Company profile—EVERGREENPhoenixFOUNDERS: Bruce Pomeroy and Andrew Skipper (CEO)2018 REVENUE: $100 MillionEMPLOYEES: 54Whenever real estate developer Evergreen invests in a new project, every employee can invest, too. Company profile—INTERWORKSStillwater, OklahomaFOUNDER: Behfar Jahanshahi (CEO)2018 REVENUE: $57 MillionEMPLOYEES: 171Last year this IT and data consultancy’s revenue jumped 39%, but Behfar Jahanshahi keeps a close grip on growth. Company profile—Chris RuderSPIKEBALLChicagoFOUNDER: Chris Ruder (CEO)2018 REVENUE: $19 MillionEMPLOYEES: 23Chris Ruder fell in love with roundnet, an obscure volleyball-inspired sport with a trampoline-like net. He found the answer in an open-book management system developed at SRC Holdings—a 2017 Forbes Small Giant. He does have a future buyer in mind, though: his employees, provided the company reaches certain targets by 2021.

Source: Forbes April 30, 2019 13:30 UTC