How to Spur Growth as you Evolve From Founder to CEO

The guiding principles that drive an entrepreneur are bound to change as they grow their company and subconsciously evolve from Founder to CEO.

Shrad Rao, the CEO of Wagepoint is no different.

As he has guided the growth and expansion of Wagepoint to service 1,000+ customers, process over $250 million in annualized payroll and pay over 10,000 employees, Shrad has maintained the importance of gut and instinct in his leadership style.

Our company values are based on being the fastest, simplest and above all, the friendliest payroll company in the world. Shrad uses his intuition to hire the kind of team that will help him deliver on those values.

To learn more about his leadership strengths and the struggles he faced in his journey, tune in to listen to how Shrad evolved from Founder to CEO.

From Founder to CEO is a podcast series for founders who are looking to be part of a supportive community that understands the challenges a founder faces in the process of growing a business. Founded by Todd Uterstaedt, From Founder to CEO teaches you valuable lessons from CEOs who have piloted their foundling startups into successful businesses.

Written by Leena Thampan

Leena worked for some of the big guns in the media industry before deciding her true calling was to be the ultimate curator of our brand - this is our version of the story, of course. She spends her days cooking culinary masterpieces from all over the world. And if you are not really careful, she might just offer it to you.

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