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
