David Thomas, CEO at Evident, is an accomplished cybersecurity entrepreneur. He has a history of introducing innovative technologies, establishing them in the market, and driving growth with each early-stage company emerging as the market leader. Today, as CEO of Evident, he helps provide innovative business solutions to simplify interactions with personal data assets.
What you'll learn about in this episode:
- Why David enjoys building a business from the ground up and prefers working as a smaller business instead of as a larger corporation
- The importance of a rigorous process not only for businesses that specialize in data security but in all businesses seeking success
- The role automation plays in David's organization and why it is so important for smaller businesses to help them achieve the larger visions of the organization
- Why David believes it's important to hire quality people to handle the things that are outside of his expertise
- The way David responds to problems, with a team approach
- How David feels about having the customer's best interest at heart and why he believes that philosophy has served his entire organization well
- The importance of positivity even when dealing with sensitive topics that may be emotionally charged
- The role of educating and training his workforce plays in David's organization and why it's important for all businesses that expect to grow
- The necessity of auditing the effectiveness of workers and the quality of David's organization's work
- How David's organization prefers to focus on every single touchpoint of the customer experience rather than simply focusing on marketing or production
- David's words of advice to entrepreneurs starting their own businesses
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