Executive Profile:
Brian Hall
Brian Hall was a cofounder of an Internet company that sold for $33 million, and now he’s devoted to another hot Web-based enterprise. He’s president and founder of Blue Sky, a three-year-old company whose Web site, www.blueskyautofinance.com, offers consumers a spot to shop online for auto loans. “We’ve grown extremely fast and made a huge splash,” says Hall. “We’ve increased our growth by 50% year by year and become the premium provider of services in our niche.”
Résumé
Name: Brian Hall
Title: President
Company: Blue Sky Marketing Group
Location: BR8
Number of employees: 31
Year company was founded: 2004
Number of years at Bishop Ranch: 3
Company Profile
Headquarters: San Ramon
Business: “We provide auto financing to consumers regardless of their credit. We do that through a network of lenders and auto dealers from across the country.”
Biggest challenge: “Finding the right employees. The other challenge we have is meeting the demands of our clients. In this day and age, people want things yesterday. It’s hard to get things done quickly enough, but we do it.”
Biggest risk taken: “Starting all over again by starting this company.”
Favorite tasks: “Passing out bonus checks.”
Least favorite task: “Terminating employees.”
Your source of inspiration: “My family.”
Personal Philosophy
Best way to motivate coworkers and staff: “Help them realize their fullest potential. Find out what they really want, help them believe that they can actually accomplish it, then help them achieve it. There’s no reward better than that.”
Suggestions for up-and-coming executives: “Before you do anything, have a strong game plan in place and then do things for the right reasons.”
Off Hours
Favorite pastime: “Spending time with my family.”
Favorite stress-buster: “Exercise — running and weight lifting.”
Favorite vacation spot: “The Bahamas.”
Favorite music: “Probably jazz.”
Favorite cause: “Involvement with my church. I want to join my church in a missionary cause abroad in a less privileged country.”
back to top
|
