Founding doesn’t always lead to being a CEO, with CloudHealth Technology's Joe Kinsella

“At 11, I got hooked on an Apple 2 and just thought it was the most amazing device I’d ever seen. And from there really I like to think that’s all I’ve done.” - Joe Kinsella

Joe founded CloudHealth Technologies, a provider of multi-cloud services, which was eventually acquired by VMware.

He walks us through his reasoning for making a rare decision among founders: to find a CEO rather than assuming the position himself. And how his relationship with his CEO organically led to the company culture at CloudHealth.

In this episode, Carol and Joe discuss the difficulties of hypergrowth, knowing where to invest and scale, starting with a big market and 'telescoping' your way down into a niche. And last but not least— how to preserve your culture when growing offices in multiple cities.

CloudHealth had a pure commitment to being a talent-centric organization and they hit the mark! Joe, to this day, is an extraordinary human being and an authentic leader.

You can find Joe at joekinsella.me and CloudHeath Technology by VMWare at https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/

You can find more information and all episodes at verticalelevation.com/podcast and you can find Carol on Twitter @carolbschultz.