32. How Co-Founders Turned an Idea into a $100 Million Business

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">On this episode, we welcome <a href= "linkedin.com/in/phil-hollyer-59b5aa1">Phil Hollyer</a> to the program.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Phil is the Co-Founder, former CEO and now Executive Chairman for <a href= "https://www.bounteous.com/">Bounteous</a>.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Bounteous creates big-picture digital solutions provider that helps drive growth for their clients. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In this episode Phil shares the Bounteous journey from a 2-person startup to a high growth company that has been featured in Inc.’s fastest growing companies.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Bounteous now has over 300 employees and is closing in on the $100 million in annual revenue. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We go deep on how Dominos became one of their first customers how their partnership launched both companies to the next level, especially in the digital revolution in the early 2000’s.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><strong>Questions we answer:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p1"><span class="s1">How Phil and Bounteous were pioneers in creating a virtual organization</span></li> <li class="p1">How working with a couple of large, enterprise customers, Ceridian and Domino’s proved to be the right strategy</li> <li class="p1">How Bounteous was at the center of the digital revolution with Dominos</li> <li class="p1">Why they chose a Horizontal vs. a Vertical focus on growth- broad vs. niche</li> <li class="p1">Why Human Resources was a critical focus early on</li> <li class="p1">The power and constraint of unicorn employees</li> </ul>