DOUG MCCRIGHT
DOUG McCRIGHT
Doug McCright has an extensive business background. He grew up on his family’s farm in Iowa, graduated from Southern Illinois Magna Cum Laude, and embarked on a career in agribusiness. He has experience in construction, agribusiness, the food sector, franchising and other industries. He is a veteran of five new business startups including one where, as the first employee and CEO, he took the company from start-up to $240 million in sales and nearly 1,000 employees in just three years. His experiences have led him through General Manager, Vice President, COO, CFO, President, and CEO responsibilities. He is an expert in rapid growth, operations management, strategic planning, business plan execution, budgeting, finance, “getting the right people on the bus,” and developing management teams.
Doug is a Harvard MBA, participates in long distance races including ultra-marathons, and is married with three grown children and one grandchild.
Recent Posts
Team Engagement
Engagement is a popular buzzword in the business world today, but what does it mean? Where does engagement begin, and how do you get it? What happens if, like a shocking number of companies, you lack engagement? Please tune in this week as Dennis explores the subject,...
The Role of a CFO in Construction Industry
The construction industry is full of companies that start small with a bookkeeper. They grow a bit, and the bookkeeper gets promoted to controller. Then the firm really takes off, and the controller, the very same human being who 10 years earlier was a humble...
Two Way Communication
Communication is a never ending challenge in the construction industry. Historically, it has been very top-down: supervisors tell direct reports what to do and they do it. That type of one way communication is both fast and simple, but is it the optimum method for...