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22 February 2012

FAST 50

by Utah Business Staff

22 February 2012—

A pioneering spirit in the face of economic uncertainty is propelling 2011’s Fast 50 into continued success. At Utah Business, we’ve seen companies forge ahead, using innovation, passion and elbow grease to beat the odds and reach the top. Instead of simply weathering economic woes, these businesses surged forward and broke new ground. Read on to hear from our Fast 50, the companies driving Utah into a national spotlight with their business savvy and creativity.

 

1          Phillips Edison & Co.

Michael Phillips, CEO    2010 Rank —

Phillips Edison & Co. is a fully integrated retail real estate company, with the mission to purchase under-performing, grocery-anchored properties and maximize their value through hands-on leasing, management and redevelopment.             

                       

2          Skullcandy Inc.

Jeremy Andrus, CEO    2010 Rank 1

Skullcandy creates audio products and technology to catalyze the collision of music, fashion and sport.                  

                       

3          ZAGG Inc.

Robert G. Pedersen II, CEO      2010 Rank 2

ZAGG Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes protective clear coverings for consumer electronics and hand-held devices. It has also created a line of personal audio and electronic accessories.                    

                       

4          Academy Mortgage Corporation

Adam Kessler, CEO      2010 Rank —

Academy Mortgage offers mortgage loans and is a direct lender, handling all processing, underwriting and closings locally.             

                       

5          Cementation USA Inc.

Mike Nadon, CEO         2010 Rank —

Cementation is an underground mine contracting and engineering company providing services for clients throughout North and South America.            

                       

6          Signature Products Group (Truck Shields)

R. Dustin Zundel, CEO  2010 Rank —

SPG manufactures and distributes thousands of brand licensed products to over 20,000 retail outlets in North America.                  

                       

7          One On One Marketing

Nick Greer, CEO          2010 Rank 11

One On One Marketing specializes in online marketing and technology.               

                       

8          Green River Capital

Christopher West, CEO 2010 Rank —

GRC focuses on residential and commercial REO asset management, short sale management and asset valuation services.            

                       

9          OrangeSoda

Jay Bean, CEO 2010 Rank —

Online marketing company specializing in SEO and pay per click management.                

                       

10         IntegraCore, LLC.

Ted Broman, CEO        2010 Rank 9

Management of manufacturing and packaging through procurement, light manufacturing, media and print replication, packaging, kitting and assembly, pick and pack, warehousing, distribution and fulfillment.                   

                       

11         Diamond Wireless

Tom Skidmore, CEO     2010 Rank 6

Verizon Wireless products, sales and services.               

                       

12         Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC

Matthew Pineda, CEO   2010 Rank 3

Castle & Cooke Mortgage does retail residential mortgage banking, combining a traditional lending platform with innovative technology.                  

                       

13         Daily Bread

Justen Ericksen, CEO    2010 Rank

Emerging 8

Freeze-dried, 25-year guarantee food storage and emergency preparedness products.                  

                       

14         Myriad Genetics

Peter Meldrum, CEO     2010 Rank 4

Myriad Genetics is a healthcare company focused on the development and marketing of novel molecular diagnostic products.                       

                       

15         Simply Mac, Inc.

Steven B. Bain, CEO     2010 Rank

Emerging 8

Premier retailer of Apple products and services.             

                       

16         Real Property Management

Kirk T. McGary, CEO   2010 Rank —

Real Property Management is a national local property manager specializing in residential property management in the United States and Canada.                   

                       

17         Lendio

Brock Blake, CEO        2010 Rank

Emerging 8

Lendio matches qualified small business owners to banks, credit unions and other lending institutions.                    

                       

18         CLEARLINK

Phil Hansen, CEO         2010 Rank 5

CLEARLINK is a provider of content marketing and sales conversion services for top consumer brands.              

                       

19         AtTask

Scott Johnson, CEO       2010 Rank 7

AtTask provides innovative products and services that help people understand and organize their work.                 

                       

20         Property Solutions International, Inc

Dave Bateman, CEO     2010 Rank 20

Websites, payment processing and other web-based services for the multifamily management industry.                 

                       

21         Davinci Virtual Office Solutions

Bill Grodnik, CEO          2010 Rank

Emerging 8

Davinci Virtual provides turn-key virtual communications and virtual office solutions.                    

                       

22         StorageCraft Technology Corporation

Jeff Shreeve, CEO        2010 Rank —

StorageCraft develops disk-based backup, disaster recovery, system migration, data protection and security solutions for servers, desktops and laptops.               

                       

23         MediConnect Global

Amy Rees Anderson, CEO        2010 Rank 15

Medical record retrieval, digitization and management services for businesses and consumers.                  

                       

24         Packsize LLC

Hanko Kiessner, CEO   2010 Rank 21

Packsize provides on-demand packaging for businesses with complex corrugated packaging needs.                       

                       

25         Ancestry.com

Tim Sullivan, CEO         2010 Rank —

Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online family history resource, helping people discover, preserve and share family history.                       

                       

26         Access Technology Solutions

Kris Boyle, CEO           2010 Rank 13

Access Technology Solutions is a leading provider of international logistics and e-commerce.                    

                       

27         VMI Nutrition

Bruce Remund, CEO     2010 Rank 17

VMI Nutrition is a privately owned contract manufacturer specializing in formulation, blending, packaging and testing of nutritional consumer goods.                   

