Rick Sorrells

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About Rick Sorrells

I’m a corporate entrepreneur who helps high growth, people intensive companies scale using “structured flexibility.” While growth is energizing, it can quickly derail unless adequate internal processes are in place. Structured flexibility balances rapid expansion with measured risk to build sustainably over the long-term. And since the best systems will be outgrown, I create reinforcements with a tempered sense of urgency to fix the train while it’s racing down the track. MY “RENAISSANCE” SKILLS: My background in Operations, HR, IT, Accounting/Finance, Recruiting and Sales, makes me a utility player who can pinch hit where needed most. Examples: I’ve led HR for a $2B organization with staff acquiring skills in risk, compliance, training, talent acquisition and HRIS. I’ve twice run IT departments, and served as a key leader in the implementation of 4-5 key enterprise-wide implementations. I’ve grown companies which have doubled in size over 2-4 year periods, and became great at finding vendors that could scale with us. I’ve both attracted and developed talent becoming a life mentor to protégées who consider me the #1 influence in their career development. I've led every acquisition at my last company, and played key roles in two rounds of private equity financed growth. MY LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY: Corporate entrepreneurs think like owners while championing enterprise success. Operational excellence occurs by habit, not by happenstance. Scoreboards can help celebrate victories only when success measures are defined. The faster the growth, the more important the need for reflection. People-intensive companies develop today’s associates into tomorrow’s leaders. WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME: I’m fervent about principles. I can’t be outworked. I’m intensely curious. I’m a servant leader. I’m both authoritarian and human. I’m a realist and an optimist. I don’t quit. Reach me at: rdsorrells15@gmail.com