Tempe 12.01.2017

Trevor Maxon

My story starts at a young age. Like most teens I had not a clue on what I wanted to do with my life. All that I knew is that I wanted to be independent and I wasn’t ready for college. By chance I was invited to take the ASVAB during my senior year in high school. Read more>>

Ty James Largo

Ty James Largo had entrepreneurial tendencies before he knew what that was. He couldn’t pick one career in college because liked a little bit of everything. So, when he couldn’t find that dream job, he made his own. Read more>>

Mehdi Farsi

Our goal when starting State Bicycle Co. was to produce top quality and good looking bikes at a price that was more accessible to everyone. The founders, myself, Eric Ferguson and Reza Farsi discovered there was a real gap in the cycling market while trying to find bikes for ourselves. Read more>>

Kyle Thompson

Two years ago I moved from Chicago to Phoenix for bigger opportunities. I started selling solar panel door to door which was a great opportunity until the company folded. So, I drove independently for a cab service during that time I met a gentleman who told me about an opportunity on starting a website business. Read more>>

Camille McCutcheon

My partner (now husband) began his career in e-commerce in the early 2000s. I ended up helping him because there was so much work to be done. After about three and a half years, we successfully sold our first internet retail venture. When you’re in your 20s and you achieve that sort of thing, opportunities just sort of start coming. Read more>>

Grace Crockett

Grace is a renowned Author, wife, mother, speaker, and advocate of domestic violence in the country. Grace became an overcomer after experiencing violence in her life through several marriages once she was fed up she stood up and had to face it head-on. Read more>>

Spice Lussier

I became a physician to help people. I set out on that journey having a background in science and found Naturopathic medicine to be the most logical approach. It is unique in that instead of treating symptoms it works with human physiology to restore health and balance. Read more>>

Sam Chang and Tina Chau

Husband and wife team left the corporate world (Sam was an investment banker and Tina was a journalist) to go into business for ourselves. We drove across the country in 2011 in search of a location that was by a large college campus and in a warm climate. Read more>>

Mike Nagel

I have over 30 years experience in the medical device market, beginning as a sales representative at Abbott Labs. From there I moved into sales and marketing management, with increasing levels of leadership responsibility. As President and CEO of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., this is my fourth emerging growth company for which I have had a significant leadership role. Read more>>