Graduates of Anne's College are impressive, ambitious individuals with a desire to improve the world around them and use their skills to make a difference. Many of our graduates embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and start businesses of their own. The Seminole 100 list for 2025 includes 15 graduates of Anne's College that went on to start or lead some of the fastest growing businesses associated with FSU alumni.

The list of businesses includes:

  • Allied instructional Services
  • ATvantage Athletic Training
  • Brundage
  • Canopy Road Cafe
  • The Concrete Yedi
  • Compass Med
  • Distinction Agency
  • Drip Drop Fitness
  • DSF Promos
  • Izquierdo Law Firm
  • Kerigan Marketing Associates
  • Modern Fitness Tallahassee
  • Piers Property Group
  • TELETIES
  • Tomahawk Transportation

Hear from some of the honorees from Anne's College below:

 

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SUMMER GRIFFITH, OWNER, DRIP DROP FITNESS

Summer is a two-time Florida State University graduate (BA/MBA) and a New York City native. With no prior fitness or dance experience, she dreamed up Drip Drop Fitness as an inclusive, energetic, and exciting studio offering unique fitness classes where it doesn’t feel like you’re working out!

At just 23, she signed a commercial lease while still living in her sorority house and pursuing her MBA. Through hard work and dedication, she turned her vision into reality and is proud to celebrate almost eight years in business. Drip Drop Fitness has been recognized as Tallahassee's "Best Specialty Fitness Studio" for four consecutive years and is listed among the Seminole 100 fastest-growing alumni-owned businesses the past 2 years. In 2021, she was honored as an Access Tallahassee "Future 5" and was named one of FSU’s "7 Under 30" in 2020.

She lives in TLH with her high school sweetheart-turned-husband and they are expecting their first baby (future nole) in April!

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CHRISTOPHER BARTELL, OWNER & FOUNDER, MODERN FITNESS TALLAHASSEE

My name is Chris, and I started a gym in 2019 at the age of 24. With a failure is not an option attitude—and a bank loan—we made it happen. I’ve been lucky to have an incredible support system along the way, from my parents and friends to our members. Now, Modern Fitness is thriving and still growing to this day.

Hard work always pays off. It doesn’t make things easy, but it does make them worth it.

When I started Modern, I had a vision—but success isn’t a straight path. It’s trial, error, and trusting your gut. It’s about experimenting, adjusting, and finding the right formula that fits. That’s been true in my career, but especially as a gym owner and coach.

The Anne Spencer Daves College of Health, and Human Sciences played a huge role in shaping my entrepreneurial mindset. It taught me the mechanics of movement, but more importantly, it reinforced the importance of staying true to who you are while exploring new ideas. I’ll always be proud to be a Seminole.

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ALEXANDER ONAINDIA, CO-OWNER & CEO, DISTINCTION AGENCY

As the Founder and CEO of Distinction Agency, Alexander Onaindia leads a marketing agency that provides innovative and effective solutions for athletes, brands, creators, and sports properties.

With a degree in Sport Management from Florida State University, Onaindia has a strong background and passion for the sports industry. He has developed and executed successful marketing and communications campaigns for many of the world's top brands and talent, leveraging his relationships with Fortune 500 companies, emerging start-ups, marquee media, non-profit organizations, and social media platforms. He has also received recognition as a 2022 Up & Comer in the Rising CEO category by South Florida Business & Wealth and a member of the 2024 and 2025 Seminole 100, an annual list recognizing the 100 fastest-growing FSU alumni-owned or alumni-led businesses. Onaindia's goal is to empower clients with creative and strategic marketing representation that enhances their brand value and visibility.

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KAREN WALKER, CEO & OWNER, ALLIED INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

Two-time FSU graduate Karen Walker, and a recipient of the FSU 2022 Inspire Award, has been working in the field of blindness/visual impairments and special education for the past 35 years. In 2010, she founded Allied Instructional Services, an education management company specializing in the provision of professional staff and support needed for educating individuals with disabilities that include, Teachers of the Blind, Teachers of the Deaf, OT’s, PT’s, Speech and Language Pathologists, School Psychologists and Diagnosticians.  Her company’s growth has led her to be recognized multiple times on the prestigious INC. 500 list, and she is humbled to once again be recognized by her Alma Mater as a 2025 Seminole 100 Honoree.

Her passion and drive to do more within the field of disabilities motivated her to create EnhanceAbility, a nonprofit organization that she later expanded to include the Able Artists Gallery that showcases the works of artists with disabilities. Among her many accomplishments, Walker also serves as an adjunct faculty member and internship supervisor at the Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired Teacher Preparation Consortium at George Mason University and is a member of the FSU Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Dean’s Circle.