Honored
Leader: Steve Randazzo, President
Company Name: Pro Motion, Inc.
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
Nature of Business: Marketing communications agency
Founded: 1995
Revenue: $8.02 million
Growth Rate (2004): 20 percent
Number of Employees: 76 employees (18 full time)
Average Tenure: 5 years
Pro Motion, Inc. is a 10-year-old marketing communications agency specializing in strategic event, field, and mobile marketing. To achieve his goal of going from a good organization to a great organization, President Steven Randazzo focused first and foremost on employees. Randazzo has fostered a fun, improvement-focused entrepreneurial environment by emphasizing communication among his 76 employees. For example, at 2:02 PM every day, the entire staff in St. Louis meets to talk about progress and obstacles. Randazzo also holds monthly company meetings and a quarterly informal lunch with non-direct-reports to solicit feedback. Randazzo's care shows: employees at Pro Motion believe what sets this company apart is treatment of both employees and customers. The company practices open-book management and trains employees on how to read key financials. The result has been a loyal workforce and robust growth (20 percent in 2004).