In this episode of In the Mind of a Distributor, Benj sits down with Gary Corless, former CEO of PSS World Medical (now McKesson Medical-Surgical), to unpack how the company scaled from a $15M startup pulling orders in shopping carts to a $2B industry leader. The key to that growth was a rich company-wide culture where everyone (not just sales) owned the number. Gary walks through how PSS built a true growth culture that aligned teams from the warehouse to the C-suite, turning everyday roles ...
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In this episode of In the Mind of a Distributor, Benj sits down with Gary Corless, former CEO of PSS World Medical (now McKesson Medical-Surgical), to unpack how the company scaled from a $15M startup pulling orders in shopping carts to a $2B industry leader. The key to that growth was a rich company-wide culture where everyone (not just sales) owned the number. Gary walks through how PSS built a true growth culture that aligned teams from the warehouse to the C-suite, turning everyday roles ...
Building a growth engine through M&A | Jeff McLendon
In the Mind of a Distributor
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4 months ago
Building a growth engine through M&A | Jeff McLendon
In this episode, Benj talks with Jeff McLendon, CEO and President of Specialty Building Products, about how he scaled the company from $500 million to $4 billion by pairing intentional acquisitions with disciplined organic growth. He unpacks how the two strategies fuel each other and why the operations and people side of acquisitions are just as critical as the financials. Sharing several examples, Jeff breaks down what makes a good acquisition — not just on paper, but in practice. He s...
In the Mind of a Distributor
In this episode of In the Mind of a Distributor, Benj sits down with Gary Corless, former CEO of PSS World Medical (now McKesson Medical-Surgical), to unpack how the company scaled from a $15M startup pulling orders in shopping carts to a $2B industry leader. The key to that growth was a rich company-wide culture where everyone (not just sales) owned the number. Gary walks through how PSS built a true growth culture that aligned teams from the warehouse to the C-suite, turning everyday roles ...
