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WE ASKED MANAGING
PRINCIPAL JOHN FESTE:
Whats your strategy to be able to GROWTH RATE
hire enough qualified workers to
Whats one business decision you keep up with your growth? We are in 42.2%
made in the past three years thats a unique position in the marketplace 2013 revenue: $3,129,082
been critical to your firms growth? In as an independent, employee-owned 2014 revenue: $3,799,665
2014 we doubled our office space. We firm. Given the unique ownership 2015 revenue: $4,449,535
recognized that industry trends had structure and our collaborative Top executives: Ben Marks, John Feste
changed and traditional Wall Street team approach, this model is an Founded: 2008
firms were losing market share while attractive alternative for investment Business: Investment management
independent advisory firms continued professionals. It has provided us the Employees at end of 2013: Eight; now:
to grow. opportunity to be selective when 12
hiring and find what we believe is
the best local talent.
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FASTEST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES
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