University at Buffalo School of Management

helps industrial distributors achieve above-market growth and profitability. The company has a robust network of more than 400 distributors and nearly 200 suppliers, and achieves $62 billion in annual sales. "During the pandemic, all of our members had to continue operating, so we were considered essential and worked remotely to support them," Murphy says. "Since then, business has not slowed down, and interest in joining a buying group continues to increase. We are almost at 30% growth this year over last year." Murphy attributes the company's success to her passionate team — several of whom are UB grads as well. In fact, Murphy's first hire more than a decade ago was an intern named Zachary Brado, BS '11, MBA '13, who is now vice presi- dent of supplier development. "It's truly humbling," Murphy says of the Fast 46 recogni- tion. "I feel very proud to be part of this group of alumni and companies from all over the world." Pushing forward Audrey Hall, BS '12, MWEE '15, CEL '20, also grew up around her family business, Eco Serve Pest Services. "I would go out on Saturdays with my dad to make a few extra dollars," she recalls. "I really fell in love with the rela- tionships we had with our customers and saw how rewarding it is to help solve problems for people." Alteria Capital Advisors LLP Ajay Hattangdi, MBA '94 BioLegend William Kullback, MBA '84 Buffalo Construction Consultants Joseph Mannarino, MBA '90 Buffalo Strive Vending Inc. Jennifer Corto, MBA '07 Calspan Corp. Peter Sauer, BS/MBA '96 Collins Advisors LLC Mary Collins, CEL '98 DiCamillo Baking Co. Inc. Matthew DiCamillo, PMBA '15 Eco Serve Pest Services LLC Audrey Hall, BS '12, MWEE '15, CEL '20 Eveliqure Biotechnologies Gábor Somogyi, MBA '03 Fiegel, Carr & Joyce Law Firm Daniel Joyce, JD/MBA '84 GS Construction Inc. Alessandro Salvo, BS '99 HF Advisory Group Jacqueline Hobson, BS '95 Landmark Wealth Management Mark Collard, EMBA '05, and Brian Laible, CEL '11 LenderLogix Scott Falbo, PMBA '07, and Patrick O'Brien, BS '02 MendenFreiman LLP Jeffrey H. Kess, BS '79 MidCity Office Furniture Kathleen Clark, CEL '10 NetPlus Alliance Daniel Judge, MBA '69, and Jennifer Murphy, CEL '12 Nichol City Realty Shannon McNichol, BS '03, CEL '18 Note Advisors LLC Shawn Glogowski, CEL '19 Novum Medical Products Joseph Manzella, CEL '16, Thomas Kosmowski, CEL '21, and Jean Gaulin, BS '78 PT Smart Multi Finance Sutanto Adi Yongky, BS '05, MBA '07 Resolution Medical LLC Shawn Patterson, PMBA '07 Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC Jamie Batt, JD/MBA '05, and Matthew Lenhard, JD/MBA '97 Southtown Audio Video Heather Sidorowicz, CEL '12 T-Mark Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Ryan Miller, CEL '15 Tapecon Inc. Steven Davis, CEL '11 Wealthstream Advisors Inc. Michael Goodman, BS '89 Spring 2023 Buffalo Business 25 Armed with the lessons and network she gained from the School of Management, Hall joined the business part time in 2012 and progressed quickly from there. She took owner- ship of Eco Serve Pest Services the next year and soon hired her first employee. Today, her company provides pest control services for commercial and residential customers in three counties. "When I started, my cellphone was the Eco Serve line, so I'd be out in the field talking with customers and would then go back to my car, jot down messages and start return- ing calls," Hall says. "Now, we have 21 employees, a fully inte- grated soware system with route optimization, and a strong brand that defines who we are and what's important to us." With her Fast 46 award, Hall was able to reflect on how far the company has come. "This honor was a nice reminder of the work we've put in — and motivation to continue to push the envelope and expand," she says. Learn more about the Fast 46 initiative at buffalo.edu/ alumni/fast46. GROWING FAST School of Management alumni crushed it in last year's Fast 46 competition. Congratulations to the following alumni and companies who made the list: "I would go out on Saturdays with my dad to make a few extra dollars. I really fell in love with the relationships we had with our customers and saw how rewarding it is to help solve problems for people." Hall

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