My Vistage chair is helping me become
the best version of myself.
I'm making better decisions.
Being part of Vistage helps me become
the best leader I can be.
My father and I came up with this idea
to start a business together during my senior year
in college.
We got coffee together, and we hashed out this whole packaging
business idea.
We were in my home office, making cold calls together,
sitting across from the desk.
I was in TEC years and years ago--
TEC back then, Vistage today.
For me to come back into business 12 years later,
I felt it's really important that I'm
going to continue to learn.
My dad walked over to my desk one day and said,
you should join Vistage.
It'll help you be a better business person.
I wanted Eric to get a different perspective
of running our business from just my perspective.
He said, you need to call Larry Cassidy.
And so I did.
For me this, Vistage is invaluable in managing
the family unit.
After three years in business, my twin brother
decided he wanted to join.
My name's Sean Berkley.
I saw the opportunity to work with my brother and my father.
We decided it may be a good time for him to join.
And so naturally, this was a big topic
in my Vistage group for myself to process.
That was a turning point.
I've never owned a family business before.
And my biggest concern was that we have a very close family,
and that that would get destroyed.
We knew we had to set the playing field appropriately
and go from being twins to being business partners.
And my Vistage chair was the largest influencer
to help set the stage for a successful partnership.
Right around the same time, Sean, Eric's twin brother--
I said, you need to find a group as well.
I think having all three--
myself, my twin brother, Eric, and my father--
in Vistage groups, it's been a great help
to the company overall.
There's nothing that we can't bring to our meetings.
Between our three groups, it's three separate pools
of information and feedback.
The business has clearly been impacted for the positive.
So we started the business approximately five years ago.
We had no customers.
We had no suppliers.
We had no building.
We had no machines.
Our growth has been pretty staggering.
It's been very fun to watch.
And obviously, there's been a ton of decisions
to get to $20 million.
We have our branch up in Napa, up north.
Acquiring a company in Arkansas.
We decided to get into molded fiber.
It's 100% recycled.
It can be 100% recyclable.
Since then, we've doubled our growth in a couple of years.
And this year, we're set to do about $25 million in sales.
Two years ago, we were on the Inc. 5000 List.
We were the number one fastest-growing
as a manufacturer, 17th in overall growth.
I think if I hadn't joined Vistage,
I just wouldn't see clarity in some situations.
No matter how complex it is, I always
have resolution moving forward.
Being part of Vistage clearly gives us better results.