Vision. Wisdom. Tenacity. Those three words are the theme of the third annual Aggie 100. After three years of talking to accomplished Aggie entrepreneurs, getting to know them and asking why they have been successful, these three themes emerged. This year’s number one company has grown by over 350% each of the last two years. Other companies on the list are decades old. Several entrepreneurs are clearly “serial entrepreneurs” with multiple companies on the list. Still other leaders have tackled the job of setting up shop in a foreign country and are doing quite well. All of these leaders have a clear vision; have displayed the wisdom necessary to turn the dream into reality and the tenacity to stick with it through the ups and downs. It gives us great pride to recognize and celebrate their success.
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| Rank | Growth Rate | Leader(s) | Class Yr. | Title | Company Name | Industry | City | State | Founded |
| 1 | 371.32 | Hubert Glover | 92 | President, Owner | REDE, Inc. | Organizational Support Services | Metairie | Louisiana | 1998 |
| 2 | 202.45 | Juan Manuel Lamparero | 87 | CEO, Owner | Industrial Solutions de Mexico | Information Technology | El Mirador, Naucalpan | Mexico | 1994 |
| 3 | 168.69 | Tim Miller | 93 | President, CEO, Owner | Intelligent Logistics LLC | Transportation | Round Rock | Texas | 2002 |
| 4 | 166.67 | Robert J. Albers | 87 | Managing Director, Founder | Project Solutions International | Oil & Gas Consulting | Bangkok | Thailand | 2001 |
| 5 | 163.75 | Will H. Garner IV | '02 | CEO, Owner | W. Garner Enterprises | Real Estate Development | Houston | Texas | 1998 |
| 6 | 153.84 | Douglas Frey | 77 | President, Owner | Desert Industrial X-Ray LP | Petroleum Service Company | Odessa | Texas | 1999 |
| 7 | 153.33 | David Gedeon | 96 | President, Founder | Premier Placement Media | Online Advertising | Cypress | Texas | 2001 |
| 8 | 153.09 | Todd C. Howard | 91 | President, Founder | t. howard & associates architects, inc. | Architecture | Dallas | Texas | 1998 |
| 9 | 148.73 | Jay Dickens | 82 | Owner, Founder | Rolling Vistas, Ltd. | Ranch Investments | Mertzon | Texas | 1997 |
| 10 | 144.77 | David S. Wesson | 82 | President, CEO | GEODynamics | Oil and Gas | Millsap | Texas | 2001 |
| 11 | 130.17 | David Mebane | 98 | President, Owner | Fat Tire Bike Tours / City Segway Tours | Tourism | Austin | Texas | 1998 |
| 12 | 113.43 | Dan Rooney | 92 | President, Owner | Earth Information Technologies, Corp. | Information Systems | Madison | Texas | 1999 |
| 13 | 95.12 | Robert M. Borsh, Jr. | '03 | President, CEO | House of Forgings Inc. | Industrial Distribution | Houston | Texas | 2001 |
| 14 | 91.98 | David Lipscomb | 85 | President, Owner | Overflow Inc. | Music/Entertainment Industry | Franklin | Tennessee | 2002 |
| 15 | 90.61 | James Whiddon | 82 | President, CEO | JWA Financial Group, Inc. | Financial Planner | Dallas | Texas | 1998 |
| 16 | 83.72 | Philip T. Miner III | 80 | CEO, Founder | Miner Fleet Management Group | Industrial Services | San Antonio | Texas | 2001 |
| 17 | 83.23 | Jim Wood | 82 | President, Owner | InvestWood Capital | Commercial Real Estate | Bellaire | Texas | 2002 |
| 18 | 79.11 | Russel W. Treat | 80 | President, Founder | EnerSys Corporation | Oil and Gas | Houston | Texas | 1994 |
| 19 | 77.13 | Patrick Brand Philip Frink |
81 '80 |
Executive Vice President, Founder Executive Vice President, Founder |
Blade Energy Partners | Oil and Gas Engineering | Frisco | Texas | 2000 |
| 20 | 73.41 | A. Gregory Walla | 79 | President, Owner | Comanche Contractors, L.P. | Construction/General Contractor | Houston | Texas | 1979 |
