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Hero Marketing Agency Named No. 2,085 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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Company Recognized for 174% Three-Year Revenue Growth, Earning a Place Among the Nation’s Most Successful Independent Businesses

BOERNE, Texas, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Hero Marketing Agency today announced it has been ranked No. 2,085 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses, recognizing companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the economy. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Oracle, and Patagonia.

Our growth is the result of helping ambitious home service owners stop guessing and start making smarter decisions with their marketing dollars. We understand what it means to make payroll, keep trucks running, protect margins and turn marketing investment into real revenue.

“We didn’t build Hero to make the Inc. 5000—we built it to become the agency we wished existed when we were running service businesses ourselves,” said Josh Cates, Founder & CEO of Hero Marketing Agency. “Our growth is the result of helping ambitious home service owners stop guessing and start making smarter decisions with their marketing dollars. We understand what it means to make payroll, keep trucks running, protect margins and turn marketing investment into real revenue. Being named one of America’s fastest-growing private companies is an incredible honor, but what I’m most proud of is that our growth has come from helping our clients grow. That’s the scoreboard that matters to us.”

This year’s Inc. 5000 recognizes a new class of companies redefining what growth looks like. From AI and advanced manufacturing to healthcare, consumer products, and professional services, these businesses are expanding their impact, creating jobs and proving that entrepreneurial ambition continues to fuel the U.S. economy. Among the 5,000 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate was 130%, and those companies have collectively added more than 627,208 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years.

For the full Inc. 5000 list, honoree company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, please visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.

“Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance–it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact. We congratulate all honorees on this significant achievement.”

Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2026 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 14–16 in Dallas, Texas and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. Magazine. Tickets are on sale now.

Inc. 5000 List Methodology

Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

About Hero Marketing Agency

Hero Marketing Agency (HMA) is a Texas-based digital marketing agency dedicated exclusively to home service businesses, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and roofing companies generating $4M to $20M+ in annual revenue. Founded and led by father-son duo Bob and Josh Cates, HMA helps home service operators scale toward eight-figure growth through its proprietary Hero Growth Blueprint and Ownership Perspective Marketing methodology. For more information, visit MarketLikeAHero.com.

About Inc.

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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Josh Cates, Hero Marketing Agency, 1 8303888110, josh@marketlikeahero.com, www.marketlikeahero.com

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Coverdash Partners with Housecall Pro, Bringing Embedded Business Insurance to Home Service Pros

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Home service professionals can compare quotes from 30+ leading commercial carriers, purchase coverage in minutes, and access certificates of insurance without leaving Housecall Pro

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Coverdash, a leading digital insurtech company transforming embedded insurance, and Housecall Pro, a leading field service management platform trusted by over 200,000 home service professionals, have partnered to change how home service businesses access and manage insurance. By embedding Coverdash’s end-to-end experience directly into the Housecall Pro® platform, plumbers, HVAC technicians, electricians, cleaners, landscapers, and other pros now have seamless access to coverage alongside the tools they already use to run their operations every day.

Running a home service business means juggling a constant stream of demands: scheduling jobs, dispatching technicians, invoicing, and growing a team. Insurance sits at the center of it all—protecting the business from on-the-job accidents and property damage, and satisfying the contract requirements that often demand proof of coverage before work can even begin. Yet it has always been one more thing handled separately, sourced through a different vendor, managed elsewhere, and renewed through a different process each year. For busy trades professionals, that friction compounds quickly.

Through this partnership, Coverdash integrates directly into the Housecall Pro platform, allowing pros to access tailored coverage in the same place they schedule jobs, manage customers, and process payments. Through a seamless integration, Housecall Pro has embedded Coverdash’s full experience spanning General Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Auto, Professional Liability, Cyber, Business Owners Policies, and more. Users get instant quotes, compare hundreds of carriers, and purchase coverage in minutes. Once covered, users can download a Certificate of Insurance directly within the Housecall Pro solution, making it effortless to share proof of coverage the moment it’s requested.

The integration also includes Coverdash’s pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation product, which connects premiums directly to real-time workforce data. Users can opt in at the point of payroll, so coverage activates alongside their team from day one. Rather than estimating annual payroll upfront and reconciling at year-end, premiums update automatically with each pay cycle—meaning pros pay only based on what they actually pay their team.

“Home service professionals are running demanding businesses every day,” said Ralph Betesh, CEO of Coverdash. “The last thing they should have to worry about is whether they’re properly covered. By embedding directly into the Housecall Pro platform, we’re meeting pros exactly where they work and making it effortless to get the right coverage in minutes. This is what insurance should look like for the modern small business owner.”

The Housecall Pro platform was built to be the operating system for home service businesses, with features spanning scheduling, dispatching, digital invoicing, payment processing, payroll, accounting AI-powered tools, and marketing automation. Adding embedded insurance through Coverdash makes the platform truly all-in-one, building on Coverdash’s proven track record of doing the same for other industry leaders.

