Small Business Breakthrough

Since early 2012 Shad and Ann Khan have focused their philanthropic giving in the Jacksonville community through the Jaguars Foundation. Through the Foundation they provided more than $1 million in grants in 2012 and $1.6 million in 2013 to children’s and family programs, as well as other NFL and team-related initiatives. The Foundation also donates more than 11,000 charitable tickets with an in-kind value of nearly $500,000 annually. The Khans’ charitable initiatives include a $1 million commitment to the City of Jacksonville’s Veterans Resource and Reintegration Center, as a partner in the mayor’s initiative to military service members transitioning back to civilian life. The Khans also made a six-figure challenge matching grant to the North Florida Boy Scouts, contributions to fund the NFL/Jaguars Play 60 program in partnership with Baptist Health, and grants to support community improvements. Khan also supported the One Spark event in Jacksonville in April 2014 with his second consecutive $1 million pledge to support creativity and innovation.

David Brown is chairman and CEO of Web.com, a position he's held since August 2000. As he leads this global company that helps small businesses with their website online needs, he often speaks at local, regional and national small business leadership conferences, is a source to national news on small business trends, and is viewed as an expert in helping small businesses grow through their online presence. Mr. Brown has a wealth of business experience, including founding Atlantic Teleservices in 1997 that was later acquired by Web.com, and holding various senior management positions at Riggs National Bank, Florida National Bank and Barnett Bank.

Mark Lamping was named president of the Jacksonville Jaguars on February 13, 2012. A veteran of more than 20 years as an executive in professional sports, Lamping became the Jaguars’ first president since the end of the 1996 season. His career highlights include 13 years as a marketing executive with Anheuser-Busch, 14 seasons as president of Major League Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals and four years as CEO of New Meadowlands Stadium Company where he oversaw the construction and operation of MetLife Stadium. The New York Giants’ 2012 Super Bowl victory enabled Lamping to become one of the few sports executives to have received both a Super Bowl ring and World Series Championship ring. Lamping earned his World Series ring as president of the St. Louis Cardinals following their 2006 championship season.

Jaime Weston joined the NFL in 2003 and serves as the league’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Creative and Branding. She is the driving force for fostering a greater connection around NFL fan segments and leads the league’s advertising and brand initiatives. Weston heads fan strategy and oversees the league’s brand management and creative strategy, including serving as the managing director of the award-winning NFL Creative Department. She is responsible for working with all 32 NFL teams, sponsors, licensees and broadcast partners to protect and grow the NFL’s brand equity, while delivering value to its partners.

About Modasten

The winner of the 2015 Small Business Breakthrough powered by Web.com, Modasten, is a surf and skate apparel company that specializes in sunglasses manufactured from recycled skateboards. Modasten was created to bring a unique style to the action sport world by offering high quality sunglasses and apparel that are symbolic of the spirit and power of the red hawk. By infusing their “green” method into the sunglass and apparel industry, Modasten is adding a fresh approach to the way individuals express themselves with their style and apparel of choice. This blend of unique style and earth conscious production methods has them poised to be a driver of new trends.

After The Win

With the help of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Web.com, Modasten has seen a significant positive impact on their business. The exposure of their products to thousands of NFL fans in person on Sundays and throughout the season on other Jaguars media channels has led to increased exposure and created thousands of new Modasten fans across the Southeast. Coupled with a new Web.com custom website and online marketing strategy, Modasten is now connecting with more customers than ever before and seeing a dramatic increase in Sunglass sales. Stayed tuned for more details...

6 FINALISTS. OUR STAGE. BIG RESULTS.

WINNINGS INCLUDE:

HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS. 6 SMALL BUSINESS FINALISTS.
ONE WINNER

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MEET THE 2016 JUDGES

SHAD KHAN, OWNER [+]

SHAD KHAN, OWNER

DAVID BROWN, CEO [+]

DAVID BROWN, CEO

MARK LAMPING, PRESIDENT [+]

MARK LAMPING, PRESIDENT

JAIME WESTON, SENIOR VP OF NFL CREATIVE DEPARTMENT [+]

JAIME WESTON, SENIOR VP OF NFL CREATIVE DEPARTMENT

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