Sun Devil 100

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.

This year, all eligible companies for the Class of 2023 will be ranked by their percentage increase in gross sales and revenue for 2019, 2020 and 2021 in three financial tiers:

Revenues of $250,000–$1.999 million
Revenues of $2 million–$9.999 million
Revenues of $10 million+

Application and criteria

Applications for the Class of 2023 will close on Friday, Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. MST.
By applying to become a part of the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2023, 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.

Sun Devil owned and led businesses who are selected to become a part of the Class of 2023 will be notified in January 2023.

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, Baker Tilly (formerly 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 2023, records from 2019, 2020 and 2021 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.
Don’t wait, applications will close on Friday, Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. MST.

Apply now

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: 2019, 2020 and 2021; or each of the fiscal years ending in: 2019, 2020 and 2021
The company must have been in business for at least three calendar years: 2019, 2020 and 2021; or three fiscal years ending in: 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Nominations have closed, but applications are still open for the 2023 Class of Sun Devil 100!

Class of 2022

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the ASU Alumni Association recognized 137 outstanding alumni who represent 107 organizations and were honored as part of the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022. Congratulations to each one of these leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers for their success in growing their businesses year over year

View the top 5 honorees per revenue tier as well as all of the companies who were celebrated as part of the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022.

View class of 2022 and Sun Devil 100 archive

Rank number	Revenue category	Company	Name	Degree	Title
1	$10+mil	PC Sportscards	Josh Cohen	'05 BS business administration	Co-founder
2	$10+mil	Paradox Inc.	Aaron Matos	'95 BS management	Founder, CEO
3	$10+mil	Willmeng	James Murphy	'98 BS construction management (DEWSC), '09MS construction	CEO
3	$10+mil	Willmeng	Mike Mongelli	'83 BS construction management	President
3	$10+mil	Willmeng	Keyvan Ghahreman	'02 MS construction management	Director of client and preconstruction services
4	$10+mil	Midland Equipment Finance	Frederick M. Van Etten	'77 BS business administration (general business)	President
5	$10+mil	Freestar	David Freedman	'05 BS real estate	Founder

Rank number	Revenue category	Company	Name	Degree	Title
1	$2-9.99mil	Falcon Wealth Planning Inc.	Gabriel Abraham Shahin	'06 BS business administration	CEO
2	$2-9.99mil	FOR Energy	Sean McGraw	'11 BS sustainability	CEO
3	$2-9.99mil	Reconciled	Michael Ly	'03 BS business administration	CEO
4	$2-9.99mil	Small Giants	Danielle Feroleto	'94 BA journalism, '98 MMC	President, founder
5	$2-9.99mil	PatientNow	Charles Layne	'98 BS marketing	CEO
5	$2-9.99mil	PatientNow	Rob Stratton	'06 BS marketing	Vice president

Rank number	Revenue category	Company	Name	Degree	Title
1	$250k-$1.99mil	Majestic Water Spouts LLC	Matthew Kayne	'08 BS computer information systems (business)	Owner, CEO
2	$250k-$1.99mil	Point in Time Studios	Rami Kalla	'99 BS management, '99 BA Spanish	Owner, founder
3	$250k-$1.99mil	BASC Expertise of AZ LLC	Deirdre Morhet	'07 MBA	CEO
4	$250k-$1.99mil	Coastlend Mortgage	Eddie O'Neill	'09 BIS	President, CEO
5	$250k-$1.99mil	High Rock Accounting	Elizabeth Mason	'10 MS information management	CEO
5	$250k-$1.99mil	High Rock Accounting	Melissa Diaz	'10 MA accounting	Partner, chief financial officer