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Randy Boldyga’s long lesson in letting go
He built RXNT to keep control of his working life. Growing it meant learning how much responsibility he could give away.
The company between you and help
TeleCommunication Systems built the hidden connections behind emergency texts and battlefield broadband. Its story turns on a deceptively hard problem: getting a message the last mile to someone who can act.
David Williams and the business of staying
He bought Merkle at 25 and spent more than three decades building it. At MRE Capital, David Williams is putting that experience to work for owners who want time, ambition, and help with the difficult middle.
The Lobbying Firm That Had to Win Its Way Back Into the Room
In Annapolis, influence is a business of memory. Evans & Associates lost almost everything, returned with one client, and rebuilt a family firm that Maryland now counts among its highest-earning lobbying shops.
The Price of Free Airtime
The Public Service Network built a business around advertising's leftovers - then mixed them with guaranteed placements, unlikely venues and unusually visible reporting. One statewide campaign shows why free airtime is valuable, but never really free.
Andrew Speight Turned a Rebrand Into a Career in the C-Suite
He arrived at RXNT as a senior graphic designer and, in the same year, became its chief marketing officer. His career makes a tidy case for the executive value of noticing what everyone else skims past.
Holly Hamann Keeps Choosing the Market Before It Has a Map
Before influencer marketing had a name, Holly Hamann helped build its machinery. Now the mathematician-turned-marketer is applying the same appetite for unsettled territory to AI, learning, and the stubborn question of whether training changes what people can actually do.