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Delivering Value, Not Just Technology

  • IT Services, Podcast, Value Creation

Episode Overview

About the Guest

Joel Russell is the founder and CEO of eimagine, a full-service consultancy headquartered in Indiana that partners with clients to deliver value through IT solutions and serves large scale customers in both government and the private sector. Joel founded eimagine in 1998, just four years after graduating from Stanford with a BA in public policy, and has grown the company to over 150 employees.
Follow Joel by subscribing to his Youtube channel for a weekly 2-5 min. video on the many issues related to leading a business and delivering IT solutions that create value. You can also find him and connect on Linkedin by going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/russelljoel/.

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In this episode of “Hindsight,” host Kanhai Kapadia interviews Joel Russell, founder and CEO of eimagine. They discuss the emphasis of investing in relationships (internal, external, partners) for growth, highlighting the blend of process and soft skills, and how to grow a company to $30 million in revenue, by focusing on customers and nurturing a learning culture among employees.

Topics by Timestamp

Time

Topic

01:19 Why competitive sports turns out leaders
03:01 The genesis of eimagine
05:54 Providing a business perspective on IT
09:20 Agile vs. Waterfall and the impact on success
16:34 Earning client trust thru project course correction
20:57 Creating value in the public sector
22:58 How to “double-click” on client relationships
31:13 Joel’s Hindsight: talent, inflection points, and methodology
34:30 How eimagine benefits from its advisory board

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