Emerging 8: these companies have been in business only a few short years, but are already experiencing phenomenal growth.

• Position: Fast 50

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"Based on the company being self-funded with no private equity or venture capital involvement up to this point, [our growth] has been incredible. We have been able to grow organically due to of our strong focus on sales and creating rich customer experiences at all touch points."

--Cody Broderick, Founder & CEO, inWhatLanguage

"We've actually been very deliberate and controlled with our growth trajectory. Even though our growth rate has been fast, it could have been more. But our focus has been on hiring high quality people and working hard for our clients."

--Brandon Doyle, CEO, Wallaroo Media

Company Info

Foxtail Marketing

foxtailmarketing.com

Full-service digital marketing agency

inWhatLanguage, LLC

inwhatlanguage.com

Translation and localization technology

JCO Financial

JCO.autopal.info

Auto financing

Legend Solar

legendsolar.com

Solar power solutions

Company Info

Simple Finance

simplefinance.com

No-credit-needed finance

Wallaroo Media, LLC

wallaroomedia.com

Digital and design agency

York Howell & Guymon

yorkhowell.com

Law firm

Zurixx, LLC

zurixx.com

Adult continuing education

What is something that came alongside your growth that you never anticipated?

"We are proud of our success and unending efforts to serve our customers, but on rare occasion you can't please everyone. We have learned a thing or two, through experience, about how to set and manage expectations."

--Jacob Munns, CEO, Boomsourcing

"Along with growth comes the need for prepared leaders. That's not a new revelation but the investment it takes in terms of the time and commitment to implement a substantive mentoring program at times has been very demanding."

--Clark Whiting, Vice President, Aboveground Division, Cementation USA

"IdealShape came to understand that we didn't want to become a fulfillment company. Our CEO walked into a meeting on day and said, 'we need to outsource fulfillment.' In April 2016 all fulfillment was outsourced so IdealShape could focus on what it does best--create world-class products through internet marketing."

--Royce Bybee, COO, IdealShape, LLC

"Our greatest challenges are presented by inventing solutions to problems that no one has yet solved. There was no blueprint for On Demand Packaging[R]. As such, Packsize has been successful in implementing a three-pronged strategic focus to address three main risks associated with disruptive technology."

--Hanko Kiessner, CEO, Packsize International

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