Summer Avenue has had many names over the years – Hwy 78, The Bristol Highway, The Broadway of America – and now it’s adding international district to the list. According to data from the Summer Avenue Merchants Association, the business owners along the roughly three-mile section of Summer between Highland Street and White Station Road hail from over 30 countries. …
As the founder and president of Medford Roofing, a full-service commercial roofing contractor, Medford provides strategic leadership for the company by working to create long-term goals, plans and policies. Number of years with current company7 What is your super power?Determination How did you gain your super power?Through hard work First job:Floral designer at Silk Elegance Hometown:Memphis What advice do you …
As part of this week’s list of the area’s largest women-owned firms, owners and executives of those businesses gave their thoughts on the Memphis market — both positive and negative — and its effect on their companies. What is the most difficult challenge for women-owned companies to overcome in the Memphis business market? Christi Kelley, president and CEO, Kelley & Associates …
Editor’s note: MBJ’s 2018 Pacesetters awards were held Sept. 11 at the Memphis Botanic Garden. The awards are broken into four categories — based on revenue size — with winners determined by the largest percentage growth over the past three years. Below, the honorees in Tier 3, companies with annual revenue between $3 million and $9.9 million. TopCat Masonry Contractors …
In each issue of Memphis Crossroads, we highlight a Board of Advisor level member, showcasing their important role in the Chamber as well as the business community. Elizabeth Tate, Chairman & CEO of Signet, Inc., shares the benefits of being a Chamber member and how Signet serves Memphis. Why did you join the Greater Memphis Chamber? Signet joined the Chamber …
Board Officers for 2019 include Chair-elect Charles Ewing, President and CEO of Ewing Moving and Storage; Vice Chair Leigh Shockey, CEO of Drexel Chemical; Treasurer Stacy McCall, CEO and President of ServiceMaster by Stratos, and Secretary Austin Baker, President of HRO Partners. Additional board members are local philanthropist Susan Arney; Shannon Brown, SVP and Chief HR & Diversity Officer of …
The nature of Gwendolyn Tucker’s work puts her behind a steering wheel but only for as long as it takes her to get to people. The managing partner of RIX International, a human resources consulting business, the 58-year-old Tucker isn’t stuck in her office often, and that suits her personality well. Ready with a smile to ask an engaging question, …
Dorothy Sinclair serves as the cofounder, president and CEO of Brighter Days & Nites Inc. She attended Northwest Mississippi Community College, where she earned a degree in Accounting and Business Communications, after which she obtained a BBA from Tennessee State University. Brighter Days & Nites is a distributor of advanced lighting, electrical, structure signs and pipe supplies and has received numerous …
Elizabeth Tate entered the promotional products industry the way one might eat an elephant: one bite at a time. Or, in Tate’s case, one task at a time. After graduating from the University of Memphis with a degree in journalism/advertising and public relations, Tate took a job in television ad sales. At the same time, she began helping out at the distributor …