Growth Insights for CEOs
Advice for CEOs on Growth and Scaling
Aaron Gutowski
A senior technology, market research, and SaaS sales management leader, Aaron brings vertical market expertise in consumer, energy, financial, legal, medical devices, pharma, and technology. A senior executive with expertise in direct sales, marketing, and operations, he recruits and retains top sales professionals, changes sales culture, and achieves operational excellence via process-driven approaches. Focused on training top-performing teams, Aaron employs activity-based measurement to boost pipeline productivity. A strategic planning veteran, he also excels at account management, campaign management, and marketing strategy.
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Is Your Contracting Business Growing on Purpose, or on Luck?
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 | Posted by Per Ohstrom
Most successful subs know their operations cold. You know your backlog, which jobs are on schedule, where labor is tight, and which estimates are due this week.
Most of you also don’t have a sales department. Business development belongs to the owner and the project managers who are already running projects, so growth work happens in whatever time is left over.
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