Business Launchpad & Talent Development
TOM STERGIOS,
founder of Craton Consulting:
Starting and growing the Missoula Solution Center for ATG is the highlight of my 30+ year career. Over almost 15 years of working with amazing clients, partners, and even more amazing employees, I really found my 'why.'
I've made some big bets in my career, and I know the conditions that seed innovative, best in class businesses. Craton assists startups, or existing companies looking to start a location in Montana, that not only strive to do well, but also to do good.
Craton provides the following services in this area:
COMPANY FORMATION: Great companies require the right vision, leadership, business development, operations, and employee best practices. Craton is poised to help entrepreneurs and established business leaders accelerate individual and team objectives. This includes pure startup companies as well as established companies looking to expand operations into Montana.
COMPANY BOARD & ADVISORY SERVICES: Craton's depth of experience in creating highly scalable and best-in-class consulting organizations can be injected into existing consulting or services organization - driving value for clients, partners, and employees while building enterprise value in the process.
OPERATIONS AS A SERVICE: Creating scalable consulting companies requires the right Vision, Plan, and Execution Strategy, spanning FP&A, IP, Thought Leadership & Training, Employee acquisition, development, and retention, HR & payroll, Marketing & Events, and Facility Operations
As wave after wave of technology and business model change comes crashing in - why is it that the industry still has not cracked the nut on talent development? The perpetual lament of 'lack of talent' is wearying, and it seems there is very little focus on the necessary innovation in new programs to solve the problem.
Unless you live in Montana.
The state is on-point in this area, with a coordinated team of state and local governments, four-year and two-year higher education and private industry technology leaders. The leadership comes directly from the top with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and University of Montana President Seth Bodnar, both of whom had established careers in technology prior to their current positions.
Governor Gianforte and President Bodnar share a passion and vision for inclusive prosperity across Montana's 56 counties and 8 tribal nations. Craton is honored to play a catalyst role in expanding upon their existing programs and building new ones that accelerate the path to excellent jobs, largely but not exclusively in the technology ecosystem.
Our Montana Partnerships
