Fast 50

One of the best parts about representing great clients is seeing them receive the recognition they deserve! Last night I had the honor of watching two of our clients receive a very prestigious award from The Washington Business Journal for being among the top 50 of the Fastest Growing Companies with headquarters in this region.

Apptix—our client whose hosted Exchange and VOIP products are so great (and cost-effective) we moved to them ourselves—came in at #21 with 44.02% growth. This was their second year in a row on the list! Chris Damvakaris, VP of Sales and Business Development, took a moment after holding up his award with pride, and shared his appreciation for the honor:



Carahsoft-the master of understanding the government software and solutions marketplace for its top tier software vendors-received the award for the third year in a row. If you know how the numbers work, that’s not easy to do as your numbers grow into the hundreds of millions. Craig Abod, the CEO, has been building this business relentlessly and organically—none of his growth is attributed to acquisitions—for the past 6 years, and the numbers are unprecedented.

At #6 with 101.54% growth over a 3 year period, Carahsoft grew from $91M to $228M to $347M in three years. Keep it up, Craig and Carahsoft, we are very proud. Since you closed down the government fiscal year at 2:30 in the morning the night before, you were a “double” champ to keep your eyes open and hang out for the networking. So, I wonder how many companies have actually made it three times in a row? And how many of them make it to 4???

Carahsoft and Apptix, here’s to continuing the tradition into 2010!

- Elizabeth Shea