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EO Nashville Members in the News: Rebecca Donner, Michael Berman, Michael Brody-Waite, Andy Bailey, Dan Hogan and John Kepley

Inner Design Studio [Rebecca Donner] was featured in Becker’s Hospital Review, Lamar Times and Medical Construction & Design for the interior design of Forrest Health, a health care leader in Southeast Mississippi. The facility held two ribbon ceremonies to celebrate the building’s new design on Sept. 19 and Oct. 15.

US Postal Service Federal Credit Union is now using the Ncontracts contract and vendor management solution from Network Contract Solutions [Michael Berman]. You can read the full story from the Credit Union Times here.

InQuicker.com [Michael Brody-Waite] was mentioned in the Hudson Reporter on Monday. Jersey Medical Center will launch InQuicker later this month. InQuicker.com was also mentioned by the Hickory Daily Record, a publication covering news from Hickory, NC. The article announced FryeCare Urgent Care-Conover’s launch of InQuicker.

Andy Bailey [Petra Coach] was featured in American Management Association. In his article, Andy compared a winning business to a great sports team.

In Thursday’s Tennessean, Andy’s bi-weekly article discussed the importance of defining the 3 Ps of company culture: people, process and profit.

On Wednesday, Medalogix [Dan Hogan] received the 2012 Healthcare Information Technology Acceleration award. The award recognizes the organization with the best emerging technology focused on the rapid adoption of health care reform initiatives. John Kepley with Teknetex also won an award at the HIMSS show last Wednesday. Teknetex was honored with the HIMSS HIT Workforce Development Award

Medalogix was featured in Predictive Modeling News‘ October issue. The issue included an article written by Dan and a Q&A between Predictive Modeling News and Dan.

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Nashville Entrepreneurs’ Organization Announces Second Catalyst Class Membership

Nashville EO and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) announced today the local business owners who will partake in the second Catalyst class, a program designed to help entrepreneurs grow their companies past the key benchmark of $1 million in annual sales.

The EO/EC-organized 18-month Catalyst program began last month.

The second Catalyst class consists of 16 members. Members are founders, co-founders, owners and controlling shareholders of local companies. Catalyst companies employ a total of 72 individuals, with average annual gross revenues of $560,793.

“The new participants represent a great cross section of Nashville entrepreneurs,” said Andy Bailey, president of EO Nashville and founder of Petra. “We have businesses operating in industries like manufacturing and health care to event planners and a boutique law firm. Some of the companies are over 20 years old and some are still in their first year. Each Catalyst member brings a unique perspective, which is truly valuable for our program.

The second class of the EO Nashville Catalyst program includes:

EC President and CEO Michael Burcham will again lead the 12 biweekly classes that kick off the program. At the conclusion of the classes, Catalyst participants will be broken into smaller peer-to-peer forum groups. The groups will meet monthly for 12 months with the first six meetings led by two EO Nashville members. Catalyst members will also engage in one-on-one mentorship with an EO Nashville member.

Catalyst participants can also take advantage of in-kind gifts totaling up to $37,000 from new program sponsors. Sponsors and benefits include:

  • NovaCopy: Free lease of copier equipment for the length of the program, $5,000 value
  • teknetex: Free technology and strategic planning, $20,000 value
  • First Payment Services: Ten-percent off current credit card processing expenses for 18 months, up to $10,000 value.
  • Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP: Five free hours of consult or legal work during the first 90 days of the program, $2,000 value.
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20 EO Nashville Companies Recognized by Inc. 500|5000

Once again, EO Nashville members had a solid showing on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. This year, 20 EO Nashville member companies were included on the list. That represents 40% of Middle Tennessee companies on the list, and 23% of all Tennessee-based companies on the list. Not bad, when you consider that EO companies represent just 0.7% of the 15,000 businesses in Nashville.

EO Nashville members who made the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 list are:

These 20 companies employee 1,326 individuals; grew at an average rate of 199% from 2008 to 2011; and have combined 2011 revenues of $287 million. Furthermore, of the three Tennessee companies that made the Inc. 500, two were EO member companies: Medicare.com and Teknetex.

According to the magazine, companies are chosen for the list by comparing revenue growth from 2008 to 2011. Companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, independent, for-profit and not a subsidiary or division of another company. Revenues in 2008 must have been at least $100,000 and at least $2 million for 2011.

The full list can be accessed at inc.com/inc5000.

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EO Nashville members in the News: Michael Brody-Waite, Clint Smith, Hannah Paramore, David Waddell, Andy Bailey, Scott Scovill, Green Greenwell & Small Business Awards

It’s time for another “In the News” recap:

On August 20, Forbes ran a story about InQuicker [Michael Brody-Waite] and its lack of venture capital fundraising. The article “Health Tech Start-Up InQuicker Shuns Venture Money and Hype” talks about the company’s growth sans VC money.

A Sunday Tennessean article talked about Emma’s [Clint Smith] new digs in the Trolley Barns and new initiatives as a company.

Paramore | the digital agency [Hannah Paramore] is opening an outpost in West Virginia, a fact covered by the Nashville Business Journal on Tuesday.

If you haven’t had a chance to read David Waddell’s [Waddell & Associates] column in the Memphis Daily News, take a few minutes to do so. His August 15 column, “Economic Outcomes Remain Up in Air,” discusses how the economy remains uncertain, and in his August 23 column, “Facts, Feelings Go Hand in Hand,” David gives us all an investment lesson.

Andy Bailey’s [Petra Coach] weekly column for the Tennessean stresses the importance of daily meetings.

