Join me for another episode of Strategic Scaling as we welcome Abe Juarez, a successful Latino business owner. Abe is the Founder of Abeco Contracting, Inc, and talks about his experience working multi-million dollar contracts.

He also discusses how he broke through roadblocks to turn his company around! And how in that process, he trained a future leader.

To learn more, you can visit: https://abecocontracting.com/

Eric Stafel joins Shelli Howlett on this episode of Strategic Scaling to discuss some of the biggest downfalls entrepreneurs make when scaling their companies. Eric also brings his unique perspective of building a company and how to think through strategy an engineer.

Eric is the author of The Frontline CEO, and the Founder of Summi7, a consultancy focused on helping businesses and teams with inclusion and sustainability built into their DNA to grow together in pursuit of a higher purpose.

He has a Masters Degree from Carnegie-Mellon University and is a Six Sigma Black Belt. His vast background includes Tech, Aerospace w/ Boeing, Government, Supply Chain and currently Healthcare. He's held positions in Management and CEO roles for several years. He is an expert in Strategy Execution.

Today, on Strategic Scaling, Shelli welcomes Christian Serrano, Director of Project Operations at Christian Serrano Construction. Christian talks about building his company from just himself working out of his one-bedroom apartment to now employing over ten people with a trajectory to grow within the following year.

They also discuss:

- How Christian learned a lot during the pandemic about approaching pricing and vendor selection differently

- The difference between working in commercial and residential real estate and why he chose both

- The key elements that helped him expand his business

- How Christian sets himself apart from his competitors

- Some of the factors he looks for when hiring