Alumni-Owned and -Founded Businesses
Automotive | |||
| Inokinetic Group, Inc. | Shinoo Mapleton '90 | We offer premium aftermarket and racing parts and services focused on lightweight sports cars. Additionally, we've created a niche sports car of our own called the Drakan Spyder. | www.inokinetic.com |
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| Brand Assassins, Inc. | Shinoo Mapleton '90 | Full service creative agency offering strategic marketing and signage solutions. | www.brandassassins.com |
| Marketing Metal | Emily Wilkins '09 | Marketing and Brand Communications for machine shops, industrial equipment, tool and die makers, and any other custom products for the manufacturing world | www.marketingmetal.com |
| Sneller Creating Promotions | Jeff Snell '91 | Sneller specializes in creating custom marketing collateral, promotional packaging, marketing materials through a build-to-order approach. | www.snellercreative.com |
| KCountyEvents | Kelly Mager '09 | One stop shop to find and learn about events happening in Kosciusko, Indiana | www.kcountyevents.com |
| Beyond Reason Consulting Group | Christopher Robinson '88 | Custom market research solutions to Fortune 500 firms | www.beyondreasongroup.com |
Construction | |||
| Blue Ridge Timberwrights | Sandy Bennett '70 | Timber framing and heavy timber construction | www.BRTW.com |
| Timber Systems | Bruce Harris '05 | Full service mass timber provider | www.timbersystems.com |
Consulting | |||
| Divine Quality, LLC | Darlene Deane '88 | We can assist you in resolving manufacturing and supply chain issues, or conduct risk assessments to address potential problems before they arise. With our extensive experience in supply chain management and successful product launches, we can provide valuable insights and ask the pertinent questions to guide companies in scaling their operations effectively. | Divine Quality LLC |
| Integrity CEO Advisors | Don Barefoot '77 | CEO coaching and advising, particularly related to general management processes, executive development/recruiting/assessment, generational succession (leadership &/or ownership), executive search, and business performance improvement. | www.integrityCEOadvisors.com |
| Radiant Leadership, LLc | Cheryl Stokes '89 | Leadership advisory, development and coaching, keynote speaking and executive workshops. We partner with executives, boards and enterprises to strengthen leadership pipelines and executive readiness, and foster inclusive, purpose-driven cultures. | www.radiantleadershipllc.com |
Direct Sales | |||
| Trophy Case of Fort Myers | Don Taylor '78 | Crystal, acrylic, glass and wood awards/engraving | www.4trophycase.com |
| MetroWest Subaru LLC & Brattleboro Subaru LLC | Frank Hanenberger '94 | Automotive retail sales and service | www.metrowestsubaru.com www.brattleborosubaru.com |
Education | |||
| STEM Robotix | Randy Witwick '88 | Robotics Learning Center for Elementary and Middle school students | www.stemrobotix.com |
Financial Services and Banking | |||
| Financial Journey Partners | Elaine Manely '83 | Investments, Financial Planning, and Insurances | www.financialjourney.com |
| Trillion Capital LLC | Lawrence Robert '70 | Corporate, Business Capital Funding/Raises/Resource Development | |
Health and Wellness | |||
| Kalamazoo Backyard Yogis | Shelby Isenhart '13 M'18 | A Kalamazoo based yoga studio. Kalamazoo Backyard Yogis exists to build community, foster well-being, and provide an equitable space for those most often left out of yoga. Celebrating all bodies. | |
| Chrystal Speaks Life LLC | Chrystal Harris '06 | Motivational speaking | www.chrystalspeakslife.com |
| Sound Mind Health Services LLC | Chrystal Harris '06 | We provide virtual mental health services including therapy and medication management. | www.soundmindhealthservices.com |
| Eye Care for Detroit | Cleamon Morrer '99 | Eye Care for Detroit | www.eyecarefordetroit.org |
| American Advantage Home Care | Cleamon Morrer '99 | American Advantage Home Care | www.americanadvantagehhc.com |
Hospitality | |||
| Ace Lipka by Dream Vacations | Ace Lipka '04 | I provide personalized travel services for your Dream Vacation - by land or sea. I'm here to support a solo adventureror family expedition to ensure a seamless journey from start to finish, all while making amazing memories along the way! | www.aceyouradventures.come |
