Sarah Tourville
I moved from London to Atlanta in 2013 and started the business single-handedly in Atlanta. With no prior business relationships in North America, I chose to start the company at my home office in Milton, Georgia where I shared a desk with the company’s first employee. Read more>>
Joey Asher
Speechworks began 31 years ago as a partnership between my mother Spring Asher and her good friend Wicke Chambers. They actually started as a media training company, leveraging their experience as local television producers. Over the years, we evolved into a company that focuses on helping executives give great presentations. Read more>>
Cheryl Merriweather
The kitchen has always been a cornerstone in my life, because I come from a large southern family that loves to eat. From standing on a stool in my grandmother’s kitchen sifting flour for homemade biscuits, to watching my mom prepare desserts for holiday dinners, my passion for baking started when I was just a little girl. Read more>>
Candida Petite and Jennifer Roche
We are all about animals at Clyde’s Camp. At Clyde’s Camp, we aim to give back as a business. After 2 decades of building our wireless communications company, my husband and I grew it to a point where it could be sold. Read more>>
Steve Beecham
For 25 years, Steve Beecham and Home Town Mortgage have been one the premier Mortgage Brokers in North Atlanta. Steve is Past President of the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers and has been rated over the years as one of the top producing loan officers and mortgage Brokers in the State of Georgia. Read more>>
Kevin Dougherty
When I first came to Atlanta, I worked for a large nationally known architectural firm. I had the good fortune to work on many award-winning projects throughout the southeast while there. I left in the early 1990’s and formed my company, specializing in retail and mixed use developments. Read more>>
Robert Fetner
In the 80’s, I was a cop in Miami. After which, I opened several businesses till I fell back on my hobby Leather Craft. I saw where I would need shoe craft to really make it so I apprenticed for 3 years learning to repair shoes and boots. I am the only shop around here where you can get your boots repaired, saddle fixed, or have a belt knife sheath or holster made. Read more>>
David Gaynoe
Having been raised with an appreciation for patriotism and sense of adventure, I served in the U.S. Marine Corp through my early 20’s followed by a transition into bartending. These experiences instilled in me a sense of teamwork, leadership and the focus on serving others. Read more>>
David Karabinos
The first 20 years of my career were spent in corporate America, primarily with enterprise technology organizations, IT service providers, and large consulting firms. While I learned how to build and deploy technology as a strategic asset, I also learned how to build and motivate teams to do great things. Read more>>
Abe Malla
Shami Kitchen was born out of passion wanting to serve real authentic Mediterranean Food in Atlanta with Chipotle Concept in mind. You are in and out in 5 min which is unheard off, but we wanted to take this further by making everything we serve in house. Read more>>
Rev. Neville Billy
My perfect world fell apart at age 10 when my dad suddenly passed away, forcing my family to relocate to another state, for a ‘change of environment’ due to the emotional and mental trauma my mom was facing as she desperately tried to ‘move on’ without my dad whom she so loved with her life and was so attached to. Read more>>
Adam Main, Harvey Cheek, and Tyler Johnson
We started BlackPoint while were we in the undergrad programs at Georgia Tech. Adam was enrolled in the mechanical engineering program while Harvey and myself were studying business administration in the College of Management. Each of us had someone in our lives who had passed down to us a passion and respect for firearms and so we had all been shooting either while hunting or for recreational purposes since an early age. Read more>>
Ned Kaish
In 2012 after my freshman year of college, a buddy and myself started LaxRats as a 6 week summer camp as a summer job for ourselves. We ran LaxRats Camp for two summers. After the 2nd summer we both stayed at school for the summer and interned. Read more>>
Jay Albert
World Logo was started in early 2002 with my two brothers, Jeff and David. At the time, our economy and country was still rebounding from the tragedy of 9/11 and during the most difficult time, we were starting a business. With a strong entrepreneurial spirit and immense hustle, World Logo was born. Read more>>
Charles Staley
I have always been a people pleaser and stumbled upon my perfect career match at age 15, when I landed my first restaurant industry job. Customer service and food quality have both always been my focal points in running restaurants. Although I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I worked at several bars in restaurants in Vail, Colorado, before purchasing my restaurant there in 1994 at age 24. Read more>>
Carolyn McNamara
I have been in fashion retailing my entire career. I started as a 16-year-old selling on the floor of a cool fashion retailer called Judy’s in Orange County, California. I moved into the corporate side of retail in buying, merchandise planning and analytics over 20 years ago. Read more>>
Michael Arnett
BNL Consulting (BNL) was started in 2007 by former employees of the SAS Institute. I joined the organization in 2008, and I joined ownership in 2010. I’d say we have been very fortunate and the road has not been overly bumpy. We have benefited from a strong relationship with the SAS Institute and their customer base. Read more>>
Greg Vetter
I grew up and worked in our family construction business from a boy on to just after graduating from college with a Psychology degree. I was lucky to have a mom and dad and a wonderful example of honesty, integrity, and accountability. I worked in various psychology-related positions: As a Community Detention Supervisor in the youth jail system, a Social Worker, and a Crises Intervention Counselor. Read more>>
Sondra Ilgenfritz
The idea of taking live theatre to senior adults where they live and gather (retirement communities, nursing homes and senior centers) began years ago. I watched my step-mother who had enjoyed theatre turn into a lonely recluse after my dad died and cancer treatments limited her outings. Read more>>
