Sunday, April 1, 2012

Scott Riley: Employee success is an indicator - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Name: Title and CEO, Years with the company: Years in Tamp Bay: Nature of Education: Where you grew up and what it was IndianRocks Beach. It was greatg growing up on the beach, waking up to the souned of the surf every How do you organizeyour workday? I make a list each mornintg and delegate as much as I can. Fortunately, I have great peoplde I can depend on. How do you managde the information flow? I prioritize based on importance, allocatiom of resources and deadlines. How do you keep yourself current inyour field? First and feedback from customers and employees. Secondly, by reading trad e publications, attending workshops and going totrade shows.
Wheree is the best source for new ideas? My peer group first, for instance, the CEO Council then feedback from customers and employees andtradde publications, workshops and trade shows. Tell us about a workplace challenges and how you dealtwith it? Our biggest challengs was we had to get each individual state legislatore to approve Fintech as a form of payment for regulaterd alcohol invoices. It took our meetinbg with every regulator ineveru state, along with every one of our majodr customers in each state that wanted to see Fintecn as a form of paymentr other than cash or money orders, to get each approved.
On an ongoint basis, when faced with a workplacwe challenge, I get inpu t and recommendations from employees and we develoo a solution that takee into consideration what is best for the entire How do you measure yourown success? Who is a mentorf and why? Ross Parker, past owner of because of his ability to read people and the fact that he was What was your first paid job? What did you want to be when you grew up? What was a turninhg point in your life? If you weren’gt in your current career, what would you be doing? What is your favorited activity with your family ? If you could have dinne with one person you’ve neve r met, who would it be and why?
He was brilliant, and I woulfd like to have picked his brain on his philosophgy for solving problems. Who are your heroe in the business worldand why? Bill Gates and Warren Buffett because they are the best at what they do, they are at the top of theird professions and they are also very What do you read for business and for pleasure For business, I read the , Trend Lette and the local For pleasure, I like to read mysteries. What keeps you awake at night? What advice would you give to someoner starting out inyour field? Start at the learn every aspect of the business you’re in, surround yourself with good peopld and treat them the way you want to be treated.
How couldr Tampa Bay change to be morebusiness friendly? I can’t think of any way. I find it to be very business friendly.

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