Consciousness raising with food, wine, travel
Intentional Table offers event dining in scenic Northwest locations and small food and wine tours from Sicily to Southeast Asia.
Consciousness raising with food, wine, travel
Intentional Table offers event dining in scenic Northwest locations and small food and wine tours from Sicily to Southeast Asia.
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Custom shoes that start with your smartphone
Mohop creates customizable footwear using 3D digital fabrication and body scanning technology that starts with your smartphone.
Lassoing technology for better farm yields
Summers Seed is a Utah farm that’s been in the same family for four generations. Ross Summers is helping to bring operations into the 21st century through the use of drones, field data visualization software, and cloud storage.
Concert poster artist rocks social media
Status Serigraph is a graphic design and poster studio. Owner and artist Justin Helton creates fanciful concert posters that promote bands such as Wilco, Dave Matthews Band, and The Black Keys.
An international brand with a mom-and-pop spirit
MotoBatt Batteries is a manufacturer and global distributor of premium battery chargers, battery-related accessories, and powersports batteries.
This sticker company adheres to lean startup principles
DrawAttention has no storefront, no office, and no investment capital, yet it sells its products internationally.
Tech gives this barbershop dashing new style
Beyond haircuts and shaves, men can also have a beer, play pool, watch sports or book a bachelor’s party at Mister Brown's Barber Shop.
An American dream celebrating the kid in all of us
Jessica started her business as a way to relax after having seven kids and the unexpected perks spilled out like cerulean blue from a tube.
T-shirts with technology on the label
Commonwealth Press is a print and design shop fueled by creativity, a blue-collar work ethic, pizza, loud music, and a bent sense of humor.
The brains behind brain-hacking videos
This video production and animation company develops concepts that meet its clients’ goals and resonates with customers.
Using tech to help teens triumph in film & music
The Underground allows teens to learn music and film in an environment free from drugs and alcohol.
Fighting floodwaters with technology
Tropical storms. A major oil spill. Small-town challenges. Attorney Jennifer Chau uses technology to rise above all of them.
Getting a lift from social media
Sky Zone is the world's first indoor trampoline park, with locations across the country. The company's specially designed socks enhance jumping and put bounce into the brand on social media.
How to sparkle with a startup mentality
Tanari jewelry keeps quality up and overhead down through a multifaceted approach. Founder Danny Massare eschews the traditional brick-and-mortar store, leans on technology, and operates in lean-and-hungry startup mode.
Getting customers to scream from the treetops
Kerfoot Canopy Tours of rural Minnesota has learned how to harness its guides and guests in more ways than one. Adrenalin-pumped zip line riders are the company's most enthusiastic promoters on social media and the web.
Combining social media with a love of the planet
6 Square is a design and communications firm based in Rhode Island whose employees embrace environmentalism as part of the company's brand.
Building muscle with technology
Mount Vernon CrossFit uses technology and social media to cultivate a strong local fan base and leverage a new fitness movement that is taking the country by storm.
Tapping into the social media grapevine
Tablas Creek Vineyard wins customer engagement through a wine club, tours, and tastings, with social media efforts and an award-winning blog helping consumers to learn more about their wines.
Threaded together with technology
Sharpe Suiting is a luxury clothing label that has developed a proprietary custom-fit approach. The company creates made-to-order apparel and is preparing to launch a ready-to-wear line this year.
Tantalizing foodies with social media
An L.A. cupcake bakery keeps it fresh with unique and delicious cupcakes and social media feeds that bring customers flocking to their door.
How to triumph without an office
A San Diego branding company boasts several strong ingredients: a trio of dynamic women, a passion for technology, and a “feminine and nurturing” co-working space modeled after a spa.
How to be a rock star with customers
A Burbank-based guitar amplifier company rises above the noise by creating niche products, knowing their customers intimately, using the smartphone as a marketing tool, and plugging in to social media.
Switching gears to build sales, community
Despite a stagnant economy, Family Bike Shop of Crofton, Maryland, is booming. Owner Jonathan Seibold’s secret formula is a mix of community involvement, technology, and social media.
Breeding a superior bee with technology
To breed a better honeybee and sell its byproducts, Richland Soap & Honey has made a beeline to technology.
Spreading jam through technology
Rose Blanco-Chamberland launched Stella’s Cannery last year so she could spend more time with her baby daughter. Tech tools give her the flexibility she needs to make her business congeal.
Local goods at your fingertips
Whether you’re in Manhattan looking for macaroons or Seattle seeking mustard sauces, you can visit MadeClose.com to purchase what’s made nearby.
Winning with bandwidth
Howie’s Game Shack, a social gaming center, faced a challenge as more games started going online. The solution? A technology upgrade.
Helping those in need one bar at a time
This Bar Saves Lives provides life-saving nutritional supplements to children with every purchase of a gourmet, gluten-free, non-GMO bar.
Using mobile tools for heavy lifting
In the world of heavy rigging, teamwork and communication are keys to keeping workers safe as well as to getting jobs done efficiently.
The smell of sweet success
Juls Candles has grown from a basement operation to a global candle maker. A website, social media, a marketing toolkit, and point-of-sale software have become as crucial as wax and wicks.
Beating the heat — and the competition, too
I.C.E. Heating & Cooling in Fredericksburg, Virginia, has gained a competitive edge through technology. Faster service helps ease extreme temperatures.
"Think Globally, Eat Locally" goes to school
Evann Remington is the epitome of an entrepreneur, having started four companies—one when she was 18-years old. But it was the birth of her daughter that launched Remington into her latest business.
Meet CheekyChicago: A sassy website for urban women
In 2008, Chicago had the Magnificent Mile, deep-dish pizza, and even Oprah. What it was lacking, apparently, was a website for Chicago women that was definitively bold and saucy. Enter CheekyChicago.
Keeping a smarter pace
For Pacesetter founder George Stavros, launching his company relied on changing outdated ideas about technology in the traditional game of golf.
Taking a leap of faith
Following her dream to be her own boss meant Droga Chocolates Founder, Michelle Crochet, had to leave a flourishing career as a high-end food buyer and test her mantra: “Courage is important.”
Sticking together (again)
For the three co-founders behind Tastemade’s studios and mobile app, recapturing the “fun” in work was key – and that meant continuing their strong partnership.
Antiquity, powered by technology
While Hammer & Hand prides itself on offering the rare and old, it took a new way of thinking to put the shop on the map.
The beauty of business
Innovative ideas and solutions continue to deliver unprecedented growth for the subscription-based floral company H.Bloom. You might even say, business is blooming.
Innovating the security field
Enhanced Push-to-Talk Service gives Rock Security reliable nationwide communications, empowering officers and improving company culture.
