Women Presidents' Organization Unveils the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies
Yahoo! News - April 25, 2014
The following is an excerpt from this post, indicating TransPerfect was again named to this year's list of Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies. The entire story can be read here.
For the first time since its inception, the 2014 50 Fastest was opened to applicants on a global level, resulting in two international businesses in the top ten. Participating companies were ranked according to a sales growth formula that combines percentage and absolute growth. To be qualified for the ranking, businesses are required to be privately held, woman-owned/led companies with annual revenue of at least $500,000 by year end 2008.
More about the 2014 WPO 50 Fastest:
· Average revenue grew from $32.6 million in 2009 to $98.8 million in 2013
· Founded the business: 90%
· Average age: 48
· Average number of projected 2014 employees: 657
The WPO's 2014 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies are:
|
Entrepreneur Name |
Company Name |
City/State |
|
|
1 |
Cindy Monroe |
Thirty-One Gifts |
Columbus, OH |
|
2 |
Kathy Mills |
Strategic Communications |
Louisville, KY |
|
3 |
Jennifer Maier |
WDS, Inc. |
Lake Wylie, SC |
|
4 |
June Ressler |
Cenergy |
Houston, TX |
|
5 |
Shelly Sun |
BrightStar |
Gurnee, IL |
|
6 |
Zeynep Erkunt-Armagan |
Erkunt Traktor Industry Inc. |
Sincan, Ankara - Turkey |
|
7 |
Leslie A. Firtell, Esq. |
Tower Legal Solutions |
New York, NY |
|
8 |
Dr. Rebecca Thomley |
Morning Star Financial Services, LLC |
Golden Valley, MN |
|
9 |
SungJoo Kim |
Sungjoo D&D |
Seoul - Korea |
|
10 |
Anita Emoff |
Boost Technologies |
Dayton, OH |
|
11 |
Fiona Gathright |
Wellness Corporate Solutions, LLC |
Bethesda, MD |
|
12 |
Lenora Payne |
Technology Group Solutions, LLC |
Lenexa, KS |
|
13 |
Rebecca Cenni |
Atrium Staffing |
New York, NY |
|
14 |
Liz Elting |
TransPerfect |
New York, NY |
|
15 |
Beatriz Manetta |
Argent Associates, Inc. |
Edison, NJ |
|
16 |
Celeste Gudas |
24 Seven Inc. |
New York, NY |
|
17 |
Jennifer Guthrie |
In-Flight Crew Connections |
Charlotte, NC |
|
18 |
Therese Tucker |
BlackLine Systems |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
19 |
Lori A Blaker |
TTi Global |
Rochester Hills, MI |
|
20 |
Pamela Chambers O'Rourke |
ICON Information Consultants, LP |
Houston, TX |
|
21 |
Leslie O'Connor |
Search Wizards, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA |
|
22 |
Natalie Davis-Runyan |
Anserteam Workforce Solutions |
Dallas, TX |
|
23 |
Keeli Jernigan |
Trans-Expedite, Inc. |
El Paso, TX |
|
24 |
Cheryl Y. Biron |
One Horn Transportation |
Wayne, NJ |
|
25 |
Patricia Bible |
Katom Restaurant Supply |
Kodak, TN |
|
26 |
Kara J. Trott |
Quantum Health |
Columbus, OH |
|
27 |
Claudine S. George |
ICONMA LLC |
Troy, MI |
|
28 |
Jacqueline B Wilson |
American Fashion Network |
Manlius, NY |
|
29 |
Teresa Sherald |
Diversity Search Group |
Columbus, OH |
|
30 |
Denise Wilson |
Desert Jet |
Thermal, CA |
|
31 |
Cassandra Sanford |
KellyMitchell Group, Inc. |
Clayton, MO |
|
32 |
Phyllis W. Newhouse |
Xtreme Solutions Inc |
Atlanta, GA |
|
33 |
Lisa David |
eCapital Advisors, LLC |
Bloomington, MN |
|
34 |
Jennifer Smith |
Innovative Office Solutions |
Burnsville, MN |
|
35 |
Orit Koren |
Trillium FSB Inc. |
Concord, ON - Canada |
|
36 |
Allison McGrath Judge |
Transformhealthrx |
Statesboro, GA |
|
37 |
Anjali "Ann" Ramakumaran |
Ampcus Inc |
Chantilly, VA |
|
38 |
Cheryl Brunetti |
RVM Enterprises, Inc. |
New York, NY |
|
39 |
Ranjini Poddar |
Artech Information Systems, LLC |
Cedar Knolls, NJ |
|
40 |
Necole Parker |
The ELOCEN Group, LLC |
Washington, DC |
|
41 |
Meredith Leapley |
Leapley Construction Group of Atlanta, LLC |
Atlanta, GA |
|
42 |
Joanne Santomauro |
Ancillare |
Horsham, PA |
|
43 |
Shari Dingle Sandifer |
Avant Healthcare Professionals |
Casselberry, FL |
|
44 |
Dee Hays |
Excellence Engineering, LLC |
Tulsa, OK |
|
45 |
Shelly Morse |
The Mosaic Company |
Tukwila, WA |
|
46 |
Elaine Osgood |
Atlas Travel & Technology Group |
Milford, MA |
|
47 |
Karen Clark Cole |
Blink UX |
Seattle, WA |
|
48 |
Tracy Balazs |
FSR |
Annapolis MD |
|
49 |
Jamie Fletcher |
Mach 1 Global Services |
Tempe, AZ |
|
50 |
Jessica Firestone |
Tempest Telecom Solutions LLC |
Santa Barbara, CA |