Too much is never enough for IT icon O’Rourke

Pamela Chambers O’Rourke is proud to admit it — she’s a hell-on-wheels woman. So it’s fair to
say she had some challenges in the traditional workplace, where employees tend to “go along
to get along.” The boss said she was too driven — too outspoken — too fast … too much. But
as president and chief executive officer of ICON Information Consultants, the company she started
10 years ago,“too much” is never enough.
“I do the work of about five people. I have a lot of energy and I’m very detail oriented,” O’Rourke
said. Read more

Taking IT to the top

It was 1996 when Nina Vaca set out to claim her stake in the bustling IT
industry. The third generation entrepreneur accomplished her goal
when she became the CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
“I always wanted to be in business for myself,” she admitted. “My father
always guided me to be the very best in every endeavor I chose. In my
vision, ‘Pinnacle’ represented the highest echelon of what anyone could
accomplish and that was my goal for this fledgling company.” Read more