Founders : Detroit

Mark Rieth likes to talk about Stroh's when he is speaking about turning Atwater Brewery into Detroit's next great brewery. He explains why Detroit's most fabled brewery serves as an inspiration.

Questions with Mark Rieth on why Stroh's inspires Atwater Brewery's growth

Max Schmidt couldn't find the right suit for a wedding, so he decided to make his own. It's a decision that led him to opening up his own custom tailor shop, 1701 Bespoke, in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Max Schmidt, fashionably changing careers

Bob Kraemer has seen the ups and downs of redeveloping downtown Detroit since he opened Kraemer Design Group in Harmonie Park in 1997. He also has an idea or two where development will be heading in the next few years.

Questions with Bob Kraemer on where downtown Detroit development is headed

Brian Rudolph wants you to eat Banza, gluten-free pasta from chick peas. First he has to get his Detroit-based food startup product on store shelves, a task he is enjoying some fast success with this year.

Questions with Brian Rudolph on bringing Banza to a store shelf near you

Alari K. Adams is the founder and managing member of ASquared Legal Group, a law practice that recently moved to downtown Detroit.

Questions with Alari K. Adams

Brian Bosche is the founder of TernPro, a full-service video production company based in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Brian Bosche

Max Nussenbaum is the co-founder & CEO of Castle, a Detroit-based startup creating software for landlords.

Questions with Max Nussenbaum

Joe Uhl is the founder of Joseph Wesley Tea, a slow-food startup specializing in teas based in Detroit.

Questions with Joe Uhl

Josh Gershonowicz is the founder & CEO of Rebuild, a digital marketing agency based in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Josh Gershonowicz

Achille Bianchi is the founder of Homes Eyeware, a Detroit-based startup that creates sunglasses from wood reclaimed from blighted homes.

Questions with Achille Bianchi

Nathan Labenz is the CEO of Stik, a social media startup based in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Nathan Labenz

Shena Penn is the founder of Pure Decontamination, a crime-scene clean-up business based in Detroit.

Questions with Shena Penn

Pedro Guillen is the CEO of Detroit Materials, a startup that is commercializing an allow that would create a stronger and lighter steel.

Questions with Pedro Guillen

Kyle Hoff is the co-founder & creator or The Floyd Leg, an innovative furniture leg that can attach to just about any flat surface. It is based in Detroit's North Corktown neighborhood.

Questions with Kyle Hoff

Godwin Ihentuge is the founder & chief villager with YumVillage, a downtown Detrouit-based startup that helps make it easier to launch pop-up restaurants.

Questions with Godwin Ihentuge