The Women Presidents’ Organization and American Express Recognize 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies; 10th Annual Award Ceremony Held in Orlando.
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), in partnership with American Express, today released the 10th annual ranking of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies – marking one decade of honorees. The companies on this year’s 50 Fastest list span a range of industries including technology, retail and consulting. The companies generated a combined $7.2 billion in 2016 revenues (mean of $155.6 million) and collectively employed 46,000 people in 2016 (mean of 725). The awardees who took home the top rankings are:
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- Fitness studio franchise Orangetheory Fitness is the fastest growing women-owned business and is appearing on the list for the second time, moving up from the #3 spot in 2016. The seven-year-old Boca Raton, FL-based company, led by Ellen Latham, saw its revenue flourish over the past two years ($86,842,513 in 2014 to $451,101,433 in 2016) and hired 98 employees during that time span. Ellen’s advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is to turn the “I can’t” channels in their brain into “I can” channels.
- Pinnacle Group, an IT workforce solutions firm based in Dallas, remains at the #2 spot for the second year in a row. Nina Vaca, President and CEO, saw her 21-year-old company approach $2 billion dollars in revenue ($1,887,230,307 in 2016, up from $665,504,491 in 2014). The entrepreneur, who still owns 100% of the firm she founded at age 24 with $300 of startup capital, attributes her company’s success to its ability to meet the ever-changing demands of clientele.
- IT services firm Technology Concepts Group International, a newcomer to the list, is the third fastest-growing company in the 2017 rankings. Based in Somerset, NJ, the nine-year-old business, founded and led by Avis Yates Rivers, saw its revenue rise from $6,726,000 in 2014 to $49,000,000 in 2016. Avis’ primary strategy for success has been to deliver value and create solutions to respond to customer challenges.
- Average honoree age: 50
- CEOs that founded the business: 92%
- Started the business with their own funds: 72%
- CEOs that are active in day-to-day operations: 100%
- Companies that do business globally: 36%
- Plan to continue to grow their company: 92%
- Provide health insurance: 94%
Entrepreneur Name | Company Name | City, State/Province/Country | |||||||||
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1 | Ellen Latham | Orangetheory Fitness | Boca Raton, FL | ||||||||
2 | Nina Vaca | Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc. d/b/a Pinnacle Group | Dallas, TX | ||||||||
3 | Avis Yates Rivers | Technology Concepts Group International | Somerset, NJ | ||||||||
4 | Dr. Rebecca Thomley | Morning Sun Financial Services | Golden Valley, MN | ||||||||
5 | Catherine Downey | CATMEDIA | Tucker, GA | ||||||||
6 | Elizabeth Hammond | Contract Direct | Southfield, MI | ||||||||
7 | Phyllis Winchester Newhouse | Xtreme Solutions Inc | Atlanta, GA | ||||||||
8 | Claudia Mirza | Akorbi | Plano, TX | ||||||||
9 | Christina Seelye | Maximum Games | Walnut Creek, CA | ||||||||
10 | Debra Gentry | Contingent Resource Solutions, LLC | Duncan, SC | ||||||||
11 | Raegan Moya Jones | Aden & Anais, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | ||||||||
12 | Jamila Stanford | Nugate Group, LLC | San Jose, CA | ||||||||
13 | Rebecca Cenni | Atrium Staffing | New York, NY | ||||||||
14 | Patti Massey | MYCA Material Handling Solutions | Cary, NC | ||||||||
15 | Kay Ivie | Ivie & Associates | Flower Mound, TX | ||||||||
16 | Tierra Kavanaugh (Turner) Wayne | TKT & Associates, Inc. | Louisville, KY | ||||||||
17 | Pamela Evette | Quality Business Solutions, Inc. | Travelers Rest, SC | ||||||||
18 | Mary Kariotis | Merrimak Capital Company | Novato, CA | ||||||||
19 | Shelly Sun | BrightStar Franchising, LLC | Gurnee, IL | ||||||||
20 | Britt Whitfield | The Revel Group | Chicago, IL | ||||||||
21 | Elizabeth Prim | Prim Construction, LLC | Fort Worth, TX | ||||||||
22 | Elizabeth Scherle | Influenster | New York, NY | ||||||||
23 | Liz Elting | TransPerfect | New York, NY | ||||||||
24 | Margaret Marcucci | CorAnet Corp | New York, NY | ||||||||
25 | Yi Li | Renogy | Ontario, Canada | ||||||||
26 | Katie Conovitz | Twelve, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | ||||||||
27 | Stacy Knight | CA South | Atlanta, GA | ||||||||
28 | Roberta Roberts Shank “Sissie” | Chas Roberts A/C & Plumbing, Inc. | Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||
29 | Tana Greene | Greene-Group | Davidson, NC | ||||||||
30 | Anjali “Ann” Ramakumaran | Ampcus Inc | Chantilly, VA | ||||||||
31 | Simone Schendel Reese | Schendel Mechanical Contracting Ltd | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||
32 | Jennifer Smith | Innovative Office Solutions, LLC | Burnsville, MN | ||||||||
33 | Michelle Baker | Swoon Group, LLC | Chicago, IL | ||||||||
34 | Patricia Bible | Katom Restaurant Supply, Inc. | Kodak, TN | ||||||||
35 | Karen McPartland | TSAC Engineering | San Diego, CA | ||||||||
36 | Sushumnaa Roy Jalajam | Softpath System, LLC | Norcross, GA | ||||||||
37 | Pamela O’Rourke | ICON Information Consultants, LP | Houston, TX | ||||||||
38 | Margrit Anne Wolff | Mercury Freight (PTY), LTD | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||
39 | Ronia Kruse | OpTech, LLC | Troy, MI | ||||||||
40 | Kathleen Benson | Office Remedies, Inc. dba ORI | Herndon, VA | ||||||||
41 | Victoria Vasques | Tribal Tech, LLC | Alexandria, VA | ||||||||
42 | Cordia Harrington | The Bakery Cos. | Nashville, TN | ||||||||
43 | Linda A Sullivan | Administrative Strategies, LLC | Fishers, IN | ||||||||
44 | Tamara L. Nall | The Leading Niche | New York, NY | ||||||||
45 | Diane Astley | Xclusive Staffing | Westminster, CO | ||||||||
46 | Patty Klein | A-Plus Meetings & Incentives | Coral Gables, FL | ||||||||
47 | Natalie McDonald | Create NYC | New York, NY | ||||||||
48 | Annette Johnson | CMT Services, Inc. | Hyattsville, MD | ||||||||
49 | Cheryl Pia | PIA Agency | Carlsbad, CA | ||||||||
50 | Lindsay McCutchen | Reliant Staffing Systems, dba Career Start | Rochester, NY | ||||||||