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Nashville Area Chamberof Commerce andThe Entrepreneur Centerin partnershipwith Bank of AmericaPresentthe InauguralNext Awards

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2 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2011 | INAUGURAL NEXT AWARDS

The inaugural NEXTAwards, to be held Tues-day, Oct. 18, at the Renais-sance Nashville Hotel, willhonor the area’s mostinnovative entrepreneursand area companies expe-riencing the most signifi-cant growth in terms ofrevenue and employment.Finalists and one winnerwill be recognized in keybusiness sectors:

» Digital media & enter-tainment

» Entrepreneurial part-ner

» Health care

» Social enterprise» Sustainability and

alternative energy» TechnologyIn addition to the

awards recognizing busi-nesses making the great-est contributions to thelocal economy, individualawards for outstandingentrepreneurs will begiven in the followingcategories:

Minority entrepreneur,startup entrepreneur,woman entrepreneur andyouth entrepreneur.

Also, winning entrepre-

neurs in digital media,health care, social en-terprise, sustainability andtechnology will be named.

Legacy entrepreneursin those distinct businesssectors will be recognizedas well, along with anEntrepreneur of the Year.

The NEXT Awardsbuild upon the chamber’sFuture 50 Awards, whichfor 19 years recognized thefastest-growing entrepre-neurial businesses in Mid-dle Tennessee. The newpartnership with the En-trepreneur Center extends

the concept beyond simplyspotlighting emergingcompanies, differing fromthe Future 50 Awards inseveral key ways: Publiccompanies are now eligibleto enter; three tiers havebeen established to recog-nize businesses at all stagesof development (startup,growth and market mover);and individual awards willbe given to entrepreneursmaking an impact on theNashville economy.

— Provided by Nashville AreaChamber of Commerce

NEXT AWARDS HONORCOMPANIES, OWNERSExcellence in entrepreneurship gets a night in the spotlight

WHEN AND WHERE:Tuesday, Oct. 18, 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Renaissance Nashville Hotel, 611 Commerce St.More details: 5:30 p.m., Cash bar reception6:30-9 p.m., Dinner and awards presentation

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COMPANIES (FINALISTS)DIGITAL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

ALOOMPA LLC1201 Villa Place, Suite 206 (Nashville)Website: Aloompa.comCEO: Kurt Nelson (co-founder)Background: Aloompa characterizesitself as a digital media, design and in-

novation technologycompany. The companyhas been in businessless than two years. Thecompany got off to afast start, launchinghigh-functioning brand-ed mobile apps in 2009with its first two clients,country music star

Kenny Chesney and the Bonnaroo musicfestival.Employees: 7Nelson speaks: “ Aloompa started as abootstrapped company from the firstday.”

HENG DAI MEDIA LLC, MUSIC CITYROOTS9 Music Square S., Suite 256 (Nashville)Website: musiccityroots.comCEO: Todd MayoBackground: Walker is a lifelong musicproducer and radio marketer. Mayo hasan ad agency and music booking back-

ground. Heng Dai Media is the produc-tion company created in2009 to produce MusicCity Roots.Employees: 12Walker speaks: “Wehave been successful inorganizing a communityof artists and fans with-in the greater Nashvillecommunity, all seekingto showcase the deep

and culturally diverse talent pool thatexists in our city.”

KELLYGIRL VIDEO722 Harpeth Knoll Road (Nashville)

Website: kellygirlvideo.comCEO: Kelly MagillBackground: Magill is anative Nashvillian and agraduate of VanderbiltUniversity. Shelaunched NashvilleInteriors magazine in2000. Last year, Magilllaunched KellyGirlVideo to make it fi-

nancially affordable for clients to takeadvantage of video through her Webvideo production company.Employees: 2Magill speaks: “Many of our clients have

seen direct results from adding Webvideo to their promotions arsenal. Wealso produce corporate overviews, clienttestimonials and other services .”

MUSICCITYNETWORKS LLC209 10th Ave. S. (Nashville)Website: musiccitynetworks.com

CEO: Lang ScottBackground: Productsand services includewebsites, merchandis-ing, e-commerce, mobileapplications, fan clubmanagement, socialmarketing and digitalstrategy for the musicindustry. Scott grew upin South Carolina and

moved to Nashville in 1982. He hasworked with Reba McEntire, LeAnnRimes and others.Employees: 20Scott speaks: “We appreciate the diversi-ty of businesses the city has to offer, andwe try to represent the spirit of Nashvillethrough our own diversity, our musicindustry expertise and our work withlocal artists.”

