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Bravo! Winner: Michael Malatesta, founder and president, Advanced Waste Services

Michael Malatesta

Founder and President

Advanced Waste Services

1126 S. 70th St # N408B, West Allis

www.advancedwasteservices.com

Industry: Environmental Services

Revenue: $30 million

Employees: 150

Bravo! Winner: Michael Kopper, president, Centrisys Corporation

Michael Kopper

President

Centrisys Corp.

9586 58th Place, Kenosha

Industry: Manufacturing

Employees: 80

Revenue: $40 million

Bravo! Winner: David Kasinskas, president and owner, Graphics Systems Corporation

David Kasinskas

President and Owner

Graphics Systems Corp.

W133 N5138 Campbell Dr., Menomonee Falls

Industry: Business Services/Software

Revenue: $11 million

Employees: 43

Bravo! Winner: Jim Haertel, president, Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery

Jim Haertel

President

Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery

901 W. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee

www.bestplacemilwaukee.com

Bravo! Winner: Michael Coakley, managing partner, C.H. Coakley & Company

Michael T. Coakley

Managing Partner

C.H. Coakley & Co. Inc.

2151 N. Martin Luther King Dr., Milwaukee

www.chcoakley.com  

Revenue: $12 million

Employees: 105

IQ Winner: SHARP Literacy Inc.

SHARP Literacy Inc.

750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Suite 311, Milwaukee

www.sharpliteracy.org

Industry: Nonprofit

Innovation: Developed The Eight Building Blocks of SHARP, combining art and literacy to enhance the reading and writing skills of first through fifth grade students

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