8th Annual

GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees

8-koi

Inga Young, President
Brevard County

Alluvionic

Wendy Romeu, CEO/President
Brevard County

ArgoTrak

Jim Wheeler, Founder/President
Collier County

Artemis Plastics, LLC

Gary Mishkin, CEO
Marion County

Artemis Plastics, LLC

Miriam Mishkin, Manager HR, Risk and Organizational Development
Marion County

AXI International

Wessel Van Tonder, CEO/Owner
Lee County

AXI International

Jeffrey Poirier, COO
Lee County

Beast Code, LLC

Matthew Zimmermann, CEO
Okaloosa County

Benseron Hospitality

Onur Haytac, CEO
Collier County

Body Details, LLLP

Claudio Sorrentino, CEO
Palm Beach County

Burgess Civil, LLC

Ben Burgess, Founder and Managing Member
Hillsborough County

Bush Brothers Provision Company

Harry Bush, President Doug Bush, Partner and Sales Manager
Palm Beach County

CloudHesive

Jim Walker, CEO
Broward County

ContentBacon

Dave Kustin, Co-founder and Wendy Lieber, Co-founder
Broward County

Cornerstone Fabrication, LLC

Dan Hedger, President
Volusia County

Cruise Car, Inc.

Adam Sulimirski, President
Manatee County

Custom Manufacturing & Engineering

Dr. Nancy Crews, CEO & President
Pinellas County

DAK Resources, Inc.

David Moorefield, President
Duval County

Digital Resource, LLC

Shay Berman, President
Palm Beach County

Digital Boardwalk

Tim Shoop, CEO
Escambia County

Easy Foods, Inc.

William Isaias, President
Osceola County

Electronic Locksmith, Inc.

Kenneth Croston, President
Orange County

EPIC Engineering & Consulting Group, LLC

Dr. Prasad Chittaluru, Principal
Seminole County

Expert Shutter Services

Mike Heisenberg, Owner
St. Lucie County

Firehawk Helicopters

Bart Brainerd, President and Chuck Brainerd, Founder
Lake County

Flameboss

Michael Collins, President
Orange County

Flameboss

Roger Collins, Vice President
Orange County

Forcura

Craig Mandeville, Founder & CEO
Duval County

Fountainhead Commercial Capital

Chris Hurn, Founder and CEO
Seminole County

FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Centers

Brian Belmont, CEO
Sarasota County

Germfree

Keith Landy, CEO
Volusia County

G. M. Hill Engineering, Inc.

Gina Hill, President
Duval County

G.S. Gelato & Desserts, Inc.

Simona Faroni, Owner Guido Tremolini, Owner
Okaloosa County

Hesperos, Inc.

Michael Shuler, President/CEO
Orange County

Hesperos, Inc.

J Hickman, CSO
Orange County

Intellisteel Group, LLC

Stanley Adwell, Co-founder & President
Lake County

Knight Federal Solutions

Chris Baeten, CEO
Orange County

Matthews Design Group, Inc.

Keri Matthews, CEO, Rob Matthews, President
St. Johns County

Motorworks Brewing

Denise Tschida, President
Manatee County

Next Horizon

Harry Ellis, III, President
Seminole County

RND Automation

Sean Dotson, President
Manatee County

Oasis Senior Advisors

Tim Evankovich, CEO
Lee County

Sarasota Medical Products, Inc.

Dr. Walter Leise, CEO/President/CSO
Sarasota County

The Composites Company, Structural Composites, Inc.

Scott Lewit, President
Brevard County

Sunrise Capital Investors

Kevin Bupp, Co-Founder
Pinellas County

Sus Hi Eatstation

Teresa Ly, Owner, Robert Ly, Owner
Orange County

The Collage Companies

Brian Walsh, CEO
Seminole County

three.two.one

Joseph Boutin, CEO
Orange County

three.two.one

Carey Sobel, CSO
Orange County

Triple E Equipment, Inc.

Alex Berg, CEO
Broward County

U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC

Denver Stutler, Jr., CEO
Sarasota County

Vac-Tron Equipment

Tim Fischer, President
Lake County

Vectra Digital

Matt Bernhardt, CEO
Lee County

VetCor, LLC

Paul Huszar, President & CEO
Hillsborough County

World Housing Solution, Inc.

Ron Ben-Zeev, Founder/President
Seminole County

Honoree Video

Economic Impact

as of 11/10/2020

From 2016 through 2019, these companies generated $813 million in revenue and added 668 employees, reflecting a 103% increase in revenue and 113% increase in jobs for the four-year period. That translates into a 27% average annual revenue growth and 20% average annual growth in employees.

Even through the pandemic, these companies projected continued growth in 2020, with a 15% revenue increase and 17% growth in employees compared to 2019. If their projections hold, these companies will have generated $1.14 billion in revenue and added 887 employees over the last five years — a 133% increase in revenue and 150% increase in jobs since 2016.

Summary of Honoree Demographics

7 Regions, 18 Counties and 30 Cities Represented
46% Women, Veteran and/or Minority-Owned
48% LLC/LLP / 30% S Corp. / 20% C. Corp.
Oldest Company Formed: 1979 (41 years) / Newest: 2019 (1 year)

20 Different Industries Represented
Largest industry representation:
Manufacturing 24%
Information Technology 12%

2019 Revenue
2019: $282 million (27% annual increase)
2019: Avg. revenue/company $14 million

2019 Employment
2019: 1993 (20% annual increase)
2019: Avg. jobs/company: 40

Economic Impact Between 2016 and 2019
Revenue $813 million
Employment 668 jobs added

Project Growth 2019 vs 2020 (projected)
Revenue: $41 million (15% increase)
Employment: 219 New Jobs (17% increase)