Michael - Thanks for a minute of your time. I have submitted this entry for your review. The idea is of a bar graph trending upward. It also works well as an abstract "M"
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Michael - Here is a cool idea that has a couple strong messages incorporated. 1st: they are chess pieces. Which represents strategy and thinking ahead. 2nd: the pieces (much like the bar graph from earlier) go upward in rank and size, to tell the story of strategic growth.