Learn more about Sun Devil 100

Each year, the ASU Alumni Association recognizes leaders of organizations from around the world that demonstrate innovation, growth and entrepreneurial spirit. Companies of all sizes, from individual business owners to large corporations, spanning dozens of industries are honored at the annual awards program.

Honorees are invited back to campus in the spring to connect with fellow Sun Devil business leaders, meet ASU executives and deans and interact with aspiring student entrepreneurs. By applying to become a part of the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022, you are connecting back to your alma mater. Previous honorees have been invited to be featured speakers and guests for ASU events, serve as board members, featured in ASU news and on social media channels, create relationships with college units and build relationships.

Now in its eighth year, the Sun Devil 100 is adapting the program’s recognition model to honor the fastest-growing businesses in three financial tiers. Sun Devil owned and led businesses who are selected to become a part of the Class of 2022 will be notified in February 2022.

Eligible companies will be ranked by their percentage increase in gross sales/revenue for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Based on the calculations, eligible companies will be listed by growth rate from the highest to the lowest in each of the three financial tiers. Companies will be placed in one of the financial tiers based on the company’s revenues from 2020.
- Revenues of $250,000–$1.999 million
- Revenues of $2 million–$9.999 million
- Revenues of $10 million+
All companies will be inducted into the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022 and the top fastest-growing companies in each of the three tiers will be specially recognized.

Applications are now open!
If you are interested in applying to be a part of Sun Devil 100 or you know a Sun Devil who owns or leads a successful company, click on the “Application and Criteria” tab for more information.

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Interested in applying for the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022? You can apply today! The application deadline is Tuesday, November 30 at 5 p.m.

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Confidentiality and verification notice: If your company is recognized as a Sun Devil 100 honoree, the following information may be published in the Phoenix Business Journal and may be included in other articles, media releases and university reports: Sun Devil 100 ranking, company name, year founded, company address, business description, website, number of employees, growth rate, financial tier, name/degree/college/class year(s) of ASU owner(s)/leader(s), and a statement as required on the application below. All other information about companies inducted into Sun Devil 100 will be kept confidential.

Listed below is information about the application process and criteria to be a part of Sun Devil 100.

Application process

Review the criteria for the program.
Fill out the application.
Once your application is submitted, it will be reviewed for eligibility requirements. You will be contacted if additional information is required.
Once eligibility has been established, all applicants will receive additional information on how to submit financial records. Financial records are submitted to a third-party financial advisor, Henry+Horne, for independent review. This information is self-reported by companies and is kept confidential.
A copy of the company’s financial records from the previous three calendar years is required to determine eligibility. For the Class of 2022, records from 2018, 2019 and 2020 will be required.
Specific financial records and information will be kept confidential. However, companies will be segmented into one of the three financial tiers to determine the rankings of the fastest growing businesses per tier.

Criteria

To be considered, a business leader must follow these guidelines:

The company must operate in a manner consistent with the ASU Charter in the areas of inclusion, impact on public good and responsibility to the community:
- The ASU Charter, adopted in 2014, is the blueprint to the transformation into the New American University: ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
The company must be Sun Devil owned or led, meaning owned by an ASU graduate or led in an executive position by an ASU graduate. This includes graduates from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
The company must have generated verifiable revenues of $250,000 or more in each of the calendar years: 2018, 2019, 2020; or each of the fiscal years ending in: 2018, 2019, 2020.
The company must have been in business for at least three calendar years: 2018, 2019, 2020; or three fiscal years ending in: 2018, 2019, 2020.

View the entire Sun Devil 100 archive here.

