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SMASH CEO Kelly Phillipps started his career in tech when it was called “data processing” and a very different world. He considers himself lucky to have had the lowest level of access to a system he wasn’t really qualified to work on. It made Kelly hungry and humble – qualities that set him up for long-term success.
Kelly studied day and night, trying to learn everything he could as quickly as possible. He still remembers listening to a presentation for the best employee in the division award and dreaming of the day he could be worthy of such recognition. When they called his name, Kelly was stunned. Worst of all, he hadn’t heard a word they’d said about his skills and successes since he’d been too busy dreaming about the day he might be worthy of such praise himself.
These beginnings helped set the foundation for what would become SMASH: Finding the best IT talent in the world and helping companies build the teams of their dreams.
Decades later as CTO of Backcountry.com, Kelly faced a dire problem – a severe shortage of qualified IT engineers. He either needed to radically change the hiring process or stop growing the company entirely. That’s when Kelly set his sights on Costa Rica. He quickly realized that the country was home to untapped talent that could help his company. He also knew Backcountry.com wasn’t the only company struggling to find technology resources.
Since then, Kelly has hired and built outstanding engineering teams at numerous companies, from Franklin Covey and Center 7 to PurePredictive and Smash Analytics. And his unique experience in the tech industry gives him an edge connecting experienced, motivated, and talented professionals around the world with the businesses that value the very best with SMASH. SMASH solves the problem of finding, hiring, and retaining the best employees around – and it simplifies the hiring process at the same time.
Are you ready to build your dream team? See how SMASH can make it a reality.
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