Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Tami Gemmell opened Azana Salon and Spa in March 2000. Today, the 9,000-square-foot facility is the largest full-service salon and day spa in the Brookfield area. This October marks five years since Gemmell and the employees at Azana Salon and Spa suffered an unspeakable tragedy when a lone gunman, Radcliffe Haughton, entered the salon and opened fire. The incident killed three women – Zina Daniel, Maelyn Lind and Cary Robuck – and injured four others.

Mark Grosskopf loves to lead, and has never been one to turn down responsibility. As president, chief executive officer and owner of Milwaukee-based New Resources Consulting and its parent company, New Resources Companies, Grosskopf has demonstrated that.

In three short years, Access HealthNet has moved offices four times to accommodate its growth. Most recently, it moved from 3,000 square feet of space in The Shops of Grand Avenue to a 14,000-square-foot space on the 10th floor of 105 W. Michigan St. in Milwaukee. The company also plans to hire an additional 50 people in 2017.

Thomasina Ivy started her career in the corporate world, and was told it would take several years before she’d be considered for an executive position. She rejected that notion, and in 2000 founded TMI Consulting LLC as a one-person firm in Milwaukee.

Michael Jurken started his company at the age of 12, and he named it then, too. Majic: (M)ichael (A)ndrew (J)urken (i)s (c)ool. At the time, he had a boombox and cassette tapes and started booking DJ “gigs” with local friends and family.

In 1996, Neil Karolek and his team started TLX Technologies with the goal of bringing several new, high-speed digital valves to market for the automotive industry.

More than 3.5 million Americans turn 65 each year. Most of those people will take advantage of health insurance through the government provided Medicare program, but only if they can navigate the system.

From a 45,000-square-foot Walker’s Point warehouse, John McWilliam and his team of designers at Scathain create one-of-a-kind pieces of art and furniture for businesses, celebrities and recognized designers all over the world.

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