The CEO Who Shows Up With a Gun or a Shovel. Every Time: Scott Price, Founder & CEO of A-LIGN

Описание: Scott Price was 26 years old when Enron brought down Arthur Andersen and took his career plan with it. He had a spreadsheet. He had a retirement date. He had none of it by lunchtime.

What he built instead is A-LIGN, now one of the top three global cybersecurity and compliance firms in the world. Two of the top three were founded right here in Tampa Bay.

In this episode of The Bay Builds Podcast, Scott sits down with Tracie Domino to talk about the clearance speakerphone, the $29-a-night hotel, and 10 consecutive holiday seasons in Baton Rouge that nobody saw but that built everything that came after.

He also talks about what it means to lead 770 people across multiple continents, why he gave employees more option money than they had technically earned, why he puts parents on health insurance in India, and why success now looks like the smile on someone's face when they tell him they hit a million dollars in assets for the first time.

This one will stay with you.

Topics covered:
The Enron moment that forced Scott to start a company he never planned to build
Early sacrifice, clearance speakerphones, and $29-a-night hotels
Building a people-first culture inside a technical and compliance-driven industry
Three private equity transactions and the blood oaths that held the team together
Why loyalty and staying through the hard times still matter
What A-LIGN looks like from offices in Bulgaria, India, and beyond
The best business gift Scott ever received and why it still hangs in his home office

The Bay Builds Podcast is hosted by Tracie Domino and features the founders, operators, and leaders behind Tampa Bay's most remarkable organizations.

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00:00 Laid Off At 26
01:55 First Customer Rush
03:51 Enron Changed Everything
04:57 Spotting The Market Gap
06:42 Scrappy Early Sacrifices
09:24 Tampa And Private Equity
10:15 Florida State Mindset
12:03 Servant Leadership Culture
15:28 Life Moments With Employees
17:25 Values Hiring And Retention
20:47 Staying Grounded In Growth
24:01 Success Redefined
26:58 Client Chaos Stories
30:07 When Align Became Brand
32:33 Starting Today With AI
34:18 Proudest Culture Moments
37:51 Legacy In 25 Years
40:16 Lightning Round
43:18 Final Thanks