Agilaire Finds Secret Sauce and Makes San Francisco Business Times' 100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Business.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- What did it take to land Agilaire on this week's San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Business Times Top 100 Fastest Growing Privately Owned Companies? (Last week Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal did the same.) They found their "Secret Sauce" and in doing so grew their business by 84% and attracted such companies as eBay, Sony, Jabra, SAP and Informed among others. What is their secret sauce? "For years," Tom Haley begins, "I witnessed the conflict of interest between a client's need and a company's abilities. I didn't think it worked for either party. I knew it had to change." So in 2000, Tom founded Agilaire with the mission to be the client's advocate and contract project manager in printing and packaging. Selecting the top industry specific world-class manufacturers, he established a system where they compete for his clients' business. Then he invested in putting together a top sales/program management force of industry professionals who knew how to match the right client to the right manufacturer. Making a serious commitment to new technology, Tom has continued to outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. the competition while amazingly lowering overhead by 30%. "You know what is great about not being tied to iron," Tom adds, "is that our clients get the latest equipment and technology available for each and every job plus a superior management team to make the entire process seamless." From clients to manufacturers his "Secret Sauce" model has everyone singing his praises: Jack Tretton Jack Tretton is the President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA), division of Sony Computer Entertainment, which is subsidiary of Sony Corporation.[1] Controversy , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sony PlayStation Sony Playstation - Playstation : "Agilaire does a great job. Well deserved success." Chris Barnes Chris Barnes may be:
Joe Rokus, CEO of PackagingPlus: "We are able to concentrate on what we do best and that is manufacturing, we leave the rest to Agilaire's team." |
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