Dial it up

When it comes to growth, Lightspeed Voice is living up to its name. “In 2012, we went from about 50 customers to just exploding almost overnight,” says company founder and technical director Brad Fuller.

Today, the North Port-based provider of voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service has more than 5,000 customers in every state but Alaska. It's grown 491% over the past three years and earned the 811th spot on the 2016 Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the fastest-growing private companies in America.

“We're looking to maintain and increase that growth,” says Fuller. The company wants to add to its staff of 25 and hopes to hit 10,000 customers in the near future.