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Over the last decade, the Bradleys, with their two sons, Che, 12, and Antonio, 8, have made a series of strategic moves based on their intent observations of market dynamics, smart financial and tax planning, and, most important to them, how all of the above could be harnessed to serve their overarching priority: their family’s changing space, lifestyle, and location needs.
It looks as if the domestic auto industry has got its mojo back. “I think a lot of people thought that the love affair with the automobile was over, but I think it’s alive and well,†Perkins says, beaming. Over the past year, he’s traveled to cities both near and far, including Chicago, New York, Paris, Geneva, and Tokyo, to promote the auto show. Perkins, who marks his 40th year in the industry this year, used the opportunity to promote his own enterprise. “You get a lot of exposure in that position, which can also help you in your own business.â€
In 30 years Janice Bryant Howroyd has created a billion-dollar juggernaut using a business model around one specific area: work. Asserts Bryant Howroyd: “Work is what we know; work is what we do. Whether we’re helping to design and manage work or helping people to achieve work and careers.†It’s a simple but apt description for a company that ranks No. 2 on the BE Industrial/Service companies list and has shown phenomenal growth during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression—revenues have grown 111% in the past five years.
Al Nelson went on the third season of ABC’s Shark Tank seeking a $150,000 investment in his Miami-based technology business, EZ VIP. A kind of combination Expedia and OpenTable for...
Jimmy Walker had left Laurel Ford Lincoln Kia Inc. (No. 59 on the BE Auto Dealers list with $21.7 million in revenues) in the hands of his managers to focus on his other dealerships. But when the business lost a combined $1.4 million in 2007, 2008, and 2009, the 25-year industry veteran was compelled to return to stop the red ink before transitioning the business to his daughter.
