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growth[period] CEO Courtney Spaeth was excited to join a panel of judges for the 16th Annual Corporate Growth Awards Gala hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). The awards gala celebrates the successful accomplishments of the DC metro region's corporate growth executives, investors and transaction teams. Individual and company award finalists are selected from nominations that reflect the diversity of industries in this business community.

growth[period] welcomed friends and colleagues for cocktails and hors-d'oeuvres to meet and greet David Trone, who is running for Congress in Montgomery County, Maryland. Born in Cheverly, Maryland, David worked on his family's farm in his adolescence. David earned a BA from Furman University (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. 

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.

Strategic Business Development Consultants providing Mergers and Acquisitions Support for Federal, Defense, & Aerospace, Technology, Telecom, Commercial, Global Health and Wellness, Sports and Entertainment Industries

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.

growth[period] executive Lyn Sherlock attended and supported a Purple Heart presentation in honor of Second Lieutenant John R. Pedevillano at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia on July 14, 2017. John Pedevillano received the Purple Heart for his service during World War II.

At age 19 Pedevillano enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and became part of the “306 Bomb Group.” His bomber was shot down over Nazi Germany in April 1944. He sustained injuries from the crash and was held captive at Stalag Luft III, a prisoner of war camp in Zagan, Poland, until Allied forces liberated him in 1945.

growth[period] CEO Courtney Spaeth was interviewed on Federal News Radio's podcast Women of Washington on April 26, 2017.  Women of Washington is a weekly radio program that features interviews with Washington, D.C.'s ambitious and influential female executives who act as role models for the next generation Washington leader. In her interview, Courtney Spaeth shares her personal journey of perseverance through hard times to become the founder and CEO of her own company, growth[period]. 

Listen to Courtney Spaeth's full interview here. 

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.

As a leading strategic business development and transaction advisory services firm, growth[period] is proud to be celebrating a decade of helping clients around the world successfully expand, grow, and thrive.  Over the past ten years our own company has grown and supported clients across a wide range of industries, from healthcare to cybersecurity to legal services and everything in between, and has been voted one of the top ten best places to work in the greater Washington, DC region two years in a row.  CEO Courtney Spaeth has also been personally selected for a number of accolades during this time, including SmartCEO’s Brava Award, and was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women award.