Who’s Who in 2022

By MICHAEL GOSSIE

Even though the world the we once knew has been turned upside down by the pandemic, Arizona’s business community is hitting new heights. “Currently, many firms are reporting record profits and the need to retain and attract strong talent is at a pinnacle,” says Heidi Bayer, principal and legal recruiter for HGB Professional Recruiting Solutions. “The pandemic forced the legal profession to become more agile, learning how to facilitate working remotely. Despite most firms bustling with people again, many are downsizing their physical footprint and implementing office sharing.” Never before has the businesses community needed great leaders like Bayer and the other men, women and businesses you should keep your eyes on in the coming year. Over the next several pages, you will meet those who made Az Business magazine’s lists of Who’s Who in 2022.

MALE LEADERS TO WATCH IN 2022

JOHN BRADLEY, president, Brookfield Residential Arizona RICK CASSIDY, CEO, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Arizona HENRY DARWIN, shareholder, Gallagher & Kennedy HANS DRIESSNACK, CEO, Abrazo West Campus TOMAS GORNY, CEO, Nextiva JEFFREY B. GULDNER, CEO, APS DAVID J. JACOFSKY, MD, founder and CEO, HOPCo and The CORE Institute MICHAEL JONES, president and CEO, Delta Dental of Arizona SCOTT HARRIS, site director, Peloton Interactive BRETT HELGESON, president and CEO, Adopt Technologies JOHN HOGEBOOM, president and CEO, Community Bridges THOMAS J. INSERRA, chairman and CEO, Integro Bancorp. CHRISTOPHER KEELER, Gilbert site leader, Northrop Grumman KYLE KENNEDY, Arizona president, Bell Bank CHRIS KOCH, CEO of Carlisle Companies LEE D. LAMBERT, chancellor, Pima Community College HUGH LYTLE, CEO, Equality Health JAMES MURPHY, CEO, Willmeng STEVE PURVES, CEO, Valleywise Health HUMPHREY SHIN, market president, FirstBank

COMPANIES TO WATCH IN 2022

Aligned || Axon || Brander Group || Caesars Entertainment || CP Technologies Emerge || Engel & Volkers || Get Your Nest || GT Medical Technologies || Homie Arizona Jennings Haug Cunningham || Kayo Energy || Land Advisors Organization || Lucid Motors Paradigm Laboratories || Phoenix Raceway || Pacific Premier Bank || Pioneer Title Agency PNC Bank || Qwick || Real Time Companies || Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Bayer has more than 20 years of experience in business development, client relations, and hiring. HGB specializes in attorney recruitment, both in the public and private sectors, and recently celebrated 10 years in business.

PERSONAL STRENGTHS: “I believe in being authentic, at all times, so my work, much like the rest of my life, is driven by integrity, humility, and genuinely caring about making a difference. I know the work I do changes lives and can impact the trajectory of businesses, so I concentrate more on the quality of my service and providing the most personalized experience than achieving a quantifiable goal.” LEGAL NEEDS: “For several years, there has been a notable void in Arizona’s legal market. I am speaking of the need for transactional attorneys – corporate, real estate, and now, estate planning attorneys. With the legal industry booming, this need has only intensified; however, litigators are also feeling the boom, so in the foreseeable future, the need is everywhere.” COMPANY OUTLOOK: “HGB just celebrated 10 years in business, and while we have been humbled to experience tremendous success, we will remain a boutique operation, so the authenticity of what we provide isn’t compromised. While our model will remain the same, with deepening relationships and market shifts, we do anticipate participation in some exciting moves, but true to recruiting, the details remain confidential.” INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: “The pandemic didn’t take Arizona down, so I anticipate the intense pace of the legal market continuing into 2022. Bigger picture, however, the legal community is shifting and in the coming years, numerous firms will either dismantle, be absorbed, or merge. Also, as Arizona continues to grow at a rapid pace, investors and businesses will look to our state as a launching pad and more companies, and subsequently, in-house opportunities, will likely appear.” Information: hbayer@HGBrecruting.com

