Greg Alexander | From Gangsters to Growing and Scaling a Professional Services Company

Greg Alexander is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Capital 54, where he decides which entrepreneurs to bet on and which firms to invest in. He supports entrepreneurs by helping them scale and exit their firms, and he does so by sharing how he scaled and exited his own. Prior to opening Capital 54, Greg had two careers spanning 25 years. He co-founded Sales Benchmark Index (SBI), a professional service firm, and served as CEO for 11 years. After scaling the firm, he successfully exited in 2017 by selling his interest. Prior to SBI, he was an executive at EMC Corporation, a leader in the data storage industry. He is a published author of The Boutique: How To Start, Scale, And Sell A Professional Services Firm among other books. He is also the founder of Collective 54 and a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Greg Alexander, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer for Capital 54, is John Corcoran's guest in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast. Greg talks about going into sales and becoming an entrepreneur as opposed to becoming a gangster. He also discusses starting a family office and building Collective 54 for other boutique professional service firms. Stay tuned.