Guil Geneau, 39

Guil Geneau wasn’t afraid to think big when he co-founded Crown Roofing in 2013 with his business partner, Chris Copeland. “Right out of the gate, we chose some pretty robust platforms for our systems that weren’t indicative of a startup company,” he says.

That included flexible accounting software and a cloud-based server, both of which have allowed the company to grow without a lot of back-office headaches. “Even when we were producing zero, Crown Roofing had the potential to be the $100 million company it is now,” he says. Sarasota-based Crown did $113 million in revenue in 2018, up 56.9% over $72 million in 2017.