RABBIT HOLE CREATIVE408 Broadway (Nashville)

Website:rabbitholecreative.comCEO: Jake JorgovanBackground: Jorgovanhas pursued a degree inentrepreneurship atBelmont University andgotten his digital mar-keting and graphicscompany off the ground.

Its product is HD video production, oftenon a grand scale.Employees: 3Jorgovan speaks: “We built this businessout of our dorm rooms at Belmont.”

ROCKHOUSE PARTNERS631 Second Ave. S., Suite 2R (Nashville)

Website:rockhousepartners.comCEO: Tawn AlbrightBackground: Albright’scompany is a technol-ogy-based entertain-ment agency that pro-vides digital marketingservices for entertain-ment properties. Al-

bright has worked with brands rangingfrom Liberty Media to the Coca-Cola Co.to Ticketmaster/IAC.Employees: 10Albright speaks: “Rockhouse was

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formed by three partners (Albright, JoeKustelski and Kevin Brown) who havestrengths in business development, mar-keting and technology. The intersection ofthese three backgrounds tends to result ina bit of magic.”

ULOOP INC.5327 General Forrest Court (Nashville)

Website: uloop.comCEO: Corey CleekBackground: Uloop isan online classifiedsplatform for collegesand universities. Cleek isan active angel investorin Internet media and e-commerce companies.Uloop is privately held.

It provides a student-only environmentthat offers “a safe and local way to buy, selland trade with classmates,” the companysays.Employees: 5Cleek speaks: “Uloop’s online market-place provides a place for students to con-nect with each other, recycle their goodsand make or save money. It adds up to peo-ple, planet and profit.”

ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERAVENUE BANK11110th Ave. S. (Nashville)

Website:avenuenashville.comCEO: Ron SamuelsBackground: Under theleadership of veteranbanker Ron Samuels, Av-enue Bank started opera-tions in 2007 and hasgrown to become a bank

with some $571 million in assets.Employees: 84Samuels speaks: “Nashville has such atangible creative spirit, (and) we reallyfounded the company on the idea of serv-ing and emulating that spirit.”

CROSSLIN & ASSOCIATES2525 West End Ave., Suite 1100

(Nashville)Website:crosslinpc.comCEO: J. Dell CrosslinBackground: Account-ing firm with interna-tional client base inhealth care, manufactur-ing, government, not-for-profit agencies, con-

struction, real estate, transportation, foodservice, advertising and retail sectors. J.Dell Crosslin is a certified public accoun-tant and certified fraud examiner.Employees: 51

Crosslin speaks: “The secret to our suc-cess is easy … it’s our people. ”

LATTIMORE BLACK MORGAN& CAIN PC5250 Virginia Way (Brentwood)Website: lbmc.comCEO: Mike CainBackground: A full-service accountingfirm that has expanded to include consult-ing on technology, risk assessment and se-

curity, mergers and ac-quisitions, investmentsand other financial ser-vices.Employees: 345Cain speaks on secretto success: “First ishiring the right peopleand adhering to an entre-preneurial spirit. Sec-

ond, continually listening to our clientsand their changing needs. Third, stayingconnected to the communities and indus-tries in our markets so we understand thechanges taking place. And lastly, not beingafraid to make a mistake.”

HEALTH CAREBERNARD HEALTHContact:[email protected]: Alex TolbertBackground: In the spring of 2006, Tol-

bert found himself becoming “passionate”about health savings accounts, and Ber-

nard Health was foundedon the principle of keep-ing health insurancecosts in check. The com-pany has worked to dras-tically lower the amountof health insurance pre-miums its clients pay.Employees: 14Tolbert speaks: “Thedistribution channel for

health insurance has a lot of competing in-centives, most of which distract its mem-bers from fixing this for their clients.We’ve built our systems and incentivestructures differently to ensure … we fo-cus on (and for) our clients.”

