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Vision, Wisdom, Tenacity. As an entrepreneur, establishing and maintaining your brand is Advertising vital to your success. We understand the environment and chal - Brochures lenges of marketing intelligence, knowledge and expertise. Consulting The Hollinden team, led by Christine Hollinden ’87, helps clients Direct Mailers realize their vision through the creation and implementation of e-Newsletters innovative programs, creative branding and positioning. Marketing Strategies Focused marketing that strengthens your brand step-by-step. Public Relations Web Sites Hollinde n .. the official marketing firm of the Aggie 100. 713.520.5532 713.520.5605 Fax 11 15 Barkdull St., Suite G Houston, TX 77006 www.hollinden.com hat defines you? Our Mission The mission of the Center for New Ventures Table of Contents and Entrepreneurship is to provide entrepre - neurial encouragement, education, networking and assistance to students, faculty and Vision. Wisdom.Tenacity ................................................................................... 2 Texas businesses. Richard M. Scruggs Introducing the 2007 Aggie 100 .................................................................. 4 - 5 Director Lenae M. Huebner Assistant Director From the Ground Up:Three Generations of Aggies .................................. 6 - 7 Murray R. Barrick Head, Department of Management The 2007 Aggie 100 ..................................................................................... 8 - 10 Ricky W. Griffin Interim Dean, Mays Business School Nuggets of Wisdom .................................................................................. 12 - 14 Texas A&M University Mays Business School 430 Wehner Building, Aggie Scholars Program .................................................................................. 16 4221 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4221 Aggie 100 Awards Luncheon .................................................................... 18 - 21 (979) 845-4882 The Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship – Fostering Entrepreneurial Dreams .......................................................... 22 - 23 Sponsors ........................................................................................................... 24 The 2008 Aggie 100 Program If you know of a former student whose The Aggie 100 program, one-of-a-kind at the college level, was created by Mays Business company should be honored, let us know. School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship. While there are many ways to define Nominations are now open 2008 program. business success, the Aggie 100 focuses on growth as an indicator of job creation, product acceptance and entrepreneurial vision. The Aggie 100 program identifies, recognizes and celebrates To submit a nomination or for more the 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses in the world. information about the Aggie 100 program, visit www.Aggie100.com . Graphic Design By: Hollinden | professional services marketing www.hollinden.com Printed By: Gulfstream Graphics CNVE.1107.258 A100R www.aggie 100.com 1 By Richard M. Scruggs ’77 Vision. Wisdom. Tenacity. After three years of talking to accomplished Aggie entrepreneurs, get - ting to know them and asking why they have been successful, these three nouns emerged as the theme of the 2007 Aggie 100. his year’s No. 1 company has grown by ments of fast-growing, Aggie-owned or -led Tmore than 350 percent in each of the past companies from around the world. Hundreds of two years. Other companies on the list are companies were nominated and more than 200 decades old. Several entrepreneurs are clearly applied for the honor. The 100 fastest-growing “serial entrepreneurs” with multiple companies companies were named to the 2007 Aggie 100 on the list. Still other leaders have tackled the and recognized at ceremonies on campus. job of setting up shop in a foreign country and In addition to the on-campus celebrations, are doing quite well. many company representatives took time out All of these leaders have a clear vision and of their busy schedules to speak to student have displayed the wisdom necessary to turn organizations and classes. They shared their their dreams into reality and the tenacity to unique stories and passed on lessons learned to stick with it through the ups and downs. the next generation of leaders, sharing their sto - It gives us great pride to recognize and cele - ries with more than 1,200 students while visit - brate their success. ing the campus. If it happens twice at A&M, they say, it For the third successive year, the program becomes tradition. Today, we celebrate the third attracted more than 90 companies back to the annual Aggie 100 and the program is well on its