Rank Number	Company	Name	Degree	Title
1	Pocket Your Dollars	Anthony Sarandrea	'13 BS management	President, partner, managing partner, owner, founder, co-founder, CEO
2	Lever1 and Lever2	Erica Brune	'98 BA theatre	President, co-founder
3	B & B Pet Products LLC	Greg McMillan	'85 BS finance	Owner, founder
4	Freestar	David Freedman	'05 BS real estate	Founder
5	Casa Unlimited Enterprises Inc.	Joya Kizer	'04 BS zoology	President, CEO
6	PC Sportscards	Joshua Cohen	'05 BA business administration, small business sales and marketing	Partner, owner
7	High Rock Accounting PLLC	Melissa Diaz	'10 Master of Accountancy	CFO
7	High Rock Accounting PLLC	Liz Mason	'10 MS information management	Founder, CEO
8	SLP Toolkit LLC	Sarah Bevier	'05 BS speech and hearing, '12 MS in communication disorders	Co-founder
8	SLP Toolkit LLC	Lisa Kathman	'97 MS communication disorders	Co-founder
9	Willmeng Construction	Keyvan Ghahreman	'02 MS construction management	Director of client and preconstruction services
9	Willmeng Construction	Michael J. Mongelli	'83 BS construction	President
9	Willmeng Construction	James P. Murphy	'98 BS construction, '09 MS construction	CEO
10	Ybarra Maldonado Law Group	Angeles J. Maldonado	'02 BS justice studies, '05 MPA, '13 PhD education leadership and policy studies	CEO
10	Ybarra Maldonado Law Group	Ray A. Ybarra Maldonado	'02 BA religious studies	Owner
11	Innovative Discovery Holdings LLC	Jamie Neilon	'13 MBA	Vice president of information technology
11	Innovative Discovery Holdings LLC	Kimothy Taylor	'08 BLS liberal studies, '13 MBA	CEO
12	ADM Group Inc.	Ben Barcon	'76 BS construction management	Principal
13	Design Pickle LLC	Russ Perry	'05 industrial design and human communications	Founder, CEO
14	SwitchThink Solutions, a subsidiary of Desert Financial Credit Union	Wayne Oleksak	'94 MBA	Vice president, member experience and innovation
15	Hint Inc.	Kara Goldin	'89 BA communication	Founder, CEO
16	Muscular Moving Men LLC (M3 Commercial Moving & Logistics LLC)	Justin Hodge	'06 BA journalism and mass communication	President, co-founder
17	Press Coffee	Jason Kyle	'94 BS marketing	Co-owner
18	Total Care Connections	Danielle Stringer	'09 BS nursing, '10 MS nursing (pediatric NP)	Director of nursing
19	Fyresite	Jason Turnquist	'09 BIS interdisciplinary arts and sciences, informatics	Co-founder, CEO
20	360 Industrial Services	Eric Ganz	'03 BA communication	Managing partner, co-founder
21	Gadzooks Enchiladas and Soup	Aaron Pool	'09 BS management	Owner
22	FOR Energy	Sean McGraw	'11 BS sustainability	Founder, CEO
23	Amerisource HR Consulting Group LLC	Camille Eccles French	'94 BS business management	Founder, CEO
24	DermaplanePro Inc.	Rikki Kusy	'00 BAE education	Founder, CEO
25	SeaBay Building Group LLC	J. Armando Martinez	'05 BS construction management	COO
25	SeaBay Building Group LLC	Vince Switzer	'04 BS supply chain management, '07 MBA	Co-founder, CEO
26	Pilot Freight Services	Kyle Reardon	'04 BS finance, '04 BS management, '07 MBA	Franchise CFO
27	Skin Script Skin Care	Lisa VanBockern	'98 BS accountancy, computer information systems	Owner
28	Evolve Public Relations & Marketing	Jennifer Kaplan	'96 BA communication	Owner, founder
29	Wilson Engineers LLC	Uday Gandhe	'01 MBA	Principal
29	Wilson Engineers LLC	Michael Johnson Jr.	'93 BSE civil engineering, '95 MSE civil engineering	Principal
29	Wilson Engineers LLC	Philip Noonan IV	'96 BSE civil engineering	Principal
29	Wilson Engineers LLC	Stephen Todd	'90 BS chemical engineering	Principal
30	Fit Body Boot Camp	Benjamin Jones	'11 dietetics nutrition	Owner
31	A.R. Mays Construction Inc.	Adam R. Mays	'83 BS construction engineering	President
31	A.R. Mays Construction Inc.	Brian Reed	'98 BS construction	Vice president preconstruction
32	The Coaches Group LLC	Johnathan Chase Williams	'11 BA political science	Co-founder
33	Adopt Technologies LLC	Brett Helgeson	'02 MBA	President, managing partner, CEO
