Sentences with phrase «built this company through»

Jarden founder Martin Franklin has built the company through acquisitions, making it one of the largest diversified consumer products makers in the United States, selling everything from firewood to condoms.

EVP were our first investors and supported our vision as we built the company through the twists and turns.

«We have built this company through an amazing and very professional sales team,» she says.

For example, a marketing executive who excels at building companies through market share expansion could have a title header and unique selling proposition that says:

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

«Smart companies will begin to focus on ways to mitigate risk and build stronger cultures, brands and workforces through inclusion and diversity.»

The company's update on April 10 came after Trump criticized Toyota and threatened the automaker with a «big border tax» if it followed through on plans to build a plant in Mexico.

It's an important resource for entrepreneurs and a quick way for us to share what we're learning every day at 1871 from the hundreds of companies and thousands of people who are going through the very same (and sometimes scary) process of starting and building businesses.

Gary Vaynerchuk is the CEO of VaynerMedia, an agency that helps companies find their social voices and build their digital brands through microcontent and other storytelling actions.

Owing to my personal experience and what I've witnessed through my company, Coplex, a startup studio that works exclusively with founders to prove, build, and iterate their startups, I can tell you about your options and the associated costs.

By introducing plant - based options through restaurants and catering companies, an entire office building, school, or hospital can drastically reduce meat consumption.

We are a company that is built and sustained through collaboration.

Many land at Haxlr8r, an accelerator that has graduated more than 50 companies using a now - familiar model: Learn the basics of manufacturing and develop a prototype; raise funds (and build buzz) in the United States through Kickstarter; manufacture the product; and drop - ship it anywhere in the world through the Pearl River Delta's unparalleled logistics networks.

Musk has said he wants to build a commercial Hyperloop between New York City and Washington, DC, through his newest venture, the Boring Company.

Next to him, grinning widely, was the man who had assembled the acquired company: Stefano Pessina, an Italian billionaire who had started with one local pharmaceutical distributor in 1977 and, through shrewd and voluminous dealmaking, built it into the $ 40 billion, 4,600 - store Alliance Boots.

This means quickly learning a new set of skills; sublimating large egos, working through direct reports, when their span of control can no longer encompass the entire company; and building repeatable processes that enable scale.

Throughout last year, the Virgin founder shared what he thinks are the keys ingredients to building a successful company with each letter of the alphabet, which he slowly revealed through the 365 days.

The event runs for a week in San Diego and addresses four main goals: 1) aligning on company strategy, 2) learning new skills, 3) working through issues, and 4) building new relationships.

Ultimately, however, the company's success is built on Cathy's decades of work: Chick - fil - A claims that the founder led the chain through 47 consecutive years of annual sales increases in his lifetime.

During his 11 - year tenure as CEO of TD, he has shepherded the bank through controversial policy changes, a successful U.S. expansion and built a company that earns genuine affection from its customers.

Melco Group owns several other gaming companies in addition to Melco Crown, through which it builds and operates gambling resorts across Asia and beyond.

«You're going to see a more united approach around prospecting to acquisition and retention teams working together, and over time that will really build a predictive acquisition model,» says Monica Girolami, head of North America marketing at NewVoiceMedia, a company that links inbound and outbound communications through Salesforce.

In the entrepreneurial world of the»80s, people got rich through logical means: starting companies, working hard, and hoping their efforts would build value.

That confidence was developed through a variety of activities including a stint in the U.S. Army; earning degrees in finance and economics from the University of North Carolina; and building two successful businesses, including his current company the Sarasota, Florida - based specialty finance company Integrity Funding, which landed at No. 18 on the Inc. 5000 in 2013.

A member of the royal family and a nephew to the late King Abdullah, Alwaleed built his riches through an investment holding company he founded in 1980, Kingdom Holding.

It's particularly true when your team is only a few people trying to build the kinds of bonds that will take them through the inevitable rough waters every company will have to sail through.

Losi, executive vice president at the accountant firm Piascik, works with a number of business leaders who have built sizeable organizations, and have the opportunity to run their company through telecommuting.

