As the CEO of Up and Running Software, I am always looking to better myself and apply the learnings of those I have a great deal of respect for. I try to apply business concepts that I have learned from the likes of Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, Marshall Goldsmith, Jim Collins, and more. I also blame and thank my grandfather who bought me a subscription to Forbes when I was around eight years old.Besides hoping to help others through my company, I've tried hard to help people within my company with whatever they might need. Every person is different, and I view it as my job to help them do what they want to do how they want to do it. With most people, I just need to provide the means, education, or resources, and then get out of their way. By design, we have a very flat organization, and anyone may contact me for any reason at any time, which is the same approach we take with customers.I started out in Finance, but soon realized my path was intended to go in a different direction and changed to MIS. Software was interesting then in what it could do at the time. Now, IT is evolving so fast and we're experiencing the effects of that in such an accelerated manner that it's just amazing to be a part of it. We're helping clients make IoT systems, B2B / B2C solutions, custom ERPs, and even software for drones, VR, and AI. The problems are not technical now, rather the more nebulous organizational issues that education, processes, and communications can lead and manage away. Overall, I'm a business and IT generalist, and I rely heavily on the specialists in my company to get the real work done. I'm thankful to have met some great people who want to build together. I'm also thankful to many of my professors and customers who taught us so much. If you have questions or would like to discuss anything, I'd like to talk. * Cell: 906-281-2627 * Skype: uar_ian.mckilligan * Email: ian@upandrunningsoftware.com