Founders : Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio

Damon Ragusa is founder of ThinkVine, a Cincinnati-based marketing optimization company.

Questions with Damon Ragusa of ThinkVine

Suprasanna Mishra is founder of StageShark, which has produced an app that lets you know when your favorite bands are in town.

Questions with Suprasanna Mishra of StageShark

Lisa Gear is founder of Lunatic Fringe Salon, an innovative salon that gives back to the community.

Questions with Lisa Gear of Lunatic Fringe Salon

Connie Abirached is founder of Inky Dink T's, a niche market garment-printing business.

Questions with Connie Abirached of Inky Dink T's

Noel Gauthier is founder of Losantiville, a design collective where a diverse group of people share space, tools and a storefront showroom.

Questions with Noel Gauthier of Losantiville

Meet Stacey Shiring, founder of Bridal Divas Ink.

Questions with Stacey Shiring

Stacey Shiring is founder of Bridal Divas Ink, which offers prospective brides wedding stationary designed by local artists.

Questions with Stacey Shiring, founder of Bridal Divas Ink

Jason Heikenfeld is founder of Gamma Dynamics, which develops electrofluidic display that mimic the appearance of pigment on paper.

Questions with Jason Heikenfeld, founder of Gamma Dynamics

Joe Sprengard is founder of General Nano, an expert in the synthesis and application of carbon nanotubes for a wide variety of industries.

Questions with Joe Sprengard, founder of General Nano

Chris Ostoich, of Cincinnati, is founder and CEO of Blackbook EMG, which offers customized solutions to embed and connect newly hired employees to their company, community and jobs.

Questions with Chris Ostoich, founder of Blackbook EMG

Patty Brisben is the founder of Pure Romance, one of the nation's leading and fastest-growing woman-to-woman direct sellers of romance products.

Questions with Patty Brisben of Pure Romance

Austin Allison is co-founder and CEO of DotLoop, a web-based a software product that takes the real estate transaction process online.

Questions with Austin Allison of DotLoop

Chris Downie is founder of SparkPeople, whose mission is simple: to spark people to reach their goals and lead healthier lives through nutrition, health and fitness tools, and through personal support.

Questions with Chris Downie of SparkPeople