Walt Reynolds is a senior leader in the electrical supply industry with over 30 years of executive experience. In 1998, he became President of The Reynolds Company and drove its explosive growth over the next two and half decades. Under his leadership, the company became one of the largest independent electrical distribution companies in the United States with 34 locations across Texas and Southwest US.
We discuss:
- Walt’s career and building The Reynolds Company
- Acquisitions theses and buying bankrupt companies
- ESOPs
- Leadership principles
- Working with friends
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Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:13 - To know you is to know your father
00:05:54 - The history of the Reynolds Company and the electrical supply industry
00:18:20 - Walt’s career
00:43:27 - Scaling Reynolds
00:47:56 - Working with your friends
00:52:40 - Pivoting into acquisitions
01:02:51 - Selling the business
01:09:43 - ESOPs
01:13:38 - Walt’s role post-close
01:18:13 - Leadership Principals
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