HEALTHCARE PRODUCTIVITYAUTOMATION3000 Meridian Blvd. (Franklin)Website: hpapro.comCEO: Sal NovinBackground: Novin is a productivityexpert who has aimed for greater efficien-cy across multiple industries from sales offlowers for FTD florists earlier in his ca-reer to improving health-care technologytoday. Most recently, he won the NashvilleTechnology Council’s Innovator of theYear Award for creating a tool known as

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Health Mason, which works to streamlinehealth-care administration, billing andpayments.Employees: 8Novin speaks: “Our success is based onsimple fundamentals, offering our clientsa technology service that improves effi-ciency and quality. … We … want to re-move all risk from our clients’ decisionmaking.”

HEALTHSPRING9009 Carothers Parkway (Franklin)Website: healthspring.com

CEO: Herb FritchBackground: Fritch hasmore than 38 years ofexperienced in managedhealth care. HealthSpr-ing started operations inthe fall of 2000 andbecame publicly tradedon the New York StockExchange in 2006.

Employees: 3,250Fritch speaks: “We have a unique un-derstanding of the needs and challengesfacing both Medicare beneficiaries andphysicians, and thus have developed acollaborative and innovative model thatprovides more access to preventive carefor members while supplying physicianswith what they need to deliver that caremore cost effectively.”

INQUICKER LLCP.O. Box 40347 (Nashville)

Website: inquicker.comCEO: Michael Brody-WhiteBackground: Afterworking seven years invarious roles with aFortune 30 company,Brody-White said hegained the experience tostart InQuickER as an“innovative, cloud-basedsoftware vendor with

the aim of streamlining consumer accessto health-care services nationwide.Employees: 14Brody-White speaks: “Nashville is teem-ing with eager and capable health-careentrepreneurs, who dream big and takeaction, and we are inspired by the driveto succeed and hunger for innovation wefind in others.”

PHARMMD5200 Maryland Way (Brentwood)Website: pharmmd.comCEO: Samuel “Bo” BartholomewBackground: McWhorter, a well-knownventure capitalist, and Bartholomew, anHCA veteran who also has played keyroles in a telemedicine physician-accessstartup, are the top executives behind

PharmMD. The company has experi-enced a swift nationalexpansion and year-over-year exponentialgrowth in the past fiveyears. Feeding offhealth-care reform andother related trends,PharmMD aims to im-prove the administra-tion of medicines topatients.Employees: 29

Bartholomew speaks: “PharmMD is anindustry leader when it comes to innova-tion around medication therapy manage-ment. PharmMD saves lives.”

UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHSERVICES INC.617 Eighth St. (Nashville)Website: unitedneighborhood.org

CEO: Mary BufwackBackground: Bufwackhas served as CEO for23 years at UnitedNeighborhood HealthServices Inc. It is aprivate, nonprofit net-work of neighborhoodhealth centers that pro-vides primary medical

care to low-income residents of Nash-ville.Employees: 125Bufwack speaks: “Rather than expectingthe patient to come to us, we have gone tothe patient with clinics in schools andpublic housing. Primary care clinics suchas those run by United NeighborhoodHealth Services are a model of low-cost,high-quality care that is central to reduc-ing the total cost of health care in thefuture.”

USR HEALTHCARE5409 Maryland Way, Suite 202(Brentwood)Website: usrhealthcare.comCEO: W. Mark DixonBackground: Since a corporate name

change nine years agothat created USrHealthcare, the firm hasfocused on health-carestaffing. Through a pilotprogram with HCA thatstarted in 2002, USr hasexpanded its recruitingmodel to 23 states whileworking with partnerhospitals to place more

than 37,000 new employees since 2004.Employees: 73Dixon speaks: “Business leaders in thecommunity — especially in the health-care market — are open to new conceptsmoreso than in other communitiesaround the country.”

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VIREO SYSTEMS INC.305 Williams Ave. (Madison)

Website: vireosystem-s.comCEO: Mark FaulknerBackground: Faulknerhas started and an-chored five companiesover a 20-year period.Vireo makes pain reliefand health products andeco-friendly laundrydetergents and cleaners.

Employees: 11Faulkner speaks: “We enjoy being un-derestimated by competition and themarket, and then surprising both.”

VIVERE HEALTH720 Cool Springs Blvd. (Franklin)

Website:http://viverehealth.comCEO: Joe CashiaBackground: Cashia is ahealth-care entrepre-neur who was founderof National Renal Alli-ance, a dialysis servicesprovider that grew tomore than 45 clinics in

10 states before being acquired by RenalAdvantage in 2008. Vivere is a leadingprovider of fertility services.

