Elaine Hodgson, president of Incredible Technologies, makers of the Golden Tee Golf coin-operated video game, has been named as one of Fast Company magazine's third annual list of "Fast 50" innovators - individuals whose achievements have significantly advanced their companies or industries.
The Fast 50 will appear in the March issue of Fast Company, the nation's leading magazine for management innovators, hitting newsstands on February 18. The list includes 50 exceptional achievers selected from online submissions by Fast Company readers. This year's list was selected from more than 1,650 entries submitted by individuals in 30 countries and nearly every state in the union.
Profiles of the Fast 50, as well as all reader submissions, may be accessed online at the special Fast 50 Website at
www.fastcompany.com/fast50.
"The Fast 50 are the idea elite of business, individuals with the vision and personal commitment to propel their companies and industries into the future," said Fast Company editor-in-chief John Byrne.
Selected by Fast Company editors, the Fast 50 includes executives, activists, marketers, designers, scientists, engineers and other leaders from a variety of backgrounds. Some are solo entrepreneurs and researchers. Others come from wide range of organisations -from large corporations to start-ups.
Ms Hodgson, named as a Trend winner on the Fast 50 list, founded Incredible Technologies with partner, Richard Ditton, in 1985. A NASA research chemist turned computer programmer, Hodgson grew a $150,000 start-up venture into a burgeoning $65 million company. Hodgson has kept Golden Tee on top for eight straight years, thanks to annual technology upgrades and a unique online tournament system.
Founded in 1996 and published monthly, New York-based Fast Company covers ideas, trends and individuals devoted to innovation and managing change in today's economy. The magazine is owned by Gruner + Jahr USA, one of the top-ranked magazine publishers in the U.S., reaching one of the largest readerships in America. Gruner + Jahr USA also publishes Inc, Child, Family Circle, Fitness, Parents and YM.
