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How My Son and I Created a Jewelry Brand by Not Giving Up
CONQUERing, No 11
Milford, Ohio
Tammy Nelson, co-founder and CEO
Two-year revenue growth: 1,326%
Growing up in Wisconsin, young Tammy Nelson dreamed of becoming a professional dancer in New York City or L.A. Despite the slim odds of any girl making it in that rarefied realm, her mother only ever expressed complete belief in her daughter. Though Nelson, 52, ultimately exchanged her tap shoes for a successful career in marketing, she’s always