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Cesar Enciso

EVOTEK CEO asks: Do you make your employees feel like owners?

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In 2005 a young entrepreneur named Cesar Enciso wanted to build a business that provided systems integration to help technology companies and their clients solve business problems. Like many small business owners at some point in their careers, he failed. Most people who fail tuck tail and hide. Instead, Cesar took notes about his failure because he knew “the more he failed, the faster he would learn and the more successful he would one day be.”

Fast forward nine years after his initial failure, Cesar launched a similar company called EVOTEK. Three years into his new venture, the company topped $100 million in revenue, and in year eight, it reached $500 million. Cesar was inducted into Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame, all while his company was earning the San Diego Business Journal’s Best Place to Work for seven consecutive years.

So what happened? How did he do it?

In this episode, Cesar shares his journey and dives into the lessons he learned wrestling at Cal State Fullerton. He paints an inspiring portrait of a company whose employees return the deep investments Cesar makes in their growth with loyalty, accountability, and independent decision-making.


You Will Learn

  • 8:45  How to free your team from three concerns to spark creativity.

  • 12:00  U.S. Olympic Champion wrestler Dan Gable’s preparation formula.
  • 14:00  Why failure is only a gift when you are willing to learn from it.
  • 15:15  Creative ways to take care of your employees.
  • 19:45  How to “own” your financial success.
  • 21:00  How to explain company values to partners and prospects.

Resources:

  • Connect with Cesar on LinkedIn.

  • EVOTEK Giving Foundation supports veterans and Women in Technology. Learn more!

  • EVOTEK was created with the idea that an organization can be built for high performance and a healthy lifestyle simultaneously.


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