Employees: 8Cashia speaks: “The secret to Vivere’ssuccess in the specialty of fertility medi-cine is a unique partnership model inwhich Vivere enters joint-venture rela-tionships with physicians to create fertil-ity centers of excellence … to contributehigher pregnancy success rates throughassisted reproductive technologies.”

SOCIAL ENTERPRISEBURGER UP290112th Ave. S. (Nashville)

Website: burger-up.comCEO: Miranda PontesBackground: Burger Upopened in May 2010 withthe idea of fostering acommunity and thought-ful consuming.Employees: 70Pontes speaks: “Wehire those recently outof jail and provide asafe place for them to

change their life. … We support farmsdemonstrating sustainable farm prac-tices along with humane … treatment ofanimals from birth to processing.”

MAGDALENE INC.DBA THISTLE FARMS5122 Charlotte Ave. (Nashville)

Website: thistlefarms.orgCEO: Becca StevensBackground: As founding executive

director of Magdalene,a residential communi-ty for women whohave survived lives ofviolence, prostitutionand addiction; Stevenshas raised over $12million. Magdalenehouses up to 27 womenis six residences inNashville. Thistle

Farms sells bath and body care prod-ucts in 150 stores while providing train-ing and employment for its residentsand graduates.Employees: 6Stevens speaks: “Success is measuredby the changes our employees make intheir lives, by the savings to Nashville’scriminal justice system and by ourefforts to support other communities inhelping homeless and addicted women.”

MENTOR TENNISSEENashvilleWebsite: mentortennissee.orgFounder: Jeff BerryBackground: Nonprofit after-schooltennis, tutoring and life skills devel-opment program for at-risk youth. Ber-ry resides in New York City, where he isan investment banking analyst at Mor-gan Stanley. Mentor TennisSee pro-grams take place on the Vanderbiltcampus and are led by Vanderbilt stu-dents.Employees: 1Berry speaks: “Most of our volunteershave demanding jobs and family re-sponsibilities, but make time for MentorTennisSee because of their interest inthe program’s mission.”

YOUTHMERCH121 Seaboard Lane, Suite 11 (Franklin)Website: youthmerch.com

CEO: Austin Cassel-manBackground: A Nash-ville native, Casselmanstarted YouthMerchfour years ago as asocial enterprise com-pany that providesscreen printing, em-broidery and promo-tional items to compa-nies worldwide.

Employees: 12Casselman speaks: “We believe that weare an asset to our clients and not avendor. Through this, relationships arebuilt and trust becomes more importantthan price. Because of this approach wehave doubled our revenue in the worstof economic times.”

SUSTAINABILITYASHBUSTERS CHIMNEY SERVICEINC.1120 Courier Place (Smyrna)Website: ashbusters.comCEO: Mark StonerBackground: The company is a chimneysweep, repair and chimney safety opera-

tion. Stoner startedAshbusters in 1985.Employees: 20Stoner speaks: Anavowed self-improve-ment disciple when itcomes to business prin-ciples, Stoner said hecame to understand“that I was the main

roadblock to growth.” He “had to rede-fine and rebuild” Ashbusters severaltimes through the years to keep it thriv-ing.

(N)HABIT427 Chestnut St. (Nashville)Website: n-habit.netCEO: Rachel MartinBackground: A privately held sustain-ability and alternative energy companyin business less than two years. It pro-vides environmentally sustainable build-ing and remodeling supplies, and sustain-able design and consulting services.Employees: 2Martin speaks: “We didn’t start this tomake a bunch of money, but we are doingpretty well now that we have really fine-tuned the operations and found out whatNashville needs and doesn’t need.”

EARTHSAVERS LLCP.O. Box 60945 (Nashville)Website: earthsavers.orgCEO: Bobby BandyBackground: Bandy is founder and chiefmanager of EarthSavers, a full-servicerecycling company started nearly a dec-

ade ago. The companyhas 4,000 clients. Earth-Savers picks up allwaste in one truck,reducing emissions androad wear and tear.Employees: 14Bandy speaks: “We areencouraged by local andstate commitments to

growing Tennessee’s green economy andare delighted to be a part of it. We putrecycling first and waste hauling sec-ond.”

