Werk Insight Ranks on Inc. Regionals List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Southeast 2026

The B2B market research company recorded 169% percent revenue growth over 2 years

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Werk Insight, a B2B market research agency, is ranked No. 55 in the sixth annual Inc. Regionals: Southeast list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the Southeast.

"We're proud to be a part of the Southeast's incredible growth over the last 5 years," said Nik Werk, Founder and Managing Director at Werk Insight.

Werk Insight is an award-winning market research firm that is renowned for delivering high-quality quantitative and qualitative research across B2B industries, including construction, manufacturing, logistics and financial services. The company is headquartered in Nashville and was founded in 2021.

An extension of the national Inc. 5000 list, the Regionals list offers a data-driven look at the independent small businesses driving growth across the Southeast economy. The region includes South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Companies on this year's list demonstrate exceptional revenue expansion, resilience, and job creation during a challenging economic period.

Between 2022 and 2024, the 182 private companies named on the Inc. Regionals: Southeast list had a median growth rate of 89 percent; by 2024, they'd also added 12,079 jobs and $3.4 billion to the region's economy. Complete results are available at: https://www.inc.com/regionals/southeast.

"The honorees on this year's Inc. Regionals list achieved exceptional growth at a time when the odds were against them. Amid inflation, supply chain disruptions, and ongoing economic uncertainty, they didn't just persevere – they innovated, adapted, and thrived. Their resilience made them standouts in their industries and true growth engines in their regions," said Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc.

About Werk Insight

Werk Insight is an award-winning B2B market research agency that designs and delivers custom qualitative and quantitative research studies. It offers a wide range of market research solutions, including: B2B market intelligence, brand tracking, customer experience programs, customer journey mapping, market segmentations, product development research and pricing research. It is experienced in conducting large multi-market research studies with B2B audiences for Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2021, the agency is privately owned and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It was previously named Marketing Research Supplier of the Year in 2025 by Quirk's Media.

About Inc. and the Inc. Regionals

Methodology

The Inc. Regionals lists are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over two years. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, a number of companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $1 million.

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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