                       

28         NetSteps, LLC

Kevin Vitale, CEO        2010 Rank —

NetSteps innovates end-to-end modular software solutions for global direct selling companies that are highly scalable and provide on-demand access to live, business-critical information from any web device.                   

                       

29         Christopherson Business Travel

Mike Cameron, CEO     2010 Rank 31

Christopherson Business Travel provides intelligent travel management to more than 800 successful companies.                

                       

30         Veritas Funding

Timothy Roush, CEO     2010 Rank 18

Veritas Funding is a residential mortgage lender specializing in financing family properties along the Wasatch Front.                       

                       

31         C. R. England Global Transportation

Dean England, CEO      2010 Rank 22

C.R. England offers protected service, ambient, custom, short-haul and long-haul truckload services throughout the United States; inbound and outbound service to and from Mexico; and a full suite of transportation services.                     

                       

32         Action Target

Tom Wright, CEO         2010 Rank —

Action Target manufactures shooting range equipment and builds firearms training facilities for law enforcement, military and commercial installations around the world.                      

                       

33         AvantLink.com

Scott Kalbach, CEO      2010 Rank —

AvantLink is an innovative tracking and technology platform for affiliate
marketing professionals.            

                       

34         Nu Skin Enterprises

Truman Hunt, CEO       2010 Rank 38

An anti-aging company committed to providing quality skin care and
nutrition products.                     

                       

35         O.co (Overstock.com)

Patrick Byrne, CEO      2010 Rank 43

O.co offers brand-name merchandise at discount prices.             

                       

36         ATMequipment.com

Alicia Ridley, CEO        2010 Rank 12

A wholesale distributor of ATM equipment and supplies.            

                       

37         eGlobal

Jeffery Matthews, CEO 2010 Rank 16

eGlobal provides ATM placement, transaction processing and bill payment solutions to the hospitality, convenience, retail and other industries.            

                       

38         Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

Dave Gagnon, CEO       2010 Rank 23

Cafe Rio is a fast casual Mexican restaurant serving freshly prepared Mexican food inspired by traditional recipes and flavors from the Rio Grande Valley.                 

                       

39         USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

Dave Wentz, CEO        2010 Rank 39

USANA Health Sciences develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional supplements, healthy weight-management products and personal-care products.                 

                       

40         BidSync

Sabrina Stover, CEO     2010 Rank —

BidSync connects a vast network of vendors and suppliers to government agencies and organizations.                   

                       

41         mediaFORGE

Tony Zito, CEO 2010 Rank —

mediaFORGE is a leading online retargeting company serving e-commerce advertisers with innovative ad technology and rich performance analytics that cultivate confidence in ROI.              

                       

42         The Layton Companies

David S. Layton, CEO   2010 Rank 35

A commercial contractor with projects found throughout most of the United States and within every industry and market segment.                      

                       

43         ISI (Innovative Staffing Incorporated)

Michelyn Farnsworth, CEO        2010 Rank 25

Human resources outsourcing, payroll, risk management and benefits administration for all sizes of business.                     

                       

44         Cavanagh Services Group, Inc.

Susan Rice, CEO          2010 Rank —

Cavanagh provides project management, waste management, logistics services, and waste-to-energy alternatives supporting the environmental cleanup and renewable energy industries.             

                       

45         Alliance Health Networks, Inc

Armistead Burwell III, CEO      2010 Rank —

Alliance Health creates social health networks that connect people to support communities for a growing number of health conditions.                    

                       

46         School Improvement Network

Chet Linton, CEO          2010 Rank 32

Online, on-demand professional development, training, books and videos for teachers and educators.                     

                       

47         Aribex, Inc.

D. Clark Turner, CEO   2010 Rank 33

Aribex, Inc. produces innovative, handheld and portable X-ray products. Aribex’s flagship product is the NOMAD Dental X-ray System.                  

                       

48         CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.

Michael Weinholtz, CEO            2010 Rank 42

CHG is the largest provider of temporary-physician staffing services in the United States and a leading provider of travel-nurse and allied-health staffing services.                     

                       

49         Veracity Networks

Drew Peterson, CEO    2010 Rank 26

Veracity Networks provides phone, internet and television services to residential and business customers in Utah.              

                       

50         Fringe Media

Chris Taylor, CEO         2010 Rank 14

Fringe Media is a beauty e-retailer                     

 

 

 

Emerging Eight

These companies have been in business less than five years and are experiencing great growth.

                       

DrivingSales Inc   Jared Hamilton, CEO

DrivingSales uses its proprietary social networking platform to collect and route business intelligence and market data around the $500 billion automotive industry.

 

iApplicants   Ryan Kohler, CEO

SAAS hiring software provider to small and mid-sized employers, including career websites, online applications, hiring assessments, tracking and reporting.

 

MamaBargains.com   Jessica Singer, CEO

One-deal-at-a-time website offering premium products at premium discounts for chic children and their parents.

 

Oozle Media   Travis Ashby, CEO

Oozle specializes in internet marketing, including SEO, PPC, social media, web development and call tracking.

 

OptConnect   Chris Baird, CEO

OptConnect specializes in providing wireless connectivity solutions for ATMs throughout the United States.

 

Orabrush   Jeff Davis, CEO

Orabrush sells a tongue cleaner and scraper to reduce bad breath.

 

Public Engines, Inc.   Greg Whisenant, CEO

Public Engines is a software development company that provides a comprehensive suite of tools designed to optimize communications between public officials and the citizens they serve.

 

SEO.com   Mike Mann, CEO

SEO.com is a search marketing firm.

 

 


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