Benjamin Osbrach, 39

Benjamin Osbrach started his risk advisory and compliance company in 2010 with $2,000 in his bank account, zero clients and a non-compete from his prior firm.

Although he was starting from scratch, Osbrach says he built the appearance of a much larger and more mature enterprise, so much so when he showed up onsite at his first client with one other person, they were shocked and said, “Is it really just you guys?”

It took several months to win that first client. But halfway through his first year in business, Osbrach started to bring on employees. For the next few years, he grew revenue 100% each year — up until his company merged with business advisory services leader Skoda Minotti, in August 2013. Today, Osbrach is a partner leading 330 employees across four major offices at Skoda Minotti and continues to experience 30-40% revenue growth annually. The company boasts more than 300 clients in 40 states.