campus, with many company representatives way to becoming an enduring Aggie tradition. visiting for the first time in years. This year’s program honored the achieve - More than 250 people attended a welcoming 2 www.aggie 100.com Reprinted with the permission of the Houston Business Journal. reception on the evening of Oct. 25 hosted by were contributed by Hollinden. Finally, the Center must recognize its core the Association of Former Students. The follow - The Association of Former Students, Infinity team of volunteers. The Center is a self-sup - ing day began with breakfast meetings across Pro Sports, The Research Valley Partnership, porting unit of the Mays Business School campus as deans and other leaders offered per - the Texas A&M Foundation and the Texas and could not accomplish its mission with - sonal congratulations to their college’s alumni. publications of American City Business out the unending support of the individuals The festivities were capped off with an awards Journals have also provided immeasurable sup - and companies serving on its executive com - luncheon in the Zone Club at Kyle Field that port for this program for multiple years. mittee and advisory council. The members was attended by more than 620 people, includ - Many other companies and individuals of this group are recognized later in this pub - ing in excess of 100 current students. purchased tables for the awards luncheon lication. The ideas, time and financial sup - The staff of the Center for New Ventures and helped underwrite the cost of student port provided by these volunteers truly and Entrepreneurship is honored to have the enables the Center to continue making a dif - privilege of recognizing successful Aggie entre - The staff of the Center for New Ventures ference for Texas A&M University. preneurs and providing them with a platform and Entrepreneurship is honored to have the The stories and pictures included in this to help educate today’s students. privilege of recognizing successful Aggie publication don’t begin to tell the story of Like the success of the Aggie 100 honorees, entrepreneurs and providing them with a Aggie entrepreneurs and their accomplish - the program’s success is a team effort. The Center platform to help educate today’s students. ments. There are many stories to celebrate. would like to thank the many people and organ - The Aggie 100 highlights 100 of the fastest- izations that have helped make it a reality. attendance at the luncheon. Student organi - growing companies. Two long-term supporters, PKF Texas and zations such as the Texas A&M Singing Congratulations to the 2007 honorees. You Hollinden Professional Services Marketing, Cadets and MSC Hospitality helped enter - are making a difference. Your stories are inspir - stepped forward and provided countless hours tain guests and made sure everyone was ing and we are proud to call you Aggies! of work to make the event a reality. PKF is the warmly welcomed to Aggieland. “Aggie 100 accountant” and reviewed and ver - The support of all of these organizations is ified the information provided by the appli - gratefully acknowledged and appreciated. The cants. All of the graphics, marketing programs Aggie 100 would not be a reality without this and presentations connected with the event type of support. Reprinted with the permission of the Houston Business Journal. www.aggie 100.com 3 INTRODUCING THE 2007 Aggie 100 ays Business School’s Center for New ences with today’s students. Each year the MVentures and Entrepreneurship created Center seeks nominations for the Aggie 100 the Aggie 100 to identify, recognize, and cele - and invites each nominated company to apply brate the success of the 100 fastest-growing for inclusion in the list. Applicants are ranked Aggie-owned or –led businesses in the world. by compound annual revenue growth percent - The program also serves as a mechanism for age over a two-year period, and the 100 fastest- Aggie entrepreneurs to share real-world experi - growing applicants are named to the year’s REDE Inc. his company into the marketplace and use Intelligent Aggie-owned and Aggie-led. 0 Metairie, LA the proceeds to start a foundation that will Logistics LLC Robert Albers ’87 bought the company in Hubert Glover ’92 ensure more individuals obtain college or Round Rock, TX 1998 and has led it to a 166.67 percent com - 0 President, Owner technical degrees. Who knows, maybe one Tim Miller ’93 pound annual growth rate since 2004, earn - Industry: of the beneficiaries of that foundation will President, CEO, ing it the No. 4 spot on this year’s Aggie 100. 1 Organizational start a future Aggie 100 company with a Owner According to Albers, taking over the Support Services boost from the Glovers. Industry: company was never his intention, but it Growth Rate: 371.32% Congratulations to