| Fenton Winery and Brewery/Dream Machine Distillery | Matt Sherrow '98 | FWB is a full-production winery, brewery and distillery that offers a full line of wines, beers and spirits that are sold through our public taproom by the glass or to-go by the bottle. The taproom also offers a full food menu that includes appetizers, sandwiches and phenomenal pizza. In addition, FWB hosts weddings in its banquet facility, which can hold up to 280 guests. | www.fentonbrewery.com |
| Lost Way Brewery, LLC | Jason Hines '88 | Lost Way Brewery’s mission is to provide the highest quality, locally and artisanal produced craft beer to the residents and visitors of Holdrege, Nebraska in a family friendly and educational environment. | www.lostwaybrewery.com |
| Rosedale Travel | Kirsten Billhardt '96 | Rosedale Travel is a luxury-focused travel advisory based in Austin, crafting highly curated itineraries that pair insider access with thoughtful, experience-driven design. Clients rely on Rosedale for its deep industry relationships, Virtuoso-level perks, and the kind of seamless planning that unlocks exceptional hotels, guides, and journeys they wouldn’t find on their own. | www.rosedaletravel.com |
Insurance | |||
| Louanne Allison, Inc | Louanne Allison '82 | Medicare Plans, Health Insurance, Dental, Financial Planning | www.facebook.com/Louannemallison |
Legal Services | |||
| Thennisch Law Group, PC | Jeffery Thennisch '90 | Music Catalog Legal Enforcement & Management | www.musicrightslaw.com |
| The Dobrusin Law Firm PC | Daniela Walters '07 and Paul Palinksi '05 | Intellectual property law firm which provides effective strategic advice on issues of patentability, infringement, validity, registration of trademarks, licensing, confidentiality, employment agreements, noncompetition matters and the procurement of Intellectual Property rights. The Firm also advises clients on the creation, development, enforcement, exploitation, protection and transfer of Intellectual Property rights. | www.patentco.com |
Manufacturing/Contractors | |||
| Befour, Inc. | Gary Butters, '76 | Befour manufactures medical weighing scales and height measuring instruments. Our scales are featured on TLC's "My 600 Pound Life". We also manufacture the #1 weigh-in scale for high school and college wrestling. | www.befour.com |
| Phi Polymers Inc | Jerry Teets '91 | Thermoplastic materials sourcing supplier; offering everything from reinforced PP to nylon to high-temperature, high-performance polymers. | www.phipolymers.com |
| RJG Inc | Rodney Groleau '67 | Sensors, systems and training for the injection molding industry | www.rjginc.com |
| The Bowmanville Foundry Company Limited | Michael Patrick '80 | Iron Foundry casting products in malleable, gray and ductile iron for customers across North America. | www.bowmanvillefoundry.com |
| Champlain Precision | Kayla Schaefer '13 | CNC milling and turning | www.champlainprecision.com |
| Perram Electric, Inc. | Zoltan Kovacs '98 | We are a heavy/highway electrical contractor in Wadsworth, Ohio. We specialize in the construction of traffic signals, highway and site lighting, airport lighting, and intelligent transportation systems across the State of Ohio. We also have a subsidiary, Lampion Companies, that performs municipal electrical service work as well as LED lighting upgrades in commercial, industrial, and office buildings. | www.perramelectric.com |
| Allied Industrial Group, LLC | Mark Kramer '88, Scott Kramer '19 and Kevin Kramer '25 | Industrial Fastening Equipment, Custom Material Handling Equipment, Engineering Custom Manufacturing Services | www.alliedindgroup.com |
Recruiting | |||
| Fortune Personnel Consultants | Mike Dubeck '88 | Executive and professional recruiting in manufacturing | |
Technology/Software | |||
| Canyonero Consulting LLC | Cheryl Van Drie '02 | Computer support, specializing in repairs, new computer purchases, and virus removal for residential clients and small businesses. | www.canyonero.org |
| Joy Jobs AI | Mason Campbell '21 | We help people land fulfilling jobs with AI - primarily rewriting their resume per job with a tool called ResumeAI. | www.joyjobs.ai |
| Peadbo | Keith Chaney '11 | (Pe)rsonal (Ad)visory (Bo)ard: A team management platform that helps users connect with their network of supporters and achieve their personal and professional goals. | www.peadbo.com |
| Clear Talk AI | Don Crawford '06 | AI technology for enterprise clients. Our conversational AI handles phone calls at a level that is indistinguishable from a college graduate human. We also perform web voice, SMS, text chat for conversational AI along with implementing vision and other facets into companies current tech stack to leapfrog them in their given industry. | www.cleartalk.ai |