2011 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
April 14, 2011
In a celebration of Chattanooga’s rich entrepreneurial spirit, UTC’s College of Business inducted three new members to the UTC Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame: Michael and Amy Walden, and James Frost.
Michael and Amy Walden founded Chattanooga based Walden Security in 1990. Since starting the company from the vinyl seats and trunk of a police squad car, they have built Walden Security into one of the nation's most trusted and respected contract security companies. Walden Security has over $100 million in anual sales, employs more than 3,000 in 17 states, and is one of the ten largest privately held security companies in the U.S. James Frost began his career humbly, as a modest, everyday shift worker at a chemical plant, collecting pocket knives. He never dreamed of turning his hobby of collecting and trading knives into a multi-million dollar family business.
photos by Barry Aslinger
