Message from Joe

Message from Joe

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Joseph B. Smith, President & CEO This month we hosted a great event in a series we call What Drives Growth (WDG). WDG was born out of some of our Risk Advisors a few years ago suggesting we find a way to get “growth” clients...
Message from Joe

Message from Joe

I recently attended a YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) session where Harvard professor, Boris Groysberg, shared a study on what contributes to sustained success in business. Boris called the case study, “contribution analysis,” and he reviewed data and findings on...
Message From Joe

Message From Joe

  A Letter From the President Joseph B. Smith, President & CEO   Last week we held our annual Smith Brothers State of the Company meeting. We had over 180 of us gathered to look at our 2022 results and look ahead at expectations for the future.   We have been...
Message From Joe

Message From Joe

A Letter From the President Joseph B. Smith, President & CEO I am sharing this article from Scott Galloway because I found it so interesting and so relevant to the Thanksgiving holiday we recently celebrated. If you don’t know Scott, he is a professor at NYU Stern...
Message From Joe

Message From Joe

A Letter From the President Joseph B. Smith, President & CEO I have written in the past about my deep concern over the polarization in our society today. The intense and dug in, no compromise type, “pick a side or else” tone and trend in our society is...
Message From Joe

Message From Joe

A Letter From the President Joseph B. Smith, President & CEO One of the core Standards in our consulting – sales and service deliverables – is Expertise. We define Expertise as always learning, always curious, and always improving. Expertise takes a lot of...