Tempe, Ariz. – April 25, 2018 SparkPoint Studio Founder and CEO Crystal Patriarche was honored at the annual Sun Devil 100 awards ceremony. Every year, Arizona State University selects top entrepreneurs from a pool of hundreds of nominated alumni to recognize the fastest growing and most innovative companies led by ASU graduates.

Patriarche was ranked #8 overall during this year’s Sun Devil 100 for growth, innovation and recognized as a “master of disruption” in her industry. Patriarche also had the distinction of being the only female CEO in the top 10 honorees. To see the full list of nominees visit here and to read more about this distinguished program visit here.

According to ASU:

“Eighty-seven former Sun Devils who lead 75 companies were celebrated at the two-day event, sponsored by the ASU Alumni Association. This was the fourth year of the Sun Devil 100, which eventually will grow to the top 100 firms led by ASU graduates.

All of the nominated firms had to be in business at least three years, have annual revenues of at least $250,000 and be founded or led by an ASU alum.

In total, the 75 businesses in the class of 2018 had revenues of $8.5 billion and employ more than 25,000 people.”