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growth[period] CEO Courtney Spaeth was pleased to speak at the PNC Women Connect program, “From Passion to Profit: Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success" to an audience of PNC Bank employees as well as women entrepreneurs and organizations that supported that community. 

Courtney was joined by Mary Lynne Carraway, President and Owner of Domino’s Pizza – Team Washington, Julia Farr, owner of Julia Farr, LLC, Deryl McKissack, Chairwoman and CEO of McKissack & McKissack, and Jennifer Nycz-Conner, Editor-at-Large and columnist for the Washington Business Journal. Each panelist shared their personal story of starting their business and talked very honestly about the challenges and achievements they faced along the way.

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Interview conducted by: Lynn Fosse, Senior Editor, CEOCFO Magazine

CEOCFO: Mrs. Spaeth, would you tell us the vision of growth (period)?
Mrs. Spaeth: The vision, simply put, is to help companies increase revenue generation. This is something all companies, small, medium, or large, can benefit from expert assistance with.

Courtney Spaeth, CEO President at growth[period] first appeared on Executive Leaders Radio on April 13, 2017. Executive Leaders Radio is dedicated to honoring individuals who have risen to leadership roles through their hard work and dedication. This highly popular radio program shares the stories and wisdom of leaders like Courtney Spaeth with a diverse listener audience with the goal of helping others achieve individual success and personal growth. Read more here.

growth[period] was voted as one of the Best Places to Work in Greater Washington in 2017 by the Washington Business Journal for the third year in a row. This year growth[period] placed second out of 25 small business winners. Every year the Washington Business Journal honors 85 companies that foster an enjoyable and meaningful work environment for their employees as the ‘Best Places to Work’ in the D.C. area. 

growth[period] was born from the concept that every goal must have a plan. Founder Courtney Spaeth is driven by the idea that every company should focus on the specifics of what it wants to achieve.

May 26, 2015: growth[period] is pleased to welcome General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) as our newest client.  GDMS is dedicated to connecting and protecting customers across Air, Land, Sea, Space and Cyber Domains. As a newly formed business unit for General Dynamics, GDMS unites the Advanced Information Systems and C4 Systems division under one umbrella.  With the consolidation, the restructured unit will be more agile and effective in providing cyber, ISR, mission systems, and open architecture technology to federal defense customers.  growth[period] is eager to work closely with this new segment as it grows and expands into new markets and new customers.

May 2015: growth[period] is delighted to announce that it has been recognized by the Washington Business Journal as a finalist for the 2015 Best Places to Work in Greater Washington. The award is based on employee surveys that evaluate and score participating companies in a variety of categories including team effectiveness, trust in senior leadership, and alignment with company goals. All finalists will be honored at the Best Places to Work Awards at the Warner Theater on May 14, 2015. We are honored to attend!

April 2015: growth[period] is pleased to welcome David Scruggs to our board of Strategic Client Advisors. Mr. Scruggs is an experienced strategy and corporate development professional, with a background in the domestic and international aerospace, defense, and government services industries.

Prior to joining growth[period], Mr. Scruggs was a Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Financial Officer at Renaissance Strategic Advisors. Additionally, Mr. Scruggs was a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he focused on defense planning, acquisition reform, technology development, and US export policies. He has also held senior-level positions at JSA Partners and A.T. Kearney, and has extensive experience helping organizations grow in competitive situations and implementing business development plans.

April 2015: growth[period] is pleased to announce that SRA International (SRA) has become a client of the firm’s federal practice. Founded in 1978, SRA employs more than 5,000 people around the world and offers its clients a wide variety of services, including business intelligence, big data, cloud computing, cyber security, IT infrastructure, mobile, software and systems development, engineering and logistics, management and consulting, and research and analysis. SRA operates in both the federal and commercial sectors. SRA counts the US Army, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the Department of Energy, and the Department of Health and Human Services among its government clients.

March 2015: growth[period] is pleased to announce the SENTEL Corporation as our newest client. The SENTEL Corporation was founded in 1987 in Alexandria, VA, as an engineering company providing electromagnetic and sensor integration services to Federal customers, and since then has grown into a leader in security management, asset visibility, supply chain management, materiel distribution, property accountability, and transportation sectors. Today, SENTEL has over 500 employees in over 30 locations worldwide, is CMMi Level 2 and ISO 900 1:2008 certified, and has received several awards in recognition for its work in support of Federal and commercial mission-critical operations. SENTEL’s core capabilities fall into five verticals: Engineering, Logistics, Information Technology, Mission Support, and Business Services, and their service offerings range from systems integration and engineering services to infrastructure management and intelligence analysis.