Grant Talkie's path runs from the racetrack to the Inc 5000 list, and this episode covers both halves of it. A former Porsche Sprint Challenge Gold Class Champion, Grant now owns Professional Lift Solutions, a company that builds custom lifts for commercial and residential properties, though he makes clear that racing never left his blood.
The hosts dig into how Professional Lift Solutions landed on the Inc 5000, the closely watched ranking of the fastest-growing privately owned businesses in the country, and what that kind of growth actually looks like from the inside. Grant talks through where the company has expanded beyond Florida and how he sees it growing in the years ahead.
There's plenty of racecar talk too, with Grant walking through his background behind the wheel and how that competitive instinct carried over into running a business. As always, the conversation swings back to Sarasota, with Grant weighing in on the roundabouts that have become a fixture of the local landscape and, inevitably, of this show.
What you'll take away
- Grant Talkie built Professional Lift Solutions into an Inc 5000 fastest-growing private company.
- His background as a Porsche Sprint Challenge Gold Class Champion still shapes his competitive approach to business.
- The company is expanding beyond Florida, with more growth planned in the years ahead.