leveraging peope’s desires for healthy, nutritional supplements | vitaminshoppe.com |
| Volcano Corporation | Scott Huennekens | San Diego, CA | Medical Devices | $382 | 13.94 | Leading manufacturer of ultrasound / cardiovascular devices | volcanocorp.com |
| Wayfair.com | Niraj Shah | Boston, MA | Retail | $603 | 25.97 | Only retailer of more than 11,000 types of home furnishings | wayfair.com |
| Web.com | David Brown | Jacksonville, FL | IT Services | $408 | 84.09 | Growing player in online site construction with small biz focus | web.com |
| Winnebago Industries | Randy Potts | Forest City, IA | Consumer Products & Services | $582 | 13.76 | Weathered recession / poised to grow with the eceonomy | winnebagoind.com |
| Yelp | Jeremy Stoppelman | San Francisco, CA | Technology | $138 | 69.77 | Recreated the Yellow Pages by giving consumers a voice | yelp.com |
| Yodle | Court Cunningham | New York, NY | Advertising & Marketing | $132 | 44.29 | Connecting more than 30,000 local businesses with consumers | yodle.com |
| Zillow | Spencer Rascoff | Seattle, WA | Consumer Products & Services | $117 | 95.84 | Disruptive innovator empowering real estate consumers | zillow.com |
| Zumiez | Richard Brooks | Lynwood, WA | Retail | $556 | 16.78 | Quenching millenials thirst for skateboarding lifestyle | zumiez.com |
