Amy Langer is an independent board member, successful entrepreneur and industry thought leader. She is currently Co-Founder and Owner of Salo, LLC, an $85M professional services company providing services throughout the U.S. out of offices in Minneapolis, MN, and Chicago, IL. At Salo, Ms. Langer has driven company growth and brand affinity through a keen analysis of market gaps, architecting and leading innovative strategies, and establishing sustainable and scalable infrastructure. Her unwavering commitment to creating an exceptional corporate culture and service environment has led Salo to be widely recognized for setting industry standards relative to innovative culture, superior client service, and workforce flexibility. 

Prior to co-founding Salo, she was National Business Development Director at Robert Half International, a $1.5B publicly traded professional services company. In this role, she led transformative change in the North American territory, comprised of 25 offices, and drove a national product line that generated $10M in recurring annual revenue. Earlier in her career, Ms. Langer was employed as a CPA with KPMG, LLP a “big four” accounting firm, where she focused on global insurance and financial services client advisory work.

Committed to professional and community volunteerism, Ms. Langer has a history of service to not-for-profit boards and professional organizations. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Health Partners, Washburn Center for Children Emeritus, and Board Member of Greater MSP. She holds a BS in Accounting from the Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University.

In this episode, we discuss:

Amy’s upbringing on a farm and how it taught her the value of hard work

Understanding what you love to do and what you excel at, and pursuing it

The transition from employee to business owner

Valuing relationships over the transaction

Resiliency as a necessary trait in business to overcome things not going as planned

Pursuing what you want to pursue and fulfilling it as the definition of winning

How your failures can provide the lessons you need to succeed

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Amy was so generous to share her better business practices regarding hiring efforts. Amy’s story of overcoming failures and working to her strengths can teach us all how to have a better business.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Connect with Amy 

Guest Contact Info: 612-269-2401

Email: [email protected]

Website https://salollc.com/

LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylanger/

Twitter @AmyLanger 

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/ 

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/ 

Twitter: @SteveEschbach

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