LIGHTWAVE SOLAR3026 Owen Drive, Suite 107 (Antioch)Website: lightwavesolar.comCEO: Steve JohnsonBackground: Johnson has been in theelectrical construction business for 30years and has been working closely with

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TVA on the first solar interconnectionswith 19 electrical dis-tributors and severalmunicipalities. Light-Wave Solar designs andinstalls turnkey solarsystems for homes,businesses and govern-ment agencies.Employees: 23Johnson speaks:“LightWave Solar occu-

pies more than 10,000 square feet of of-fice and warehouse space and has in-stalled more than 150 systems, includingfive for Metro Nashville and many others

in Tennessee homes andbusinesses.”

SIMS RECYCLINGSOLUTIONS417 Sanford Road (LaVergne); local opera-tions of an internationalcompanyWebsite:

www.us.simsrecycling.comCEO: Graham DavyBackground: Davy has spent his workinglife involved in engineering, steel manu-facturing and recycling. Sims is a wasteelectrical and electronic equipment recy-cling business that operates worldwide

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WAP SUSTAINABILITYCONSULTING LLC1612 Fifth Ave. N., Suite A (Nashville)Website: wapsustainability.comCEO: William PaddockBackground: The consulting firm works

with local government,academic and corporateclients to create cred-ible and measurablesustainability programsvia energy audits, in-stallation of solar pan-els, purchases of moreefficient equipment andother methods.Employees: 4Paddock speaks: “We

like to think of ourselves as a catalyst for‘green tech’ investment. We are socialentrepreneurs working to create betterplaces — including better cities and bet-ter workplaces.”

WILMOT INC.3654 Knollwood Road (Nashville)Website: wilmotinc.comCEO: Tiffany WilmotBackground: Wilmot Inc. creates moresustainable buildings and businesses

through certification, consulting, trainingand marketing support.Employees: 4Wilmot speaks: “In house, we makeconscious decisions to reduce our vehiclecommuting miles, decrease energy useand use solar thermal heating in ouroffice space and homes, recycle exten-sively and buy carbon offsets for whatwe don’t reduce.”

TECHNOLOGYBEDROC (FORMERLY ICVSOLUTIONS INC.)7123 Crossroads Blvd., Suite C

(Nashville)Website: icvsolution-s.comCEO: Cameron PlatoBackground: Plato is anative of Evansville,Ind., who has lived inNashville since 1995.His company is a tech-nology-consulting oper-

ation that works with clients on networkarchitecture, data management and busi-ness intelligence development to boostrevenue and reduce risk.Employees: 20Plato speaks: “The energy and creativeinspiration provided by Nashville and itspeople is a key contributor to our compa-

ny’s spirit and its success.”

CAPITAL CONFIRMATION INC.214 Centerview Drive (Brentwood)Website: confirmation.comFounder: Brian FoxCEO: Chris SchellhornBackground: Fox, a certified public ac-countant and holder of an MBA, has beena pioneer in electronic audit confirma-tion. The company’s process reduces therisk of financial fraud and has broughtabout change in the century-old paper-based auditing practice, helping make itan online electronic process.Employees: 29Fox speaks: “For the planet, we took a

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very paper- and mail-based process andturned it into an efficient, electronicprocess. In doing so, with the volume ofpaper we have removed from the confir-mation process, Confirmation.com savesour planet more than 22,000 pounds ofpaper, 213,000 gallons of wastewater,6,500 gallons of gasoline, 373,000 poundsof greenhouse gases and 65,000 squarefeet of deforestation per year.”

CONEXESS GROUP LLC2817 West End Ave. (Nashville)Website: conexess.comCEO: Jerry BakerBackground: Conexess Group LLC wasfounded two years ago and works in staff

augmentation in in-formation technologyand accounting. It cov-ers Nashville, Detroitand Richmond, Va.Employees: 40Baker speaks: “We offerour employees the abil-ity to become a partnerin the business. This

allows our team to feel involved in thedecisions we make regarding the direc-tion of our company as well as givingthem the entrepreneurial journey with-out the huge risk.”

CORECOMMERCE144 SE. Parkway, Suite 260 (Franklin)Website: corecommerce.comCEO: Matt DeLong

Background: CoreCom-merce provides “easy-to-use tools to quicklyset up your own onlinestore — no coding ordesign experience re-quired. The companyalso gives away 10 free“stores” to nonprofitagencies every month.Employees: 19

DeLong speaks: “When we first enteredthis industry there were several compet-itors, but very little or very slow innova-tion. We were the first to introduce Goo-gle Checkout integration. We also werethe first cloud e-commerce provider tointegrate our software with Twitter andFacebook.”

