How does anyone, even a serial entrepreneur, manage a company with, say, 157,000 percent revenue growth over three years? What keeps them up at night? What’s their philosophy on taking outside investment? And—psst!—while we’re at it, what do they expect to get out of artificial intelligence? That dizzying, six-figure growth rate belongs to CareBridge, the No. 1 company on the 2023 Inc. 5000, our annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The health care services firm was founded by former U.S. senator Bill Frist and is helmed by Brad Smith. As for the questions, they’re just a few that we posed to the CEOs of all 5,000 companies on the list. Nearly a quarter of them got back to us in time for Inc.’s annual CEO survey, and our features editor, Graham Winfrey, dove into the data to produce a truly unique set of insights from what is surely the most dynamic swath of the economy. To see what we mean, check out Graham’s piece, which we’re offering here as an exclusive, subscriber-only article |