Bari Lyman
March 18, 2008
Bari Lyman President BreakthroughIT Founded: 2000 Certifying Council:Women’s Business Development Center - Florida
BreakthroughIT is a full-service recruiting firm serving Fortune 100 companies across the United States. Candidates sourced and placed span across the organization including IT, engineering,marketing,accounting,finance,aerospace,manufacturing and engineering.
BreakthroughIT has grown on average between 35 and 40 percent every year since inception and has gained major clients including Pfizer, Honeywell, SRA International, Fox News, Manpower and Procure Staff. With bleeding-edge technology,Bari Lyman and her company are able to perform effective searches and present only quality candidates with the right skills to cement strong relationships that exceed clients’ expectations.
Exceeding expectations has won not only more clients, but recognition from these clients as well. In 2004, Pfizer CIT ranked BreakthroughIT in the top 10 percent of 200 recruiting firms and in 2007 ranked it as the No. 2 performing vendor for Pfizer’s CIT division.
In 2005, Manpower engaged the company to work with Bank of America and awarded additional clients including IBM,Abbott Laboratories,E*Trade, AON,Accenture and Underwriters Laboratories. Manpower also named BreakthroughIT a diversity partner in 2006 and awarded the company with the 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award. www.breakthroughit.com
Sharon Kopin
March 18, 2008
Sharon Kopin
President
Pavilion Enterprizes, LTD
Founded: 2004
Certifying Council:Women’s Business DevelopmentCenter – Chicago
With a clientele including Wal- Mart,Walgreens, JCPenney, Las VegasHilton, Agua Caliente and Harrah’sEntertainment, it’s clear that this Fast Track WBE has come a long way in three years. Sharon
Kopin’s multi-faceted company,Pavilion Enterprizes, LTD, customizes product orders for each client, and Kopin’s team is constantly creating new and innovative products for the market. A recent product that has been in the making for the past eight months is the SmartPlay Card. This rewards solution card allows customers such as casino-goers to choose how to spend points won, the same way an ATM card allows you topurchase from wherever you like. In addition, each casino is given the chance to customize an ordering Web site with a catalogue of over 10,000 items. The company also has customized employee retention and incentive programs geared to different professions. This year should be an even bigger and better year for Pavilion, with sale goals of over $3 million and hopes to go international.
www.pavilionenterprizesltd.com
Sandra James
March 18, 2008
Sandra James
President and Founder
Private Eyes, Inc.
Founded: 1999
Certifying Council: AstraWomen’s
Business Alliance
Private Eyes, Inc. has created a set of internal business practices that, when followed by clients, provide a
completed, thorough high-quality background check in less than 72 hours,which is a faster turnaround time than the industry standard. From 2003 to 2006,the company grew 364.4 percent and has standardized the background check, drug testing, physicals, and driver qualification file maintenance process for Coca- Cola Enterprises, won a national contract with Unisource Worldwide, Inc., Intercontinental Hotels Group, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, and most recently was selected by Vulcan Materials Company. Sandra James, president and founder of Private Eyes, Inc., plays an active role for the AstraWomen’s Business Alliance by participating in the certification process for women-owned businesses.She participates by conducting the on-site inspections and reviewing certification applications. For 2008, the company’s potential growth is projected to be over 100 percent – keeping it on the Fast Track!
www.privateeyesinc.com
Maria Irwin and Shelley Rote
March 18, 2008
Maria Irwin and Shelley Rote Managing Partners Signature Destination Management, LLCAcquired: 1998 Certifying Council:Women’s Business Council Gulf Coast Celebrating its 10th year as a successful woman-owned business in New Orleans, La., Signature Destination Management has had many accomplishments on the fast track. In 2004 it was named one of the Top 25 destination management companies by Special Events magazine, and in 2007 it was named one of the top 15 companies to
work for in New Orleans by City Business.The company specializes in conventionrelated services, incentive travel planningand execution as well as professional associationmanagement.Three years after Managing Partners Maria Irwin and Shelley Rote purchased Signature Events in 1998, the company grew three fold,increasing its revenues and employees;in its fifth year, the company grew five fold.With Hurricane Katrina and thedemise of the hospitality industry in New Orleans, Signature’s partners never lost sight of their ultimate goal of being the premierdestination management company in New Orleans.They have rebranded and added meeting management to their famous destination management and event management product.
www.signature-dmc.com
Debbie Heitzman
March 18, 2008
Founded: 2003 Certifying Council: Georgia Women’s Business Council Strategic Hospital Resources is a company specializing in medical equipment planning and clinical design consulting for new hospital construction or renovation. SHR has worked around the globe to cover all facets of health care project management, marketing, service and equipment planning. Proven, xperienced, clinically trained planners serve as the liaison between the architect, hospital administration, clinical users and the vendors to provide clear and defined expectations and direction regarding user requirements and clinical design. The company has seen significant growth since opening. With its first office in Georgia, SHR has since opened offices in Minneapolis (2004); Australia (2006); Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2007); and will open an office in Dallas in the second quarter of 2008. SHR CEO Debbie Heitzman is an active member of the American College of Healthcare and participated as a member of the educational faculty of Harvard Graduate School of Design Professional Development Program and presented at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the UCLA annual seminar on Medical Imaging and Medical informatics executives. www.strategichospitalresources.com
