Inside the decking and railing realm - pressure treated lumber (or wood) represents roughly 83 percent of linear footage of decking and railing sold, according to Jim Cline, CEO of Trex Company, who today credits wood's dominance of the space as having fostered a favorable growth environment (favorable at least for the makers of composite…
"One of the problems with the tech space today is that there's too much money flying around. It's too easy to raise capital. There aren't enough good ideas, or rather, I should say 'great ideas.' But the capital is still there, so it becomes very easy to raise it. That's why you'll find that there…
Join us when John Gardner, president of Luckie & Company, explains how a marketing agency with deep Southern roots is serving a menu of enriched digital offerings designed to help its customers open new marketing channels to better engage and serve their customers. "Because the marketing solution space has changed so rapidly due to technology…
Join us when Ed O'Brien, CEO of eMoney Advisor, explains how new technologies are redefining how customer relationships are established and grown—opening the door to growth opportunities that many traditional competitors have failed to see. Adding Elbow Room and Flexibility "We opened up new offices—one in San Diego, one in Providence, Rhode Island—and that has…
"Another area on which we are quite focused is making certain that we continue to hire the right people at the senior level. We have a digital and technology services practice, which is only going to become more and more important over the next five to ten years because everyone wants more citizen engagement, customer…
Join us when Travis York explains the mix of entrepreneurial passions and business-building insight that led him to purchase a marketing agency based in Manchester, New Hampshire, and propel it into the ranks of midsize companies. No Exit in Sight "A number of the things that we're doing fly directly in the face of what…
Mike DeCata's sentences bear the flawless cadence of a seasoned General Electric manager without a word misplaced or deployed without purpose. While his direct and focused manner is one that many CEOs share, his career path to the middle-market C-suite was more uncommon. Still, it did include a familiar chapter in the private equity…
The Private Internet Edge "Privacy doesn't mean complete confidentiality and anonymity. There's a reason why people have doors and windows with drapes in their homes. If you have your door open, your drapes open, you don't mind people seeing in, but when it's time for your personal privacy, you close all that up. Private Internet…
"The fact is that the end market largely remains Europe or North America when it comes to electronics-type product manufacturing. Inside Asia, most products are being manufactured there, but otherwise parts are coming back to North America or Europe, where they are rendered into the final finished goods form." –Mark Dohnalek, CEO Guest: Mark…
Few companies inside the wellness community have achieved a strut comparable to that being wielded by StayWell of St. Paul, MN. Having acquired three companies within two years, the firm has an appetite for growth that shows few signs of being satisfied, as CEO Nicole Latimer appears to be considering future acquisitions as well…
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