EMIDS TECHNOLOGIES624 Grassmere Park Drive (Nashville)Website: emids.comCEO: Saurabh SinhaBackground: The CEO has served as aboard member for the Nashville Technol-ogy Council and has spoken to variousmanagement classes at universities,including the Owen Graduate School of

Management at Vander-bilt University and theXavier Institute of Man-agement in Bangalore,India.What company does:Takes complex workflows for health-care ITclients and streamlinesoperations.

Employees: 550Sinha speaks: “We are an IT solutions,services company … that acts as athought-partner for clients.”

HCTEC LLC7105 South Springs Drive, Suite 208(Franklin)Website: hctec.comCEO: Matthew TantBackground: Tant has several years ofexperience in the health-care industry,which has helped him amass clients. Tantwas vice president of business devel-opment at HCCA International, a health-care consulting and staffing firm.What company does: Provides hospitaltechnology staffing and large traininginitiatives for clients.Employees: 125Tant speaks: “We have been blessed tostart a business on the heels of the GreatRecession where government spending

in health-care technology is at an all-timehigh.”

PEAK 10425 Duke Drive, Suite 400 (Franklin)Website: peak10.comCEO: David JonesBackground: Peak 10 is a managed ser-

vices and cloud provid-er via its state-of-the-artdata centers. It hostsand manages complexinformation technologyinfrastructure for arange of clients. ThoughPeak 10 has its head-quarters in North Caro-line, its Nashville loca-tion operates with anentrepreneurial attitude

of its own and strives to maintain “mis-sion-critical data and applications” tohelp businesses operate at peak effi-ciency.Employees: 276Jones speaks: “Peak 10 has experiencedincredible growth over the last 10 yearsin terms of revenue and geographic ex-pansions. Each individual here plays ahuge role in our success.”

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(Franklin)Website: puresafety.comCEO: William A. GranaBackground: Grana, a seasoned technol-ogy consultant, has worked with suchcompanies as iXL Inc., as senior vice

president, acquisitions;and Zoaport, an animalhealth Internet startupfor which he was chair-man and chief financialofficer. The company’ssoftware provides andfully documents train-ing to promote health ofemployees and safeworkflows.Employees: 240

Grana speaks: “Our company culturefosters a true sense that everyone has theopportunity to make a difference in theevolution of the business.”

SHAREABLE INK40 Burton Hill Blvd. (Nashville)Website: shareableink.comCEO: Stephen HauBackground: Hau is an entrepreneurwith more than 15 years of experience inhealth-care information technology andsoftware development. Before creatingShareable Ink he founded a companycalled PatientKeeper that developed

physician informationsystems on a broadscale.Employees: 16Hau speaks: “Our mis-sion is to help health-care organizations be-come more electronic.… We utilize a digitalpen (a ballpoint pen with

a built-in camera and software platform)that allows doctors to continue doingwhat they are doing today, while makingtheir documentation more electronic.”

TRINISYS LLC750 Old Hickory Blvd., Bldg. 1, Suite 268(Brentwood)Website: trinisys.comCEO: David BoxBackground: Box and co-owner TravisGregg both have more than 13 years’experience in enterprise software devel-opment. Software solutions tackle auto-mation, regulatory compliance issues,data integration and other businessneeds.Employees: 19Box speaks: “Trinisys is a unique soft-ware solution (because) it considers thebusiness process first — whether it’sprocessing paper-based data entry, mov-ing that process to the Web” or other

challenges. “

INDIVIDUALS (FINALISTS)DIGITAL MEDIA ENTREPRENEUROF YEAREMMA INC.2120 Eighth Ave. S. (Nashville)

Website: myemma.comCEO: Clint SmithBackground: Smithfounded Emma in 2002after stints with twoother Web-based busi-nesses, CitySearch.comand Smallbusiness.com.What it does: Emmastrives to provide intu-

itive and stylish email marketing forclients backed by attention to customercare for an estimated 30,000 customersworldwide.Employees: 107Smith speaks: “We think Emma is justgetting started, and if we’re doing thisright, maybe we will always feel (that)way. If anything, the (marketing) land-scape has shifted in our direction overthe past few years, with more companiesworking to create strong brands andmore engaging customer experiences.”