HEIDI BAYER

Owner and legal recruiter HGB Professional Recruiting Solutions

OTHER WOMEN TO WATCH IN 2022

WENDY ARMENDARIZ, NOAH GAIL BAER, Jewish Family & Children’s Service LORRY BOTTRIL, Mercy Care TONI MORALES BROBERG, AT&T FRANCES DUCAR, Healthcare Solutions Centers CHRISTINE GANNON, Brightworks Consulting SUSAN M. GRAY, Tucson Electric Power SARAH HANCOTTE, TruWest Credit Union YVETTE JACKSON, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Arizona HEATHER KANE, UnitedHealthcare PAM KEHALY, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona MICHELLE OLSON, Lambert CRYSTAL LEHMAN, BrightFi STEPHANIE MADERAZZO HUGHES, Canyon State Electric AMILYN PIERCE, Arizona Diamondbacks KATIE RIESENBACH, USAA JULIE ROBINSON, Jani-King Southwest STEPHANIE SPARK, Fry’s Food Stores AMY WALTERS, Cancer Treatment Centers of America JAMIE WONG, RE/MAX Fine Properties KATHLEEN WINSTON, College of Nursing, University of Phoenix

ALICIA M. BULL

Associate || Burch & Cracchiolo

Born and raised in Phoenix, Bull graduated from Xavier College Preparatory, Northern Arizona University, and earned her M.Ed. in elementary education from ASU in 2012. After spending some time in the classroom, she attended ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and received her J.D. in 2017.

THE SWITCH TO LAW: “Teaching will always have a special place in my heart and I will always cherish the time I spent in the classroom, but I was ready for a new challenge. Law felt like a natural shift after growing up with my dad, a local zoning attorney.” BENEFITS OF TEACHING FIRST: “Teaching gave me many tools that I often use in legal practice. One of the best tools I have is the ability to convey an idea. As a teacher, it is important to break down information and quickly determine whether your students understand the lesson. The same skills come into play when addressing the court or local governments or clients. Other skills learned in the classroom include organization, time management, and understanding. Good lawyers manage their cases effectively and understand the needs of their clients and how to best address those needs.” SATISFACTION OF LAW: “It is always amazing to see the way members of the community and our zoning clients can work together to create incredible developments that will benefit the community for years to come.” OUTLOOK FOR 2022: “I think the commercial real estate area is going to be great to watch in 2022. There are some amazing developments in the works and it will be exciting to see the growth and opportunities that come as a result.” CONTACT: bcattorneys.com

OTHER YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS TO WATCH

LIZ AGBOOLA, CEO, Moses Behavioral Care ASHLEY BUNCH, public affairs manager, APS JUSTIN M. BRANDT, attorney, Bianchi & Brandt SIMON CHARTER, community development manager, FreeportMcMoRan LAUREN FITZPATRICK SHANKS, founder and CEO, KeepWOL LORA HOBAICA, assistant corporate secretary, SRP MICHAEL HWANG, senior sustainability program manager, Intel SHON MACK, corporate strategist, SRP ALANA MILLSTEIN, co-founder and owner, Henri GEAR MISNER, president, Hye Tech Networks T.J. MITCHELL, Jennings Haug Cunningham KENNETH G. POOLE JR., MD, medical director of patient experience, Mayo Clinic DANIELLE PUENTE, CFO, DP Electric CHRIS RODRIGUEZ, president and CEO, Ability360 CHRIS RONZIO, founder and CEO, Trainual EIVAN SHAHARA, co-founder and CEO, Mint Cannabis MARCOS TAPIA, partner, Tiffany & Bosco STANLEY WONG, energy engineer, ETC Group WHITNEY YATES-WOODS, dealer principal, Yates Buick GM JACKIE YODER, COO, Wilde Wealth Management Group YIYUN ZHANG, director of materials engineering, Footprint

DIETER GABLE

CEO

TBConsulting Gable leads TBConsulting, which provides innovative solutions for businesses’ evolving technology needs using a pragmatic, consultative approach aimed at identifying and delivering measurable outcomes that support organizations while containing technology costs.

ATTRACTION TO INDUSTRY: “It’s really interesting. I got a degree in finance and real estate from the University of Arizona. I was planning on going into commercial real estate, but the timing was awful. I went to work for Arthur Anderson in their management consulting division, and literally got redirected into technology. It was amazing transformation because I never looked back. I got hooked onto technology and got a chance to work on some incredible projects. One of my favorite projects I got to work at Anderson Consulting was building a lottery system. So, I got a chance to work at a dozen lotteries around the United States and internationally, working on technology projects, and got specialized in lottery security, of all things.”

