9TH ANNUAL

GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees

Company Honoree County
Accelirate, Inc. Zia Bhutta,
CEO		 Broward County
ADVOS Legal, PLLC Gwen Griggs
Co-CEO, Whitney Harper
Co-CEO		 St. Johns County
Align Business Advisory Services Dena Jalbert,
Founder/CEO		 Orange County
AeroStar Training Services, LLC Deidra Toye,
President/CEO		 Osceola County
Beryl Project Engineering Leo Cannyn,
Principal Project Manager		 Hillsborough County
BioDerm, Inc. Gaet Tyranski,
President/CEO		 Pinellas County
Centerline Brackets Tracy Smith,
CEO & Managing Partner		 St. Johns County
Cottrell Title & Escrow James Schlimmer,
Managing Partner		 Collier County
Crevalle Boats Hugh Dailey,
Co-Founder		 Sumter County
Davis Industrial Stephenie Davis,
President/CEO		 Hillsborough County
 Dedicated IT, LLC Adam Steinhoff,
CEO		 Palm Beach County
EarthBalance Sarah Laroque,
President & CEO		 Sarasota County
ECHO UES, Inc. Jerry Comellas, Jr.,
President		 Hillsborough County
Express Freight, Inc. Trey Bowmar,
CEO		 Orange County
FLYMOTION Ryan English,
CEO		 Hillsborough County
FutureCow Kevin Dole,
President		 Seminole County
Global Jetcare, Inc Bart Gray,
President		 Hernando County
Kira Labs, Inc. David Rosen,
CEO		 Broward County
Magical Garyn Angel,
Founder & CEO		 Pasco County
MAS Environmental, LLC Marc Eichenholtz,
President		 Hillsborough County
McCormick Stevenson Corporation Noel McCormick,
President		 Pinellas County
Mettauer Environmental Chrissy Gleason, President Lee County
Mother Kombucha Tonya Donati,
Co-Founder and Managing Director		 Pinellas County
National Drug Screening, Inc. Joe Reilly,
President		 Brevard County
Neobroadband, Inc Gloria Martinez
CEO/Owner, Edmerson Vasquez,
COO		 Miami-Dade County
OCULUS Surgical, Inc. Bob Zatarain,
CEO		 St. Lucie County
OIT, LLC Raymond Orsini,
CEO		 Miami-Dade County
OnMed, LLC Austin White,
CEO & President		 Pinellas County
OnPay Solutions, Inc. Neal Anderson
President/CEO, Juliet Negrete-Anderson,
Founder/COO		 Duval County
PeakActivity Manish Hirapara,
Chief Executive Officer		 Palm Beach County
Pepine Realty Betsy Pepine,
Broker Owner		 Alachua County
Powerful Foods, LLC Carlos Ramirez,
CEO & Founder		 Miami-Dade County
Probability & Statistics, Inc. Donald Beavers,
President/CEO		 Brevard County
Raider Outboards, Inc. George Woodruff,
President		 Brevard County
Rudram Engineering Inc. Alkesh Patel
President		 Brevard County
SiteREADY Ryan Clarke
Managing Principal, Dylan McCrory
Senior Vice President of Solutions, Principal		 Hillsborough County
Smart Baking Company Harvey Heuvel,
CEO		 Seminole County
Solar Stik, Inc. Stephanie Hollis, COO; Founder Brian Bosley, CEO/CTO, Founder St. Johns County
Steamroller Studios Jalil Sadool,
Co-Founder/Owner, CEO and Animation Director		 Lake County
StrataPT, LLC Kimberly Peacock, Founder
Adam Peacock, Director of Operations		 Sarasota County
TeleVoIPs R. Grant Baxley,
CEO & Founder		 Hillsborough County
TheraPeeds Family Center Dr. Julia Harper, PhD, MS, OTR/L
CEO & Clinical Director		 Broward County
Tomahawk Robotics Brad Truesdell,
CEO/Co-Founder		 Brevard County
Total Nutrition Technology Lourdes McAgy,
Owner & CEO		 Lake County
The Lunz Group Bradley Lunz,
President		 Polk County
Vistra Communications Brian Butler,
CEO/President		 Hillsborough County
VeraData Michael Peterman,
CEO		 Lee County
Waypoint Contracting, Inc. Katrina Gonzalez,
President		 Miami-Dade County
WestCMR, LLC Randy Ware,
CEO		 Pinellas County
WildFlorida Sam Haught,
Co-Owner		 Osceola County

Honoree Video

Economic Impact

As of 7/29/2019

From 2015 through 2018, these companies generated $923 million in revenue and added 935 employees, reflecting a 124% increase in revenue and 131% increase in jobs for the four-year period. That translates into a 31% average annual revenue growth and 32.2% average annual growth in employees.

These companies projected continued growth in 2019, with a 35% revenue increase and 37% growth in employees compared to 2018. If their projections hold, these companies will have generated $1.38 billion in revenue and added 1,541 employees over the last five years — a 202% increase in revenue and 216% increase in jobs since 2015.

Summary of Honoree Demographics

6 Regions, 21 Counties and 38 Cities Represented
42% Women, Veteran and/or Minority‐Owned
50% LLC / 28% S Corp. /
18% C. Corp.
Oldest Company Formed: 1985 (34 years) / Newest: 2018 (1 year)

21 Different Industries Represented

Largest industry representation:
Manufacturing 20%
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 12%
Information Technology 12%

Revenue

2018: $339 million (40.7% annual increase)
2018: Avg. revenue/company $6.8 million

Employment

2018: 1,649 (33% annual increase)
2018: Avg. jobs/company: 33

Economic Impact Between
2015 and 2018

Revenue $923 million
Employment 935 jobs added

Projected Growth 2019 vs 2018

Revenue: $118 million (35% increase)
Employment: 606 New Jobs (37% increase)