Brandon Phillips, 35

CEO, Global HR Research

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 3:00 p.m. October 4, 2013
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Brandon Phillips started his business in a 150-square-foot office and now has 80 employees and 1,500 clients.

Here’s how badly Phillips wanted to become an entrepreneur: He turned down a dream job with the Detroit Pistons basketball team.

 

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