FIVESTONE STUDIOS INC.

216 Third Ave. N. (Nashville)Website: fivestonestudios.comCEO: Traylor WoodallBackground: Woodall’s love of computer

animation and storytell-ing has steered his ca-reer from video gamegeek to president/cre-ative director of theFivestone Studiosgraphic design compa-ny. He started FivestoneStudios in 2007 as amotion and sound de-sign house.Employees: 7

Woodall speaks: “The key to our successhas been a combination of factors — hardwork, recruiting talented team members,and creating a company culture that isinviting to clients, employees and ven-dors.”

MUSICCITYNETWORKS LLC(Full description, Page 3)209 10th Ave. S. (Nashville)Website: musiccitynetworks.comCEO: Lang Scott

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9009 Carothers Pkwy. (Franklin)Website: healthspring.comCEO: Herb Fritch

NEXTGXDX INC.4322 Harding Pike, Suite 417 (Nashville)

Website: nextgxdx.comCEO: Dr. Mark HarrisBackground: Harris has eight years ofbiochemistry and molecular biologyresearch experience and a Ph.D incancer biology from Vanderbilt. Healso has an MBA. NextGxDx is a one-stop, Web-based marketplace thathelps physicians find and order genetic

tests. Services also include online test ordering and testcomparison.Employees: 1Harris speaks: “I feel we have identified a critical needwithin the neurology community. Physicians tell me thatif we can build what I have outlined that it will revolu-tionize the practice of neurology. ”

PHARMMD(Full description, Page 5)5200 Maryland Way (Brentwood)Website: pharmmd.comCEO: Samuel “Bo” Bartholomew

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ENTREPRENEUR OF YEARMAGDALENE INC. DBA THISTLE FARMS(Full description, Page 6)5122 Charlotte Ave. (Nashville)Website: thistlefarms.orgCEO: Becca Stevens

Nashville Mobile Market1211 Stevenson Center Lane(Nashville)Website: NashvilleMobileMarket.comCEO: Ravi PatelBackground: Patel, now a third-yearmedical student at the VanderbiltSchool of Medicine, conceived of Mo-bile Market as a novel solution to theissue of food access in urban Nashville.It uses a grocery store model to boostaccess to healthy foods that are afford-

able and fresh to people living in “food deserts.”Employees: 1Patel speaks: “Mobile Market relies on its loyal custom-ers, not only to provide weekly sales but also to spreadthe word and expand our presence in the South and EastNashville communities.”

YouthMerch(Full description and photo, Page 6)121 Seaboard Lane, Suite 11 (Franklin)Website: youthmerch.comCEO: Austin Casselman

SUSTAINABILITY ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR(N)HABIT(Full description, Page 6)427 Chestnut St. (Nashville)Website: n-habit.netCEO: Rachel Martin

EARTHSAVERS LLC(Full description, Page 6)P.O. Box 60945 (Nashville)Website: earthsavers.orgCEO: Bobby Bandy

LIGHTWAVE SOLAR(Full description and photo, Page 6)3026 Owen Drive, Suite 107 (Antioch)Website: lightwavesolar.comCEO: Steve Johnson

TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR

EMIDS TECHNOLOGIES(Full description and photo, Page 8)624 Grassmere Park Drive (Nashville)Website: emids.comCEO: Saurabh Sinha

Parental Health LLC256 Seaboard Lane (Franklin)Website: parentalhealth.com

CEO: Scott HudsmithBackground: The startup companystrives to connect seniors and the dis-abled with medical caregivers andfamily caregivers, with the aim ofreducing health-care costs for custom-ers.Employees: 4Hudsmith speaks: “We have signifi-cantly improved quality of life whilereducing health-care costs. Parental

Health has a timely and affordable way to empowerseniors to regain the place of their choice … and provid-ing families peace of mind.”

QUALIFACTS SYSTEMS INC.200 Second Ave. S. (Nashville)Website: qualifacts.com

CEO: David KlementsBackground: Klements joined Quali-facts (a behavioral health IT company)in 2006. He is chair-elect of the Exec-utive Committee of the Nashville Tech-nology Council, a JumpStart Foundryprogram mentor and a Junior Achieve-ment board member.Employees: 68Klements speaks: “Behavioral health-care providers serve the most under-served populations with the most lim-

ited resources. Through affordable technology we bringefficiency and data based decision making to the table.”