33	Adopt Technologies LLC	Ryan Treisman	'10 BA sustainability, '18 MS global technology and development	Partner, CTO
34	Louis A. Silverman PC	Louis A. Silverman	'75 BS business and real estate	Owner
35	Thorpe Shwer PC	Brad Shwer	'03 JD	Co-founding partner
36	Small Giants LLC	Jana Berrelleza	'07 BSD graphic design	Art director
36	Small Giants LLC	Danielle Feroleto	'94 BA journalism, '98 Master of Mass Communication	President, owner
36	Small Giants LLC	Jennifer Glitsos	'10 BSD architectural studies	Director of operations
37	The Menlo Group Commercial Real Estate LLC	Tanner Milne	'07 MBA	President
38	Sundt Construction Inc.	Ryan Abbott	'01 BS construction, '08 MBA	Senior vice president
39	E & G Real Estate Services	Ben Ellis	'08 BA communication	Designated broker, owner
40	Chasse Building Team Inc.	Barry Chasse	'91 BS construction (general building construction)	President, founder
41	Point in Time Studios	Rami Kalla	'99 BS business, '99 BA Spanish	President
42	True Story Films LLC	Cary Truelick	'93 BA broadcasting	Director, executive producer
43	Christophel & Hagan Ltd	Samantha Hagan	'93 BS accounting	Partner, CPA
44	DGM Ventures Inc.	Greg McMillan	'85 BS finance	Owner, founder
45	Pinnacle Growth Advisors	Brent Orsuga	'00 BIS communication and business	President, founder
46	Shayne R. Neuwirth CPA PLLC	Joanna M. Yergler	'07 BS marketing	Director of tax
47	Duffy Group Inc.	Kathleen Duffy	'81 BA communication	President, CEO
48	SparkPoint Studio LLC	Crystal Lee Patriarche	'98 BA journalism	CEO
49	Lee & Associates Arizona Commercial Real Estate Services Co.	R. Craig Coppola	'92 MBA	Founding principal
50	A New Leaf	Michael T. Hughes	'75 BA education	President, CEO
51	BackFit Health + Spine	Radi Rahiminejad	'96 BS psychology	President, CEO
52	Colling Media LLC	Brian Colling	'05 BIS interdisciplinary studies	Owner, CEO
53	Tiempo Acquisition Corporation (dba Tiempo Inc.)	Cliff Schertz	'03 MBA	President, founder, CEO
54	Brooks Winery	Janie Brooks Heuck	'89 BS accounting	Managing director
55	S.E.E.K. Arizona LLC	Jessie Gillam	'00 BS psychology	Chief clinical officer
55	S.E.E.K. Arizona LLC	Jessica Irwin	'03 BA psychology, '03 BA sociology, '11 MEd curriculum and instruction	Founder, CEO
56	Fort Lowell Realty Inc.	Bob Collopy	'14 BS marketing	Associate broker, owner
57	Bushtex Inc.	Adelaida Velasco Severson	'95 MMC, '06 PhD public administration	President, CEO
58	Tyler Allen Law Firm PLLC	Tyler Allen	'09 JD	Owner
59	Bumble Bee Air Conditioning Inc.	Lisa Bayne	'88 BA political science	Owner
60	BuybackBoss.com	Jack Wight	'15 BS marketing	CEO
61	World Motors	Tyler Thompson	'02 BA communication	Owner
62	Colliers International	Bob Mulhern	'81 BS business, '83 MBA	Senior managing director in Greater Phoenix
63	Venezia's NY Style Pizzeria	Domenick Montanile	'98 BS purchasing/logistics management	President, owner
64	Apex Appraisal Service	Greg Bernstein	'06 BS marketing, ’09 MBA	COO
65	U and Improved	Jodi Low	'94 BA communication	Founder, CEO
66	Landings Credit Union	Brian Lee	'07 BS accountancy	President, CEO
67	Dircks Moving & Logistics	Rick Dircks	'82 BS marketing	Executive vice president
67	Dircks Moving & Logistics	Chip Dircks	'80 BS management	President
68	Company Nurse LLC	Paul Binsfeld	'87 BS finance	President, founder
69	Phoenix Internet (dba Gutierrez-Palmenberg Inc.)	Andrew Gutierrez	'11 BS economics	President, CEO
69	Phoenix Internet (dba Gutierrez-Palmenberg Inc.)	Gilbert Gutierrez	'96 BS chemical engineering	Vice president, owner
70	The Feldman Agency	Wendy Feldman, CLU, ChFC, CASL, CLTC	'84 MA organizational communication	Financial advisor, owner
71	Knife & Fork Media Group	Susie Timm	'00 BA political science	Owner, founder
72	The Deneau Law Firm PLLC	Kindra Deneau	'00 BA psychology, '05 JD	Founding attorney
73	DeLille Cellars LLC	Jay A. Soloff	'73 BA education (political science)	President, co-founder
74	Navigate	AJ Maestas	'05 MBA marketing	Founder
75	Child Crisis Arizona	Torrie A. Taj	'91 BS psychology	CEO