PROFESSIONAL TRANSITION: “The work I did at Arthur Anderson

Consulting — now Accenture — drove me to really appreciate what

TBConsulting did. When I got involved with TBConsulting in 2008, I appreciated our core values of being passionate about what we do, being passionate about IT, and having the partnership mentality of always doing what is right for everybody in our ecosystem — employees, vendors, or clients. Those core values transcend everything. We always do what’s right.” WORK AT TBC: “We work with enterprise-level customers and we provide back office capabilities and functionality. So, primarily, those are the systems and the technology and telephony systems that the average user doesn’t see. The ERP system, the CRM, all the things that businesses rely on every day — those systems are run by us.” STRENGTH OF COMPANY: “Innovation. We have to stay ahead of where everybody else is. We have to bring ideas to our clients and we have to do a lot of research and development for our clients. Our clients can save a lot of frustration, time, money, and energy by relying on us to give them proven solutions, because we’ll take their wishful thinking, the vaporware, and the things that vendors put out there, and we’ll test it and see what’s real and what is maybe a bit of a marketing collateral stretch that has been put out there.” Information: tbconsulting.com

LEARN MORE: Watch the full interview with Dieter Gable of TBConsulting at azbigmedia.com

BRAD KRAUSE

Founder and president

Krause Architecture + Interiors Krause founded Krause Architecture + Interiors in 1996. The firm’s design philosophy centers on the creation of design projects inspired by each client’s unique culture and history, with an approach that combines technology with the natural environment and a strong integration of architecture, interiors, art and landscape. Krause is consistently rated as one of the top design firms and has won numerous design awards.

ATTRACTION TO INDUSTRY: “I just love the process, I love the people and I just love the whole deal. It’s really fun and it’s challenging when you’re meeting a client for the first time, to really understand who they are and what they want to do. And then, from there, working with your consultants and your in-house team to develop a really kick-ass concept. That’s what we do. You have to have a concept before you can have a design. So, it has to be a mission, a vision statement, and where we’re headed with it. From there, we start the design. I’ve always loved it.” IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON BUSINESS: “It’s been huge. We were really fortunate in that when the pandemic hit, we had a really great group of people. We all trusted each other and we all believed in each other. So we pivoted very quickly. And working from home or working remotely was not a problem. We lost zero productivity.” IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON DESIGN: “The pandemic and the environmental issues we’ve been experiencing with climate change are on our minds constantly. We’re always looking for ways to make sure our clients are safe. We’re also stewards of the environment and we want to make sure that we protect the environment at the same time. We’re always looking for better ways to do things.” INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: “We are really fortunate to live in Phoenix. I’ve lived here 35 years. The market has never really been slow. Yes, we’ve had some hiccups, but it’s always been crazy. I don’t see it slowing down. We’re going to have some hiccups along the way, but I think, moving forward, Phoenix will continue to be strong. Just look at all the people that are moving here and look at all the businesses that are moving here. The projections are through the roof, through 2026 is what I understand. That’s crazy.” INFORMATION: krauseaz.com

LEARN MORE: Watch the full interview with Brad Krause of Krause Architecture + Interiors

ANDY KVESIC

Managing partner

Radix Law Kvesic joined Radix following a decorated legal career in the public and private sectors. He began his career practicing complex business litigation for nearly a decade at a large law firm in Phoenix, then became a prosecutor at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Kvesic was then appointed chief counsel and legal division director of the Arizona Corporation Commission, where he advised five elected commissioners on statewide public utility matters and led some of the most influential policies and judicial outcomes in the history of the commission.

BACKGROUND: “I have had a very interesting career path. I started in litigation. I was then a prosecutor, so I did some criminal work, and then public service work at the commission, so I got that utilities, regulatory, and government affairs experience. I then went into a private general counsel job, so I’ve seen a lot of different things and

I can help clients with a lot of different problems. They like having the ability to call me with whatever they need and I’m there to solve their problems.” FOCUS OF PRACTICE: “I serve as outside general counsel to a number of different clients, private companies, public agencies, individuals, and high-net-worth folks. I am their one-stop-shop lawyer that handles everything for them.” ATTRACTION TO RADIX: “The opportunity to be the managing partner of Radix was a one-of-a-kind chance to be part of the first multi-lawyer, traditional law firm in the country that has non-lawyer owners. It was such a unique opportunity to come into an established firm with a really unique platform, bring in some capital partners, and bring in a revolutionary idea on how law firms should be changed and improved. It was hard to pass up.” LAW FIRM OUTLOOK: “We’re about a 10-person law firm right now. I think I’d like to double in size within the next two to three years. I came from a big firm. I think there are pros and cons to being in those types of places. But I think culture is extremely important at a law firm. That’s what keeps people there. That’s what keeps people productive. And I think that 20-, 25-lawyer size is the sweet spot where everyone feels like they’re part of the family.” INFORMATION: radixlaw.com

LEARN MORE: Watch the full interview with Andy Kvesic of Radix Law at azbigmedia.com