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Sallie Haws, President, Haws Corporation
Sallie Haws is the heart of Haws Corporation, the largest manufacturer of drinking water fountains in the United States. Serving as president since 2001, she understands the company like no one else. Literally working her way up, she has held positions in human resources, sales and marketing, information systems, and graphic design. |
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Anthony A. Marnell, III, Chairman and CEO, M Resort
Fear is not a part of Anthony A. Marnell, III's vocabulary. When it comes to making decisions, his single-minded focus is relentless--he goes "all in." Las Vegas insiders call him "a visionary," "the next-generation Vegas player," and "a new Vegas mogul." With the opening of his M Resort on March 1, 2009, Anthony is already living up to these titles. |
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Sam Westover, Chairman and CEO of Sonic Innovations
Innovation is so important to Sonic Innovations that they made it a part of their name. Sam Westover, Chairman and CEO of Sonic Innovations, provides digital hearing instruments to customers around the globe. The company's patented digital signal processing technologies are integrated into some of the smallest hearing instruments on the market. |
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Greg Easton, President and CEO, Easton Technical Products
Constant innovation and unwavering commitment represents the hallmark of Easton's success that spans three generations.
An innovation-focused mindset drives the development of Easton products and leads to breakthroughs such as the world's first ergonomic snowshoe, introduced just this past
year. Easton Snowshoes patented features divert stress from ankles, knees, and hips while the contoured frame adds form and function. These advancements in design earned the Easton Backcountry Snowshoes Outside Magazine's "2009 Gear of the Year" award.
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WHY WIND? Craig Mataczynski Knows.
Craig Mataczynski is CEO and President of Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas). Since taking the helm in 2005, Craig has supervised the construction of 12 wind farms now generating 1600 MW of renewable energy. |
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What does it take to preserve world rainforests? Will Connelly knows.
Will Connelly is an environmental steward in the truest sense of the words. What started in 1988 as a vacation to Costa Rica evolved into a groundbreaking agreement with the Costa Rican government to protect its rainforests and help mitigate the progression of global warming. |
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SunEdison, Headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland
SunEdison is North America's largest solar energy services provider, and operates across a global marketplace. They are passionate about making solar energy a viable and rewarding alternative to traditional energy sources. |
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Hadi Makarechian, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Banning Lewis Ranch Management Company
Hadi Makarechian is a visionary--among the best in his field. Where most people see 21,000 acres of vast, open ranch land, he sees a perfectly-scripted opportunity. An opportunity and a responsibility. Acres of parks and trails where young families will thrive. Unique homes with architectural designs that are new even to those buying their second or third home. A community where residents are connected to one another, to the neighborhood school, to the recreation and welcome center, and even connected through state-of-the-art fiber optics. A future-enabled community, ever cognizant of its roots, local history, and landscape. A sustainable community that homeowners will be proud to call home for years to come. |
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Mike Soucie, President/CEO and Founder of Electric Rain, Inc.
Mike Soucie's passion for visual graphics started as a child. Mike and his brother, John, grew up watching movies like Star Wars, which were filled with special effects, and the brothers wondered how they were made. Years later, the two left their careers to pursue the dream of bringing those Hollywood visual effects to the general public. Together they started Electric Rain in John's basement and produced their first multimedia software application, Swift 3D. |
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Pratap "PK" Khanwilkar, PhD, MBA, Vice President of WorldHeart Inc., Co-Founder/Former CEO, MedQuest
PK's inventions are saving the lives of people who suffer from advanced heart failure. He co-founded MedQuest, a medical device company specializing in implantable heart assist devices, and led MedQuest from a start-up company to an advanced R&D company, including recognition as Utah's fastest growing medical device company three years in a row. PK's design team has invented innovative heart assist devices, including an award-winning rotary Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for adults that uses magnetic levitation to avoid friction, and a blood pump to help newborns with congenital heart defects. |
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David Jacobs, Founder and CEO, Spyder Active Sports, Inc.
David Jacobs is a living legend within the ski industry. He began his skiing career when he was 18 and hasn't lost his passion for the sport since. He was named Canadian Downhill Ski Champion in 1957, and now is the founder and CEO of the largest ski-specialty brand in the world. |
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Pat Gruber, CEO, Outlast Technologies, Inc.
Imagine boots that change temperature, absorbing heat when you're warm and releasing it when you're cold; or construction materials that radically reduce energy use; or bottle labels that keep beverages refreshingly cold. These innovative products, along with hundreds more, utilize Outlast's phasechange materials called Thermocules " a temperature regulation technology originally developed for astronauts. |
