Episode 2: Building Businesses and Teams with Rich Razgaitis
In this episode of Quality Time With MoreSteam, Rich "Raz" Razgaitis, co-founder and CEO of FloWater, shares his journey as a successful entrepreneur and business leader. Under Raz’s guidance, FloWater has become one of Inc. Magazine's fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Raz discusses the keys to scaling a business, building strong teams, and overcoming the challenges of rapid growth. With experience in both startups and large companies, Raz offers invaluable advice on leadership, work-life balance, and the hard work required to succeed. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or an aspiring entrepreneur, this episode is packed with actionable insights.
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In this episode you'll hear about:
4:00 - About FloWater
6:16 - Working at large companies as opposed to working at startups
9:01 - Growing a company
11:46 - Building a team
14:19 - The challenges that come with growth
17:18 - Fair balance
20:37 - The beginning of FloWater
22:47 - Highlights and victories
27:03 - Growing pains and hurdles
34:18 - Work-life balance as an entrepreneur
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"Raz" (Rich) Razgaitis on LinkedIn
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Host • MoreSteam
Dan Swartwout is the host of Quality Time with MoreSteam. A lifelong Central Ohio resident, Dan is a double Buckeye. He earned both a BA and a law degree from The Ohio State University. Before joining MoreSteam, Dan had a long career as a host, comedian, and master of ceremonies. For 17 years, Dan was the studio audience host for the Ohio Lottery game show Cash Explosion. Dan was also the host of CBuzz, which was a collaboration between the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, WWCD 92.9, and the Columbus Dispatch. On CBuzz, Dan interviewed some of the most prominent entrepreneurs in Central Ohio. From 2002-2020, Dan toured the country as a standup comedian. Tracks from his comedy CD have been played over 5,000 times on Sirius/XM satellite radio. Now, Dan brings his experience and enthusiasm to Quality Time with MoreSteam -- it's business and fun, together.
CEO and Co-Founder of FloWater • FloWater
Rich “Raz” Razgaitis is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FloWater, where he leads the Denver-based company in its vision to create a new distributed and decentralized water platform.
