Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 4)

SM: What happened after you sold Accordant? Did you have to stay as part of the deal? SS: It was a very friendly, good arrangement when we were purchased. I was enthusiastic about sticking around. They wanted me to stay and I was excited to do so. My right-hand person continues to lead Accordant today.

Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 3)

SM: What was your value proposition? SS: Our value proposition was straightforward. Those diseases cost an enormous amount of money and they were out on the fringe, so nobody was really paying attention to them.

Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 2)

SM: Was Home Healthcare of America, your first exposure to a venture business, successful? SS: It was hugely successful. It has become Caremark, which is one of the biggest in the world. I stayed there for just under three years and then they were bought by Baxter. That was the second time I worked for a

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Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 1)

SM: What is your background? Where did you grow up and where do you come from? SS: I grew up all over because my father was in the US military. I lived in a half dozen different states in the US as well as in Europe before I even got out of high school, and

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Engine For Green Jobs: Premier Power CEO Dean Marks (Part 7)

SM: What is the impact of President Obama’s stimulus package going to be on a company like yours? DM: First it is about the green-collar jobs. We feel we can ramp up very quickly. A lot of other companies have laid people off, but we have held our own while we built up our pipeline.

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Engine For Green Jobs: Premier Power CEO Dean Marks (Part 6)

SM: Which exchange are you listed on? DM: We are about to go on NASDAQ. We are over the counter right now. We have filed everything, and we have a board of directors that includes former California senator Kevin Murray, who authored the SB 1, a solar bill.

Engine For Green Jobs: Premier Power CEO Dean Marks (Part 5)

SM: Talk about your competitive landscape. Are there hundreds of companies like yours out there right now? DM: There used to be about 350 companies. I have not looked recently, but the way things have been consolidating I would expect around 175.

Engine For Green Jobs: Premier Power CEO Dean Marks (Part 4)

SM: What is the employment makeup of a typical team for one of your jobs? DM: For residential it will take a team of four 2-3 days to do. SM: What are the roles of those four people? DM: There is typically a lead who is an electrician.