Location: 1920 South Calhoun, New Berlin
Web site: Schroedersolutions.com
Year founded: 2003
Product or service offered: Office furniture/corporate relocation.
Projected 2007 revenue: $9.4 million
Leadership team: Scott Gierhahn, president; Shane Blackman/sales team leader; Nikki Couillard/ design team leader; Jim Schindhelm/controller, Sarah Reick/human resource leader; Jim Friedl/field superindentent/Quality assurance; and Ken Kangas/warehouse/operations leader.
Target clientele: Companies who are remodeling, relocating or expanding. Corporate 500 to small and medium businesses.
Business organization memberships: MMAC, COSBE, Waukesha Chamber, rotary, BNI, IFMA, WBMA, YPM, Crew, BOMA, WALA.
What has fueled your company’s growth? Great products and services delivered by the most motivated and professional people in our industry.
What is the biggest obstacle to your company’s growth? Committed people who understand our position, our vendor partners’ ability to deliver what they promise. Never having a feeling of indifference and striving to always to be the best at whatever we do for our customers.
Do you plan any changes in your company in the upcoming months? We are looking at other profit centers and geographic markets. We are part of the family of Schroeder business. We have five companies throughout Wisconsin. We are working with our staff of 24 sales people to cross sell all of our products and services.
Who are the business people, locally or nationally, whom you admire? And what traits do those people exhibit that make you admire them? There are many around this great town. All my competition, who like us battle it out everyday. Any business person who takes on the ownership and leadership of a company. There are many challenges everyday, but when you see success in people being more than they thought they could be it’s all worth the risk. Also the families of these people.
What is the outlook for the business conditions of your industry over the next several months? Fantastic. We support and create better working environments for companies’ most important assets, their employees.
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Congratulations from these strategic partners:
(262) 798-8220, www.tsglaw.com
Curtis A. Emery, 414-347-2264, www.thehortongroup.com
Bill Altmann, 262-782-3940, www.hni.com
262-717-6001, www.tdsmetro.com
