Focus Consulting Group identified Disciplined Growth Investors as one of its six "Thriver" firms that performed exceptionally well during the late-2000s recession, throughout which DGI remained optimistic about small to mid-cap investment opportunities.

'Survivor' Thriver Speaking of the new installment of "Survivor" - and right now everyone in the television industry is - its premiere on Sunday night proved a real boon to CBS's relatively new third-place morning program, "Early Show," with Bryant Gumbel and Jane Clayson as hosts.