Agilaire Finds Secret Sauce and Makes San Francisco Business Times' 100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Business

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--What did it take to land Agilaire on this week's San Francisco Business Times Top 100 Fastest Growing Privately Owned Companies? (Last week Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal did the same.) They found their “Secret Sauce” and in doing so grew their business by 84% and attracted such companies as eBay, Sony, Jabra, SAP and Informed among others.

What is their secret sauce? “For years,” Tom Haley begins, “I witnessed the conflict of interest between a client’s need and a company’s abilities. I didn’t think it worked for either party. I knew it had to change.” So in 2000, Tom founded Agilaire with the mission to be the client’s advocate and contract project manager in printing and packaging. Selecting the top industry specific world-class manufacturers, he established a system where they compete for his clients’ business. Then he invested in putting together a top sales/program management force of industry professionals who knew how to match the right client to the right manufacturer.

Making a serious commitment to new technology, Tom has continued to outperform the competition while amazingly lowering overhead by 30%. “You know what is great about not being tied to iron,” Tom adds, "is that our clients get the latest equipment and technology available for each and every job plus a superior management team to make the entire process seamless.”

From clients to manufacturers his “Secret Sauce” model has everyone singing his praises:

Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony PlayStation: “Agilaire does a great job. Well deserved success.”

Chris Barnes, CEO of Informed: “Tom analyzed my product and price needs, searched for the right printer, equipment, management, and price structure to meet my needs. Agilaire is so thorough; they manage every step of the printing process, which is an incredibly valuable asset to my company and me.”

Joe Rokus, CEO of PackagingPlus: “We are able to concentrate on what we do best and that is manufacturing, we leave the rest to Agilaire’s team.”