Arnie Gess, President of Falcon Ridge Group Inc. began his career as one of the three original founders of CHMM Inc. CHMM Inc. launched Hazardous Materials Management (now HazMat Management) magazine in 1989 which quickly became Canada's leading publication for pollution prevention and control. In 1996, Solid Waste & Recycling was launched and also became the leading Canadian publication on collection, hauling, processing and disposal. In 1999, Arnie and his partners sold CHMM Inc. to Business Information Group in Toronto.

In February 2003, Arnie started Falcon Ridge Group Inc. which at first started out as a sales and marketing consulting business for small and medium size businesses. The business has evolved the past few years, specializing in contracting services to the event management and publishing industries. In late 2004, Falcon Ridge Group Inc. also started a new company with a joint venture called IndustryNetworking.ca. IndustryNetworking.ca works with industry associations, trade magazine publishers and chamber of commerce locations holding various events across North America bringing buyers and sellers together to meet and discuss business opportunities.