Believing in the importance of the “two Cs” – culture and communication – Stacy has developed a strong internal culture at ServiceMaster by Stratos through open communication channels based on core values like integrity, accountability and respect. She strives to achieve a firm balance between being a confident CEO and a true friend to her
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Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc. is a full service commercial and industrial construction firm in its sixth decade of continuous operations in the Memphis area. Fred, Brett and Justin Grinder have led the firm as Managing Principals for the past three decades as other founding family members retired. During the tenure of the current leadership, t
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Andy was born and raised in Memphis and has had a life long love affair with the city . After graduating from White Station High School in 1974, he attended The University of Mississippi where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in Business / Marketing. A two year stint with Dover Elevators and another two years in a small, privately held distribu
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Patti Phelps is the owner and CEO of Phelps Security, Inc., which is the oldest security guard firm in Memphis, celebrating 69 Years of service to our community and is also the largest certified woman owned entity in Memphis, TN. Phelps Security provides security guard and patrol services to businesses and residential areas in the Memphis community
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Johnny is a Board Member and Managing Partner at Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, a Higginbotham Partner. They are the 15th largest insurance broker in the US. In 2005, Johnny founded cityCURRENT Memphis and founded cityCURRENT Nashville in 2018. cityCURRENT, powered by Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance + Higginbotham, is a privately-funded catalyst for th
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Mat Lipscomb was born in Memphis, Tennessee and was raised in North Mississippi. Mat graduated from Memphis State University earning his B.B.A. with a major in insurance. He then worked for an international insurance company, where he trained in the underwriting, claims, audit and loss-control departments, while at the same time earning his Certifi
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Stepherson, Inc. was founded by the Stepherson brothers (Jack, Wesley, and Kenneth) in 1944. Randy Stepherson and his brother-in-law, Bob Reed, started working in the Macon Road store in the mid-70s, and in 1978, bought the shares of Jack and Wesley Stepherson. Then they bought out Kenneth Stepherson, Randy’s father, in 1998. They currently ope
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Frank J. Cianciola serves as Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Banc3 Holdings, Inc. He began his financial services career at Union Planters in 1973 and from 1984-1992 he held a variety of executive positions with Commerce Union Bank (C&S Sovran). From 1992-1995, Cianciola served as CFO of The Memphis Group, Inc., a
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Growing up in a large Italian family in Memphis, TN, Andy's love affair with cooking and being in the kitchen started young. Once he met Michael at Christian Brothers High School where they were both students, he knew he had found his culinary soulmate. After graduating from University of Mississippi, Andy attended Johnson and Wales University in C
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A native of Memphis, TN, Michael began cooking as a child. His extended Italian family would gather for jovial Sunday suppers where everyone would help make homemade meatballs and ravioli. When Michael met Andy at Christian Brothers High School, they immediately connected over their similar ancestral backstories. After graduating from Auburn Univer
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