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Texas is HOT --
for all the right reasons. |
OK, summer time is officially here and so is the sweltering heat. But rather than dwell on the discomfort of the weather climate, we'd like to focus on why the Texas business climate is so hot.
- For starters, Bridgepoint is expanding our offices to Houston! Read about John Sorrells, our Managing Director for Houston. Stay tuned for more sizzling details!
- Texas has been ranked the best state to do business for the eighth year in a row, according to Chief Executive magazine's annual Best & Worst States Survey. The state has created more jobs than any other--about 250,000 last year.
- Texas continues to receive good news as the unemployment rate improves. By December 2011, Texas replaced all 427,600 jobs shed during the recession as our economy rebounded more quickly than the U.S. as a whole. (Texas Workforce Commission)
- Rev your engines...F-1 is coming to Austin in November! Get your tickets now!
These are just a few things that make Texas HOT. We hope you'll enjoy reading our news tidbits and client highlights, as well as our continued discussion of our core values spotlighting Teamwork. We hope that everyone is planning some well deserved vacation time this summer. |
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Best regards,
Manuel Azuara, Principal |
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Core Values Spotlight: Teamwork
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood, and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Too often in organizations, teamwork is an assumption that a collection of brilliant employees will automatically "get it" and personify what it really means. Some believe teamwork merely means being cordial within their groups and helpful when possible, not realizing how it can make or break an entire organization.
At Bridgepoint, teamwork begins with creating a desire to help each other succeed. It's about sharing and personalizing the vision to be great. Not just with management, but with everyone. This not only translates to helping our clients extend their team to achieve success, but also internally, in our collective knowledge sharing and understanding that the more we lift each other, the greater the collective success.
We believe the constant sharing of our value-driven vision helps us all "long for the endless immensity of the sea." More core values |
Meet Our Newest Team Members
Bridgepoint hires Managing Director for new Houston office
 John Sorrells joined Bridgepoint Consulting as the Managing Director for its Houston office. In addition to overall practice and engagement management, his primary focus will be providing Governance, Risk Management and Compliance across multiple industries including energy, manufacturing and financial services. John has more than 30 years of experience in finance, operations and administration in risk management and audit across multiple industries. Read more about John.
Additional new hires...Welcome to Barbara Daniels, Accounting Consultant; Kiera Cioffi, Corporate Accounting Associate; and Carrie Guillory, Corporate Recruiter. |
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Kudos and Community
Bridgepoint Consulting is proud to recognize several outstanding businesses for recent awards and recognition bestowed upon them. Most recently, Jonny Jones, Jones Energy and John Arrow, Mutual Mobile, both Bridgepoint clients, were recipients of the ACG's Central Texas Outstanding Corporate Growth and Emerging Company Awards. Samir Hanna, SAM, Inc. was also an award recipient.
 Congratulations to the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Recipents who were recognized on June 7: Jonny Jones, Jones Energy (pictured); Brian Sharples, HomeAway; and Allen Gilmer, Drilling Info, (three Bridgepoint clients). Samir Hanna, SAM, Inc. was also an award recipient. Finalists included: Glenn Garland and Jim Stimmel, CLEAResult; John Arrow, Mutual Mobile; Kevin Cunningham and Mark McClain, SailPoint; Dan Graham, BuildASign.com; Jeffrey Dachis, Dachis Group; Tim League, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas; Phil Miner, The Miner Group; Gail Summer Page, Vermillion; and Barry Evans, Caldexa.
Kudos to Lynn Atchison, HomeAway and George McHenry, Hanger Orthopedics, for being excellent discussion leaders at Bridgepoint's May CFO Luncheon.
Thank you to Paul Holubec and Sean Mills of PlainsCapital Bank for co-hosting the June Executive Breakfast for Business Owners with us! |
Upcoming Events
Stay tuned for information about other upcoming Bridgepoint Consulting events. |
CFO Event Summary: Using Analytics to Thrive in the New Reality
"Invest in integrating systems; Distribute data consistently"
Bridgepoint hosted 25 Austin-area CFOs and finance leaders on May 31 at HomeAway's corporate offices for an interactive roundtable meeting. Bob Smith, Principal at Bridgepoint, moderated a discussion led by Lynn Atchison, CFO of HomeAway, and George McHenry, CFO of Hanger Orthopedics, in which they shared experiences about how they sort, manage and use analytics and data to make better management decisions. Read more.
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Five Signs You Might Need an IT Assessment by Michael Johnson
Information Technology is often the ugly stepchild in an organization. It gets assigned to whoever seems to be the most tech-savvy, or else it lands on the CFO's lap since finance is so tech-driven. Many times, the executive that is responsible for IT has little or no expertise in IT. So how do you know if your IT organization is performing well?
Click here for the five tell-tell signs. |
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Recruiting News
The temperature is rising, and the Austin job market has followed suit. Growing companies mean growing demand for skilled professionals! Here are a few of the active searches in which we are currently working in Austin:
- Financial Reporting Manager
- Controller
- Sr. Financial Analyst
- Sr. Accountant
- Assistant Controller
- Tax Manager
Here are a few of the most recent perm placements we've made:
- Divisional Controller for public software company
- Senior Accountant for expanding healthcare company
- IT Project Manager for fast-growing energy consulting company
- Accounting Manager for VC-backed social media company
To learn more about how Bridgepoint's Recruiting team can help your organization locate and secure top talent, please contact Spencer Epley at sepley@bridgepointconsulting.com or 512-437-7924. |
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Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Vince Trevino
Director of Business Development
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Don't look down! |  |
Bridgepoint's Bob Smith repelled 32 stories down One American Center for the Make-a-Wish Foundation Over the Edge fundraiser. Way to go! |
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