Inc. Magazine – September 2019

ARSENAL STRENGTH

2014 KNOXVILLE, TENN.

CEO: Jamie Hall, myarsenalstrength.com

Manufactures and sells strength training

equipment to gyms and offers gym design

services.

144 2,578.6% $4.7M 4

UPSHOW 2015 CHICAGO

CEOS: Matt Gibbs and Adam Hirsen, upshow.tv

Markets a technology that enables venues’

TVs to interact with customers mobile phones.

174 2,235.9% $2.6M 30

• VELOCITY GLOBAL 2014 DENVER
  CEO: Ben Wright, velocityglobal.com
  Provides payroll, immigration consulting, and
  human resources services for companies with
  multinational workforces.

185 2,112.2% $85.8M 103

MIDWAY STAFFING 2015 BERWYN, ILL.

CEOS: Jim Parrilli and RJ Parrilli,

midwaystaffing.com

Provides staffing for food, hospitality, and

industrial companies in greater Chicago.

202 2,007% $40.5M 2,330

LET’S MAKE A LEAD 2014 MIAMI

CEOS: Raphael Gabsi and Stephane Gabsi,

adopt-a-contractor.com

Operates an online platform that matches

those seeking to renovate or repair their

homes with local contractors.

214 1,918.7% $4.1M 14

TIER4 GROUP 2010 ATLANTA

CEO: Betsy Robinson, tier4group.com

Provides a range of IT-related consulting

services.

245 1,729.4% $4.6M 42

GLOBALTEX USA 2015 MIAMI

CEO: Ramazan Patak, globaltexusa.com

Imports and sells Turkish bedding, towels, and

related goods.

249 1,710.2% $2.3M 10

IMPACT ANALYTICS 2014 LINTHICUM, MD.

CEO: Prashant Agrawal, impactanalytics.co

Provides artificial intelligence and advanced

analytics software-as-a-service.

263 1,651.6% $4.7M 175

• SQUADHELP.COM
  2011 HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL.
  CEO: Darpan Munjal, squadhelp.com
  Operates a naming platform for businesses.

274 1,600.8% $3M 10

CULTIVATE ADVISORS 2013 CHICAGO

CEO: Casey Clark, cultivateadvisors.com

Advises and consults with small-business

owners.

280 1,558.3% $3.4M 32

ADVERTISING

• MARKETING (CONT)

DIRECTIVE CONSULTING

2014 IRVINE, CALIF.

CEO: Garrett Mehrguth, directiveconsulting.com

Provides a variety of search engine and other

digital marketing services.

468 965.3% $4.5M 46

• FITSMALLBUSINESS.COM
  2011 NEW YORK CITY
  CEO: David Waring, fitsmallbusiness.com
  Operates a website that publishes articles
  intended for small-business owners.

474 946.6% $7.1M 77

• FOX DEALER 2013 PASADENA, CALIF.
  CEO: GianCarlo Alabastro, foxdealer.com
  Operates a digital marketing agency for
  automotive businesses.

479 916.1% $22.1M 65

DROPIFIED 2015 BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

CEOS: Chase Bowers and Lowell Rempel,

dropified.com

Helps businesses handle dropshipping-related

tasks.

55 4,971.5% $5.1M 30

SUPPORTNINJA 2015 AUSTIN

CEOS: Cody McLain and Connor Tomkies,

supportninja.com

Manages offshore teams in the Philippines

that handle customer support duties for tech

companies.

86 3,683.7% $4.5M 463

BUZZYBOOTH 2015 SANTA MONICA, CALIF.

CEO: Jolina Li, buzzybooth.com

Provides a selfie-taking kiosk to businesses.

106 3,201.1% $3.5M 18

CAROLIN SOLDO COACHING &

EVENTS 2015 HAMBURG, N.Y.

CEO: Carolin Soldo, carolinsoldo.com

Trains people to be business coaches.

107 3,178.7% $3.9M 1

POTOO MARKETING

2014 NORWALK, CONN.

CEO: Fred Dimyan, potoosolutions.com

Consults with companies to optimize their

e-commerce strategies for large online

marketplace platforms.

122 2,812.7% $6.6M 60

GRAVITY RESOURCES

2015 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

CEO: Rick Connoly, gravityitresources.com

Provides IT staffing services.

126 2,773.6% $4.7M 25

EQUITY & HELP 2014 CLEARWATER, FLA.

CEO: Ivan Anzulovich, equityandhelp.com

Buys distressed real estate properties in bulk

and resells them to prescreened buyers.

128 2,729.4% $3.2M 20

BLUESKY RESOURCE SOLUTIONS

2013 ATLANTA

CEO: Christian Dominick, blueskyrs.com

Provides IT staffing, consulting, and related

services.

131 2,696.6% $6.7M 98

BUSINESS PRODUCTS +

SERVICES

Companies that sell primarily to other businesses.

Number of companies 34  Total revenue $384.5m  Median revenue $4.7m 
Median growth rate 1,579.5%  Total employment 6,382

CEO CELEBRITY CRUSHES

What celebrity best expresses your

company’s brand or culture?

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something

sustainable that

will hopefully

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