This evening I was fortunate to meet Tom Siebel, founder and former CEO of Siebel Systems, as he was being recognized for his tremendous efforts in awareness and prevention of Methamphetamine drug use which is rampant throughout the state. We discussed a couple of my ventures briefly but the focus of the evening was on this nationwide issue of which I believe everyone has been affected or known someone affected in one way or another.

I’m pleased to know such a caring individual and truly dynamic speaker and in true Mike Sparr fashion, I managed to capture a photo of Tom and I.

Tom Siebel and I in Missoula Montana.

One of the coolest tid-bits of advice Tom shared was the value of human capital in an organization. Technology, Marketing, Finance and of course “Revenues are nice” but in business it boils down to “my team versus their team”. I found this extremely relevant as I’m currently in a position of focus, strategy and growth planning for Goomzee trying to figure out exactly how to accomplish that.

I’ve met with many high-profile CEOs, or former CEOs, in the past year and I must say that I always take something valuable away from each meeting. Stay tuned for another exciting announcement about one of those “Companies” listed at the right of this page. Also, please take a moment to learn more about the Montana Meth Project and lend a hand if you can.

Related Links:
- Montana Meth Project
- Siebel Systems - now part of Oracle

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