Founders : Marketing / Media

"It's super important to go as fast as possible when you know you’re facing the right direction," says Jeff Epstein, founder & CEO of Ambassador. "However, going really fast in the wrong direction can kill you."

Questions with Ambassador kicks growth into hyperdrive with VC round

"Right now we're adding 1,000 restaurants per month," says Travis O Johnson, co-founder & CEO of foodjunky. "A year from now we hope to be in 20,000 restaurants."

Questions with Automation equals gazelle growth for Detroit's foodjunky

"We were six employees and then 20," says Jesse Cory, CEO of 1xRUN. "We needed to figure out how to make that work and create different departments."

Questions with 1xRUN team building turns startup into second-stage star

"Most users find MyFab5 through Instagram," says Omeid Seirafi-Pour, co-founder & CEO of MyFab5. "We give them value through our ability to introduce people to new options. You will find some awesome restaurants by following us."

Questions with MyFab5 hits key milestones without reinventing social media wheel

"We can't hire on experience because we have a limited budget," says Jason Raznick, CEO of Benzinga. "We're trying to create something from nothing."

Questions with Hiring helps propel Benzinga from startup to financial media staple

Sarah Nicoli started her own day planner line, DotMine Day Planners, in the late 20th Century. She stopped production last year only to meet a vocal demand for the return of her day planners. She relaunched the firm over the last year.

Questions with Sarah Nicoli, relaunching a 20th Century business in the 21st Century

Andy Kopietz spent the better part of a decade working for someone, until he started to work for himself when he launched Good Done Daily. The Detroiter explains why making that leap made sense.

Questions with Andy Kopietz explains making the leap from employee to employer

Lindsey Walenga is the co-founder of Siren PR, helping build a client list from nothing. Today she and her partner have the Royal Oak-based boutique public relations agency growing quickly thanks to new customers.

Questions with Lindsey Walenga on building a client list from scratch

Every day Sabra Scott-Moorman and Catherine Watson work to get business owners to tell their stories. It's the basis of what their business, Cosmo Branding and Marketing, is built on.

Questions with Sabra Scott-Moorman & Catherine Watson, telling entrepreneurs' stories

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

Questions with Nathan Labenz

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

Gregg Hammerman is the co-founder of Larky, a mobile app startup based in Ann Arbor that recent raised $1.76 million in seed capital.

Questions with Gregg Hammerman

Hyaat Chaudhary is the CEO of Carbon Media Group, a digital media firm specializing in outdoor sports.

Questions with Hyaat Chaudhary

Zach Steindler is a co-founder of Olark, a software startup that specializes in messaging technology.

Questions with Zach Steindler

Reid Tatoris is a co-founder of Are You a Human, a software startup based in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Reid Tatoris