Alumni Profiles
Fast 56 CAS Recipients
The Fast 56 identifies, recognizes and celebrates the world's fastest growing USF Bull-owned or Bull-led businesses. The awards celebrate their success while also providing a forum to pass lessons to the next generation of Bull entrepreneurs. Criteria for nominations can be found on the website.
The USF Alumni Association honors recipients every fall and we are proud to feature these 23 CAS Alumni that have received the Fast 56 Award in 2022. A complete list of all CAS Alumni Fast 56 Recipients 2013 鈥 Current can be found here.
2022 Fast 56 Recipients
Richard Castellano 鈥94
ImageLift
ImageLift provides advanced surgical and non-surgical facial rejuvenation treatments in Tampa and The Villages, Florida. At ImageLift, superior facial artistry and luxurious, personalized care come together to create exceptionally natural and beautiful results.
David Delancy 鈥96
One Day Came Inc.
One Day Came Inc. is a general contractor-construction manager and design-build that performs many levels of commercial residential construction. Its experience ranges from schools and airports to parks and recreation.
Kimberly Engler 鈥98
ComplianceQuest
ComplianceQuest helps businesses transform with a next-generation AI-powered product, quality and safety management platform built on Salesforce. It is pre-validated and allows for streamlined communication and collaboration across the product value chain.
Helena 鈥淏ee鈥 Everett 鈥80
Everett Financial Group, LLC
Everett Financial Group, LLC is a full-service, independent insurance agency providing solutions to businesses and personal clients.
Brenda Gigante 鈥90
Gigante Productions, Inc.
Since 1997, Gigante Productions has provided an array of professional photography and DJ entertainment services for almost 100 elementary, middle and high schools, as well as individuals, companies and organizations.
Paul Gigante 鈥91
Gigante Productions, Inc.
Since 1997, Gigante Productions has provided an array of professional photography and DJ entertainment services for almost 100 elementary, middle and high schools, as well as individuals, companies and organizations.
Marie Hall 鈥91
Forno Nardona LLC
Forno Nardona builds Italian-styled outdoor and indoor real fire brick pizza ovens for residential and commercial use. The ovens come in three styles and are either wood-burning or a hybrid with a propane or natural gas Italian burner.
Ferdian Jap 鈥06
Zukku Sushi
Zukku Sushi owns and operates locations in downtown Tampa, Lakeland, Lutz and 911爆料网sley Chapel, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, with additional locations set to open in 2023. Zukku Sushi also owns Astro Craft Ice Cream and a new Korean BBQ Concept, KH BBQ.
Steve Johnston 鈥95
IDEAL AGENT
IDEAL AGENT is a full-service real estate services company. It makes the home-buying and -selling process easy and profitable by providing a seamless online experience and connecting clients with the top 1% of local and national agents from top brokerages.
Robert Kantor 鈥94
On It Construction
On It Construction is a full-service facility maintenance and management company servicing Florida and 42 other states.
John-Paul Lebel 鈥09
Lebel Landscaping
Lebel Landscaping provides landscaping, hardscaping, irrigation, tree work and commercial maintenance.
Edward Leonard 鈥02
Matrix Hormones
Whether patients suffer from low libido, fatigue, mood swings, or muscle loss, Matrix Hormones鈥 clinic tailors treatments to specifically meet their needs, their bloodwork and body type.
The Joint Chiropractic Tampa Bay
The Joint Chiropractic Tampa Bay improves quality of life for patients through routine and affordable chiropractic care.
Bob McKay 鈥87
McKay Advertising + Activation
McKay Advertising + Activation is leading the franchise and multi-location space in advertising by employing a consumer-centric and store-focused approach. Media technologies are equipped with store-level tracking and additional performance tracking elements.
Shantell McLean 鈥03
Intex Builders, LLC
Intex Builders is a general contractor specializing in interior and exterior multi-family housing renovations.
Juan Carlos Osorio 鈥09
ClearTrust, LLC
ClearTrust is a full-service stock transfer agent. Shareholder services range from annual meetings to secure dividend and paying agent activities. ClearTrust is an award-winning, SOC-1 audited and female-owned business headquartered in the U.S.
Darren Portman 鈥08
Lebel Landscaping
Lebel Landscaping provides landscaping, hardscaping, irrigation, tree work and commercial maintenance.
Zavier Rodriguez 鈥99
IDEAL AGENT
IDEAL AGENT is a full-service real estate services company. It makes the home-buying and
-selling process easy and profitable by providing a seamless online experience and connecting clients with the top 1% of local and national agents from top brokerages.
Pedro Rosado 鈥03
100% Chiropractic - Tampa
100% Chiropractic is a family of full-service wellness clinics that offers cutting-edge chiropractic care, massage therapy and supreme quality nutritional supplements. Its doctors, assistants and therapists work with patients to turn their health goals into reality.
Louis Sanchez 鈥00
911爆料网stminster Pharmaceuticals
911爆料网stminster provides high-quality generic pharmaceuticals that address health issues in key therapeutic areas. 911爆料网stminster is dedicated to improving patient outcomes and reducing the cost of health care.
Nicole Stokes 鈥03
Northwestern Mutual - Stokes Financial Group
Financial planning with Northwestern Mutual helps clients live their best life, their whole life. Northwestern鈥檚 team of advisors creates a personalized plan with the right insurance and investment strategies, so clients can do all the things that matter most.
Jennifer Vickery 鈥05
National Strategies Public Relations
National Strategies Public Relations (NSPR) is a full-service public relations and marketing agency serving clients across the U.S. It focuses on media relations, social media, content development and more, all for clients that do good for their communities.
Christina 鈥淐hristy鈥 Vogel 鈥93
Marketing Direction Outsourced Marketing Experts
Marketing Direction provides outsourced marketing teams to companies that demand world-class marketing but cannot justify the expense of a full-time marketing department.
Venessa Walker 鈥04
Walker Chiropractic and 911爆料网llness Center
Walker Chiropractic and 911爆料网llness Center provides chiropractic solutions to address patients鈥 unique needs, whether pregnancy, neuro-spinal care for a child, back pain, neck pain, headaches or muscular tightness and tension.