Mellisa Allen, 33

Mellisa Allen, an on-the-rise leader at Tervis, one of the fastest growing companies in the Sarasota-Bradenton region, has built her career on an ability to see bigger things in smaller opportunities.

A good example of that is her current position at Tervis, a Venice-based drinkware firm, where she oversees a 90-employee technology department. Her unit includes IT, ecommerce and customer experience, a key revenue stream. The position only came about because she did so well with her first role at Tervis, when she was ecommerce marketing manager for six years.