Mary Jane’s House of Glass (Winner)
Mary Jane’s House of Glass has seen steady growth since its inception as a quality smoking accessories store for medical marijuana in 2000, but sales soared when cannabis was legalized in Washington state at the end of 2012.
“Mary Jane’s has 11 locations between Washington and Oregon. Since 2010, Mary Jane’s has opened seven stores and has almost quadrupled employee count in the past three years from approximately 25 employees to 95 employees,” said Brandon Brock, CEO.
Over the past two fiscal years alone, revenue at Mary Jane’s has increased by approximately 150 percent.
Plans call for an expansion of their e-commerce and website presence and a move toward radio and television advertising as well as celebrity endorsements. Mary Jane’s Glass Productions, a 7,500 square-foot extension of Mary Jane’s House of Glass, is located at the Port of Camas/Washougal wherein a trade school curriculum for apprentice glass blowers is being created.
“Since legalization,” Brock said, “we have been continuously adding new customers to our base. We have seen a boom in the baby boomer demographic who have decided to return to cannabis use.”
2014 Fastest Growing Company 10+ Years (Finalists)
Audigy Group
According to founder and CEO, Brandon Dawson, Audigy Group has received national recognition as one of the fastest-growing companies in America an impressive six times.
Audigy Group is a member-owned organization that provides business management services to the private practice hearing care industry covering a range of areas from development to finance to technology to human resources.
The company is committed to paying success forward with strong programs in place for mission trips, volunteering at Share House of Vancouver and individual member and staff stories about involvement with local organizations such as Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors and The Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
In 2014, the company increased sales by a modest six percent. However, looking at the past 10 years, Audigy Group has experienced a whopping 5,000 percent growth in revenue. 15 employees were added in 2014, bringing their workforce to 189 to close out the year.
Opsahl Dawson
In business since 1979, Opsahl Dawson continues to enjoy revenue growth with a 25 percent increase in 2014. This local accounting firm has a “tone from the top” mentality that contributes to low turnover, a strong team environment and satisfied employees who provide excellent client service throughout the year.
Aaron and Jen Dawson’s vision for the acquisition of Opsahl Dawson in 2009 (purchased from founder George Opsahl) was to create a cutting edge accounting firm that employed the newest technology, streamlined efficiency and included flexible work-from-home options.
These steps allowed them to see significant revenue growth while adding only two full-time employees.
“I believe that our firm is just starting to hit its stride,” said Aaron Dawson. “We’ve been doing good work since we bought the firm six years ago. Matt Lee – shareholder – he’s done an amazing job at growing our Vancouver office. We’re easy to talk to and we like what we do. We get the job done and we have fun at work every day.”
Trail Tech Inc.
Going into its 15th year of business, Trail Tech designs, manufactures and markets digital instrumentation, lighting, power solutions and other accessories. These applications and products are used in the motorcycle, ATV and motor vehicle industries. They’re also a tier one supplier of OEM products, adapting their power sports capabilities to embedded technologies, digital instrumentation and informational gauges, to name a few.
“Over the last five years we have increased staff from 23 to 50 full-time employees,” said Garridan Robinett, Trail Tech marketing manager. “The jobs have been across the board from production, administrations, sales and engineering. Within the next year we anticipate hiring another 10 full-time employees.”
Trail Tech has grown at a steady 15-20 percent over the last four years and is on track to see another 20 percent growth in 2015 as they continue to provide superior service to new and existing OEM contracts, increase their aftermarket product presence and introduce new products such as colored GPS.
