Kevin Bowden, CEO of C&K Systems. Photo by Jessica O. Swink.
Interview by Harris Pezzella
- Three-year growth: 63%
- 2009 revenue: $2.2 million
- Industry: IT Services
Kevin Bowden deals with rapid growth through successfully transitioning his business from a Phase 1 to a Phase 2 through the development of a middle management layer in the organization.
Changing his style of management to adapt from being a company of 10 to a company of 30 employees was a key to his success.
“You can hire talented expensive people who turn out to be lazy. You can also hire people that are hungry. I would rather hire someone who’s hungry,” Bowden says.
C&K Systems also made the Inc. 5000 List in 2009 (#2234).
