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The Executive And Founder Of Growing Places

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Background Information
History
Evan Breyer is the chairman and founder of Growing Places. Growing Places offered on-site childcare and preschool classes for 60 companies in the mid-western U.S. At the early stage of the company, the revenue was not notable. “Each quarter seemed as though it might be the last,” Evan said. Therefore, they hired Rob Miranda, the CEO of Growing Places.

Development
Rob Miranda, a little restless, had entrepreneur mind set. He brought some important innovations to the company. His entrepreneurial vision came with an abrasive personality and some disregard for social convention. However, he was not emotional intelligence. His communication style was difficult to be accepted by others.
The board of Growing Places came up with an idea of providing scholarships for kids whose families demonstrated financial need, and a corporate sponsor would be a good way to pay for the scholarships. The company came to Thrivand, which was a maker of infant formulas, cereals, and beginners’ foods. Thrivand was very interested in the sponsor idea, its head of PR, Delores Dayton came to Dublin to see Growing Places. During her visited in Growing Places, a local reporter was tagged along for the tour. Delores was very interested in the company asked Rob some questions. However, Rob’s respond was impropriate. “What gets me, though, is how long some of these kids nurse. If they’re old enough to ask for a Coke, it’s time to move on.”

Growth
The response gave Rob and the

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