J.D. Ewing has grown COE Distributing’s revenue nearly 500 times. But the company's continued success, he says, is because of his employees.

Jim Merkel and Rockbridge have taken lessons from crises to create a system that gives the company a competitive advantage when the market is upended.

J. David Heller has built a staff that fits The NRP Group's very specifc mold in order to execute the mission he began in 1994.

Charlie McIlvaine crosses over from outside investor to internal operator of Coen Oil, a company he and his brother have repositioned for growth.