Featured Presentations from the 2011 Hot Firm Conference
Keynote Presentation: How Strategic Mergers and Strong Partners Helped Cardno Win the #1 Spot on The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List
Michael Renshaw
President
Cardno USA
The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2010, 2011
When Michael Renshaw joined Cardno USA 8 years ago, the firm had 350 employees. The firm now boasts 4,200 employees and delivers services in more than 70 countries from more than 150 offices. The firm’s philosophy is that organic growth is the best growth, but they realized that the right merger could deliver new markets, services, and locations providing the kinds of opportunities that enabled the firm to accelerate organic growth and maintain profitability. Michael told the audience how an emphasis on client service and a “family” identity shared by all the Cardno offices helps maintain an entrepreneurial spirit that keeps key leaders in place and the wheels turning.
A Formula for Success in International Expansion
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
President & CEO
Miyamoto International, Inc.
The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2007, 2008, 2011
Globalization represents the only long term major growth opportunity for US and Canadian companies, but there are potential pitfalls for firms that want to succeed in a foreign market. Miyamoto International is a Structural Engineering firm that specializes in high performance earthquake engineering. Dr. Kit Miyamoto says that we need to serve people first to be successful. This presentation was focused on the role of leadership and outlined strategies to create a success formula for international scenarios.
Sustainability & Stewardship: Technical Leadership Opportunities for Design Professionals
Wendi Goldsmith, CPG, CPSSc
CEO
Bioengineering Group
The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2010, 2011
Current economic and environmental problems present challenges that can be overcome by effective leadership. Professionals in Architecture and Engineering led the way to solving grave social problems including urban fire hazards and unsanitary water supply over a century ago with limited technologies. Today we can lead again with approaches to conscious planning and execution of buildings, neighborhoods, infrastructure systems, and communities based on stewardship measures that deliver triple bottom line returns. The success of our firms, our field, our country, and our planet will be the fruit. Hear one firm’s successful research-into-practice approach to sustainable design.
Ownership Transition
Michael Hinton
President & COO
Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Inc.
The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2011
Shoring up the next level of leaders and future owners ensures the ongoing life of your firm. Tough economic times make the process significantly more challenging. Bernardin, Lochmueller has broadened their ownership base and put in place an orderly and prescribed transition of ownership from the hands of founders to emerging leaders. They are now in year 4 of a 10 year process which has worked very smoothly. Find out how this former banker with a background that also included planning and economics has helped the firm maintain a sound financial position that made firm ownership a winning option for new and existing shareholders.
How Integrated Project Delivery Fuels Firm Growth
Don Grody, AIA
Vice President
Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects PC
The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2010, 2011
If you think IPD is just a fancy way of saying better collaboration, listen up! Don Grody’s firm has extensive experience with civic and municipal projects and they have managed to land on The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List for the past two years as well as Inc. Magazine’s List of the fastest-growing private companies. Find out how integrated project delivery helped them get there.
Highlights and Trends of the 2011 Hot Firms
Christine Brack, PMP, Principal
ZweigWhite
Christine Brack is a principal with ZweigWhite’s Business Planning Group. In this presentation, Christine presented selected highlights from the results of a recent survey of leaders of firms on The Zweig Letter 2011 Hot Firm List. Business practices, thoughts, and leadership actions taken and exhibited by the best performing firms in the industry were described.
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