09/02/2026
We’re incredibly proud to celebrate Kelly Jo and TMG earning the #20 spot on UCF’s Ever Upward list!
“If I could go back and chat with the 21-year-old girl in this picture...she was so worried about becoming “successful,” which, back then, meant a corner office and power suits. She worked three jobs while attending UCF, constantly anxious about her grades and whether she was good enough. What she didn’t realize then was that the higher you climb in corporate America, the less time you may have for the life you’re building outside your office walls.
Starting Threaded Marketing Group gave me the freedom to redefine what success meant to me. Today, it looks a lot different. It’s helping others, having the freedom to drive my kids to activities and, more often than not, rocking yoga pants.
And now, many years later, TMG has earned the #20 spot on UCF’s Ever Upward list of the fastest-growing Knight-owned businesses.
There are so many things I’m proud of about what TMG has become, but this recognition feels especially meaningful. If I could tell the girl in this photo what was coming, I would. Although I’m not sure she’d believe me.”