| 21 | 72.45 | Grant Swartzwelder | 85 | President, Founder | OTA Compression, LLC | Compressor Sales, Leasing and Service | Irving | Texas | 2002 |
| 22 | 72.24 | Uri Geva | 98 | CEO, Owner | Infinity Pro Sports | Web Solutions | College Station | Texas | 1998 |
| 23 | 70.89 | Edelmiro Muniz | 67 | CEO, Owner | MEI Technologies, Inc. | Aerospace Engineering, Research & Development | Houston | Texas | 1992 |
| 24 | 66.70 | Larry Cress | 76 | President, CEO, Owner | New Tech Engineering LP | Petroleum Engineering | Houston | Texas | 1998 |
| 25 | 65.67 | Ben Collinsworth | 99 | President, Owner | Native Land Design | Professional Landscape Services | Cedar Park | Texas | 2001 |
| 26 | 65.07 | Alan B. Roberts | 78 | President, Owner | Pumpco, Inc. | Pipeline Construction | Giddings | Texas | 1981 |
| 27 | 64.20 | Ian S. Hamilton Matthew G. Arno |
93 '02 |
President, Owner Vice President, Owner |
Foxfire Scientific, Inc. | Health Physics Consulting | Arlington | Texas | 1999 |
| 28 | 64.13 | Todd Routh | 86 | President | River Place Golf Group L.P. | Golf | Austin | Texas | 2001 |
| 29 | 63.30 | Kurt Lobpries Lizette Lobpries |
77 '77 |
President, Owner Vice President, Owner |
Builders West, Inc. | Residential Construction | Houston | Texas | 1982 |
| 30 | 63.17 | Terry Austin Ray | 79 | Limited Partner, Owner | Valley Construction Services, LTD. | Commercial Construction | Brownsville | Texas | 2000 |
| 31 | 63.02 | Mark A. Fischer | 72 | President, CEO, Founder | Chaparral Energy Inc. | Exploration & Production | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 1988 |
| 32 | 62.92 | Gerald H. Schwarz Tod D. Hanson |
82 '88 |
President, Owner Vice President, Owner |
Schwarz Hanson Architects | Architecture | Fort Worth | Texas | 1995 |
| 33 | 61.60 | Damon W. Holditch | 65 | President, Owner | Marquee Tent Productions | Event Industry | Austin | Texas | 2000 |
| 34 | 61.28 | Gene R. Birdwell Brad A. Birdwell |
59 '83 |
CEO, Owner President, Owner |
G.R. Birdwell Construction, L.P. | Construction | Houston | Texas | 1977 |
| 35 | 60.01 | Daniel L. "Bo" Ritz, Jr. | 84 | Chairman, CEO, Owner | Capnet Securities Corporation | Investment Banking | Houston | Texas | 1988 |
| 36 | 58.31 | Gay Gill Wathen | 80 | President, Owner | Gill Services, Inc. | Oilfield Manufacturing | Houston | Texas | 1977 |
| 37 | 58.23 | Buckey Lee Turk, Jr. Carolyn Harwell Turk |
83 '84 |
General Manager Owner |
MacResource Computers | Computer Hardware | Bryan | Texas | 1994 |
| 38 | 57.59 | Greg Businelle | 90 | President, Owner | Businelle Company, LLC | Information Technology | Houston | Texas | 2001 |
| 39 | 57.11 | John Kauth | 77 | CEO | Intercontinental Consultants, LLC | Investment Advisor | San Antonio | Texas | 1997 |
| 40 | 56.78 | Daniel P. Michalk | 92 | Principal, Owner | Heritage Wealth Management | Finance | Houston | Texas | 2002 |
| 41 | 56.32 | Travis M. Parigi | 94 | President, Owner | LiquidFrameworks | Software Solutions | Houston | Texas | 2001 |
| 42 | 55.98 | Rodger Timothy Wiley Kenneth W. Cook |
73 '80 |
Owner Owner |
Acequia | Irrigation Technology | Austin | Texas | 2001 |
| 43 | 54.41 | James M. Brooks Bernie B. Bernard |
70 '78 |
President, Owner Vice President, Owner |
TDI-Brooks International, Inc. | Oceanographic Research and Service | College Station | Texas | 1996 |
| 44 | 52.01 | Matt Bowman | 93 | President, Owner | CES Environmental Services, Inc. | Environmental & Industrial Services | Houston | Texas | 1998 |
| 45 | 51.88 | Christine M. Hollinden | 87 | President, Owner | Hollinden | professional services marketing | Marketing Consulting | Houston | Texas | 1993 |
