Growth Stories & Testimonials



Over the past two years, we have grown the medical record retrieval business by 300%. Medical record retrieval sales now rank 4th out of the 12 services we offer. In 2022 we had .50 FTEs retrieving electronic and paper medical records and currently we have 1.5 FTEs dedicated to this growing sector of our business.
— Jean Bourgeois, Founder, Excelas, LLC (2019 cohort)
We are trending to grow over 22% in 1Q2024, we have won 4 new clients in the last 4 months and are expanding our team with an Account Manager new hire.

— Megan Kacvinsky , CEO, Point To Point, Inc. (2023 cohort)
We increased our capacity by revising our reporting process resulting in a 20% increase in productivity on average. This equates to an increase of $1.5M in product throughput annually.
— Wayne Phelps, CEO, Bula Forge & Machine, Inc. (2023 cohort)
Pulsar has successfully recruited and onboarded 10 new hires in Business Development, Product Management, Sales Support, and Global Sourcing. This 50% increase in capacity will directly impact our business – resulting in more infrastructure to support our expanding mass market channel growth of 50% YOY sales. Thanks, Scalerator, the advice we got on building our people platform has been incredibly practical.
— Eric Ludwig, CEO, Pulsar Eco Products (2022 cohort)
Through Scalerator we now have the entire management team that sees how we can grow. … If I look back at the last 4+ years we’ve gone from 17 team members to nearly 70 and by years end we should be well over 100 team members. … It’s not just about growing the numbers but growing the people – we’re heavily focused on giving people opportunities within the organization to progress their careers for many years to come.
— Michael Minard, CEO and Owner, Delta Media Group, Inc. (2021 cohort)
Participating in the 2020 Scalerator NEO Cohort 4 was a transformative experience for Pro-Techs Surfacing. “The program’s focus on the three C’s—Customers, Cash, and Capacity—gave us clear, actionable strategies to scale our business effectively. The structured exercises on core values, mission alignment, and building a strong company culture resonated with us deeply and provided invaluable insights that helped us optimize our approach to growth.
Since completing Scalerator NEO in 2020, we’ve been able to scale our revenue by 124%. By implementing the tools and tactics provided in the program, we’ve successfully enhanced our revenue streams and maximized our bottom-line profit margins, positioning us for sustained growth. Scalerator NEO has truly empowered us to understand and leverage the drivers of our business’ success, and we continue to apply its principles as we grow. We would highly recommend Scalerator NEO to any company looking to break through to the next level.
— George Tomko, President, Pro-Techs Surfacing (2020 cohort)
We grew our revenue by 20% ($3M) in 2023, while securing 23 New Corporate Contracts with an expected revenue contribution of $6M in 2024. In 2023, we grew to the top 1% of our industry for annual revenue and recognized as a “Top Distributor” for the first time, by the national association in our industry (ASI).
— Jeffrey Jones, Founder & CEO, Consolidus (2023 cohort)
The cohort-based nature of Scalerator allowed us collaborate with other like-minded leaders. By involving our key leaders in setting the growth plan, they fostered a sense of ownership throughout their organizations. The alignment this created ensured everyone was moving in the same direction. We enhanced accounts receivable processes, which enabled quicker cash flow, and updated their pricing strategies to better reflect market realities. We defined our customer segments more precisely allowing us to tailor strategies for each, leading to more effective marketing and sales efforts. Another huge impact has been celebrating our successes both internally and externally, which reinforced a growth mindset across their teams, encouraging openness to new ideas from all levels.
— Elie Merheb, President & CEO, Kent Adhesive Products Company (KAPCO) (2019 cohort)
AUI’s participation in Scalerator NEO helped us achieve substantial growth this year. Our HR service revenues increased by over 150% and we expanded into Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, New York, and Missouri. This was driven by – and drove – an increase in capacity of four new team members!
— Chrissy Myers, CEO, AUI (2022 cohort)
Our September revenue was up $50k, a 25% increase over August 2022, and a 47% increase YOY. Productivity is up 37% weekly and our staff is growing, with four new hires and two more anticipated by the end of the year. Buckeye Innovation was even recognized in The Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the country! 2022 has been a banner growth year for us!
— Brad Griffith, CEO, Buckeye Innovation (2022 cohort)
This year we were able to increase our sales from new customers by 37% allowing us to hire 3 field electricians, 2 office staff and a project manager. Scalerator has really propelled our growth.
— Mike Oakes, Founder / CEO, First Choice Electrical Solutions (2020 cohort)
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“Scalerator has been huge for us, we learned so much in the last six months. It’s helped us change our culture, helped us hire the right people, and helped us increase our sales.”

-Rich Gent, Co-owner of Gent Machine (2019 cohort)

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“Since beginning the Scalerator NEO program we experienced revenue growth and hired six new employees.”

- Julie Brandle, President/Founder of Metis Construction (2019 cohort)

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“We experienced a 15-20% increase in revenue. My team learned critical aspects of how to really run the business as a business. I recommend Scalerator for every business that wants to grow.”

- Simon Melikian, President & CEO of Recognition Robotics (2019 cohort)

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“I recommend Scalerator as it will help an organization determine what their blind spots are and where they need to improve so that they can achieve their growth objectives.”

- Jean Bourgeouis, President and Founder, Excelas (2019 cohort)


Scalerator gave us tools to refocus our efforts on quality sales over quantity ... Our significant growth will be seen in a 20% increase in profitability.”
— Katie Sutter, Co-owner and COO, Excelsior Marking (2018 cohort)
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“Scalerator is unique in that the participant companies can bring together owners and key managers and stakeholders to listen to and apply the same message, almost immediately into their business.”

- Andrew Logan, President & CEO of Logan Clutch (2018 cohort)

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“I graduated with a new mindset, different perspective, and fresh insight to a variety of ways to improve. We’ve gained confidence and affirmed areas of weakness and strengths.”

- Michelle Panik, CEO/President of Marine Services International (2018 cohort)

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“We hired 12 new employees, added $1.2 M in new revenue for 2018 and purchased 2 new pieces of equipment, setting us up for even more growth.”

- Chris Mahovlic, President & Owner of Sheet Metal Products (2018 cohort)

The impact on the growth has been ... WOW! ... in so many ways.
If you are considering the Scalerator program, I do not think it is a matter of whether you should do it;
it’s something you must do.
— Mitch Zlotnik, President, Audimute (2017 cohort)
My commitment to Scalerator has resulted in making much more rapid growth in a short period of time than we would have had without Scalerator.
— Dr. Merle Griff, CEO, SarahCare Solutions (2107 cohort)
We’ve grown that business year to date ... 18% ... In our market it typically grows no more than 3-5% growth, so that is really great performance!
— Ron Zieske, CEO, Heat Seal (2017 cohort)
From a growth perspective, the process has helped us to better focus and identify the targeted areas where we have the best chance of success going forward.
— Patrick Lauber, President, Harrison Paint (2017 cohort)
If you’re the CEO of a $5 - $10M company and are looking for a way to get your team fired up …and find better ways to do (things), this is a fantastic way to do it.
— Chip Gear, President, The Technology House (2017 cohort)
The best thing about the Scalerator is the peer working groups and being able to interact with lots of people … that are going through similar things … with you.
— Brian Doud, COO, Terves (2017 cohort)