Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC

From air conditioners to light fixtures, Walker-Miller Energy Services helps clients lessen their carbon footprint and save money with energy-conserving products and services. Since founding her company in Detroit in 2000, CEO Carla Walker-Miller has seen the city through the depths of its financial crisis, and she describe its residents as more devoted to improving their communities than any other group she’s met. “We are conquerors. We are survivors,” Walker-Miller says. On each project, the company engages between 50% and 70% low-income staff in its mission to grow a more environmentally friendly Detroit.