On Thursday, August 23, Variety profiled Scott Scovill and the path he took to start Moo Creative and Moo TV.

Friday’s Nashville Business Journal included a story about Nashville-based mergers and acquisitions, using Greg Greenwell’s [TotalPrint] recent purchase of Brooks Technology Management as an example of the trend.

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And lastly, the Nashville Business Journal recently announced it’s 2012 Small Business Awards. EO Nashville companies to make the list included:

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EO Nashville Members in the News: Inc. 500, NEXT Awards, Ben Goldberg & Michael Brody-Waite

It has been an award heavy week for EO Nashville members (not that we’re complaining)!

On Wednesday, Inc. magazine announced its newest list of America’s 500 fastest-growing private companies. Of the three Nashville companies that made the list, two were members of EO Nashville: Teknetex [John Kepley] and Medicare.com [Bill Kimberlin].

Also this week, the Nashville Chamber announced its finalists for the company and individual NEXT awards. EO Nashville members and member companies that were honored included:

Company Awards:

Individual Awards:

The Catbird SeatBen Goldberg’s The Catbird Seat also landed on Bon Appetit’s Hot 10 List of America’s Best New Restaurants this week. The Catbird Seat ranked fifth on the powerhouse list.

And lastly, Inquicker received national press attention, appearing in an Entrepreneur magazine piece on the “7 Deadly Sins of Business Meetings.” In the article, Michael Brody-Waite talks about how his company did away with unproductive meetings.

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EO Nashville Members in the News: Andy Bailey, John Kepley, Darek Bell & Clay Blevins

It’s time for our weekly roundup of EO Nashville members who’ve been featured in the media.

  • In his weekly column for the Tennessean, EO Nashville President Andy Bailey [Petra] discusses the importance of establishing a business plan before “going to battle.” He advises, it’s important to spend time on the plan, revise it and do it well.
  • On Tuesday, John Kepley [Teknetex] was interviewed for a WPLN story about the recent Nashville Tech Council report about the decrease in available Middle Tenn. technology jobs. John is a member of the Tech Council’s board of directors.
  • Darek Bell [Corsair Distillery] recently wrote an article for Whisky magazine on alternative grains for whiskey production. You can download a PDF of Darek’s article here.
  • In today’s Nashville Business Journal, Clay Blevins [Comfort Supply] was featured in the weekly Executive Profile. The Q&A talked about Comfort Supply’s expansion and office environment (among other less business related topics!). Click on the image below to learn more.

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Catalyst Program Presented By EO Nashville and the Entrepreneur Center Embarks on Second Class

Majority of first year Catalyst participants see increased revenue, business growth

Building off a highly successful inaugural year, the Nashville EO and the Nashville EC announced today the kickoff of their second Catalyst program, geared towards helping local entrepreneurs grow their companies past the key benchmark of $1 million in annual sales.

To qualify you must be the founder, co-founder, owner or controlling shareholder of a local company grossing between $250,000 and $999,999 in annual revenue. The program will again cost $2,500, which includes participation in the 12 biweekly classes and up to one year of experience sharing and mentorship for a total of 18 months.

This year’s class will include 25 members, up from 20 last year.

“We’re increasing the class size this year to meet growing interest in the program. Our initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and we wanted to give more businesses the opportunity to be involved,” said Andy Bailey, EO Nashville chapter president and entrepreneur coach at Petra. “We recently surveyed our current Catalyst members and asked them if their participation in Catalyst was worth the investment, and if they would recommend the program to others. One hundred percent of the survey takers, which represented 80 percent of the class, said that the program was worth their investment and they’d recommend it. More importantly, a majority of Catalyst participants have seen increased revenues since starting Catalyst.”

One such success story is Bethany Newman, co-owner and president of ST8MNT, Inc., a brand design studio offering print, Web and interactive services. Since starting Catalyst, Newman’s monthly average revenue has increased 54 percent. She has also hired two new full-time employees.

“Catalyst has helped me clarify my business model, streamline my operations and hire great team members,” Newman said. “It offers such a learning and sharing environment. You gain so much knowledge from the leaders, teachers and your peers.

EC President and CEO Michael Burcham will again lead the 12 biweekly classes that kick off the program. EO members will also be invited to attend and participate.

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EO Nashville Members Profiled in NBJ’s “Forty Under 40”

John Kepley, Teknetex inc and Kevin Ross, Metova Inc. both made the Nashville Business Journal’s annual list of “Forty Under 40.”

Ross’ profile included answers to the question:  How is your generation shaping your industry? ”I’m not sure it is ‘my’ generation, but we are in an interesting time where the mobile industry is taking shape right before our very eyes. We are living in a time where we have an unprecedented ability to create and distribute our work, impacting people globally.

Kepley’s answer to the same question included the response: “I was born in the middle of what is considered Generation X. Gen X took the technology that had been created and began to frame it in ways that are used every day. They made the technology personal, which has shaped every industry in some way.”

Click on the clips below to read the full articles.

Congratulations to John and Kevin.

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EO Nashville Members in the News

Three EO Nashville members were featured in this week’s Nashville Business Journal. John Kepley (Teknetex), Clint Smith (Emma) and Michael Burcham (Entrepreneur Center) were all named to the NBJ’s Technology Power Leaders list. Check out their bios below to read more.

John Kepley

Clint Smith

Michael Burcham

Also, the NBJ’s “Spotlight on Entrepreneurs” focused on the continued work on StartUp Tennessee, a project that Michael Burcham heads. See the below clip for more information.

Firms wait at the starting line