486 Building a Business through Relationships and People w/ Barbara VanKirk (IQ Inc)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barbara VanKirk is the CEO and founder of IQ Inc. She has spent the last 28 years creating company value by providing the vision, leadership, strategy, and general management skills necessary to grow IQ Inc into a dominant player in Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">IQ Inc helps its clients with expert consulting, staffing, project management and software development services. They serve clients across financial services, transportation, and medical device with Software Design & Development, Software Q/A Testing, Product Development, System Integration, Technical Writing, and Database Design.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Barbara and Aaron discuss how she bootstrapped the company, how to hire tech talent, and why her company has stood the test of time.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sign up for a Weekly Email that will Expand Your Mind.</span></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Barbara VanKirk’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn something new, Give back, Seek feedback, Stay hungry</span></p> <p> </p> <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Barbara VanKirk</span></h1> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaravankirk/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://iq-inc.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">IQ-Inc Website</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you liked this interview, check out</span> <a href= "https://youtu.be/5Ue-fveGPd0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">episode 438 with Ben Wilson</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">where we discuss building a computer software consultancy.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Text Me What You Think of This Episode 412-278-7680</strong></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p><strong><em>Underwritten by Piper Creative</em></strong></p> <p><span style="