Brent Tilson
Brent R. Tilson is a nationally recognized entrepreneur, industry leader and civic advocate. He has been a champion for small businesses and entrepreneurs and small businesses since beginning his career as a Certified Public Accountant.
Brent is the founder and CEO of Tilson HR, a national professional employer organization providing comprehensive HR and benefits solutions to help businesses grow and thrive. Under his direction, Tilson HR now serves hundreds of clients in 49 states and has netted numerous awards and recognitions for its high growth and success including the Inc. 5000 list in 01', 02' and 03'.
Brent is also the best-selling author of "Go Slow to Grow Fast," a guidebook to driving and thriving in a fast-paced, competitive business world. In the book, he provides readers with practical tools, methodologies and advice on making sure their companies are at peak performance – no matter the stage of growth – and how to stay there.
The key, as Brent writes, is to Go Slow and truly understand the business's current capability; then you can make the necessary changes, adjustments and improvements to prepare for the future, and get ready to Grow Fast.
During his tenure as chairman of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), Brent led an effort to pass comprehensive federal legislation, a watershed moment for the burgeoning industry.
He is active in the community, serving as past president of the Greenwood Redevelopment Commission and various positions at his local church.
Brent R. Tilson is a nationally recognized entrepreneur, industry leader and civic advocate. He has been a champion for small businesses and entrepreneurs and small businesses since beginning his career as a Certified Public Accountant.
Brent is the founder and CEO of Tilson HR, a national professional employer organization providing comprehensive HR and benefits solutions to help businesses grow and thrive. Under his direction, Tilson HR now serves hundreds of clients in 49 states and has netted numerous awards and recognitions for its high growth and success including the Inc. 5000 list in 01', 02' and 03'.
Brent is also the best-selling author of "Go Slow to Grow Fast," a guidebook to driving and thriving in a fast-paced, competitive business world. In the book, he provides readers with practical tools, methodologies and advice on making sure their companies are at peak performance – no matter the stage of growth – and how to stay there.
The key, as Brent writes, is to Go Slow and truly understand the business's current capability; then you can make the necessary changes, adjustments and improvements to prepare for the future, and get ready to Grow Fast.
During his tenure as chairman of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), Brent led an effort to pass comprehensive federal legislation, a watershed moment for the burgeoning industry.
He is active in the community, serving as past president of the Greenwood Redevelopment Commission and various positions at his local church.
How to Keep Your Company Thriving in a Fast-Paced, Competitive Business World
Brent's practical tools, methodologies, and advice are thought-provoking yet simple. His innovative use of a business's "LifelineTM", combined with his "Quad 4" Methodology, helps leaders gain an understanding of how their business is...
Is Your Business in The Driving Zone or The Drama Zone?
Anyone who launches a business wants to see it grow - the faster the better, and tends to look at the positives - growth, revenue, sales - everything that drives a business. But the problem with this optimism is that it often times overlooks the drama a company might be in. Is it possible to grow too fast, and does that rapid growth send the business directly into the "drama zone," placing it on the brink of failure?
In this keynote session, Brent warns of some of the drama zone...
What Are the Top Mistakes You Can Avoid as an Entrepreneur?
Everybody who starts a business will make mistakes. The key, of course, is learning from them.
However, if they can avoid making those common mistakes, entrepreneurs will be able to focus more on their individual projects and save valuable time.
The most common mistakes include overestimating your capabilities, focusing on financial growth rather than operational success, cutting the wrong costs, letting relentless optimism blind you to reality, and not planning...
5 Simple Steps to a High-Performing Company
Make no mistake, the greatest investment a business can make is in its people and an effective performance management system it is the ultimate key to building a high-performance company. The challenge for small to medium businesses is that the demands on the employee performance management system grow exponentially as the business picks up steam. This is especially true in high-growth companies as their growth quickly outpaces the capability of the system even if there is one in...
What Will Put You Out of Business
We all admire ambitious entrepreneurs, but some simply overreach. On the other hand, what happened to that small coffee shop that opened down the street from your house and only survived for eighteen months? What caused them to fail? Was it the...
