Businesses can get revenue boosts from favorable market trends and industry changes. But for real success, look to their CEOs.
To accompany our list of the 50 fastest-growing private companies in St. Louis, we compiled a photo gallery of the firms’ leaders. These men and women (about 45 of the former and 5 of the latter) guided their companies through ballooning revenue growth from 2015 to 2017.
From growth percentages of 42 percent all the way to 772 percent, the companies cross a wide swath of industries. Construction firms have been growing in conjunction with St. Louis’ burgeoning construction industry, and they accounted for three of the top five firms on the list. Technology companies also performed well. The rest of the firms ran the gamut from a limo and party bus service to a tactical gear and gun parts producer.