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While Brian Hock trained for the Louisville Ironman in 2010, he had an idea for a way to stay hydrated along the way. That idea evolved into Simple Hydration, a start-up company with an innovative product that is being manufactured in the US.

Five months ago, David Johnson and his wife Estelle McNair started a branding company together. Today, Johnson-McNair is beginning to gain traction and serve clients all over the country.

Brian Burke started IBuyCells in 2006. Alone, he was buying and selling used Verizon phones out of his house in Loveland. In 2008, he saw much more potential in selling Apple computers and iPhones. In October of 2009, he founded sellyourmac.com and generated $1 million of revenue in the first year.

Though Kaleidoscope has been around for 22 years, in its last decade, its focus has shifted to four distinct areas of product development. By keeping a clear eye on consumer goods, electronics, healthcare and transportation, Kaleidoscope takes the process from research to ideation.

MarketVision Research sets itself apart through its signature data-driven, quantitative analysis, and its thoughtful, qualitative analysis that helps companies understand what drives the decisions of their own customers.

Dominion Liquid Technologies has grown from a small startup company manufacturing coffee flavored syrups to one that develops and produces energy shots, pancake syrups, cocktail mixes, barbeques and hot sauces - all made right here in Cincinnati.

Finding closure has opened big doors for Northern Kentucky manufacturing company Mauer USA. Three years ago, Mauer AG- a German maker of caps and closures for everything from toothpaste tubes to shampoo bottles- made the fortuitous decision to locate their North American operation in Hebron, Ky.  

In the crowded Mommy web world, a Cincinnati mother-of-three has transformed a savings email list from a hobby into a web site and full-time job.

Twenty years after launching a company that meets the needs of the local design community, downtown Cincinnati's Singer Showroom is using innovative marketing feedback to foster future growth.

The Wolf Group is a one-of-a-kind business that started out in the founder and president’s home in the late 1980s. Today the business is home to a 17,000 sq. ft. facility in Blue Ash where dozens of trained palates taste, as well as touch, smell and test a host of food, personal care and other products for companies who want to make them better.

Formed through the union of two Cincinnati companies, Nielsen Online's BuzzMetrics leads the way in measuring online word-of-mouth and helping companies interpret and use the buzz surrounding their products.