76	August United	Jackie Crynes	'12 BS marketing	Managing director, chief strategy officer
77	Tallwave LLC	Jeffrey Pruitt	'94 BS accountancy	CEO, founder
78	Going GreenHouse LLC	April Prothero	'06 BS finance	Founder, CEO
78	Going GreenHouse LLC	Emily Rowe	'16 BFA art (ceramics)	Director of human resources
79	Circle Design Studio LLC	John Dorlini	'04 MArch architecture	Principal architect
79	Circle Design Studio LLC	Theresa Dorlini	'01 BS design	Principal interior designer, creative director
80	Asquared Studios (A2 Studios Inc.)	Tony Garcia	'95 BSD architectural studies	Principal architect, co-founder
80	Asquared Studios (A2 Studios Inc.)	Jessie Whitesides	'95 BSD architectural studies	Principal architect, co-founder
81	StatBroadcast	Nathan Policar	'06 BS computer information systems, '09 MBA	President, managing partner, founder
82	Fan Interactive Marketing	Joel McFadden	'06 MBA	COO
83	TTI Success Insights Inc.	Rick Bowers	'92 BS marketing	President
84	Benefits by Design Inc.	Kristine Kassel	'91 BS family resources and human development	President
85	Print. Save. Repeat.	Klint McInturff	'10 BS marketing	Vice president of marketing
85	Print.Save.Repeat.	Errol Berry	'02 BS supply chain management	CEO
85	Print.Save.Repeat.	Jesse Berry	'07 BS computer information systems	CIO
85	Print.Save.Repeat.	Christopher Van Egmond	'11 BS marketing	Marketing and systems
86	Catholic Charities Community Services Inc.	Catherine A. Brummet-Peterson	'85 MSW social work	Executive director of Northern Arizona
86	Catholic Charities Community Services Inc.	Stephen E. Capobres	'84 BS quantitative business analysis, '91 MPA	Vice president of business development
86	Catholic Charities Community Services Inc.	CarrieLynn A. Mascaro	'97 BS psychology	Vice president of central program operations
86	Catholic Charities Community Services Inc.	Paul S. Mulligan	'15 MBA executive	President, CEO
86	Catholic Charities Community Services Inc.	James Robbins	'78 BSE industrial engineering, '83 MBA	Chief administrative officer
87	Petti and Briones PLLC	Frederick R. Petti	'83 BS history	Partner
87	Petti and Briones PLLC	Patricia Lane Briones	'88 BS finance	Partner
88	ICAN	Shelby Pedersen	'08 MPA	CEO
89	Adsport Inc.	Gary Knudson	'03 BA communication	Founder, CEO
90	Steve LeVine Entertainment LLC	Jamie LeVine	'01 BS communication	Co-owner
90	Steve LeVine Entertainment LLC	Steve LeVine	'99 BIS interdisciplinary	Co-owner
91	LeVangie Law Group (LeVangie Long Loorz & Malone)	Jeffery Long	'97 BS political science	Managing partner
92	Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Arizona	Laura Capello	'97 BA journalism	President, CEO
92	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona	Jessica Whitney	'04 BA communication	Vice president
93	Technical Solutions	Susan Bitter Smith	'77 BS business administration, '82 MBA	President
93	Technical Solutions	Prescott Smith	'06 BS marketing, '12 MBA	Vice president
94	Aspen Communications LLC (dba Aspen Engineering & Construction)	Sheila Kano Richardson	'74 BA secondary education (history)	Executive vice president, CFO
95	Delkin Devices Inc.	Martin Wood	'85 BS marketing	President, founder, CEO
96	PXL Bros LLC	Matthew Michalowski	'09 BS finance	President, founder
97	Dayo Inc. (KOI Education)	Yadira Flores	'04 MEd educational psychology	Chief academic officer
97	Dayo Inc. (KOI Education)	Daniel Gulchak	'08 PhD curriculum and instruction (special education)	Vice president, education and research
97	Dayo Inc. (KOI Education)	Angel Jannasch-Pennell	'91 BS sociology, '94 MA special education, '96 PhD curriculum and instruction (special education)	President, CEO
98	Optima Consulting LLC	Shaney Salomon	'14 BIS interdisciplinary studies, human and family development and small business	CEO
99	Integrated Accounting Services LLC	Michael Warren	'87 BS finance	President, owner
100	Tabar Meeting Production Management Inc.	Bartholomew F. Alazio	'07 BIS interdisciplinary studies	Vice president, owner