High Growth, High Stakes: The Role of the Board in Scaling Companies
Quarles & Brady, LLP
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Chicago, IL 60606
Peter Spier will be a panelist at the Private Directors Association event on September 30. His presentation titled, "High Growth, High Stakes: The Role of the Board in Scaling Companies," will explore how boards can navigate the unique challenges of rapid scale with clarity, foresight and discipline. Topics will include:
- Talent at the speed of growth: Ensuring the right leadership and functional expertise are in place to support rapid expansion, and forecasting talent needs with a build–borrow–buy approach.
- Financing the next stage: Understanding the implications of different capital-raising strategies — from private equity to debt to public markets — and ensuring the organization has the depth to execute.
- Culture and engagement under pressure: Helping maintain alignment, engagement and a performance-driven culture as the pace of change accelerates.