Dealerscope 2008 40 Under 40

Gregory Borchardt
June 01, 2008
Vice President Sales and Marketing, Voxred International

Age: 31

Education: B.A., Brown University; M.B.A., The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Career History: Prior to helping to start Voxred, Borchardt worked...

Ron Brewster
June 01, 2008
Buyer-Home Audio, Amazon.com

Age: 38

Education: Five years of military service as an aviation electronics technician

Career History: What young man wouldn’t jump at an opportunity to work for a company called “Car...

Matt Christensen
June 01, 2008
Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Planar Systems

Age: 39

Education: BS, University of Iowa; MBA, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo.

Career History: Christensen worked for the family business, Business Media Inc., which...

Barry D. Coles
June 01, 2008
Vice President, Elite Screens

Age: 33

Career History: Director of sales ProAV at Optoma, business development manager and regional sales manager at BenQ.

Greatest Business Achievements: Coles, in the industry for nine years,...

Robert D’Addario
June 01, 2008
Business Unit Manager, Planet Waves Custom Installation, a cable manufacturer and division of D’Addario & Co.

Age: 31

Education: Studied music and science at DePaul University Chicago.

Career History: Having worked...

Gregg Durham
June 01, 2008
Vice President, Audio Plus Inc.

Age: 39

Education: International Business degree from Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

Career History: Durham worked his way up from installer to head installer at an outfit...

Matthew Faul
June 01, 2008
Partner, SolidSignal, Novi, Mich.

Age: 31

Education: Studied mechanical engineering at Kettering University, Flint, Mich.

Career History: Faul began his career as a sales engineer for the defunct Matchbid.com before moving over...

Ashley Flaska
June 01, 2008
Vice President of Marketing, NEC Display Solutions

Age: 35

Education: B.A. in Communications, Purdue University

Career History: Ashley has held various roles at NEC including senior director of marketing at NEC Display Solutions...

Rob Geller
June 01, 2008
Vice President, Peerless Industries

Age: 39

Education: B.A. in Economics, Northwestern University; M.B.A. in marketing and finance from Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Career History: Geller joined Peerless in 2005 as...

Troy Gillette
June 01, 2008
Owner, Audio Video Advantage

Age: 28

Education: On the job training as an installer in the Detroit suburbs.

Career History: He started out like most tech-inclined kids: taking a lot things apart and not necessarily putting...