{"id":9686,"date":"2023-07-24T14:49:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certn.co\/?p=9686"},"modified":"2024-12-10T19:15:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:15:13","slug":"qa-on-certns-growth-at-collision-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/certn.co\/us\/blog\/qa-on-certns-growth-at-collision-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A on Certn’s Growth at Collision Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Named Deloitte Canada\u2019s second-fastest growing company on the Technology Fast 50 (TM) <\/a>and ranked 24th on the Deloitte\u2019s North American Technology Fast 500TM<\/sup>, Certn is revolutionizing background screening with the easiest-to-use online platform, 24\/7 customer support, and fast and compliant results from global databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certn was founded in 2016 and is backed by over $114M USD in venture funding including Export Development Canada<\/a>, B Capital Group<\/a>, Telstra Ventures,<\/a> Inovia Capital,<\/a> and Tribe Capital<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Certn background check process helps businesses hire faster and manage risk, all while delivering user experiences that help them stand out. Included in our 20,000+ clients are governments and multinational companies, and popular gig platforms using our instant\u00a0identity verification<\/a>, which is powered by Trustmatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Certn’s CEO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Andrew McLeod is a serial entrepreneur and the award winning CEO of Certn. I\u2019ve had the pleasure of working with Andrew for nearly three years. In addition to running one of the fastest-growing tech scale-ups in North America, he\u2019s an angel investor and advises leaders on how to thrive while \u201cliving the dream.\u201d Andrew is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Nominee and Remote Tech CEO of the Year 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sat down with Andrew to talk about Certn\u2019s global growth journey and what he\u2019s learned along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certn\u2019s Hyper-Growth and Scaling in Global Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gabe: What\u2019s it been like to lead Certn through three acquisitions at the Series B stage? Is this the path you expected?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew: Yeah, I guess you could say our three acquisitions is less common. We\u2019ve been busy. I think this shows how intent we are on disrupting the background screening industry. The Certn background check process exists because people deserve better experiences \u2013 background check results shouldn\u2019t take days and nobody should feel frustrated or uncomfortable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certn\u2019s growth has taught me a lot about the importance of building a strong culture. If you don\u2019t get culture right, teams can feel isolated and quality suffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Can you expand more on this? What\u2019s culture like at Certn?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquisitions are part of Certn\u2019s playbook so we can bring products to new global markets faster \u2013 they\u2019re one of our biggest levers. But regardless of your company\u2019s approach, you need flexible teams who are open to trying new ways of doing things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just about working collaboratively and a culture of innovation. We have that, obviously. Sometimes the groups you\u2019re trying to bring together seem like oil and water.  That\u2019s why empathy is important too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vision in your investor pitch decks is a bunch of people give you money to hire world-class teams and everything works perfectly. The reality is that the leadership team needs to work hard to define the north star and figure out what\u2019s important to keep and where we need to evolve. The sales teams need to understand where our product leaders are coming from, and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: So you\u2019d say that Certn\u2019s culture is also very customer-centric?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, not exactly. I think it\u2019s a challenge a lot of companies are going through right now in trying to find the balance between customer obsession, employee engagement, and financial metrics. We have a slightly different challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Certn, our \u201ccustomers\u201d are the businesses that rely on us to make critical decisions and we care deeply about them, but we’re also obsessed with the journey of the candidate, the job seeker, the renter, and the person who’s seeking an opportunity (people like you and I), which can be at odds with a singular customer view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality as Certonians, we\u2019re both the customer and<\/em> the consumer. We need to remain obsessed with solving the trust issue, building trust, between our stakeholders and customers, and to do that we need to look internally and obsess more about our business practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers choose us for our mobile-enabled user experience and because we help them deliver a superior candidate experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are you looking forward to in the second half of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m really excited about the opportunities in our integrations pipeline and what we\u2019re doing with verified credentials and user-owned data wallets. We’re building the products that build trust and speed up hiring and lending, and empower global mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch the video of Certn CEO Andrew McLeod at Collision Conference 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information on the Certn background check process, book a demo with one of our global experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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