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Corporate Report 100 11 Vincue/Dealercue

Average Annual Growth Rate: 116.56%

Growth: 349.69% 2018: $1,015,052

1st Year Full-time employees: 55 Founded in 2015, VINCUE provides auto dealers access to real-time market pricing, sales data and operational tools in one single, cohe sive system. That innovation, says CEO Chris Hoke, leveraged the talents of the VINCUE team and the culture they’ve built. The COVID pandemic, he said, also accelerated the industry’s evolution toward a more digital experience, and exposed weakness in larger competitors. 12 HeartLand Company Growth: 339.85% Average Annual Growth Rate: 113.28% Full-time employees: 3,800 Edward Schatz, Jr. had a vision for a different kind of commercial landscaping enterprise when HeartLand launched in 2016, and an acquisition based strategy jump-started the company’s growth nationwide. With 16 affiliates operating in 20 states from Idaho to the Atlantic, HeartLand boasts a suite of landscape enhancements that include irrigation and turfmaintenance, seasonal services, tree and shrub care and turfmaintenance. 13 Rx Savings Solutions Growth: 327.69% Average Annual Growth Rate: 109.23% Full-time employees: 125 It was a tall task from the outset back in 2008: helping consumers, Fortune 500 companies and health-plan clients navigate the complex world of prescription drugs, and in doing so, cut their drug costs and improve prescription adherence. Under Michael Rea’s leadership, the Overland Park company’s consistent triple-digit revenue growth is likely to earn a fourth straight Inc. 5000 spot this year. 14 Selectquote Growth: 301.31% Average Annual Growth Rate: 100.44% Full-time employees: DD SelectQuote has been around since 1985, but things really took off on the revenue side after it went public in the spring of 2020 and raised $360 million with that initial stock offering. The company’s digital platform helps consumers price shop for the best deals on risk management tools that include home and health insurance, college-savings strategies and financial planning. 15 ProcureIT Network Growth: 286.96% Average Annual Growth Rate: 95.65% 1st Year Gross Revenue: 2021: $8,630,858 2018: $2,230,429 Full-time employees: 3 Helping corporate clients optimize their own cloud environment—and cut their spend on those services by half—is what ProcureITNetwork is all about. Based in Grain Valley, and led by CEO Chris Martin, the company has grown by expanding its services beyond on-premises software sales and service, allowing legacy and new clients to purchase monthly AWS, Azure, and Google cloud usage through ProcureIT. Gross Revenue: 2021: $4,564,628 2nd Year Gross Revenue: 2021: $226,865,526 2018: $51,577,711 2nd Year Gross Revenue: 2021: $40,160,000 2018: $9,390,000 1st Year Gross Revenue: 2021: $937,815,000 2018: $233,688,000

16 Complete Technology Services Growth: 285.39%

Average Annual Growth Rate: 95.13%

Gross Revenue: Full-time employees: 41 This full-service Kansas City tech company provides business clients with fully outsourced infrastructure services and help desk support to cloud computing, data backups, security, and more. Recent growth came through changing technology and the way businesses use it to reach their goals. Remote work during the pandemic has played a large part in that, as has demand for cybersecurity services and protection from ransomware. 2021: $4,973,843 2018: $1,290,591

2nd Year

17 Safe Haven Security

Average Annual Growth Rate: 92.40%

Growth: 277.21% 2018: $88,160,282

Gross Revenue: Full-time employees: 2,164 North Kansas City-based Safe Haven Security is the nation’s largest Authorized ADT dealer, serving homeowners across most of the U.S. with more than 80 office locations in 43 states. It offers smart home and security services, partnering with large tech powers that include Google, Alarm.com and Qolsys, and it’s the exclusive smart home integrator for D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest home builder. 2021: $332,548,559

4th Year

18 Playfair Data

Average Annual Growth Rate: 88. 01%

Growth: 264.04% 2018: $582,671

1st Year Full-time employees: 12 When the global pandemic hit in 2020, the leadership at Playfair Data turned the ship quickly. What had been a visual analytics training firm quickly expanded its consulting services. Its existing online learning platform and in-house studio allowed it to shift all training to vir tual delivery, increasing the audience base, says Amy Leonard, operations director. Added firepower in marketing also drove client growth. 19 Rhycom Strategic Advertising Growth: 260.99% Average Annual Growth Rate: 87.00% 1st Year Gross Revenue: 2021: $14,893,487 2018: $4,125,788 Full-time employees: 18 The revenue-growth dam has cracked in a big way for Rick Rhyner and his full-service digital marketing agency based in Overland Park. Rhycom offers services in advertising, PR, web development, social media, content and CRM marketing, design branding and media plan ning and buying. Rhyner cites strong organic growth with current clients and successful new business-development efforts with new clients. 20 AFI Growth: 259.01% Average Annual Growth Rate: 86.34% Full-time employees: 21 Do not, says director Lanny Wagoner, let the name fool you: Alt Fuel Innovations does a lot more than install alternative fuel systems on commercial vehicles, which is how it became one of the largest equipment providers for commercial vehicles in the Midwest. It also offers complete vehicle solutions, including shelving, ladder racks, flatbeds and more for pickup trucks, vans and service trucks. Gross Revenue: 2021: $2,121,164 2nd Year Gross Revenue: 2021: $5,242,129 2018: $1,460,179

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