| 46 | 50.68 | Todd Routh Rob Routh Stephanie Routh Clay Routh |
86 '78 '93 '87 |
Manager, Owner Vice President, Owner Vice President, Owner Vice President, Owner |
Routh Development Group | Real Estate | Austin | Texas | 1994 |
| 47 | 50.56 | Donald G. Valentine | 69 | President, Owner | John Moore Services, Inc. | Residential Multi-Services | Houston | Texas | 1965 |
| 48 | 50.30 | Rachel Hayden | 89 | President, Owner | Hayden Consultants, Inc. | Professional Services | Dallas | Texas | 2000 |
| 49 | 49.48 | Catherine Landeck Sliva R. Scott Abel |
80 '84 |
President, CEO, Founder Partner, Founder |
BlueRock Energy Capital, Ltd. | Oil and Gas | Houston | Texas | 2002 |
| 50 | 49.22 | Thomas P. Richards | 65 | Chairman, President, CEO | Grey Wolf, Inc | Oil & Gas Land Grilling Services | Houston | Texas | 1980 |
| 51 | 49.16 | Marvin P. Tate II | 75 | Owner | Marvin Tate Communication | Retail Sales | Vernon | Texas | 2000 |
| 52 | 48.95 | Taseer Badar | 95 | President, CEO | ZT Financial Network Inc. | Financial Services | Houston | Texas | 2002 |
| 53 | 48.31 | Leslie G. Liere | 84 | President, Owner | THE LIERE AGENCY | Insurance | College Station | Texas | 1992 |
| 54 | 47.31 | Robert R. Holton Scott Roselius |
84 '87 |
Partner, Founder Partner, Founder |
Heights Venture Architects, LLP | Architecture | Houston | Texas | 1999 |
| 55 | 46.93 | JP Magill | 89 | President, Owner | Achilles Group | Human Resources | Houston | Texas | 2002 |
| 56 | 46.29 | Eduardo Pantin Gerardo Pantin |
67 '97 |
Chairman, CEO, Founder Director, Vice President, Owner |
Cementaciones Petroleras Venezolanas, S.A. | Oil and Gas | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1981 |
| 57 | 46.24 | John Bellinger Gina Bellinger Gary C. Smith |
76 '89 '68 |
Chairman, Owner President, Owner Partner, Owner |
Food Safety Net Services | Food Testing Services | San Antonio | Texas | 1999 |
| 58 | 46.21 | Tyler Merrick | '00 | President | Merrick Pet Care | Pet Food | Amarillo | Texas | 1987 |
| 59 | 45.81 | Mark Dudley Deanie Dudley |
83 '84 |
President, Owner Partner, Owner |
Dudley Construction, Ltd. | General Construction | College Station | Texas | 1992 |
| 60 | 45.51 | Albert A. Mullins | 60 | Owner | DrawWorks, L.P. | Energy | Boling | Texas | 1995 |
| 61 | 45.05 | John M. Yantis J. Mike Yantis Thomas G. Yantis Mike Yantis, Jr. |
53 '76 '78 '02 |
Chairman Emeritus, Founder Co-Chairman Co-Chairman President, CEO |
Yantis Company | Heavy Construction | San Antonio | Texas | 1965 |
| 62 | 44.94 | Kody Shed | 95 | President, CEO, Owner | InHouse Systems, Inc. | Systems Integration | Temple | Texas | 1991 |
| 63 | 42.88 | K. Stefan Capps | 83 | President, Owner | CAPSHER Technology, Inc. | Software Consulting | Bryan | Texas | 1994 |
| 63 | 42.88 | Albert W. Clay Robert H. Clay |
65 '89 |
President, Owner Vice President, Owner |
Clay Development & Construction, Inc. | Real Estate | Houston | Texas | 1998 |
| 65 | 42.30 | Wayne Blasingame David Inman |
78 '82 |
Partner, Founder Partner, Founder |
Hill Country Electric Supply, LP | Electrical Equipment Wholesaler | Austin | Texas | 1998 |
| 66 | 42.12 | Daryl Benkendorfer | 82 | President, Owner | Land Design Partners | Landscape Architecture | Austin | Texas | 1996 |
| 67 | 42.10 | James M Benham | '01 | President, Owner | JB Knowledge Technologies, Inc. | Technology Solutions | College Station | Texas | 2001 |
| 68 | 41.93 | P.R. Arguindegui III | 84 | Owner, Founder | Lobo Logistics, L.L.C. | Oil Field Trucking | Laredo | Texas | 1998 |
| 69 | 41.90 | Gary K. Gonzalez | 80 |