JR Butler was an early employee at Turbonomic which IBM acquired for $2 billion in 2021. JR then went on to found Shift Group where he scaled their platform to $1.5M in ARR. During this interview, JR Butler talks about: 👉 Playing Hockey Professionally & How losing it turned him into an alcoholic (and stories from ending up in hospitals and handcuffs) 👉 Recovering from his addiction and going into business 👉 Stories & Lessons from joining Turbonomic and helping it grow till its exit 👉 How Shift Group was founded and how they scaled to $1.5M ARR in 12 months Connect with JR: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrbutler/ Work with Shift Group: https://shiftgroup.io/ Connect with the host (Berk): https://meetberk.com/ Got feedback or looking to get featured? Email berk@ostradis.com!