“Our goal is to help home service professionals manage every aspect of their business from a single platform,” said Brooks Pettus, President of Housecall Pro. “Insurance is critical to running and growing a service business, and it’s traditionally been disconnected from the tools pros use every day. By partnering with Coverdash, we’re helping our Pros secure coverage and stay compliant so they can focus on what they do best—delivering great work and taking care of their customers—all without leaving Housecall Pro.”

About Coverdash

Coverdash is a fully digital business insurance agency that specializes in serving the insurance needs of businesses of all shapes and sizes. Coverdash’s embedded technology enables any partner to host its end-to-end insurance experience with a single line of code. Coverdash is headquartered in New York and is a licensed insurance agency across all 50 states.

Interested in partnering with Coverdash? Check out: https://www.coverdash.com/partner

About Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is a leading AI field service platform trusted by more than 200,000 home service professionals who have served 1 in 4 American homes. With automated workflows including estimating, customer communication, scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, payments, and much more, Housecall Pro helps Pros save time, grow revenue, and earn customers’ trust. Housecall Pro supports the industry through the Champion the Trades® program. Learn more at HousecallPro.com. Learn more at housecallpro.com.

CONTACT: partners@coverdash.com

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ISA Recognizes 2026 Celebrating Excellence Awardees

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DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The International Society of Automation (ISA) — the leading professional society for automation — has announced the 2026 ISA Celebrating Excellence award recipients. With this honors and awards program, ISA has an opportunity to formally showcase and celebrate the remarkable achievements and contributions of its members, partners and other automation professionals.

The Celebrating Excellence awards program was created to stimulate, enhance, encourage, acknowledge and reward outstanding contributions to the Society and the automation profession. It provides an avenue for individuals to compete for recognition within established categories.

Congratulations to our 2026 awardees on their outstanding achievements and this well-deserved recognition.

2026 Celebrating Excellence Honorees

Best-Selling Book

Measurement and Control Basics, Fifth Edition by Thomas A. Hughes

Enduring Society Service

Jagdish Shukla

Excellence in Education

Pappa Natarajan

Excellence in Mentoring

Dr. Swati Prashant Madhe

Excellence in Technical Achievement

Shahida Md Yusof

Excellence in Standards

Graham Nasby, P.Eng.Pete Vande Visse

Section Excellence

MalaysiaPuneSpain

Student Volunteers of the Year

Ana Medrano ValeroÁngela Blanco PérezPaula Francisca Moreno Prieto

Volunteers of the Year

Álvaro Raimúndez MartínezArmando GonzalezH S PansarePhillip Swinson

This year’s award recipients will be honored at the Honors & Awards Gala as part of the ISA Automation Summit & Expo to be held 27-29 September 2026 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. For more information, visit ase.isa.org.

About ISA

The International Society of Automation (ISA) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1945 to create a better world through automation. ISA’s mission is to empower the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing. ISA develops widely used global standards and conformity assessment programs; certifies professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; hosts conferences and exhibits; and provides networking and career development programs for its members and customers around the world. Learn more at www.isa.org.

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Goldsainte AI, The Social Marketplace for Travel, Launches in More Than 45 Countries and 10 Languages

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) backed development of the proof of concept with an undisclosed investment, validating a marketplace where creators inspire trips, certified specialists design them, and travelers book directly

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Goldsainte AI today announced the launch of the social marketplace for travel, available in more than 45 countries and 10 languages, connecting travelers, travel content creators, and certified travel specialists in one platform.

Travel planning today is fragmented: inspiration on social media, research scattered across saved links, booking somewhere else entirely. Goldsainte AI unifies it through personal storefronts, direct messaging, and a global marketplace of bookable trips — with every payment secured by Stripe.

Travelers describe their dream trip in plain language, and Goldsainte’s AI builds a personalized itinerary matched to certified specialists. Trips can be booked instantly or customized start to finish, with group coordination built in.

Travel content creators turn their profile into a storefront: publishing destination guides with an AI writer that writes in their voice, opening brand collaborations, organizing group trips, and sharing marketplace trips through affiliate links — earning a commission on every booking they inspire.

Certified travel specialists — professionals holding recognized industry credentials such as IATA/IATAN or ARC accreditation, The Travel Institute’s CTA or CTC designations, or ASTA Verified Travel Adviser status — get everything needed to run a travel business in one place: hire requests, a client pipeline, a storefront, and direct Stripe payments as the sellers of record.

AWS backed the platform’s proof of concept with an undisclosed cash investment, helping Goldsainte AI validate its model and scale for global launch.

“Travel is the most social thing we do, but planning it has never reflected that,” said Andre C. Powell, Founder and CEO of Goldsainte AI. “On Goldsainte, creators inspire the trip, certified specialists design it by hand, and travelers book directly.”

Goldsainte AI is available now at goldsainte.ai, where its web app can be downloaded for any device. Joining is free, and creators and specialists can open storefronts and post unlimited trips at no cost.

About Goldsainte AI

Goldsainte AI is the social marketplace for travel — connecting travelers with creators and independent travel specialists through personal storefronts, direct messaging, and a global marketplace of bookable trips. Learn more at goldsainte.ai.

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