MINORITY ENTREPRENEUR OF YEARCENTENNIAL PEDIATRICS310 25th Ave. N. (Nashville)Website: centpeds.com

CEO: Eddie HamiltonBackground: Centennial is a large,multisite, multispecialty pediatricpractice. Dr. Hamilton, a native ofPaducah, Ky., is dedicated to care forchildren regardless of their ability topay or carry insurance.Employees: 225Hamilton speaks: “Centennial Pediat-rics is willing to take chances and turnchallenges into opportunities. We em-

ploy a very diverse group of individuals from a varietyof backgrounds.”

DEVMAR PRODUCTS1865 Air Lane Drive, Suite 2 (Nashville)Website: devmarproducts.comCEO: Sharon W. ReynoldsBackground: Company was launched with the conceptof delivering more environmentally friendly janitorialcleaning supplies. It also strives to educate clients andsuppliers about sustainable “green” cleaning products

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and paper goods. Dev-Mar supplies the Met-ropolitan NashvilleAirport Authority, Met-ro Public Schools andothers.Employees: 3Reynolds speaks: “Thesecret to our success isintegrity, transparencyand a high work ethic.”

EMIDS TECHNOLOGIES(Full description and photo, Page 8)624 Grassmere Park Drive (Nashville)Website: emids.comCEO: Saurabh Sinha

STARTUP ENTREPRENEUR OF YEARFIDDLECAKES2206 Eighth Ave. So. (Nashville)Website: fiddlecakes.com

CEO: Tasha RossBackground: Early in2009, Ross caught theentrepreneurial bug andfounded FiddleCakes, abakery cafe that nowhas two locations, doescatering and local dis-tribution.Employees: 9Ross speaks: “Fiddle-

Cakes started out as a modest businessthat saw a need in our community. Wehave become a leader in gluten-free andallergy-friendly options.”

HCTEC LLC(Full description, Page 8)7105 South Springs Drive, Suite 208(Franklin)Website: hctec.comCEO: Matthew Tant

SHAREABLE INK(Full description, Page 9)40 Burton Hill Blvd. (Nashville)Website: shareableink.comCEO: Stephen Hau

WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR OF YEARC3 CONSULTING LLC2975 Sidco Drive (Nashville)Website: c3consulting.com

CEO: Beth ChaseBackground: C3’s sweetspot is providing con-sulting services to com-panies going throughgrowth or change. Thatincludes advice on howto manage throughmergers and acquisi-tions and upgrade in-formation technology to

work hand-in-glove with corporate strate-gy.Employees: 60

Chase speaks: “Our team solves complexbusiness problems for all industries witha strong focus in health care and technol-ogy.”

FIDDLECAKES(Full description, this page)2206 Eighth Ave. S. (Nashville)Website: fiddlecakes.comCEO: Tasha Ross

TENNESSEE BUN CO.2975 Armory Drive (Nashville)Website: buncompany.comCEO: Cordia HarringtonBackground: Harrington, 58, has ex-celled in manufacturing, transportation

and other aspects of thequick-service restau-rant and food servicesectors. The companybakes and distributesbuns, biscuits, Englishmuffins, rolls and otherbread products.Employees: 235Harrington speaks:“Tennessee Bun Compa-ny began in 1997 with 28

employees and one baking line. … We’renot a brand ourselves; we serve brands.”

YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAREYES|ONLY600 12th Ave. S., Suite 1407 (Nashville)Website: http: //eyeson.lyCEO: Patrick WidenBackground: From fashion to retail and

nightlife, bars, restau-rants, hotels, and more,EYES|ONLY calls itself“the hippest way toconnect your brand topeople that will fall inlove with it.” Open tofounding members andby invitation only.Employees: 1Widen speaks: “It’s just

the beginning, but I hope to reinvent theways in which people interact with everyluxury brand on the planet. ”

MENTOR TENNISSEE(Full description, Page 6)(Nashville)Website: mentortennissee.orgFounder: Jeff Berry

RABBIT HOLE CREATIVE(Full description, Page 3)408 Broadway (Nashville)Website: RabbitHoleCreative.comCEO: Jake Jorgovan

Sharon W.Reynolds

Tasha Ross

Beth Chase

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