The Cultural Catalyst Behind iplicit’s Stellar Growth with CEO, Lyndon Stickley #139
Lyndon Stickley has built and exited 6 companies, scaled through chaos, and sold for 9 figures - there’s no substitute for the graft and experience he brings to iplicit.
He’s CEO of a SaaS platform which is one of the UK’s fastest growing, not because of what it does, but because of how it operates.
What can’t be replicated is iplicit’s culture, the DNA running deep in a team growing unfathomably quickly… that’s at the heart of today’s utterly unmissable episode of Extrology.
Lee and Lyndon discuss:
Strategic scaling in an untapped market segment
The restraint and vision behind Lyndon’s decision to focus on the UK market
Culture as iplicit’s competitive edge, and how you scale it to a huge, ever-expanding team
Talent acquisition in a market where geography is irrelevant
Long-term perspective vs instant gratification
Lessons on trust, clarity and culture
Links & references
Lyndon Stickley:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndon-stickley-bab38b78/
iplicit:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/iplicit/
Extrology:
https://www.instagram.com/extrologypodcast/
https://www.tiktok.com/@extrology
https://substack.com/@extrology
https://www.youtube.com/@extrology
Lee Cooper:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
Get in touch: lee@extrology.com
Episode highlights:
“If customers want to leave, we’ll help them with a smile on their face, because with that, they’ll probably come back. That ethos and culture is the difference.” - 25:20 - Lyndon Stickley
“Recruitment agencies used to be the enemy. But now you can recruit non-geographically, you need two or three really good agencies to keep the talent tap turned on the whole time.” - 33:35 - Lyndon Stickley
"If you employ grown-ups, and you give them very clear targets, and they understand what success looks like, they get on and they get the job done.” - 40:05 - Lyndon Stickley
“Coffee Roulette connects us in a way that I wouldn’t consciously be doing otherwise - I’ve never done one which didn’t have really good insight in some shape or form.” - 44:00 - Lyndon Stickley
“There is no substitute for graft, no matter what. Ideas are 10 a penny. Vision is easy to come by.” - 57:50 - Lyndon Stickley
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