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)