Some tech companies are trying to address this problem by building their own smart home platforms, like Apple with HomeKit (aapl) and Alphabet (googl) through its «Works With Nest» program and its Weave language.

Think of your advocate - marketing program like your own celebrity endorsement program, but instead of celebrities endorsing your company, they are influencers you've built relationships with through positive experiences with your company.

«That conservatism has been present through my entire career,» says McNally, now the president of Laval, Que., firm Équipement d'emballage MMC (a.k.a., MMC Packaging), which designs and builds automated machinery for companies that manufacture plastic caps and lids for anything from food products, to pharmaceuticals, to agricultural chemicals.

The company needs time to build up its fleet from the two cars it has now and go through the various regulatory requirements such as getting the vehicles smog tested and registered, the spokeswoman added.

Many of the steps involved — including creating an independent board, upgrading financial reporting systems and controls, exploring growth through internal operations, and fine - tuning your company's strategy — are the same ones required to build a successful company.

«When our whole company is built around educating consumers and industry through content that has government officials in it... Why are we getting taken down, when it's all about informing an otherwise opaque market where there is no information?»

That building is the home of Omaha Steaks, the mega red - meat company (which sells its products through direct mail, catalogs, retail, the Internet, and telemarketing) that has exploded to become a nationally recognizable brand name in the past few years.

The company built a simple dashboard that's so secret you can only see it through a company demo.

Patagonia has helped guide dozens of other companies through the process of becoming B Corps over the past few years, including Natura, a publicly traded company and Brazil's largest cosmetics manufacturer (see box «Building a «B Corp» Network» at the end of the article).

Once you have been through that process a few times — of dealing with disappointment, examining what went wrong and then relaunching your project by building on what you've learned — it's more likely that your company will take off.

That brings us to the key to the whole strategy, a decision that would raise the stakes for the company and ripple through multiple states: Tesla's plans to build a gigantic factory to manufacture batteries.

We are saying goodbye to many talented people today that have helped build the company to this point, and it is through no fault of their own that we have to let them go.

Operated by a team of fewer than 30 employees, the Kapolei, Hawaii - based company has fueled growth through major deals inked within the last year alone: the building of a $ 260 million plant in Idaho, a $ 370 million contract with Sanyo Electric Co. and a $ 678 million contract with Suntech Power to deliver polysilicon, as well as an agreement to provide the second - largest photovoltaic power system in Hawaii.

Lauren Bush, founder of FEED, the initiative to fight world hunger on behalf of the UN World Food Program, was only a student when she started her company, but through her determination and willingness to adapt she was able to build a multi-million dollar business.

Building on that, a few years ago we invested in Virgin Pulse, a business that is focused on helping companies to encourage their employees to be more active through a reward program.

Through acquisitions over the years, AOL has built up an advertising technology infrastructure that allows any content company to pay AOL to buy and sell ads on its behalf using algorithms.

Potential acquirers include grocers like Kroger, which could seek to diversify or further consolidate the grocery industry; Walmart, which has been building its coterie of digitally native brands; Target, which has been struggling to find its place; Nordstrom, which may need another route if its leveraged buyout falls through; and sit - down restaurant companies like Dinequity or Bloomin Brands, who may look to buy more on - trend, faster - serve concepts.

Build it in to your company, and it will show through in your results and relationships with customers.

And what's even more interesting for existing media companies, a traditional title like National Geographic has been able to build a relatively huge following with millennials through social media, using many of the same techniques BuzzFeed and Vice employ.

They have allowed the company to build a big business around free one - day shipping through its Prime membership service, which has seen big growth.

This allowed us to build up our company without having to burn through cash or equity.

If the frustration is around a capability that your business doesn't currently support, have open conversations with the client about the best way your company could mitigate their dissatisfaction, whether it be through building out a new function or brainstorming alternative pathways to success.

Founder and CEO Richard Gusella, an old - school iconoclast who'd been through the oilpatch's booms and busts, fashioned a strategy to build the company in increments, one 10,000 - barrel - per - day SAGD (steam - assisted gravity drainage) plant at a time.