Episode 11: Accelerated Growth Through Acqui-Hiring, with Bruce Eckfeldt

Bruce Eckfeldt is a consultant, coach, author, and speaker on organizational development and performance management. Originally an architect, he was a pioneer in the use of computer-aided design and 3D modeling. He later transitioned to software design and development, converting his spatial problem-solving skills to informational architecture and user experience design of digital software products. What You Will Learn: How Bruce’s winding career path led him to become an entrepreneur and start his first business in 2002 How Bruce’s business managed to land on the Inc. 500 list within five years of its founding Why “acqui-hiring” key people, rather than building from the ground up, was critical to the accelerated growth of Bruce’s company What advantages inorganic growth strategies like acqui-hiring offer over organic growth-over-time How to ensure that your culture and values align with the teams you’re interested in acquiring–BEFORE the deal goes through Why scaling your business requires forethought and careful deliberation, so that you can steer the process to your needs How Bruce prepares his clients to go through and emerge from whitewater in their scaling process Why you must have a plan for acquiring a company being led by a founder that may not stay long-term Why flexibility and creativity are the secrets to maximizing benefits from your deals… for all parties involved How to remain authentic to your beliefs and avoid losing yourself to the excitement of a deal How to contact Bruce Eckfeldt: Website: www.eckfeldt.com Scaling Up Services podcast: www.scalingupservices.com Thinking Outside the Bud podcast: www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com