Chattanooga technology company wins innovation award

Employees work at the new Ambition company located at 800 Market St. next to the Lamp Post Group. Employees work at the new Ambition company located at 800 Market St. next to the Lamp Post Group.

By Mike Pare November 19, 2015 2 min read

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Ambition wins innovation award

A 2016 Volkswagen Passat is on display at the Spirit of Innovation awards luncheon in the Chattanooga Convention Center on Nov. 18, 2015.

Keynote speaker Jack Uldrich discusses technology, change management and leadership during the Spirit of Innovation awards luncheon in the Chattanooga Convention Center on Nov.18, 2015.

Keynote speaker Jack Uldrich speaks to Executive Director of Chatech Ronna-Renee Jackson at the conclusion of the Spirit of Innovation awards luncheon in the Chattanooga Convention Center on Nov. 18, 2015.

Zxavian Holmes receives a 3-D printer after winning the Early Innovator Award during the Spirit of Innovation awards luncheon in the Chattanooga Convention Center on Nov. 18, 2015.

Jared Houghton, Brian Trautschold and Travis Truett with Ambition accept the 2016 Spirit of Innovation award in the Chattanooga Convention Center on Nov. 18, 2015.

A top official for a fast-growing Chattanooga technology company said Wednesday that many people early on “thought we were crazy” coming to Chattanooga to start the business.

But a few years later, the company that created a motivational platform that operates like fantasy football for sales and marketing pros is up to 22 employees. Company CEO Travis Truett said Ambition is aiming to surpass 100 workers and $10 million in annual revenues in three years.

Innovation Awards

› Spirit of Innovation Award winner: Ambition› Other finalists: Learning Blade and RootsRated› Early Innovator Award honorees: Ark Labs, Branch Technologies and Feetz named by Chattanooga Technology Council

“We moved here five years ago. We pitched and pitched and pitched,” Truett said after winning the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce’s Spirit of Innovation Award. “Here we are now with a thriving company and growing team.”

Ambition beat out a pair of other companies, Learning Blade and RootsRated, for the award that lauds businesses which launch innovative products, practices or processes.