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No Single Path
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Grit, Growth, and Great Ideas
PEAK PERFORMANCE • The founders of this year’s Inc. 500 have already scaled great heights. Now they’re reaching for the next big summits
FREESTAR • HOW DID THE TOP-RANKED COMPANY ON THIS YEAR’S INC. 500 MAKE IT THERE? A MISTAKE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT
HOW THE 2019 INC. 500 COMPANIES WERE SELECTED
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TOSSWARE • Three-year growth 1,458.1% | 2018 revenue $5.3M Fontana, California | Founded in 2014
POLARIS ENERGY SERVICES • Three-year growth 2,047.2% 2018 revenue $2.2M San Luis Obispo, California Founded in 2014
THE CRM EDGE HELPS SMBS GROW • Customer relationship management systems are evolving to provide the personalized experiences today's buyers demand.
BENTOBOX • Three-year growth 1,480.3% | 2018 revenue $4.4M New York City | Founded in 2013
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TRIFOLD • Three-year growth 1,765.7% | 2018 revenue $7.3M Columbus, Ohio | Founded in 2013
HE ESCAPED WAR, HUSTLED IN HARLEM, AND CREATED A TOP SKIN CARE BRAND: THE SAGA OF SUNDIAL • In 1987, when civil unrest in Liberia brought him to America, Rich Dennis also became an entrepreneur. He sold shea butter out of his Babson College dorm to make ends meet. Necessity would evolve into Sundial Brands, which became a leading maker of skin care products for black consumers. In 2017, Dennis sold Sundial to Unilever, to help spread the supply-chain wealth to West Africa and other underprivileged areas. He remains CEO and executive chairman. He discussed his amazing journey with Inc. editor in chief James Ledbetter.
URBANSTEMS • Three-year growth 1,192.4% 2018 revenue $12.8M Washington, D.C. Founded in 2014
RAD POWER BIKES • Three-year growth 4,442.3% 2018 revenue $44.6M Seattle | Founded in 2007
SABG • Three-year growth 1,228.9% | 2018 revenue $21 .7M Arlington, Virginia | Founded in 2005
WITH CLARITY • Three-year growth 9,179.3% | 2018 revenue $19M New York City | Founded in 2013
REVELRY • Three-year growth 1,423.4% | 2018 revenue $3.8M Austin | Founded in 2009
UNTAPPD • Three-year growth 1,882% | 2018 revenue $10M Wilmington, North Carolina | Founded in 2010
THE INC. 5000 CEO SURVEY
STATE OF THE CEO • The founders of the 2019 Inc. 5000 come from all kinds of backgrounds—and countries—but they all face many of the same existential questions about leading workers, raising families, managing stress, and being global citizens.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY • You can’t do business in a vacuum—and between trade wars, immigration changes, the looming 2020 presidential election, and a booming but shaky economy, the Inc. 5000 CEOs must navigate plenty of political and economic uncertainty.
STATE OF YOUR BUSINESS • Saying no to investors, yes to artificial intelligence, and never mind to bad advice: When it comes to running a business, Inc. 5000 CEOs are nimble, dauntless, and financially resourceful.
STATE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES • Talent, talent, talent: Finding it, and keeping it, is the biggest challenge facing fast-growing companies. These CEOs are boosting perks, equalizing pay, and building inclusive, transparent companies to find and retain valuable workers.
PARSONS XTREME GOLF • Three-year growth 2,805% | 2018 revenue $79M Scottsdale, Arizona | Founded in 2014
What’s Stopping You From Starting a Business? • Pat Brown didn’t plan on creating Impossible Foods. But the opportunity was too compelling to resist.
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