Business Leaders
The executives and entrepreneurs building the Keystone State's economy.
Woman-Led Venture Fund Targets Overlooked Pennsylvania Startups
Managing partner Renee Castillo closed a $40 million fund specifically focused on founders outside Philadelphia's usual startup circuit.
Turning Former Coal Land Into an E-Commerce Fulfillment Hub
Entrepreneur Bill Costanzo redeveloped a reclaimed strip mine site outside Scranton into a fulfillment center serving regional online retailers.
Building a Government Contracting Business From a Harrisburg Basement
Founder Sam Delgado grew his IT services firm by focusing exclusively on small state agency contracts larger competitors ignored.
Veteran-Owned Construction Firm Grows on the Strength of Federal Set-Asides
CEO James Whitfield built his Lehigh Valley construction company around federal contracting rules designed to help veteran-owned businesses compete.
Penn State Research Spinout Raises Seed Round for Crop Diagnostics
Dr. Aisha Bello's startup commercializes a plant-disease detection technology developed in her own university lab.
She Built a Logistics Startup by Solving Philadelphia's Last-Mile Problem
Priya Anand's delivery-routing company grew out of frustration with missed delivery windows in dense Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Healthcare IT Startup CEO on Selling Software to Skeptical Hospitals
Derek Simmons spent two years building trust with regional hospital systems before landing his healthcare scheduling startup's first major contract.
From One Food Cart to Six Storefronts: An Immigrant Entrepreneur's Philadelphia Story
Fatima Haidari built a small West Philadelphia food business empire starting with a single cart, reinvesting profits into each new location.
From Robotics Lab to Factory Floor: One Founder's Path to Scaling in Pittsburgh
Founder Elena Marsh built her warehouse-automation startup around Pittsburgh's robotics talent pool instead of relocating to a coastal hub.