A bigger quest

Tampa area tech executive Brian Murphy spent most of 2015 and early 2016 in planning mode, and he thought he had everything covered.

The company he oversees, fast-growing cyber security firm ReliaQuest, was on the cusp of adding dozens of new employees. Murphy and his team had to recruit the right people, refine internal training programs and find office space for everyone. This was all to meet expected growth in new customers and the customized cyber security work the firm does for current clients, mostly Fortune 2000 companies.

Then something Murphy didn't anticipate happened. The company, founded in 2007, grew bigger, sooner than he thought. “Our customer base has turned into raving fans, even more than I expected,” says Murphy. “Customers keep telling others about ReliaQuest, and that has been a big boost.”